National Guard Plays Vital Role in West Virginia
Major General Robert Lee Childers addressed Bluefield Rotarians on the National Guard's readiness and its role from local emergencies to national defense. He cited instances of 1977 Tug River Valley floods, severe winters, the 1978 Bluewell water haul, and the Keystone dynamite explosion, highlighting enlistment incentives and cooperation with business and labor.
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West Virginia National Guard
Robert Lee Childers
Bluefield
Childers
Tug River Valley
Bluewell
Keystone
General Childers
Brier
Charles Tyer
U.S. Naval Reserve
George Nuckolls
Guard
Jack Brown
Bluefield College
National Guard
West
United Mine
Christmas Shopping Safety Warned by Princeton Police
Princeton police cautioned shoppers about leaving packages in unlocked cars. Lt Crowley Fralick noted thefts rise this season and even locked cars can be broken into. He advised placing packages in the trunk to reduce risk as holiday shopping peaks.
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Princeton
Crowley Fralick
Byrd Seeks Lab Funding For Morgantown Safety Lab
Sen. Robert C. Byrd urges the Carter Administration to fund expansion of a Morgantown government safety laboratory. He says the facility conducts key respiratory disease research and serves the coal mining region with vital safety science.
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Charleston
W.va
Robert C. Byrd
Morgantown
Byrd
Welch area bus line eyed by chamber as PSC filing looms
Welch chamber of commerce backed plan to establish a local McDowell County bus line led by Ralph Ownbey of Bristol with PSC filing imminent. The route would run eight to ten round trips daily from Thorpe Filbert Davy War to Welch using 26 to 33 seat buses and include a local charter service to King’s Island and Disney World.
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Pat Cecil
Daily Telegraph
Welch Chamber of Commerce
McDowell County
Chamber
C.B. Rivers
Rivers
Ralph Ownbey
Bristol
Public Service Commission
Trailways Bus Systems
Ownbey
Thorpe
Welch
Filbert
Davy
War
King’s Island
Disney World
PSC
Pikeville
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Gen. Childers
Rotary
Bev Blalock
Everett Barnes
Terry Melton
H. T.comer
Edward L. Comer
R. H. Maitland
Frederick Hatcher
Charles Hatcher
Jim Godwin
Odell Huffman
Don Anello
Clarence Christian
Grady Carper
Mel Carper
Mel Cohen
David Martin
Jeff Mutter
Beneficial Discount Co
Virginia
Peoples Bank & Trust Company
Wilmington
Beneficial Discount Co. of
Virginia Ave
PRIC
Gquper
Save «Namnany Oace
Revlon Charlie
Clairol Nice
ATRA
Rel
Oo Ene Pvf
Hal
VIVA
Drspenses
LE Page’s
Eveready
Planters
Okies
Shirley Jean
Photo Center
Sylvania
Tsai
Bluefield Plaza
McDowell Bus
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