Summer enrollment at Marshall University rises slightly
Mountain State Briefs reports Marshall University in Huntington kept summer classes running amid funding cuts. Session 1 enrollment reached 3,825, nine more than last year’s 3,816. President Mitchell credited readiness and continued program support despite layoffs.
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Huntington
W.va
Marshall University
C.T. Mitchell
Marshall
Jay Rockefeller
United Mine Workers
Mitchell
Putnam County Pickers and Ecotheater Offer Summer Events
The Putnam County Pickers perform Monday at 9 p.m. in the amphitheater and Tuesday at Pipestem State Park for $2 adults $1 children. Ecotheater presents Ole Miz Daisy Days at 8 p.m. in the amphitheater with $1.50 admission. Horror films Gray Eagle and Dracula show Thursday at 9 p.m. for $1. Crossmen Quartet gospel concert from Beckley at 9 p.m. admission $2 adults $1 for children Saturday July 11 Night Sky in Concert and Stan Sweet perform at the amphitheater starting 9 p.m. Admission $2 adults $1 children. Concord College instructors Dr. J.B. Ryan and Dr. John D. Seago completed a summer study program at Carnegie Mellon University sponsored by the Andrew W. Melton Foundation. Bluefield State College instructor Dorothy Dunn attended the International Information and World Processing Association meeting in Atlanta called Synoptican IX. Shirley Smith of Talcott joins EcoTheater Board of Directors. she is a Summers County resident and longtime supporter.
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Putnam County Pickers
Pipestem State Park
Ecotheater
Crossmen Quartet
Beckley
Night Sky
Stan Sweet
J.B. Ryan
John D. Seago
Concord College
Carnegie-Melon University
Pittsburgh
Ryan
Athens
Seago
Andrew W. Melton Foundation
BSC
Bluefield State College
Dorthy Dunn
International Information and World Processing Association
Atlanta
Shirley Smith
Talcott
Women feel administration shortchanging candidates
Washington AP recounts Reagan era drama over women candidates for top jobs. Despite a national talent search and an advisory board of prominent female supporters, no woman won a full time post in six months. Betty Heitman blames the White House personnel chief and director, and Eleanor Smeal notes the outrageous appointment level. The piece ends with a separate brief on Karol Lee Gordon’s pageant wins.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
White House
E. Pendleton James
James
GOP
Reagan
Betty Friedan
Eleanor Smeal
National Organization For Women
Ms. Smeal
Betty Heitman
Republican National Committee
San Jose City Workers Strike Over Pay Equity
About 1,500 municipal workers including librarians, mechanics and janitors walked off at 12:01 a.m. in an unprecedented strike aimed at equal pay for women. The union seeks 3.2 million over four years to correct disparities, while the city offers 1.3 million. Mayor Janet Gray Hayes defends efforts to address sex discrimination and pay gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Calif
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 101
William Callahan
Sally Reid
Janet Gray Hayes
Catholic Delegation Visits Hunger Strikers in Maze Prison
A Catholic delegation visited eight Irish nationalist hunger strikers at the Maze prison in Northern Ireland seeking to end the fast. Joe McDonnell neared death on day 58 as four strikers died last month. the delegation’s visits followed a Saturday pledge by the prisoners to compromise with Britain on rights and privileges as the government and prison authorities maintain the line against political prisoner status.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Maze
Irish Republican Army
Joe McDonnell
Bobby Sands
Irish Commission For Justice and Peace
Ireland
Britain
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Boaz
Judy Sell
Christine Flowers
Wood County
Sell
Mrs. Flowers
Ron
Rick
Russ
Mrs. Sell
Brian
Michael
Rebecca
Christie Ann
Charleston
West Virginia
West Virginia Petroleum Council
the Council
National Petroleum News
Sidney Greenstreet
Marfild Bang Uregrash
Bulletin Board
Karol Lee Gordon
National
Virginia Beach
Cavalier Hotel
Karol Lee
Bluewell
Bill
Martha Gordon
Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Israel
Abdul-Halim Khaddam
Elias Sarkis
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Arab League
Saud Al-Faisal
Southwest Virginia Community College
Frank Horton
Horton
SVCC
Lebanon High School
Beverly
Callahan
Sitvesave College
Rw Sizzlin JR
Western Sizzlin Steak House
Telegraph
Rillas
Ly Have
IRA
The
Irish Republic
St. Legs
Jean
Bluefield, VA
Bluefield
Princeton Rd
Blaydes Clinic
Theodore P
Ted) Werblin, M.D
Ph.d
Werblin
Blaydes
Frederick and
Woodland
Bluefield, WV
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