Manchin Delivers Commencement Address at Mercer Voc Tech
West Virginia Secretary of State A James Manchin addressed 245 graduates at Mercer County Vocational Technical Center on a rainy night. He urged pride in work, quality in life, and the nation’s future, noting two thirds of U.S. machinery comes from overseas and urging students to march forward proudly as the state’s future. Rhonda Sparks received a state medallion for being deaf, while Principal Gilbert Atkins and others praised the class and noted upcoming ceremonies and scholastic awards.
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Jim Gilbeath
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
West Virginia
A. James Manchin
Mercer County
Vocacational Technical Center
America
Manchin
Arthur W. Steller
Rhonda Sparks
Graduates of Mercer County Vocational Center Class of 1984
The Mercer County Vocational Technical Center lists 245 graduates for 1984 across programs including Air Conditioning Heating and Ventilation Auto Body and Fender Automotive Mechanics Building Maintenance Carpentry Cook Chef Data Processing Distributive Education Electricity Electronic Technology Bytches Legal Medical Secretary Licensed Practical Nurse Masonry Pre Engineering Welding and Cutting Word Processing and related adult programs. Names span many students in each trade with numerous seniors earning certificates and diplomas.
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Billy J. Brewer
Bernard A Brown
James D Brown
Carl A Cameresi
David J. Coburn
Ralf Farley
Shannon Edward Hall
Tommy Harmon Jr
Jeffrey K. Holcomb
Charles Walter Denton Jennings
Roger B. Repass
Steven W. Thorniton
Frankie Bailey
Bernard Brown
Robin Cox
James Oi
Dennis Fanning
William Ee
Larry Lambert
Barry Miller
John Miller
James Neely
Roger Owensby
Roby Pennington
Roy Shrader
Hubert Stowers
Fender
Scott Belcher
Daniel Browning
Tim Comer
John Cook
Stephen Cray
Robert Marshall
Kenneth Murray
Donald Stepp
Stephen B. Thompson
Tracy York
Freddie Bailey
Todd Belcher
Keith Bradley
Jack Coeburn
Dudley M. Collins
Willis Dickens
Anthony Dickerson
Donald S. Dickerson Jr
Billy E Gullett
William D. Harmon
Arthur L. McMichael
Bryan
Keith Neal
Mark A. Sanders
Steve D Simpkins
Samuel Lee Sizemore
Lloyd P. Trail
Michael White
Anthony D. Bell
Jenny Kay Hensley
Rhonda Gail
Patricia A. Hubbard
Zabrina Itellia Johnson
Lois A. Pruett
Timothy R. Rotenberry
Donna Marie Sage
Kimberly Annette Belcher
Lisa Marie Fagg
Kelly Fields
Sherry Sabo
Brenda Suggs
Lorraine Elizabeth Turpin
Virginia Turpin
Judy Basham
Donna Lou Carden
Sheri Carden
Linda J. DeLong
Sharon L. Emerson
Ruth Nance
Janie Roberts
Rhonda Sparks
Joanne Billings
Kimberly Diane Bratsis
Pamela Arlene Farley
Melissa Kay Lambert
Kira Marlene LeBlanc
Laurie June Walker
John L. Brown
Mark A. Cole
Kevin R. Compton
Jesse R Cook Jr
Iehthearn
Kevin L Bbard
Bobby R. Lowe
Carl Ratcliff
Kevin A Reed
Roderick W Wade
Michael Matthew Ball
Mark Allan Carpert
Timothy Melvin French
Stephan M Goldman
Michael Allen Hight
Bruce Jesse Jones
George Robert Kinder
Mark Allen Lane
Joseph Weetens
William Gregory
William Thompson
Rodney
Wayne Wagnerig
Rosa Lynn Bell
Glenda Fay
Anna Gentry
Jeona
Barbara E. Musser
Jomie Parcell
Beverly R. Phillips
H Ramsy
Noram Sue Scott
Ruby K. Snow
Willie M. Stanley
Susan P. Starling
Ramona Louise Webb
Gloria J. White
Deborah A Woods Earnest
James
Hazelwood
Joseph L. Honaker
Jarrell Ray Mather Je Jr
Tomie M. Odle
Charles R. Pendry
Carlis Dale
Gregory D. White
Donald Wiliams
Chester Willam Workman Jr
James E. Abram
Glen Ray Abshire
James T. Alton
Greg Brookman
Corbett B. Caffee
Charlie Collins
Gary L. Davis
Joseph H Harding
Gregory S. Howerton
Michael Thomas Hughes
Mark Douglas Lilly
Billard Bur! Lyle Jr
Benny R. Shrader
Ronald Spain
Henry W. Arrington
John Wayne Arval
Chris A. Cooley
Carl R. Farmer Jr
Douglas D. Howell
Alecia G. Lane
Joseph B Lockaby
Charles C. Mullens
Michael W. Pettry
James R. Steele Lusk
Jacqueline Karen Ingrahm
Lisa Ann Lockhart
Shelley Jean Sutton
Lisa Mae Adkins
Susan B. Adler
Billie Jean Artis
Dorothy M. King
Tammy Joella Nester
Darlene Betty Jo Shrewsbury
Shirley S. Weikle
Charles W Baker
James J. Bliss
Kevin K Crane
Stephen Lee DeHart
Jeffrey W. Graham
Freddie Howell
Charles A. Kelly
Jerry C. Mills
Charles P. Musick
Britton Potter Jr
Daniel K Saddler
Vincent Alvin Terry
Joseph Chapman
Martin Deskins
Jerry Hagerman
Bobby Holland
Willard McGee
Fred van Dyke
Barbara Ann Bel
City Woman Essay Winner at Mountain State Contest
Joanna M. Thompson of Bluefield won first in the essay division and Lajena Ruth Butcher of Point Pleasant led the poetry category among over 153 entries. Charlotte Deskins of Grundy Va won first in short fiction. Frances Layne Banker of Worthington and Mabel Gilmore of New Martinsville shared the top book award. a winning drawing will appear as the publication cover, offered at $2.75 by mail with tax and shipping. Orders for copies at Mountain State Press University of Charleston address.
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Joanna M. Thompson
Bluefield
Mountain State Press Contest
Lajena Ruth Butcher
Point Pleasant
Charlotte Deskins
Grundy
Frances Layne Banker
Worthington
Mabel Gilmore
New Martinsville
Mountain State Press
University of Charleston
MacCorkle Ave
Charleston
Manchin Loses Bid To Stay On West Virginia Ballot
In Clarksburg AP report, state Del Joe Manchin III fails to restore his name to the primary ballot after U.S. District Judge William Kidd rules lack of jurisdiction. Supreme Court had ruled his residence in the 13th District disqualifies him from the 14th District race. Manchin may appeal to the Supreme Court but time runs out before Tuesday's primary. incumbent James Davis remains the Democratic candidate for the 14th District.
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Clarksburg
W.va
Joe Manchin III
State
Senate
U.S
William Kidd
Manchin
Monongalia
Marion
State Supreme Court
Kidd
U.S. Supreme Court
State Senate
Farmington
Marion County
Supreme Court
A. James Manchin
James Davis
Floods Batter Northeast as Rivers Surge and Homes Are Evacuated
The Northeast faced its worst floods in nearly 50 years with rivers up to 12 feet over flood stage. More than 6,000 people evacuated, thousands of acres of farmland inundated, and National Guardsmen aided sandbagging. Connecticut activated 1,600 guards and declared emergencies in Hartford and East Hartford.
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Tulsa
Okla
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
National Guard
Housatonic
Hartford
Charles Smith
Bloomfield
Conn
Michael S. Dukakis
Connecticut Valley
East
Robert Cleary
First Selectman
Portland
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Texas
Appalachia
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