WV lottery director to earn more than top state officials
In Charleston WV a state lottery director may top WVU’s president and the governor in pay. Governor Moore notes the director’s salary is left open by law while educators debate priorities. University leaders defend high pay as necessary to attract top talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Alan Gould
Marshall University
Arch Moore
Board of Regents
Moore
WVU
E. Gordon
Gee
Regents
Leon Ginsberg
Tom Vogel
West Virginia Education Association
Gould
University of Colorado
John Saunders
The
Saunders
Vogel
WV high school track dynamos claim double titles at Laidley Field
West Virginia high school athletes swept titles at the 1985 state track meet in Charleston. Eric Knapper of Dunbar won the 100 and 200 and anchored the winning 4x200 relay to boost Dunbar to the Class AA team title. Shelly Wallace of Huntington won the 1600 and 3200 in dramatic fashion, and Sherry LeMasters of Magnolia swept the 1600 AA events and also placed second in the 800. Magnolia led with 79 points, edging Wheeling Central by 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Laidley Field
Dunbar
Eric Knapper
Huntington High
Shelly Wallace
Magnolia
Sherry LeMasters
Knapper
Bulldogs
Wallace
Parkersburg South
Jennifer Hoppie
Margaret Blake
Fairmont West
LeMasters
Wheeling Central
Mary Baldwin graduates urged to resist myth of Superwoman
Louise R. McNamee, 1970 Mary Baldwin alum and president of Della Femina, Travisano & Partners, told 188 graduates that a world still run by men limits opportunity. She warned against conforming to male standards of success and urged women to maintain individuality amid ongoing discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staunton
New York
Mary Baldwin College
Louise R. McNamee
Women’s School
Ms. McNamee
Della Femina
Travisano & Partners
Two wounded in motel gunfight at King James Motel
Police said security guard Robert Pitluga and a robbing bandit exchanged gunfire at the King James Motel in Newport News around 11 p.m. Saturday. Pitluga, 56, of Hampton, was wounded in the shoulder and listed in satisfactory condition. the robber and two lounge patrons were injured, with victims hospitalized as officers investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Richard Haughton
Robert Pitluga
Hampton
King James Motel
Pitluga
Riverside Hospital
E.G. Rice
Rice
Blankenship
Haughton
Tobacco price support plan stalls over 1983 barley crop
Negotiators rebid the Reynolds plan as the CCC would take over 1983 burley crop losses and sell surplus tobacco to cigarette companies. Cigarette makers reject poor quality stock and anti-tobacco senators warn against such provisions. Lawmakers push market oriented reform. passage could take months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Reynolds
Federal Commodity Credit Corp
CCC
Con
Larry Forgy
Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association
Washington, D.C
Congress
Terrible Snow Hill bus crash kills five children
Five children and a truck driver died when a school bus wreck occurred near Snow Hill on US 13 Friday afternoon. Nearby residents described the scene as the terriblest thing they've seen and mourn the victims as the community grieves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snow Hill
N.C
Elenora Corbitt
Ricky
Sallie Keel
Coalfield union clashes loom over Blackberry Creek corridor
The area near Blackberry Creek is riven by coal field unrest as union pickets threaten drivers for Fields Mining. Fields says he stays neutral yet fears foreclosure as windshields shatter and four drivers are wounded. Hayes West, a non-union driver killed nearby, intensifies police vows to curb violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massey
Blackberry Creek
Fields
Lobata
Matewan
Tom Copley
Copley
Hayes West
Raccoon Creek
Samoyed Energy Co
Pike County
Belfry
UMW
West
Kentucky
West Virginia
Virginia singer takes second in Dallas Morn-ing News dealey awards
Robyne Redman a mezzo soprano from Chesapeake Virginia won second place and a $4,000 prize in the 1985 Dallas Morning News G B Dealey Awards. First place went to Margaret Jane Wray of St Charles Illinois who earned $7,500 a bronze medallion and a Dallas Opera performance opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Robyne Redman
Chesapeake
Dallas Morning News
G.B. Dealey
Margaret Jane Wray
St. Charles
Ill
Dallas Opera
Denton
Texas
North Texas State University
Miss Wray
The
Fort Worth Opera
Metropolitan Opera National Council
Alice Baker
Detroit
Jane Bunnell
Dover
Del
Also Mentioned on This Page
Virginia
Mark Hatfield
R-Ore
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Virginia Singer
Grant’s
Bluefield Ave
Vance Insurance Agency
Stafford Drive
Princeton, W.V
Metropolitan
Insurance
J.P. Pool & Spart
Bird
Mike Roark
Mercer County Republican Club
Sheraton Inn
Bluefield
Stone Homes
Mim
Mercer Mall
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!