Princeton voters elect five to city council in ward push
Princeton residents chose Leonard Bailey George Lanton John Conley Lewis Skeens and Marshall Lytton to the city council. A Chamber of Commerce backed bid to abolish ward boundaries was defeated 62 percent to 38 percent with 1379 votes cast. Incumbent Mayor Skeens won re election and ward results prompted plans for possible realignment and a city census.
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Jack Honaker
Princeton
Leonard Jack Bailey
George Lanton
John B. Conley
Lewis I. Skeens
Marshall Lytton
Chamber of Commerce
Mercer County
Sluefield
Princeton Road
Ira Southern
Bailey
Ched's Discount
Joe D. Thorn
Ward I
Thorn
Lanton
Jim Greeg
Conley
Harold Herring
Lewis I, Skeens
Lytton
City Hall
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
United States Supreme Court
Skeens
Mike Flanigan
Flanigan
East River District
Balley Val Thorn
Wa Watthalt
Santan
Owen
Fink
Browning Rules On Extra Pay for Legislators
Charleston West Virginia AP Attorney General Chauncey Browning Jr rules lawmakers are paid only for days the legislature actually meets during the special session. He says pay is $35 per day for days a house meets, and no compensation if no session occurs, including Saturdays Sundays or holidays. The ruling covers any recesses chosen during the extraordinary session.
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Charleston
W. Va
Chauncey Browning Jr
House
Senate
Browning
Escapees Captured in Interstate Chase through Four Counties
Two youths escaped from the Industrial School for Boys at Pruntytown Tuesday morning in a state vehicle. Police pursued them across I 77 and WV 14 through Roane, Wirt and Wood counties, with bloodhounds aiding. The fugitives abandoned the vehicle near Spencer after it ran out of gas, then fled into woods. a third boy reportedly headed toward Huntington. Trooper R J Taylor said capture was assured once the woods were entered.
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Parkersburg
W.va
Industrial School For Boys
Pruntytown
Interstate 77
Roane
Wirt
Wood
J. D. Kerns
Spencer
Joe
Huntington
Kerns
Mineral Wells
R. J. Taylor
Acjon
Educators Attend Fourth Annual Verbal Interaction Institute
Five Cumberland Plateau Early Childhood Development Program staff attended the Fourth Annual Training Institute in Nassau County New York. About 100 educators from across the United States studied the Mother-Child Home Program of Freeport New York, a model compensatory program cited by the National Center for Educational Communication. The Cumberland Plateau program emphasizes year round home visits and individualized weekly progress, contrasting with the seven month MCHP curriculum driven approach featuring a toy demonstrator. Visitors also toured Syracuse University's Children Center directed by Dr J Ronald Lally, linked to the home visitation concept.
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Cumberland Plateau
Kay Willard
Brenda Street
Harry T. Mullins
Kathy Baldwin
Susan Blevins
Family Service Association
Nassau County
New York
United States
Freeport
National Center For Educational Communication
Cpecdp
MCHP
Syracuse University
Children Center
J. Ronald Lally
Ira J. Gordon
Preacher Change for Heartwell Anniversary Service
Due to illness of Rev J J Howard Rev Fred Thornton will preach at the Golden Gate Baptist Church Sunday at 3 p.m. for Rev Robert Heartwell's anniversary sermon.
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J. J. Howard
Fred Thornton
Robert Heartwell
Golden Gate Baptist Church
First Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in 1875
The World Almanac notes the inaugural Kentucky Derby run in May 1875 at Churchill Downs Louisville Kentucky won by Aristides in 2 37 minutes for a purse of 2850 dollars. The track length was 14 miles until 1896 and is now 14 miles. The three year old race was founded by Col. M Lewis Clark.
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Churchill Downs
Louisville
Aristides
World Almanac
Col. M. Lewis Clark
Electronic safety systems roll out in New York schools
Norcon Electronics installs two safety systems in New York schools. At South Shore High School in Brooklyn a teacher carries a silent pager linked pen device to summon help. A network of nine TV monitors in central areas monitors corridors for intruders at Meyer Levin High School and Winthrop High School in Brooklyn.
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New York
Norcon Electronics
South Shore High School
Brooklyn
Theodore Roosevelt High School
Bronx
Meyer Levin High School
Winthrop High School
Flag Wearing Found Inside Ohio's Law
Ohio Supreme Court freed Gary D. Kasnett after ruling that sewing an American flag onto his pants does not deface the flag under state law. Kasnett, then 18, was arrested in Athens in 1970 and previously fined $500 and given a jail term that was suspended if he stayed out of Athens County.
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Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio University
Gary D. Kasnett
Athens
Kasnett
Paul W. Brown
Supreme Court
Athens County
Chew FastEeth Powder Eases Denture Worries
A long holding ES product, FASTEETH Powder, is marketed as a convenient denture aid. The ad copy claims chewing the powder reduces worry about wearing dentures and offers comfort and ease for users.
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Leonard Jack Bailey Ward I
George Lanton Ward II
Lewis Skeens
Florsheim
Dad
Sam
Bluefield H & M
Bluefield
Beckley— Welch
Hoover Service
Actory Service
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