Princeton Housing Project to Test Sewage Capacity
Princeton city manager Harry Price says the sewage system can absorb the added flow from a proposed low to moderate income housing project named Princeton Village, a 105 unit apartment complex on Low Gap Road. An engineering study would determine if the system can handle continued development in the area.
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Princeton
Harry Price
Price
Daily Telegraph
Low Gap
W. Va
HUD
Telegraph
Joe Hatcher
Low Gap Road
Princeton Village
Derenge Installed As Riley-West Post Commander In Bluefield
Charles R. Derenge becomes commander of Riley West American Post No. 9 Bluefield with officers including Arthur Weiss and H Ken Lavender. Sixth District Commander Paul Brewster installs. Outgoing commander Luther Byrd honored. Also notes on American Legion baseball team and sewage expansion questions in Princeton involving HUD and local authorities.
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Charles R. Derenge
Bluefield
Arthur A. Weiss
H. Ken Lavender
Edward Atwell
William L. Kell
Franklin R. Warren
E. Nelson Dudley
Frank E. Weiser
Paul Brewster
Welch
Luther H. Byrd
Lavender
American Legion
Natural Resources Meeting Thursday in Princeton Building
Mercer County residents examine natural resources trends and needs in a Thursday 7 pm session at the Princeton Municipal Building. Sponsored by Southern Soil Conservation District and USDA Soil Conservation Service, the meeting supports a five year resource program under the Resources Conservation Act.
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Mercer County
Princeton
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Southern Soil Conservation District
Usda Soil Conservation Service
Princeton Carter
USDA
Princeton Rejets Bids On Wickham Avenue Project
Princeton city officials rejected two bids for a Wickham Avenue street paving project citing bids near 50 000 dollars while the plan called for about 35 000. Re bidding will solicit new bids for sidewalks curbing and paving from Wiley to Railroad Avenue.
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Stallworth
Wickham Avenue
Wiley
Railroad Avenue
Wickham
Culvert Closure Near Bluefield for City Repairs
City officials announced Hale's Culvert near the West Virginia Virginia line in Bluefield will be closed today from 7 30 a m to 4 p m for pipe cleaning and repairs by city crews and the Sanitary Board.
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Hale
Bluefield
Bramwell Road
Bill Looney
Sanitary Board
Oxley Move To Reopen Oakvale School Fails
Mercer County Board of Education member-elect Jim Oxley urged reopening Oakvale High School for 1978 79 with an estimated $277 808 cost and $37 088 annual transport savings over two years. He argued for cutting library and salary figures though board members offered no action as the proposal died without discussion.
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Oxley
Oakvale School
Telegraph
Mercer County Board of Education
Jim Oxley
Oakvale
Mercer County Schools Preservation Association
Oakvale High School
Board of Education
Mercer County
Richlands Man Charged In Auto Theft
Robert J. Cox of Richlands arraigned in Mercer County Magistrate court on grand larceny charges for the March 20 theft of an auto belonging to Bluefield resident Bob Snelling. Detective Lt. Jim Dent led the investigation and Cox was released under $1,000.
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Richlands
Bluefield
Robert J. Cox
Mercer County
Donald Hare
Cox
Bob Snelling
Jim Dent
Princeton Chapter Hosts State SCORE ACE Conference
The Princeton SCORE-ACE chapter hosted a state conference at Pipestone State Park with seven chapters in attendance. Thursday and Friday workshops included a dinner, featuring speakers from SCORE, ACE, and SBA offices such as Jim Kovach Harry Christie Bryson Randolph Thomas P. Crouser Richard Spangler Dean Kenny Earl Mills Edward Staats Kenneth Jennings and W G Durham.
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West Virginia
Pipestein State Park
Service Corps of Retired Executives
Acive Corps of Executives
The
Small Business Administration
Princeton
Score-Ace
Jim Kovach
SCORE
Harry Christie
Bryson Randolph
National Score Office
Thomas P. Crouser
Charleston
Richard Spangler
Washington, D.C
Dean R. Kenny
Earl Mills
Morris Harvey College
Edward H. Staats
W. Va
R. Kenneth Jennings
Clarksburg
W. G. Durham
Charleston S.B.A
Rahall To Dedicate New War Public Library
Rep Nick Joe Rahall will be the featured speaker at dedication ceremonies for the new War Public Library on Saturday June 17 at 1 p m. West Virginia Secretary of State A James Manchin will present a flag during the event. A reception and library tours follow the ceremony. arrangements are by the War Public Library Board.
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Nick Joe Rahall
War Public Library
West Virginia
A. James Manchin
The
War Public Library Board
State Opens Bids On New Road Projects Across Counties
State bid results announce more than 19.7 million in highway contracts for 300 miles across 41 counties. Governor Rockefeller named 85 awards with Mercer County low bid at 432,665 for 2.5 miles of Company 11 improvement including grading, drainage, paving, widening to 20 feet, culvert enlargement, and drainage pipe and guardrail installation. Other prominent bids include 65,160 for resurfacing 2.23 miles of Reece Harmon Ridge Road on County 123 and 71-12.
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Mercer County
Company 11
U.S. 19
Bluefield
W.W. 123
Brushfork
Reece Harmon Ridge Road
Co. 123
Barbs by Phil Pastoret on rate hikes and costs
The column critiques postage increases, noting another two cent rise for first class and third class service. It mocks high prices and calls for affordable coffee, and argues better remedial teaching would reduce remedial reading needs.
California Sees Rise in Training Primary Care Physicians
Physicians in California are being trained in higher numbers for primary care. The California Medical Association reports a potential turnaround from a declining share of primary care doctors in practice. Michael Jones warns a cautionary note to prevent future imbalances as training grows.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
California Medical Association
Michael Jones
Association
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