Fitzsimmons Faces Unity Emphasis At Teamsters Vegas Convention
In Las Vegas Teamsters President Frank E. Fitzsimmons opens a five-year term amid corruption allegations and reform rhetoric. PROD criticizes leadership while Hoffa’s son plans a memorial resolution as delegates gather from Local 299 Detroit and other locals.
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International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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James P. Hoffa
Detroit
WV Senator Targets Osteopath Privilege Barriers
West Virginia Senator H Darrel Darby urged a bill add-on to curb hospital discrimination against osteopaths. He noted some hospitals refuse entire osteopath classes despite meeting Joint Commission standards. The subcommittee paused action pending legal review on authority to set clinical privileges.
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Herb Little
Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
H. Darrel Darby
Dwayne
Darby
Huntington
Cochairman
Joint Commission of Accreditation of Hospitals
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Greenbrier County
Greenbrier Valley Hospital
State Corrections Chief Hides Reports From Legislature
Caledine refused June 4 to share American Correctional Association reports on state penal institutions with the Health and Social Services subcommittee. The panel voted to seek Gov Moore Jr. help to obtain copies, saying lawmakers need evaluation and recommendations to address problems and possible funding. The board of parole discussed juvenile parole violation hearings and suggested that circuit courts or juvenile courts handle such cases with prosecuting attorney support.
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Charleston
W.va
Calvin Calendine
American Correctional Association
Subcommittee On Health and Social Services
Calendine
Arch A. Moore Jr
Subcommittee
del. Jackie Withrow
Raleigh
Board of Probation and Parole
Malcolm Louden
Division of Correction
Gordon Faulkner
Howe lands in New York after Boston exile
The World Almanac notes that Gage eyed New York as a base in August 1775. Howe succeeded him and adopted the plan, but Washington seized Dorchester Heights in March 1776, hampering the move. By August 1776 Howe finally landed in New York.
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New York
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Gage
Washington
Dorchester Heights
Montgomery
Arnold
Canada
Accident ruins blood supply at Roanoke Red Cross center
A custodian turned off a refrigerator early Saturday, ruining 495 pints of blood at the Appalachian Red Cross Blood Center. The center appealed for urgent donations as most warm blood was discarded or moved to another unit. Salvage efforts on plasma were planned for Monday amid ongoing needs for negative types.
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Roanoke
Appalachian Red Cross Blood Center
Roanoke Valley
Virginia
Thomas Schroot
Blood Center
Leslie Campbell
Schroot
Motel Thefts Plague Oklahoma City Tourists
AP reports motel managers face yearly theft losses from 2500 to over 20000 dollars as kleptomaniac tourists steal items not nailed down including TV sets, sheets, pillows, chairs and even bed mattresses and box springs.
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Oklahoma City
Ed Cashion
Jill Gooch
Virginia Wesleyan Professor Says Huey Newton Alive in Cuba
Dr. Richard E. Lapchick of Virginia Wesleyan College says Huey Newton, missing since 1974 after pistol whipping a tailor, is living in a Havana hotel in Cuba and writing a Black Panthers book. Lapchick, who recently visited Cuba with a UN-backed mission, spoke with Newton three times.
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Virginia Beach, Va
Virginia Wesleyan College
Huey Newton
Cuba
Richard E. Lapchick
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Havana
Crab shortage hits Crisfield harbor on Eastern Shore
In Crisfield Maryland fishermen report empty crab pots and idle packing houses as veterans recall a rarity in four decades on the water. Analysts note the downturn follows a volatile Chilean loan program tied to U S aid and political risk.
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Merril R. Parks
Crisfield
Chesapeake Bay
James Ward
Crisfield Packing Company
New York
Chile
Washington
U.S
House Banking
Henry S. Reuss
Wisconsin Democrat
Rizzo Recall Validation Moves Toward Possible Special Election
Philadelphia City Commissioners start verifying a 175,000 signature recall petition for Mayor Frank Rizzo. If 145,558 signatures belong to city registered voters, he must resign or face a special election to ask voters whether he should stay in office.
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Philadelphia
Frank Rizzo
Rizzo
West Virginia higher education shows faster overall gain
Public colleges in West Virginia posted five year enrollment gains ahead of the nation driven by part time increases. Chancellor Morton notes fulltime growth trails national pace and frames part time rise as catchup with broader trends. Senior officials discuss status before legislative subcommittee.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Ben L. Morton
State Board of Regents
Morton
Virginia Officials Oppose New River Blue Ridge Project
Governor Mills E. Godwin Attorney General Andrew P. Miller and Senators Harry F. Byrd Jr and William L. Scott testified before a Senate Interior Committee opposing legislation to block the Blue Ridge Power Project on the New River in Virginia. North Carolina officials back the bill to add 26.5 miles of the New River to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
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Mills E. Godwin
Andrew P. Miller
Harry F. Byrd Jr
William L. Scott
Senate Interior Committee
Blue Ridge
New River
North Carolina
Schoolmen Handle Personnel Matters in Mercer County
Mercer County Board of Education approved several resignations transfers returns from leaves and new appointments for the 1976 77 school year during its Thursday night meeting Retirements include W Harold Looney of Bluefield High and driver John Faulkner in the Princeton area resignations include Alan Jenkins Central Junior High Jane Akers Glenwood Training School Sally Kenel Athens High and Mary Shrader Returns from leaves Elizabeth Purser Francis Harrison and Wilma Bowen Transfers name Opal Hostetter Mercer Elementary Helen Harvey Bluefield to Princeton High Teresa Clay Princeton High Kathleen Smith Princeton High Carol Church Montcalm High Barbara Blankenship Evelyn Wiley Bluefield High Elizabeth Privette Oakvale Elementary New hires Naomi Richardson Wade Elementary William Sizemore Central Junior High Elva Jane Clemons Bluefield High Cheryl Conner summer Vocation Program secretary
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Marty Campanello
Mercer County Board of Education
W. Harold Looney
Bluefield High School
John Faulkner
Princeton
Alan Jenkins
Central Junior High
Jane Akers
Glenwood Training School
Sally Kenel
Athens High School
Mary Shrader
Midwesterners Lose More Weight in Diet Workshop Survey
New figures from the Diet Workshop show Midwestern participants averaged 56.9 pounds to lose, while regional averages ranged from 45.8 in the South to 42.7 in the West. The survey covered 944 people with an overall average loss of 47.9 pounds.
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Diet Workshop
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