Court Hears First Case Under Control Act In West Virginia
A 23 year old former Concord College student pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana under West Virginia new Controlled Substance Act. He received a 90 day probation and the sale charge was dismissed. Special Judge Owen Griffith granted travel permission during probation. The act lowers marijuana penalties from felony to misdemeanor. Fulcher plans to teach outside the state after graduating.
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Mercer County Intermediate Court
Concord College
William J. Fulcher
New Jersey
West Virginia
Fulcher
David Knight
Knight
Owen Griffith
Britain forces Upper Clyde to liquidation over shipyards
In a shock decision Prime Minister Heath blocks a 14.4 million bailout for Upper Clyde Shipbuilders and forces Queen Elizabeth 2 builders into liquidation. Labor unions vow resistance as Glasgow records rising unemployment and the broader British shipyard industry faces a costly crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Upper Clyde
Edward Heath
Rolls-Royce
Scotland
Glasgow
States Can't Deny Welfare To Aliens
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that states may not deny welfare aid to noncitizens or aliens not yet residents, upholding equal access to welfare programs with or without federal support. Arizona and Pennsylvania laws restricting benefits were invalidated. cases involved Carmen Richardson, Elsie Leger, and Beryl Jervis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Harry A. Blackmun
Arizona
Pennsylvania
Nonciti
Zens
Carmen Richardson
Mexico
Elsie Leger
Scotland
Beryl Jervis
Panama
ARC must extend four more years says Dudley
Lysander L. Dudley commissioner of the West Virginia Department of Commerce told a civic club in Lewisburg that the Appalachian Regional Commission must continue in federal aid programs for four more years to aid 13 states along the poverty ridge. He warned President Nixon may veto new legislation extending ARC’s life beyond July 1. Dudley noted ARC strides in highways and other areas while industries are urged to develop technology to curb pollution and improve ecology, with time needed to do so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
W.va
Appalachian Regional Commission
Lysander L. Dudley
State Department of Commerce
Nixon
Dudley
Overseas market for food processing machinery to rise 11 percent
The overseas market for food processing and packaging machinery will grow about 11 percent annually from $576 million in 1970 to $975 million in 1975. Director Robert L. Pritchard of the Commerce Bureau of International Commerce notes packaging machinery alone may reach $480 million by 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert L. Pritchard
Department of Commerce
Bureau of International Commerce
Pritchard
BIC
Recreation Program Begins Countywide
Mercer County summer recreation program for children starts Monday and runs daily noon to 4 pm until July 30. Open to boys and girls of all ages at 19 sites across the county with county board of education sponsorship and staff led by Billy Joe Norton, Tony Lotito, and Jenieve Phelps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Mercer 'Ounty Board of Education
Billy Joe Norton
Tony ‘Lotito
Jenieve Phelps
Athens
Echols Jeffries
Man Arrested in Shoplifting Case for 20 Cent Item
A 23 year old man was arrested on a theft complaint for stealing a 20 cent avocado, described by store spokesmen as a shoplifting incident.
Hearing Set For Princeton 90 Acre Annexation Plan
The Mercer County Court will hear petitions from Princeton to annex about 90 acres in four tracts. The 10 a.m. session on June 28 at the courthouse will review minor boundary adjustments affecting North American Rockwell land, Kacy Development Co. property, Ingleside Road site, and the Princeton City Park area. News notes include reappointments to several local boards, notary applications, a Brush Creek channel complaint, and program items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Mercer County
W. Robert Carr
North American-Rockwell
Kacy Development Co
Ingleside Road
West Virginia Department of Highways
Airport
Carr
State Department of Highways
Levi Scott
Harold Wood
T. Courtney Tanner
Henry Sargeant
Memorial Building Commission
Disabled Miners And Widows Plan Meeting
The Association of Disabled Miners and Widows Inc will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday at the American Legion Hall in Bradshaw. Spokespersons urged area residents denied welfare cards and pensions to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Disabled Miners and Widows Plan
Association of Disabled Miners and Widows, Inc
American Legion Hall
Bradshaw
Preparation H Relieves Hemorrhoidal Itch and Swelling
Doctor tests on hundreds show Preparation H provides prompt relief from rectal itching and pain and helps shrink hemorrhoidal swelling. Many doctors reportedly use or recommend the ointment or suppositories for their families.
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Queens Builders
Rolls
Black Widow
Arca
ARC
Cumberland Heights Lions Club
Bluefield
Harry Sutherland
Jim Reynolds
Raymond Cunningham
Sam Payne
Harry Dillon
C. O. Warren
Martin Clark
Earl French
Charlie Altice
Richard Carbaugh
Harrell Stallings
A. R. Melnturff
Joe Allen
Montcalm
Joan Evans
Charles Cardwell
Oakvale
Carmen Stauffer
Brenda Hall
Park
Rudolph Brammer
Elhaniel Willis
Stuart Sigmon
Claude Erps
Mike Basham
Drema Ball
Norman Wall
Barbara
San Antonio
Tex
Brier Lounge
DEPT
Cox
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Ann Nuckolls
Irma Evans
Ruth Hopper
Dora Bowman
Mel Barnett
Steve Volkovich
Edwin Wright
Crozier Patteson
Clarence Oxley
Jim Strupp
John Haislip
Ray Brooks
Nick Buzzo
O. C. Young
Dennis Oliver
Ralph Baxter
Clark Butler
Glenwood Recreation Park Commission
S. P. Webb
Midway
Laurence Tierney
Brush Creek
Soil Conservation Service
Billy Joe Henry
Fairview Drive
LaRedo
Wen
Obacco
Larepe
Drums & MW Tlambon Tobbacco Corporation
Moose Be Et al
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