State's antipoverty forces unbowed despite budget ax
Community staff writer Nixon reports in West Virginia that antipoverty programs survive after last week’s action by the Office of Economic Opportunity. Despite funding cuts from the OEO and the president, workers and staff remain committed to their mission and continue operations.
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Kay Michael
Oportunity
OEO
Nixon
West Virginia
Office of Economic Op
Charleston
W. Va
Independent
Democratic
Ft Bally Gazette Company
Virgini St. E
W.va
Gazette-Mail
Iseneenaranens
Wiside
Department of Inside
Daly
Labor
W. Ya
Weeeeseenesaes Sisos
WV State News Roundup Hits Multiple Local Topics
A series of short items from West Virginia reports a pedestrian death on W Va 26 near Kingwood, a probation plea in Mineral County, SBA loan disbursements to 35 firms, a large miners strike at Zapata Coal in Logan and a Logan murder plea in circuit court. Additional notes cover Hatfield budget concerns, welfare shifts, and housing programs tied to West Virginia Tech and various community action offices.
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Keyser
W. Va
Thelma L. Pyles
Mineral County
David E. Cuppett
Frankfort
Ins
Clarksburg
The
Small Business Administration
West Virginia
the Mayfield
SBA
Logan
Emory Robinette
Sterling
Logan County
Robinette
Roscoe Meadows
Omar
Meadows
West Virginia Tech
Montgomery
Huey Perry
Perry
West Virginia Rural Housing Coalition
Farmers Home Administration
Future of Multi-CAAP Tied to Revenue Sharing Funds
Sylvia Parker, director of Multi-CAAP, says survival hinges on revenue sharing from four counties as budget cuts loom after Nixon proposed discontinuing OEO funding. The agency serves about 40,000 low income people in Kanawha Putnam Clay and Boone counties with a 2.2 million budget this year.
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Nelson Sarah
Community Action Against Poverty
Multi. Caap
Sylvia Parker
Multi-Caap
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Community Action Jgency
Kanawha
Putnam
Clay
Boone
Parker
Mer Bling Lee Vaaiull
Department of Welfare
Mult-Carp
St Albans Dinner and Musical at St Albans High
Spaghetti dinner and a musical are set for February 17 at St Albans High School. Dinner 4 to 8 pm in the cafeteria followed by "On With the Show" in the auditorium. A combined ticket is 2 dollars. dinner 1.50 and musical 1 separately. Proceeds fund bleacher expansion for the football field.
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St. Albans High School
Spigniors
Band Boosters Club
John Dennie
Bob Hutton
Doni Springer
St. Albans
West Virginia Namesakes Danville By R.K. Forster
Danville namesakes proliferate beyond West Virginia with 17 U.S. Danvilles, including Boone County’s, plus Danville in Transvaal South Africa and another Danville near Sherbrooke, Quebec. In Quebec asbestos mining and woodworking drive local life, near the town of Asbestos but that name never set the world on fire.
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R.K. Forster
Danville
Dan
Daniels
Danvilles
United States
Boone County
Dan Rock
Transvaal
South Africa
Quebec Province
Canada
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Asbestos
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Kingwood
Charles Bernard Lamar
Zapata Coal Co
Bill Bessinger
Charleston Gazette
Surance
Hatfield
Joe Hatfield
Mercer County Economic Opportunity Corp
Robert Jason
Coalition
Sumacava Cours
Omic
Larry Hamrick
Mingo County
Hamrick
Moore
Joe Fowler
Raleigh County
Fowler
Spain
Leela
Aisha Soros
Bugs Bunny
Newspapercy Corp
Cherleston Gazelle
Clossitind
Joan Ross
Southwestern Community Acition
Cabell
Wayne
Lincoln
Mason Counties
Muuwu
Ross
St. Albans States
Independence Whitestone
Carafree
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Stone
Thomas
Verona
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