Educator Foresees Social Upheaval in 2000
Between Times educator Delmer Bebimon urges open dialogue as society anticipates rapid change and crowded 21st century life. A speaker cites 1949 schooling shifts and warns of privacy loss, political strain, and environmental pressures while calling for disciplined minds to guide energy toward understanding. Dr George, a sociologist and diplomat, echoes the need for civility amid upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Visi
George
Nixon Seeks Expanded Powers Over National Strikes
Former President John F. Kennedy pledged to urge Congress to empower the president with three new tools under Taft Hartley and Railway Labor Act reforms. He warned that interruptions in rail, airline, maritime, longshore, and trucking could threaten national health and safety. The plan calls for extending cooling off, partial operation, and a final offer selection option during major disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wortimes
Johnson
Congress
Nixon
Taft- Hartley
Policy Memoled on Title I Funds and Comparability Rules
The report defends Title I spending while acknowledging critic demands for measurable gains. It cites Maridan’s memo of January 6 and a Tunica County issue about comparability, noting funds used for ancillary services like school lunch programs. The debate over refinements to comparability and federal aid rules continues in Congress and Senate committees.
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Maridan
Tunica County
Miss
Finch
Allen
Marchan Anlonhik Congress
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
A Hill
Whitlington
John Charnock
Food Training Course Planned at Cedar Lakes
Fortyt health officers and sanitarians from throughout West Virginia are expected to attend a food training course at Cedar Lakes on March 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Lakes
West Virginia
Weather Forecast Fragment From Local Page
Fragmentary weather text notes temperatures and conditions with unclear regions and times. A vague forecast mentions lows and highs and scattered mentions of rain or wind, but specific details are unreadable.
City Driver Cited in 4 Car Accident
A man was charged with drunken driving after a four car crash at Washington Street and Ruttinger Avenue. Police say the driver, Dona Meadows of 513 Dice S, struck the rear of a car stopped for a traffic light. The striking vehicle then hit another car driven by Lillze Buchanan, 47, of 10 Washington Street East.
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Priay
Washington Stree
Ruttner Avenue
Sey Dona Meadows
Dice S
Lilttze B. Buchanan
Washington St. E
Engineers to Open Bids On Summersville Campsite
The Corps of Engineers plans to open bids for building and operating sewage and camp facilities at Summersville Mercyville Lake area. Project includes 109 sites in first phase and additional campsites over the next two years, with total costs expanding as construction progresses. Authorities report a vehicle incident occurred near Leatherwood during menge of related work, causing damage and injuries.
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James Huntington
Leatherwood
Huntington
U.S
Corps of Engineers
Coleman
Wi- Comract
Earbert C. Gore
Sum Jy
Mercyille Lake
Nicholas
Accident
Rolioe
No Leads In Laurita Case Noted
Morgantown reports no new leads in the attempted assassination of Monongalia County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph A. Laurita. A $17,500 reward remains for information leading to the capture and conviction of those responsible for placing an explosive device in Laurita's car. Engineers discuss bid procedures with three firms Mountaineer Campsites Kamp Grounds America in a plan to build 109 tent and trailer campsites and provide waste disposal services.
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Morgantown
Kate
Monongalia County
Joseph A. Laurita
Donald L. Lake
Monongalia
Laurita
Supreme Court Denies Klansmen Trial in Civil Rights Slayings
The Supreme Court refused to hear seven Ku Klux Klan members convicted of conspiring to violate civil rights in the 1964 slayings of three civil rights workers in Neshoba County Mississippi. Sentences ranged from three to ten years as the court weighs other cases on military base crimes and immunity for grand jury witnesses.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Ku Klux Klan
Neshoba County
Miss
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Philadelphia
Betwerner
Andrew Goodman
James Earl Chaney
Isiah Relford
Ft. Dix
N. J
Relford
New York
New York Review of Sex & Politics
Screw
Sex Review
New York City
County Has 261 Public Buildings
Kanawha County reports more than 261 public buildings excluding federal and state offices in a preliminary draft of the Comprehensive Plan. The count covers education, vocational sites, post offices, gas stations, public health, government offices, and semipublic facilities such as the Civic Center and Municipal Auditorium.
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Kanawha County
Kanawha ‘County
Planning and Zoning Commission
Civic Center
Municpal Auditorium
Whittington Linked For Grand Jury In B and E Case
MONONGALIA COUNTY two men were arrested in an armed robbery probe. Patrick Borjer of Upper Track and Hodges Hanlon of Maidsville, both 25, were held after roadblocks near Kingwood. Police say $20 in coins equipment and batteries were taken from a Masontown service station.
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Kingwood
Morgantown
Patrick Borjrer
Upper Track
Hodges Hanlon
Maidsville
Preston County
Masontown
Pueblo Crewman Scarborough Monoxide Death
Anderson man William Douglas Scarborough 27, a former USS Pueblo crewman held by North Korea, was found dead in his Pueblo service station car with all doors locked. Coroner ruled accidental carbon monoxide poisoning amid a recent life history of captivity. Also notes Aracama High School activities and Logan Memorial Field House event with registration details.
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Anderson
S.C
William Douglas Scarborough
Wesley Page
Scarborough
The
Pueblo
Aracama High School
Logan Memorial Field House
Ned Rorem to speak at West Virginia University center
Composer Ned Rorem, a writer and columnist, will speak today at the Creative Arts Center on the West Virginia University campus. His works have been performed worldwide by leading artists and orchestras, with two pieces premiered by Leonard Bernstein and Eugene Ormandy.
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Ned Rorem Avill
West Virginia University
Creative Arts Center
Rorem
Leonard Bernstein
Eugene Ormendy
Degrees Awarded to 92 Concord College Students
Athens reports 92 students at Concord College earned degrees for the fall semester. Kanawha Valley names include Martha Buckley Ton, Mary Clark, Susan Gallatin, Brenda McCune, Ann Perkis, Karen Stump, and Andrew Paterno of South Charleston and surrounding towns.
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Athens
Concord College
Kanawha Valley
Martha F. Buckley
Charleston
Mary W. Clark
Kanawha
Falls
Susan Lynn Gallatin
South Charleston
Brenda §. McCune
St. Albans
Ann L. Perkis
Karen M. Stump
Clendenin
Andrew J. Paterno
Fire Calls Reported by Charleston Fire Department
Fire department logs show five calls on Friday including a transformer fire at Ash and O'Dell streets with no damage at 6:56 a.m. A television short at 2144 Lippert Street caused no damage at 10:40 a.m. A brush fire near Greenbrier Street and Kanawha Boulevard caused no damage at 1:01 p.m. A tree on fire at 3617 Washington Street West was reported at 3:58 p.m. All incidents resulted in no damage.
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Charleston Fire Department
Ash
O'Delly
Lippert St
Greenbrier
Kanawha Boulevard
Washington I St. W
Vandalism Arrests In Northfork Prompt Police Action
Northfork officials report arrests likely after a wave of vandalism causing more than 4000 in damages to businesses over three months. Investigators observed suspects staking out shops with two way radios, leading to two youths fined 235 each by Justice of the Peace Norman Baker Welch for petty larceny. Samuel T. Taylor aged 19 and Donnie Hairston age 20 were arrested by date police on Wednesday. Vandalism included smashed windows and damaged property with air rifle projectiles. the community faced ongoing fear as efforts to identify additional suspects continued.
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Northfork
Asate
Kerstone
Justice of the Peace
Norman Baker
Welch
Samuel T. Taylor
Donnie Hairston
Byrd urges abolishing Democratic National Committee
Senator Robert Byrd proposed dissolving the Democratic National Committee and even the two major parties to realign politics. He suggested a liberal and a conservative party, noting the DNC is debt ridden and lacks leadership, though he admitted the idea as half facetious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Democratic National Committee
Byrd
Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Mishap in North Charleston
Daniel Harmon a 20 year old from Rt 5 Box S48A was struck at Seventh Avenue and James Street by Mark Nichols 35 of 705 Forbes Dr causing a fractured right ankle and fractured left leg. Hospital reports he is in satisfactory condition. Vehicle damage was listed at 200 dollars for each car.
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Charleston General Hospital
North Charleston
Daniel Harmon
Rt 5
Harmon
Seventh Avenue
James Street
Mark Nichols
Forbes Dr
Wheeling Police Test Liquor Club Ordinance
Wheeling Police Chief Arthur McKenzie plans to test an ordinance he believes lets city police enter private liquor clubs. Other cities like Moundsville and Morgantown are considering similar measures authorizing spot checks of all businesses, including private clubs. The Moundsville council is expected to act on the proposal in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Arthur McKenzie
Moundsville
Morgantown
Moonlighting Bill Backed By Hallanan
Elizabeth Hallanan chair of the Public Service Commission said she supported a bill prohibiting outside employment for PSC workers. The bill passed the House but died in the Senate rules committee. Hallanan told Charleston Rotary Club she favored it as a step toward better salaries and higher agency dignity and efficiency.
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Elizabeth Hallanan
Public Service Commission
PSC [Uatennial
House of Delegates
Senate Rules Committee
Hallanan
Charleston
Line Mishap Triggers 4000 Power Outage in Dunbar
About 4,000 Appalachian Power Co customers lost electricity for 40 minutes after a construction accident near the I-64 bridge in Dunbar. A 12,000 yar line contact with transmission lines caused a North Charleston substation on Washington Street to fail, affecting Dunbar Roxalana Road and Sissonville Road residents before power returned by 10 14 p m.
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Appalachian Power Co
Dunbar
North Charleston
Power Company
Washington Street
Roxalanag Road
Sissonville Road
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Ficnard
Schoenberger
Kanasha County
Pinewd
Saceraay
Fee
Summersville
Engineers
Walter Coleman
Engineers Real Estate Management and Disposal Branch
Mountaineer, Inc
Campsites
Kampgrounds of America, Inc
South Boston
Mississippi
County
Thomas E. Whittington
Grand
Whittington
S. S. Kresge Co
Capitol St
Sinosa Suit
Betsy Ross
A ST
W. Va
Rocklake Dr
So. Chas
Cantley Road
Pt. Pleasant
Dan Dee
Taz
Valley Bell Buttermilk
MacCorkle Ave
Marmet
W.va
Venable Ave
Shadyside Road
Central Ave
Spring Kill
Harleston “Printing Company
Virginia ST
C. R. Adams, Jr
D.D.S
C. W. Topp
Virginia Street
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