Putnam to Get 750 Million Power Plant
The Charleston Gazette reports the John E. Amos plant near Charleston will be built by AEP at a cost of 750 million dollars. Lawrence H. Lieving is named resident engineer for construction. John E. Amos, for whom the plant is named, is a longtime Charleston resident and leader in law, business, and state politics.
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John E. Amos
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Charleston Gazette
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OPC
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Ohio River
Charleston
Amos & Brotherton
Bell Lines, Inc
Consolidation Coal Co
Vulcan Materials Co
Conner & Amos Nursery
American Trucking Assn
Amos
West Virginia University
West Virginia House of Delegates
Senate
Democratic National Committee
AEP
Putnam County
Appalachian Power Co
Public housing brief on federal leased housing plan
Housing Authority heard a briefing on the federal leased housing program by Kilpatrick of AAY-Community Development Inc. Dallas Ogden, chair, hopes to aid 15 to 20 low income families and plans to present to the new administration. The program requires private owners to meet minimum code standards with the authority offering guaranteed rent.
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South Charleston Housing Authority
Imjusul Pou BI
der Kilpatrick
Aay-Community Development Inc
Kilpatrick
Dallas Ogden
Ogden
Thomas Memorial Hospital
Ibers
Welfare Recipient Tax Relief Studied
The West Virginia Welfare Department outlines a new plan to disregard the first 30 dollars earned per month plus one third of any earnings above that amount for families receiving Aid to Dependent Children benefits. The policy, aimed at July 1 implementation, excludes full time students and certain part time students from earnings disregards.
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Associated Press
State Welfare Department
West Virginia
Ietea
House backs bill to extend food stamp program nationwide
About a quarter of the House urged Thursday that legislation be enacted to allow extending the food stamp program to all states cities or counties that want it. District leaders and committee members argued for broader eligibility and access to meals assistance nationwide.
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Washington
House
West Virginia Leaders Condemn Kennedy Killing mourns gun laws
West Virginia Governor Hulett Smith and state leaders express grief over Senator Robert F. Kennedy s death. Smith urges stronger gun control and seeks a summer session agenda with legislators. A funeral rosary and public services unfold in Charleston as leaders call for unity and renewed civic duty.
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Hulett C. Smith
West Virginia
Robert F. Kennedy
Smith
William J. Thompson
Hill heads police at Chesapeake in temporary appointment
Robert Hill, a patrolman, named temporary chief of police in Chesapeake replacing Jack Lavender who was fired for refusing to take orders and failing to perform duties. Mayor Burd White cited numerous citizen complaints about Lavender. Rockefeller praised Kennedy as urgent compassion for the alienated and poor.
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Chesapeake
Jack Lavender
Burd EF. White
Lavender
Kennedy
Rockefeller
Washington
Memorial Rite For Kennedy Backer Sullivan Leads Call
Memorial service for Robert F. Kennedy is planned with Rep. Leonor Sullivan and 108 House members from 28 states backing a food stamp program expansion. The plan seeks end to the program's monetary ceiling and funding for 1969 and 1970 72 years, aiming to allow broader county participation and coupon value increases. The speakers include Rev Gabriel Giles and Rev Truman Potter at St Marks Church and Christ Church Methodist in California.
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Leonor K. Sullivan
Dmo
Sen. Kennedy
Gabriel Giles
St. Anthony
Cal
Truman Potter
Christ Church Methodist
Congress
California
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Jay” Rockefel
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Sistersville
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Baran
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