Father Son Team Enters West Virginia Roadeo
The West Virginia Motor Truck Association roadeo in South Charleston Saturday includes a father son entry, Samuel M. Felton Sr. and Sam Jr., among 550 contestants in six categories. Harold Gainer invites the public to watch at 8 a.m. on Ordnance Park grounds. Winners earn trophies and a shot at the national finals in Louisville in October. The banquet will feature Rev. Harvey C. Hahn of Dayton, Ohio.
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Samuel M. Felton Sr
Sam Jr
Nurns Motor Freight Inc
Marlinton
Harold Gainer
Association
Ordnance Park
West Virginia
Louisville
Harvey C. Hahn
Dayton
Ohio
Food Stamps Use $339 Million Less in 1972
Government data show the Agriculture Department will spend about $389 million less on food stamps than authorized. Senator McGovern accused agency delays of harming the hungry, while Lyng insisted there was no withholding of funds. Kellerman details the allotment gaps and hunger metrics from the 1970 census.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Con J ‘Gress
George McGovern
D-S.d
E Prichard Lyng
Senate Hunger Committee
Special Food Service
McGovern
Special Committee
California
Charles Percy
R-Mk
Department of Agriculture
America
Treasury
Lyng
Kramer
FAA Approves $215,157 Grant For Clarksburg Airport
The Cred eral Aviation Administration approves a 215 157 grant to the Benedum Airport Authority at Clarksburg for repaving runways overlay grooves and to make one runway. The total project costs 430 000 include 129 095 ARC grant 64 548 WV Aeronautics Commission and 21 515 from the airport authority.
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FAA
Clarksburg
Washington
Crederal Aviation Administration
Benedum Airport Authority
Appalachian Regional Commission
West Virginia Aeronautics Commission
County Receives $48 861 Law Funds for Crime Programs
Governor Moore announced federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration grants totaling 48 861 to Kanawha County and its agencies for law enforcement and criminal justice efforts. Key awards include 35 468 to Kanawha Valley Graduate Center for a graduate counseling program and 1 117 to Charleston for bomb disposal training.
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Kanawha
Governor’s Committee On
Moore
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
U.S. Department of Justice
Kanawha Valley
Two Men Sentenced on Burglary Tool Charges
Two men, Paul F. Cochran of Haddad Court and Chris L. Bailey of St. Albans, were each sentenced to 30 days in jail by Municipal Court Judge John Charnock for possession of burglary tools. Julius Blaney received a 30 day suspended sentence on a tampering with an automobile charge.
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John Charnock
Paul F. Cochran
Haddad Court
Chris L. Bailey
St. Albans
Julius Blaney
Switchyard Bombed Near China Border
U S and North Vietnamese clash escalates as U S jets strike a rail switchyard near Lang Son just 40 seconds from China and hit a major power plant. Hanoi claims five U S planes shot down since Saturday amid ongoing bombing in the north.
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Mort Rosenblum
Saigon
China
North
U.S
Hanoi
Air Force
Lang Son
Bao Giang
Price Index Advances Amid Kontum Fighting In Vietnam
Newsmen report Kontum remains under firm government control with snipers near the airstrip as U S advisers warn of a possible major enemy attack within five days. General Ly Tong Ba says attackers withdrew north and B 52s hit retreating troops. The battle to retake Kontum lasts three days with heavy losses on both sides. In Saigon area enemy forces seize Phuoc An and cut Highway 1 to Cambodia. Meanwhile West Virginia farm prices index as of May 15 shows 6 percent above 1910 14 average, 28 points above last year.
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South Vietnam
Kontum
U.S
Joan Paul Vann
Kontom
Central Highlands
Ly Tong Ba
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
Phuoc An
Cambodia
West Virginia
Gus R. Douglass
Agriculture Commissioner
Ade Associated Press
Michael Putzel
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West Virginia Motor Truck Association
South Charleston
Harvey C. Hahn Roadeo
Congress
The
Charleston Gazette Thurs
Oakwood School
PTA
Mabel Priestley McCormick
Nile
Charleston
Kanawha Foe
Pesenbyats
Itro
University of Houston
State Department of
Lic Safety
Montgoaaery
Automobile Club Insurance Company
AAA
Southern
W. VA
Auto Club
Noves Ave
Diagonal TV
Ghillie
Orbital
Riverside
Washington ST
State Farm Price Index
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