Question of Academic Freedom at Morris Harvey College
Speculation swirls in Charleston over Dr. Robert H. Emery’s departure from Morris Harvey College amid claims of religious nonconformity or campus power struggles. A Citizens for Academic Freedom group questions the process as Buckalew offered a two year paid sabbatical. Emery resigns effective after the year.
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Charleston
Robert H. Emery
Morris Harvey College
Kanawha Valley Unitarian Fellowship
Citizens For Academic Freedom
Richard D. Kitching
Emery
Morris Harvey
Marshall Buckalew
Buckalew
Dr. Emery
Howard Barnett
Fred McEwen
James McNally
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Northwestern University
Illinois
Roasting Camel Feasts And Jokes Reach Readers
Overheard chatter mixes odd trivia about Bedouin roasts and the world’s largest dish with hospital accident stats and a round of light jokes. The clip closes with a shy child and a dramatic aunt tale, reflecting a noisy, humorous newspaper page.
Poverty War Orphans Group Aims to Help 500 Jobless
The OIC chapter in Philadelphia led by Rev. Moses Newsome seeks to recruit at least 500 jobless people this fall. A steering committee heard progress reports, plans a poster campaign, and will form a board of directors as they gather trainee lists from welfare and church networks.
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Frank Gordon
Robert Spurlock
Newsome
Mae Halsey
Spurlock
OIC
Philadelphia
Aay-Cd
Earlene Bartley
B. Milton Hargrove
Paul Gilmer
Richard Payne
Halsey
Major announcement to mark West Virginia hood anniversary
Gov. Smith announced a forthcoming major statement on the state's economy to be released next Monday. A June 20 luncheon at the Press Building will bring together government and industry leaders with John A. Hill of Air Reduction Co. Inc. serving as cohost.
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Smith
John A. Hill
Air Reduction Co., Inc
Air Reduction
West Virginia
Air Reduction Co. Inc
New York City
Huntington
Impeachment suit seeks damages in West Virginia case
Prosecutor Charles M. Walker asks Judge Frank L. Taylor to award damages and legal costs from John T. Smiley and associates, asserting the impeachment petition filed in circuit court lacked probable cause and was in bad faith. The piece also notes Smiley’s prior liquor conviction, bond forfeitures, and a 1963 accusal campaign, along with a shift in county sheriff leadership and a stance against a governor succession amendment.
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Circuit Court
John T. Smiley
Charles M. Walker
Walker
Frank L. Taylor
Smiley
Wiliam J. Thompson
Administration of Justice
Kanawha
Wchs -Am-Tv
Common Pleas Court
Dennis R. Knapp
Taylor
Progress Noted In Lakin Dispute
The West Virginia Human Rights Commission reported hopeful progress in a racial dispute at Lakin State Hospital during a 60 day cooling period ending June 23. Acting director George E. Chamberlain Jr. accused the state rehabilitation division of continuing discrimination against Negro applicants and promoted several supporting details from federal investigations and hospital staff relationships.
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E. W. Lee
West Virginia Human Rights Commission
Lakin State Hospital
State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
George E. Chamberlain Jr
Lakin
Chamberlain
FMC Ordnance Plant
South Charleston
West Virginia University
Mart
Ohio
Huntington
Commission
Cooper
Equal Health Opportunity
Charleston General
Kanawha Valley
McMillan
Mountain State
Shepherd
Thomas Memorial
Staats and
Valley
Charleston Memorial
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James A. Haught
A. J. Humphreys
Department of Religion
Wombey
Marshall Bockalew
University of Michigan Hospital
Harold Lambert
Ethel Morris
Adnt
Charleston Gazette
William J. Thompson
Lloyd F. Kapp
Kapp
Oregon
Thompson
G. Kemp Melton
Kanawha County
Brooks Miller
Marshall County
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