Former Viet pacifier turns talents on Charleston youth
Miller, a former Vietnam adviser, launches Swingin us a youth nightclub in Kanawha City to provide supervised weekend entertainment for under 21s. He promotes a clean, safe space with church groups using the facility free of charge, aiming to rebuild trust with youth and adults while drawing on his community work and war experience.
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Viet Pacifier
Charleston
Miller
Kanawha City
Lexington
Mr. Clean
Righty
Wrone
Raleigh Coury Miler
West
Vietnam
Binh Long Province
U.S
West Virginia
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat review
The Joseph Consortium offers a lavish Broadway bound production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat based on Genesis and sung in a hip modern style. The piece relies on a single memorable melody with clever lyrics and strong choral support from the Colet Court Choir while Potiphar and his wife provide humorous glamour. A pre Broadway road tour starts in July with another tour planned for campuses in fall.
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Broadway
Tim Rice
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Colet School
London
Rice
Colet Court Choir
Pharaoh
David Daltrey
Michael Butler
Tommy
West Virginia Extends Primary Voting to 17-Year-Olds
A little known provision in West Virginia election law allows 17-year-olds to vote in primaries if their 18th birthday occurs before the general election. Officials and League of Women Voters members warn many eligible young voters and even election staff are unaware, spurring education efforts in Kanawha County and statewide.
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West Virginia
League of Women Voters Election Laws
Debbie Atkins
League
Joyce Manyik
Kanawha County
Manyik
State Election Laws
Helen Gibbins
Gibbins
Wheeling
Gantown
New Martinsville
Logan
Fairmont
Charleston
Under-21 voting opens in Charleston bond election
Charleston officials announce under-21 voters may participate in the November bond election if they register by the deadline. The League of Women Voters urges local registrars to assess each applicant individually and notes appeals available to those refused. The group seeks more young women and greater black involvement while promoting nonpartisan issue coverage.
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Stevie Winwood
Spencer Davis
Winwood
SDG
Traffic
Blind Faith
Ginger Baker
Bobby Abrams
Stevie
Robert Johnson
Eric Clapton
Powerhouse
Elektra
Clapton
Mr. Fantasy
Freedom Rider
Charleston
Gibbins
Morgantown
Gibbons
Manyik
Forest Festival Echoes Stir Charleston Music Scene
An expert reviews Charleston’s first minirock festival of summer with 10 000 youths enjoying a sunny day. Pacific Express sound system failed and traffic jam stretched five miles, but bands like Black Orchids and House impressed with fresh material. Appalachian Mainline headlined but delivered a weak set amid delays and heavy commercial tone.
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Charleston
Pacific Express
Black Orchids
House
Canfields
C. C. Richardson
Revelations
Chicago
Bs&t
Morgantown
Appalachian Mainline
Mainline
Ten Years After Impresses with Woodstock Guitar Hero Alvin Lee
Fan letter praises Alvin Lee of Ten Years After and their five albums led by Watt. The writer notes the band has toured America three times and never released a single yet still earns strong album reception. Requests articles about the group for future coverage.
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The
Stones
J-Five
Simon & Garfunkel
Jimi
Eric
Alvin Lee
Watt
America
P. H. Christian Logan
T-T-T
Charleston Gazette
Virginia St. E
Charleston
W. Va
Drug studies in Charleston area expand under new WV law
The Charleston Council for Drug Information (CCDI) conducts daily counseling. A new West Virginia law created a division of drugs and alcohol within the Department of Mental Health to expand drug research and ease first offense penalties for marijuana possession, effective June 10. Questions to Drug Answers, P.O. Box 1225, Charleston, WV.
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Charleston
Charleston Council For Drug Information
CCDI
West Virginia
Alcohol
Department of Mental Health
P.O
W. Va
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