Editorial: Prison Despair Threat at West Virginia State Penitentiary
Veteran Sen. Robert K. Holliday writes Gov. Arch Moore after a three day tour of Moundsville prison calling for urgent reforms. He cites inmate control, staffing shortages, lack of rehabilitation, and the brutal conditions that poison reintegration, warning the system risks imminent crisis and broader state harm.
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West Virginia
State Penitentiary
Robert K. Holliday
D-Fayette
Arch Moore
Sen. Holliday
Moundsville
Universal
Little Things Also Problem With Postal Service
A humorously critical note on the U S Post Office faults alluded to in 1963. A woman uses an eight cent air mail stamp on a Father’s Day card sent to St Albans causing a postage due confusion. The recipient pays two cents and the card arrives belatedly.
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St. Albans
Charleston
Post Office Department
Time to Spread Nets Amid July Special Session Plans
Commerce Commissioner Lysander Dudley says Gov. Moore will present a tax package to lure new industry to West Virginia during a July special session. Dudley declines to elaborate on details, noting the session is a month away and questioning if the governor will share plans or keep them secret.
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Commerce
Lysander Dudley
Gov. Moore
West Virginia
Auntie Receives FBI Scare In Security Clearance Tale
A Washington reader recalls an FBI inquiry into her background for a sensitive government job. Interviews with relatives and friends revealed personal quirks and alleged habits, ending with her not getting the position and questioning the process.
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Washington
FBI
Executive Branch
Civil Service
Readers' Forum callers urge sheriff probe on J P Bypass
Letters critique jail procedures and JP practices for transporting accused to distant justices. Other items discuss Civil War era disobedience, draft resistance, and questions about judge Maxwell's wartime rulings, with readers from St Albans and nearby towns voicing support or concern.
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Cedar Grove
Johnson
Justices of the Peace
J.P
W. E. Bess
Kanawha Terrace
St. Albans
Nieble
Squire
Maxwell
Helen H. Kramer
Sand Hill Drive
St, Albans
Canada Pursues Independent Foreign Policy From U.S.
In Ottawa during a Commons debate, Canada rejected being a U.S. satellite and highlighted its independent policy. Canada plans NATO troop reductions, contemplates recognizing Beijing and possibly UN membership for China, grants landed immigrant status to U.S. deserters, and emphasizes disarmament while critics urge tougher U.S. lines.
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House of Commons
Canada
U.S
NATO
Nixon
Pierre Trudeau
China
Peking
United Nations
U. S
Trudeau
Melvin Laird
Europe
Senate
Mike Mansfield
West Virginia liquor stock limits spark supply debate
Growing complaints about shortages in state liquor stores stem from an inventory cap set at six million dollars. Commissioner Robert Conaty adheres to the law, but stock levels have fluctuated, prompting questions about efficiency as prices and demand rise.
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West Virginia
Liquor Commission
Robert Conaty
Conaty
Gov. Moore
Conaly
Gilbey
National Distillery
State stores reform and gin shortages discussed in memo
A June 20 1969 memo notes reform efforts in West Virginia state stores including self service pilots and a stricter private club law. It cites inventory controls delays from National Distillery strikes affecting Gilbey’s gin and argues for increased inventory, better pricing transparency, and customer protection measures.
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Conaty
The Private College Dilemma in Dartmouth's Era
A 1969 commentary argues private colleges like Dartmouth face government dependence and loss of privacy. It cites tax changes, public funding, and court-directed due process in campus discipline as eroding private control, while urging gradual cooperation with government.
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N. H
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Yale
Kingman Brewster
Dartmouth
Brewster
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House
Ways and Means
Nixon
Daniel Webster
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