Vandalia Terrace Housing Dedication Praises Echo Community Effort
Dignitaries join Vandalia Baptist Church and the Junior League of Charleston to dedicate a 1.4 million rent supplement project in a primarily black community. Officials praised persistent effort since 1969, with FHA loan guarantees and support from Sen Charles Percy Rep John Slack and others.
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Vandalia Baptist Church
Junior League of Charleston
Paul J. Gilmer
Hutchinson
U. S
Charles Percy
R-Dl
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
John M. Slack
H. William Rogers
Federal Housing Authority
FHA
Gov. Moore
Gilmer
Vandalia Terrace
Church
Junior League
Vandalia Terrace Housing Corp
Vandalia
Howard Booker
Church Board of Deacons
Rogers
West Virginia
Baptist Congregation
Berry Hutchinson
The
Housing Corporation
W. Gaston Caperton Jr
John Slack
Paul Gilmer
John Rockefeller IV
State Forecase Weather Summary
Cloudy with a chance of occasional rain. Highs in the 60s to mid 70s. Lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. More weather on Page 2.
Belfast Bomb Attacks Raise Security Fears Across U K
Guerrillas ambushed British army patrols in Northern Ireland wounding two troopers in a weekend of bombings. A violent explosion struck a London army bar racks near Parliament and damaged Westminster Barracks doors and windows, amid tension over security and the Post Office tower blast.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
London
Parliament
Westminster Barracks
Royal Tank Regiment
Comic Book Heroes Help Utah Student
University of Utah junior David Faggioli funds college by buying and selling old comics. He has earned over $2,000 by advertising in a national collectors magazine and bidding on valuable issues. Wartime scarcity and aging editions drive high prices, with 1940s titles most sought after.
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Lynne Olson
Salt Lake City
Superman
Captain Marvel
Flash Gordon
David Faggioli
University of Utah
Faggioli
Fay
Library highest rated. Assessor lowest in county poll
The Gazette Poll surveyed 600 county residents Sept 26 to Oct 4 asking to rate county agencies as excellent good fair or poor. Key results show Kanawha County Library leading with strong good to excellent ratings while the Assessor's Office scores poorly with many not knowing about the Regional Development Authority.
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Library
Regional Development Authority
Gazette
Kana
Wha
Kanawha County Board of Education
Kanawha County
Planning and Zoning Commission
Charleston Area
No Letup Seen in Strike as Miners Weigh Food Stamp Benefits
Thousands of striking coal miners in Appalachia become eligible today for food stamps as the nationwide strike enters its second month. West Virginia officials report stockpiled stamps and over 10,000 applications processed. the national impact nears 450 million in lost wages.
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Appalachia
West Virginia
Edwin Flowers
Flowers
Washington
United Mine Workers Union
Assn
UMW
Norfolk & Western Railway
Roanoke
N&w
Virginia
Ohio
Wyoming
McDowell
Raleigh
Bush Defends Nixon China Move Against Kennedy Critique
U S Ambassador George Bush accused Sen Edward Kennedy of shabby politics for questioning Nixon's China opening and the timing with Kissinger's trip Bush said the two events were not related and stressed there was no mischief in pursuing open relations with Peking Kennedy had warned the move could become a political issue while other officials echoed concerns about the speech in New York and Newton Massachusetts.
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New York
U.S
George Bush
Edward M. Kennedy
Nixon
China
U.N
Massachusetts
Democrat
Bush
Abc-Tv
Kennedy
Peking
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Washington
Taiwan
Elliot L. Richardson
Head-On Crash Kills 58-Year-Old Man in Greenbrier
Dwight M. Shanklin, 58, of Ronceverte was killed when his car collided head on with a second vehicle driven by Richard L. Burtt, 58, of Pittsburgh, Pa., on U.S. 219 amid heavy rain. Burtt and his wife Freda were listed in satisfactory condition at Greenbrier Valley Hospital in Lewisburg.
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Shanklin
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Vandalia Terrace Project
Martha Smith
John Wood
James H. Phillips
Herbert Harmon
Don Richardson
Elizabeth Gill
Rockefeller
Charles Lawrence Booker
Lewis Raines
Bill Nixon
Mississippi
Kentucky
Trish
the Gazetteer
Utah
Terry Marchal
Parks and Recreation Commission
Sheriffs Office
the Gazette Poll
Associated Press
Kanawha City Bridge
Chalmer Lee Cantley
Greenbrier St
Cantley
Ferrell
Greenbrier
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