Opera Guild's Oklahoma? Shines In Local Production
The Light Opera Guild staged Oklahoma! to a packed Little Theater audience. Gary Brown as Curly and Jenny Cross as Laurey led a strong cast with standout dance numbers choreographed by Nina Lu Denton, as critics praised the musical’s humor, romance, and staging.
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Rogers
Out West
Civic Center Stage
Tom Murphy
Light Opera Guild
Murphy
Gary Brown
Curly
Brown
Jenny K. Cross
Laurey
Nina Lu Denton
Miss Denton
Billy Breed
Ralph Goodall
Vicki Parsons
Gary Davidson
Judami
Stevie Jo Brigodé
Aunt Eller
City to Install Temporary School Zone Signs Next Week
Kanawha City officials promised temporary 15 mph school zone signs after MacCarkle Avenue construction removed blinking lights. City manager Don Richardson said signs would be up by Monday or Tuesday with traffic chief Van Brown overseeing display during school hours. Permanent lights to follow with standards from the State Department of Highways in January at an estimated cost of 1500 dollars.
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Don Richardson
Kanawha City
MacCarkle Avenue
Richardson
van Brown
State Department of Highways
Senate Debates Tax Bill Amendment Amid GOP Pushback
Lawmakers discuss attaching an income tax exemption amendment to the tax bill with Long and Mansfield signaling possible support. Republicans are expected to oppose, arguing it would hurt campaign fundraising. Proposals to raise the per person exemption to 800 dollars face party and administration scrutiny.
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Long
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mansfield
Senate
Finance Committee
Sen. Vance
Hartke
D-Ind
Treasury
40 & 8 Society to Recognize Chef de Gare in Charleston
The 40 and 8 Society will honor William C. Rockway of South Charleston as chef de gare, a homecoming youth who fell from a river barge on the Ohio River Nov. 4 about 10 miles south of Parkersburg. A luncheon at 2:40 p.m. and buffet dinner at 6:30 p.m. follow a three day river search. Mayor Hutchinson and Kanawha County Commissioner Dewey Ro Withna will speak.
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49 & 8 Society
Parkersburg
Charleston
Ohio River
Here
William C. Bockway
South Charleston
Four in Family On Way to Grange Injured in Crash
Mrs. Marie Edwards and her husband Del in Edwards both 48 of Belleville were injured in a single car crash on I 64 en route to Charleston for the National Grange convention. Their two older children John 14 and Ethan 8 were hurt. two younger siblings were uninjured and treated and released. Police noted they had been driving all night.
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Grange
Marie Edwards
Belleville
Thomas Memorial Hospital
LG Lane
Edwards
Charleston
Nixon offers cautious outlook at news conference
Nixon dodged a direct pledge on 1968 re election and said he would judge campaign plans at the time. He warned of a possible inflationary bulge after wage price controls end and praised Pay Board and Price Commission actions as achievable goals to slow inflation. He urged long term stock market investments and voiced optimism about America.
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Nixon
Pay Board
Price Commission
America
Byrd presses for federal role in coal talks amid strike
Sen Robert Byrd urged the Nixon administration to send a representative to all negotiations. He warned lack of clear Phase II policy on wages and prices would impede a settlement. The strike's impact grew as Monongahela Power cut nonessential service in northern West Virginia delaying Morgantown Christmas lights.
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Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Nixon
Byrd
Monongahela Power Co
West Virginia
Morgantown
Municipal Court Dismisses Several Charges in Charleston
In Charleston Municipal Court Judge John Charnock dropped charges against two men. One man faced accusations of issuing worthless checks and defrauding. another faced weapons and related counts. Three forgery indictments against James L. Schulz were continued, as was an auto larceny case against Tennis Metax Christoforakis.
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Charleston
John Charnock
Jess Can
Rockies
Andierbury
Cleveland
New England
James L. Schulz
Smith Road
Christoforakis
Weather forecast for Charleston and surrounding states
The forecast shows mostly sunny conditions in Charleston with milder afternoon highs in the 70s and lows in the 40s. West Virginia and Virginia expect sunny, mild days with highs in the 60s and 70s and cool nights. Ohio and Kentucky show partly cloudy to clear skies with highs in the upper 50s to mid 70s and varying overnight lows. Western Pennsylvania sees a mix of sun and mild temperatures with highs near the 60s and cool nights. Friday brings similar patterns with temperatures and humidity levels noted.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Virginia
Ohio
Regan
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Three Hurt In Turnpike Car Wreck
Two soldiers on leave were admitted to Charleston Memorial Hospital after a single car wreck on the West Virginia Turnpike near the tunnel. Douglas J. Patterson 20 of Ft. Bragg NC in ICU in fair condition. Edmund Pawlacayk 22 of Ft. Jackson SC with a fractured pelvis in satisfactory condition. Driver Raymond Shock in army status treated and released. Car ran off shoulder and hit embankment near Bender Bridge about 1/4 mile south.
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Charleston Memorial Hospital
West, Virginia
Douglas J. Patterson
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Edmund Pawlacayk
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Rail Greased For Coonskin Train Move
The Coonskin locomotive cleared final hurdles as Norfolk and Western Railroad agreed to cross its Deepwater bridge free of charge. The 7 mile move to St. Albans will take about two days, with Kanawha County Parks and Recreation Commission turning the engine over last summer for display in downtown St. Albans. The move is planned for next spring.
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Coonskin
St. Albans
Accidental Gunshot Kills City Painter Shamblin
City painter Golden Francis Shamblin, 54, of 125 Town SL, died Friday at Charleston General Hospital from an accidental gunshot wound in his basement. Detectives Arlie McGinnis and E Perry lead the investigation. Surviving: wife Dorothy, son Jeffrey, daughter Joyce Mitchell of London Ohio, sisters Verda Johnson and Betty Amrine, and brother Edward of Nitro. Funeral home arrangements noted.
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Golden Francis Shamblin
Charleston General Hospital
Shamblin
Arlie McGinnis
E. Perry
Dorothy
Jeffrey
Joyce Mitchell
London
Ohio
Verda Johnson
Charleston
Betty Amrine
Columbus
Edward
Nitro
Long Fisher
Mine Inspector Tests Scheduled for Morgantown
The State Department of Mines announced an exam for state mine electrical inspectors on December 10-11 at the Mineral Industries Building in Morgantown. Applications due December 5. age 25-55, healthy, with seven years in mines or one year in electrical engineering. Starting salary is $14,500 annually.
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Mineral Industries
Morgantown
State Department of Mines
Tines Department
State Capitol
Dock Bargaining Moves to Florida
Chief mediator J Curtis Counts recessed talks in the 43 day East and Gulf coasts strike and said expanded bargaining would resume in Miami Beach Florida. The talks shift to Rhode Island Boston Philadelphia Baltimore and Hampton Roads and include more ports. The New York discussions involved 18000 local dockworkers represented by the ILA AFL CIO.
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Associated Press
J. Curtis
East
Gulf Coasts
Miami Beach
Fla
New York City
Rhode Island
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Hampton Roads
New York
Afl-Cio International
WVU Kanawha Valley Center Plans Nov to Dec Preregistration
West Virginia University Kanawha Valley Graduate Center will preregister second semester classes from November 17 to December 3 for fully admitted students by appointment only. Students may schedule with their adviser. General registration is set for January 4 and 5. Ninety nine courses will be offered for the second semester, up from ninety two this term.
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West Virginia University
Kanawha Valley Graduate Center
Jake
Sears Foundation Grants $1600 to Morris Harvey College
Sears Roebuck Foundation awarded Morris Harvey College a $1000 library grant and an unrestricted $600 grant. The college will buy about 100 books on education business and economics. The foundation distributed over $7000 to seven privately supported colleges in West Virginia.
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Sears-Roebuck Foundation
Morris Harvey College
West Virginia
McCoy Receives One Week Sentencing Continuance
Former Charleston street commissioner E A McCoy gains a one week delay in sentencing after pleading guilty to falsifying city employee records. In Cranberry Mountain Visitor Center news ranger Merle McMonigle notes 25 300 visitors this season from 45 states and several countries. The center near Cranberry Glades will open weekends in May, with daily operations starting Memorial Day weekend.
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Huntington
Charleston Street
E.A. McCoy
McManigle
McCoy Pleads Guilty in Oct Case with Venue Change
McCoy, 7, entered a guilty plea to an October 20 charge before Cabell County Circuit Judge Russell Dunbar after a venue change to Kana wha County. Sentencing was delayed from Friday and rescheduled to November 19 per a continuance advised by McCoy’s physician.
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McCoy
Cabell County
Russell Dunbar
Kanawha
Cabell Circuit
Constable Pleads Guilty to Welfare Benefits Fraud
Logan County grand jury indicted former constable Elwood Sloan for obtaining welfare benefits under false pretenses. He received six months in Kanawha County jail while four related indictments were dismissed. Sloan is already serving a 3.5 year federal sentence in Lewisburg Pennsylvania for attempted extortion.
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Associated Press
Logan County
Elwood Sloan
Kanawha County
Grand Jury
Sloan
Lewisburg
Randolph Named Elder Statesman of Aviation Honor
Washington AP Randoph D WVa 69 former airline executive active in aviation programs named Elder Statesman of Aviation by the National Aeronautic Association. He aided federal airport aid civilian pilot training and a National Air Museum. Also cited were William M. Allen 71 Boeing board chairman and John A. Macready 84 retired pilot.
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Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
National Aeronautic Assn
Randolph
William M. Allen
Boeing Co
John A. Macready
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