West Virginia University Tops U.S. Mining Engineering Enrollment
WVU's undergraduate mining engineering programs claim the No 1 enrollment spot in America, surpassing the longtime leader Colorado School of Mines. Dean J Hilary Kelley of the College of Mineral and Energy Resources notes the shift with pride. Weston Washington
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West Virginia University
America
J. Hilary Kelley
WVU College of Mineral and Energy Resources
Colorado School of Mines
Protests Rally Over Imported Garment Jobs in New York
Workers led by AFL-CIO President George Meany protested clothing imports in Harald Square and nationwide as leaders met with President Carter to press for jobs for American workers. An ERA battle and a Davis murder case dominated headlines elsewhere, with legal and political developments noted alongside a coast guard search for a missing twin engine plane near Oahu.
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Garment Workers
New York
Harald Square
AFL - Cio
George Meany
Carter
Coast Guard
Oahu Island
Diamond Head
Honolulu
Hawaii Air Academy
Kokohead Mountain
Oahu
George Miyachi
Federal Aviation Agency
Fiat Executive Kidnapped Near Bois de Boulogne
A Fiat executive, Luchino Revelli Beaumont, managing director of Fiat France, was kidnapped by four masked men as he left his home near Bois de Boulogne. A caller claiming to represent unemployed Italian workers demanded $600,000, food, and medicine for his release.
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France
Fiat
Luchino Revelli - Beaumont
Bois de Boulogne Park
Obituary notes two Village residents with services planned
Tina Akers 70 of Baltimore Maryland formerly of Sophia died Tuesday in a Baltimore hospital after a short illness. Her funeral will be held at 1 pm at Sophia Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Hot Coal Cemetery at Sophia. Friends may call after 6 pm today at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home. Willie C Billings 78 of Princeton dies at home from natural causes. Services 2 pm Saturday in Burns-Wornal Chapel Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton Elder Earl Lovall officiating. burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Survivors include four sons six daughters and many grandchildren. Okey W Chambers 82 formerly of Princeton dies Monday in a Bedford Virginia hospital. Services 2 pm Friday in George W Seaver Chapel Princeton burial Oakwood Park Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Call times noted for visiting hours. Ralph Desmond Epperly Cool Ridge 66 death reported. body at Melton Mortuary with full obituary on page 9.
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Sophia Missionary
Tina Ethel Akers
Baltimore
Sophia
Dewey Wilson
Hot Coal
Princeton
Willie C. Billings
Earl Lovall
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Billings
Keystone
Oliver
Martha Combs Billings
Turkey Gap
Dott
Cora
Alvie
Chicago
Arnold
Kingsport
Tenn
Archie
Allan Ray Billings
Charleston
Burrell
Brookie) ‘Walker
Beeson
Dennis
Bertha) Vance
Robert
Violet) Bailey
Virginia Meadows
Garland
Lillian) Reagan
Walter
Liddie) Burton
Nannie White
Lake Shawnee
Bessie Zilly
Beckley
Jess
Spotwood
Asa Billings
Okey W. Chambers
Elks National Home
Bedford
Mercer County
James Snow
Aliie Wiley Chambers
Mercer Motor Co
Princeton Elks Lodge
First Christian Church
David
Wanda) Calloway
Leigh Acres
Fla
William R
Roanoke
Jasper
Boca Raton
Stella Wheeler Chambers
George W. Seaver
William P. Taylor
Oakwood Park Cemetery
Walter Fielder
Tom Jones
Bill
Tom McClaughtery
Mike Pashion
Bill Pedneau
Earl White
Ben Colvett
Ralph Desmond Epperly
Cool Ridge
Melton Mortuary
Weekend Weather Outlook and River Gauge Updates
Extended outlook shows warm with a chance of showers Sunday, with Saturday and Monday fair. Daytime highs in the low to mid 70s and overnight lows in the 40s to near 50. River readings: Greenbrier two feet above normal and cloudy. Lake Bluestone normal and muddy with five gates open. Hinton gauge at 3.3 feet.
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Greenbrier
Lake Bluestone
Hinton
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United Press International
Huntington
Cab Company
West Virginia
Public Service Commission
Huntington Cab Co., Inc
WVU
Morgantown
Weston
Cora Maxine Donaldson
George Blake
Olive Lee
Blondie” Curtis
Lewis County
Denver Lane
Washington
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department
Robert G. Byrd
Brooke and
Hancock
Peery
Florida
Tallahassee, Fla
White House
Call Wrecks
Fort Worth, Tex
T. Cullen Davis
Tom Cave
Cave
Davis
Fiat Executive
Paris
Kinshasa
Zaire
Shaba
Katanga
Angola
Morocco
Kolwezi
Tina Akers
Willie C. Blillings
Okey W Chambers
Ralph D. Epperly
Too ‘Tay
EW River Banking & Trust CO
Oak Hill, WV
Raleigh G
Siegister
Beckley Newspapers Inc
Prince St
Beckley, W.va
An. A
Communications Inc
Charleston, W.va
Beckley and Hinton
W.va
Ral
Hi. W.va
Maxwell Hill Furniture
Estes Wills
Dana
Maxwell Hill
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