West Virginia Official Praises State Progress in San Francisco
West Virginia commerce commissioner Lysander L. Dudley Jr. told the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco that the state is an unspoiled land with mountains streams and year round tourism. He cited gains since Arch A Moore Jr. became governor in 1968 including higher teacher pay and improved highway funding while noting past regional and industry challenges.
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San Francisco
UPS
West Virginia
Commonwealth Club
Appalachia
Lysander L. Dudley Sr
Moore
Dudley
Racial renaming debate pokes fun at group names
Dick West suggests a national rename convention for racial and ethnic groups with contests and prizes. He humorously imagines Eskimos becoming Nature Noblemen and Indians Glorious Paragons, ending with his own group choosing Mr. Nice Guys over honky.
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Washington
UPI
America
Southwest Intergroup Relations Council
India
Eskimos
Nelson criticizes Regents control at Marshall University
Former Marshall University president Roland Nelson Jr. argues the West Virginia Board of Regents should defer to local advisory boards and make fewer operational decisions. He recalls controversy over athletics, leftist speakers, and a Students for a Democratic Society chapter during his term. The remarks came during the school’s Impact 71 program in Huntington. Meanwhile in Morgantown NBC will air The Sounds of Children featuring West Virginia University’s traveling puppet mobile at 10 am Saturday, filmed at the White House Conference on Children and Youth in January.
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Nelson
Students For
Democratic Society
Marshall
Morgantown
UPI
NBC
West Virginia University
White House
Washington
Union Carbide Demonstrates Precipitators at SOUTH CHARLESTON
Union Carbide Corp. demonstrated its new electrostatic precipitators on its power units at the South Charleston plant. Plant manager R L Yelton said fly ash emissions could drop from 157 tons per square mile monthly to 40 with the equipment and aim for 35 in industrial and 20 in rural areas within two years. He noted odor issues linger and that sulphuric acid production is halted to reduce pollution.
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South Charleston
UPI
Union Carbide Corp
R. L. Yelton
State
Air Pollution Control Commission
Yelton
Carbide
Watershed Plan in Mill Creek Project Moves Forward
Washington UPI reports the Public Works committees will review a mill creek watershed plan in Jackson County West Virginia. Sen Jennings Randolph Sen Robert Byrd and Rep Ken Hechler announced the Office of Management and Budget has submitted the final work plan for the six million dollar project for congressional approval.
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Washington
UPI
Public Works Committee
The
Senate
House
Mill Creek
Jackson County
W.va
Jennings Randolph
Robert C. Byrd
Rep
Ken. Hechler
Office of Management and Budget
Congress
Death notices and funeral arrangements
A collection of obituaries from Beckley area residents with names George L. Richardson Ida L. Richardson Harding Lewis Minnie Rose Sneed Charles Blevins Marie Sue Laso Joseph Quincy Polk Jim C. McCoy and others. Details include ages addresses churches funeral times and burial sites and arranging funeral homes such as Caffee Melton Rose Quesenberry and Fred X Williams.
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Richardson Richardson
George L
Ft. Lauderdale
Florida
Enon Primitive Baptist Church
Ira Toler
Trail
Surveyor
Caffee Funeral Home
Ida L
Belt Fundamental Baptist Church
Richardson
Maple Meadow
Melton Mortuary
Blevins Blevins
Charles
Scarbro
Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel
South
Kanawha Street
Dennis Moss
Ala
Laso
Marie Sue
Detroit
Michigan
McAlspin
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Thomas Kerrigan
Sunset Memorial Park
Williams Funeral Home
MacArthur
W. Va
Polk Polk
Joseph Quincy
Sophia
Sophia Church of God
W. F. Tolliver
Olina White
Fred X. Williams
McCoy McCoy
Jim C
McAlpin
Harrys. Walker
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California
BY Dick West
Nelson Scores
Regents Board
Union Carbide
Lewis Lewis
Harding
Harlem Heights
Glorious Church of God
Mt. Hope
Bessie Carter
Jack Moore
Greenwood Memorial Park
Ritchie & Johnson Funeral Parlor, Inc
Sneed Sneed
Minnie Rose
Flat Top
Flat Topissionary Baptist Church
Wilmer Lilly
Tom Lilly
Ghent
Rose & Quesenberry
Funeral Chapel
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
Dias Floral
City Ave
Daniel Nathan Berry
B.A.R.H
Zambos
Yates
Shirey
Cleve Young
Mrs
Jessie Berry
Beckley
Tower Garden
Blue Ridge Memorial
Blue Ridge Cemetery
Call
Red Feist
Beagle Dog
Robert L. Amick
Beene Newspapers
Beckley Newspapers Corp
ann _HALL
Joe
Linville
Call Gene Crone
G. Foley
E. Lowell Foley
Professional Directory
R. L. Stewart
Mankin Ave
Joseph St
Wright’s Radio & TV
Crab Orchard
Saba
Andy's Locksmith Service
N. Cole
Halstead
Hotpoint
Prince St. Ph
DIAL
TIMEX
Eric
Neville
J. C. Shumate Drilling Water and Industrial
Coal City
R. M. Simmons
Raleigh
Stamford Community
Stamford Union Hall
Rete E. Campbell Herman Warden
Volkswagen
West Virginia Mountaineer
Jane Campbell Music Co
Walter Farris
Lester
Ronnie Grose
Edmond
H. M. Richmond
Glade Creek
Shady Spring
Jesus
P.O. Box
Ed O. James
MacCorkle
Charleston
P. O. Drawer AE
Royal Spagetti House
Bradley
Town & Country
Eisenhower Drive
Amigo
Wyoming County
Emma W. Va
Tyree
Pavex, Inc
Prosperity
Jim Walter
New Low
Fayetteville
AC Power and Wilcox
Princeton
United Systems, Inc
c/o
Windmill Truckers Center
P. O
J Wheeling
Temple Street
Carpenter
Bishop
Marty
South Heber Street
Mr. White
Arnold Dodge, Inc
Jim Meek
MGR
Appalachian Tire Products
Beckley Plaza
Care Beckley Newspapers Corp
Main Street
Frostee Drive
Valley Drive
Royal Carpet Cleaners
Joe Linville
Bennie Carte
G & W Contractors
Gilbert & Stinson
Don Cole
Danese
Fayette
Wyoming County Coon Hunters Association
Scott’s Toy Kennels
L. W. Davis
Prosperity Race Track
Tony's
Skelton Tipple
Slekenter
J. Giampalo
H.P
H.P. MerCruiser
Murray
Lonestar
H.P. Mercury
Jennie’s
Kanawha S&j
Helen Theatre
Helen, W. VA
Fred Fitzwater
Ibeckley Glass CO
Foster Hardware
FORD
Skelton
MT. Hope Auto Parts
Blacksburg
Jackson ST
Draper Road
Best Furniture
Fayette Street
Pottery & Souy State
Zenith
Zenith Ashworth
B&b Loan
John Baker
Watch Repair
Baker’s Jewelry
Leed's Discount
Prince St
Becklay
Holland
Main St. Ph
Briggs and Stratton
Lauson, Koehler
Lawn Boy
Gravely Tractors
Rural Equipment CO
Pass
Vomuu
Kimberley
Vhf
Rhodes
Mabscott Hill
Carl Johnson
Beckley, W. Va
Daniels Bible Church
Daniels
Dairy Queen
Russia
Middle East
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!