Lawyers Propose Federal Attack On Highway Accidents
A New York white paper by the Trial Lawyers Association calls for a national safety plan and a Highway Safety Act of 1968. It urges a national safety czar, mandatory vehicle safety features, stricter driving tests, lower blood alcohol limits, and universal vehicle inspections, arguing federal action suits the nationwide nature of automobile travel.
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Washington
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Joseph Kelner
Association
the Union
Shipoanors
Johnson
Congress
Viet Nam
United States
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Traffic safety report stresses driver error in most crashes
A broad survey warns that defective auto design and driver failure underlie most serious accidents. It notes that drinking drivers, the young and old have higher risk, yet most incidents occur to respectable, normal people on everyday roads due to judgment errors or neglect of safe habits.
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Remedial Program Talk At Oceana Women’s Club
Oceana Wy meeting of the Oceana Woman's Club featured Jesse Morgan of Pineville outlining the five year remedial education project. Members approved a $2 assessment for each attendee, discussed clubhouse rules, and planned donations to Cancer and Heart Funds in memory of members' mothers. A March tea invitation was extended from Mullens Club, with attendance notes and a Diamond Jubilee observance set for National Federation of Women's Clubs.
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Oceana
Wyoming County
Oceana Woman’s Club
Oceana-Kopperston Road
Jesse Morgan
Pineville
Carl Mack
James T. Richardson
Bath
Joan Crouch
Junior Department House
Cancer Fund
Elizabeth Williams
Heart Fund
Jack Rider
Miss Williams
Rider
Oceana-Kopperston
Mullens Woman’s Club
National Federation of Women’s Clubs
A. G. Lugar Jr
Ways and Means
McGraws and Kin in Ill Health Circuit
Paul Duncan remains ill at home after leaving Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. Mrs. Horace McGraw visits Norton Virginia to see her ailing father Joseph V. Riley. She plans further calls on Louie Gutshall Ed Riley and others in Norton and Elkins.
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McGraws
Paul Duncan
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Horace McGraw
Norton, Va
Joseph V. Riley
Louie Gutshall
Norton
Ed Riley
Elkins
Oak Hill Jaycees Aid Needy Man In Minden Drive
Oak Hill Jaycees held a meeting at the Jaycee Hall to discuss a community drive aiding a Minden man whose medical bills exceed his $150 Social Security income. Welfare re evaluation may provide extra assistance, with donations directed to George Jones or Bill Caviness to cover hospital and prescriptions. New members welcomed. Rinky Dink Tournament progress reported. guest speaker Crislip discussed government contract work.
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ANS
Oak. Hill Jaycees
Jaycee Hall
New River Bank
Ray McClung
David Rees
Jaycees
Minden
Welfare Department
Bill Caviness
George Jones
Martin Goode
R. B. Crislip
Talks On Missions Heard By Churchwomen
The Woman's Mission Society of the First Baptist Church in Mullens met in Fellowship Hall Tuesday night with 22 members. Mrs. Ralph Mays led the devotional and introduced speakers Mrs. Eugene Newsome and Mrs. Ruby Akers on Foreign Missions and Mrs. W. R. Nelson on Home Missions. The theme was A Gathered and Scattered Church. President Mrs. Roger Pritchett led the business meeting. World Day of Prayer is set for Feb. 25 with planning in the host church. Executive board and nominating committee meet Tuesday at the church. Mrs. Jacket will lead the next program.
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Campanile Bell Tower Definition Clarifies Pisa Landmark
A campanile is a bell tower usually attached to a church. The famous leaning tower of Pisa is cited as an example of a campanile.
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Pisa
PTA President Talks To Parents At Glen Rogers
Hayden K Wolfe urged regular attendance as essential to education at Glen Rogers Grade School PTA meeting. Principal Horace McGraw described Wyoming County remedial program with instructors Mrs James Kaiser and Mrs Sebastian Pizzino. A toothbrush sale fundraiser was tabled for later discussion.
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Glen Rogers
RNS
Hayden K. Wolfe
Parent-Teacher Association
James Kaiser
Sebastian Pizzino
Wolfe
Family visits span weekend in Ravenscliffe area
After a weekend in the area Mr and Mrs Russell Shrewsbury and daughter Susan returned to their Huntington home. In Glen Fork they stayed with his parents and in Ravencliff with her grandparents. Lundy Trump, a Wyoming General Hospital patient Mullens, returned home Wednesday. Postmasters attended a Wyoming County Postmasters meeting in Pineville. Thurman Woods returned home after treatment at Williamson Appalachian Region al Hospital. The piece ends with a light jab about the IRS.
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RNS
Russell Shrewsbury
Susan
Huntington
Glen Fork
L. C. Shrewsbury
Asa Hurst
Lundy Trump
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Pineville
Wyoming County Postmasters Association
Greely McGraw
Hayden K. Wolfe
Glen Rogers
Earnest Shumate
Sabine
Williamson
Appalachian Regional
Thurman Woods
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