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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1972

Page

5

Canvass Scheduled In Wyoming Monday

Incorrect vote totals were published earlier. Polly B Brewer 400 votes and Ellen Phillips 678. Official canvass scheduled for Monday. unofficial returns show Democratic ticket results across multiple districts including county executive committee and national convention delegates with numerous candidate tallies.

Pineville RNS County Executive Committee Polly B. Brewer Ellen Phillips Democratic Slab Fork Justice of Peace L. B. Acord Roy W. Kemp Ilds R. L. McKinney James R. Tolliver Wendall W. Cook Jimmie S. Ellis Ralph Halsey O. L. McNeely H. A. Walk Ray Winfrey Charles W. Burdiss Herbert Rogers William Ross Jerry Sherman Larry Sheen Hullett Smith Paula Young Smith Robert E. Smith Harley O. Staggers Melvin Triple Co. L. Workman Jack Adams John Almond Judith Almond Wesley M. Bag

Fayetteville Band Boosters Seek Donated Instruments

At the April meeting the Fayet teville Band Boosters decided to provide instruments for the band. People may donate old instruments by contacting director James Jones. The club also seeks good used instruments at moderate prices.

Fayetteville James Jones

Mountain lion wired for sound in wild relocation

A 93 pound female cougar found in a suburban California yard was tranquilized. State Fish and Game officials attached a radio transmitter collar and released her in the High Sierra to track movement feeding and mating habits.

Chatsworth Calif UPI State Department of Fish and Game High Sierra California

West Virginia Tech Singers Promote Cultural Outreach

Twenty two WVIT students from West Virginia Tech in Montgomery led by Guy Owen Baker travel on a West Virginia and Florida tour. The group performs Broadway tunes jazz medleys and sacred works while staging costume changes and dramatic extras. They schedule stops at high schools churches and civic venues from May 15 to May 27 including Sophia Beckley Charleston Marlinton St Petersburg and Sarasota before a Florida tour leg concluding at Disney World.

Montgomery Appalachia West Virginia West Virginia Techsn Tech Singers West Virginia Tech Guy Owen Baker Arch Moore Roger Shaw Roger Wagner United States Baker Europe Public Schools of South Charleston Westminister Choir College of Princeton N. J Westminister Choir Indiana University University of Michigan Columbia University Teachers’ College Juilliard School of Music Metropolitan Opera Franklin College Indiana Tulane University New Orleans Florida Presbyterian College St. Petersburg Fla St. John’s Episcopal Church Charleston Tech Vittoria Ingegneri Angel Makarov Cousins Ralph Vaughn Williams Theron Kirk David Randall Thompson Williams Sophia High School Woodrow Wilson High School Beckley Ansted High School Nuttall High School Lookout Greenbrier West High School The Woman’s Club of Charleston First United Methodist Church of Richwood Pocahontas High School Marlinton State Lions Club Charleston Civic Center Florida North Avenue Presbyterian Church Atlanta Daytona Beach Walt Disney World Terra Verde Island St.Petersburg Pine Shores First United iMethodist Church Sarasota

Summers Ballots Impounded in Summers County

Circuit Court Judge Nickell Kramer ordered impounding of the Summers County primary ballots. Ballots were moved from the courthouse to the First National Bank after a Summers County Court member, James P. Williams, waived to the grand jury and posted $1000 bond following a warrant by W. C. Parker Jr. Williams is accused of breaking the seal on the Precinct No. 10 Avis container after polls closed. A canvass will occur when the county court meets on Monday.

Ously Avis Pros. Atty. T. L

Man Sentenced in Fayette County Jail for Drunken Driving

Paul M. Burgy 55 of Lyburn was sentenced to six months in Fayette County Jail after appearing before Magistrate R C Bob Godsey on second drunken driving charge. Burgy was arrested Thursday morning in Oak Hill by Deputy Sheriff Dave Brown and confined at the Fayette County Jail.

Fayetteville Fayette County R. C Bob” Godsey Paul M. Burgy Lyburn Burgy Dave Brown Oak Hill

Sideshow gorilla transformation leads to multi-million suit

In Memphis four patrons filed suits totaling 46000 against Royal American Shows of Tampa after a stampede at a carnival sideshow claiming injuries from an apparently realistic gorilla transformation act. The incident, described by witnesses as chaotic, resulted in injuries and prompted legal action.

Memphis, Tenn

Michigan official cautions on foreign meat imports health risks

UPID-B. Dale Ball, director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture, warns that federal efforts to boost foreign meat imports could threaten consumer health. He notes Michigan has full time sanitation inspection of slaughtering, while some countries have primitive meat laws and questionable sanitation.

Lansing Mich UPID B. Dale Ball Michigan Department of Agriculture Michigan

Bald heads to advertise in UPI story

Geoff Davis 27 advertises in Creswell for bald headed men to join an ad agency. The plan is to rent out their bald heads as advertising space. he estimates forty square inches per head and cites nationwide potential for substantial space.

Creswell England UPI Geoff Davis

You Know By United Press International Kelso Records Money Wins

Kelso, retired since 1966, remains racing’s leading money winner with a total of 1 1,977,896 dollars. This figure solidifies his position atop the sport's earnings list as the years pass.

United Press International Kelso iThoroughbred

Rabbi Goldwasser to Preach Baccalaureate at Bluefield State

Rabbi Bruce Goldwasser of Congregation Ahavath Sholom has been chosen to preach the baccalaureate services Sunday at 10 a.m. in the Physical Education Building on Bluefield State College campus. He arrived at Bluefield in 1970 and is active in local civic groups. He and his family reside in Bluefield.

Bluefield Bruce Goldwasser Congregation Ahavath Sholom Bluefield State College Goldwasser Congregation Abavath ‘Sholom Nancy Koorse Beth Michael Newark N. J College of William and Mary Williamsburg Rutgers University of Newark Rutgers University Newark Rutgers NAACP New Jersey Bureau of Children’s Services Rabbi Goldwasser Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion New York Binic East Islip N. Y Yorktown Heights Jamaica

Open House Planned At State Hospital

Barboursville State Hospital announces an open house on May 21 from 1 p m to 4 p m with a brief program honoring employees with five or more years of service. A guest speaker will present awards, followed by tours and refreshments for all attendees.

State Hospital Barboursville Barboursville State Hospital

Guest Speaker Touts Scholarship Dinner at D and E College

Dr. Thomas G. Hambrick English professor and division chair at Concord College will be guest speaker for the combined scholarship and trustees dinner at David and Elkins College on May 18. He will address The Scholar in Society. The event honors D and E students with attending faculty staff and trustees. Hambrick is a Concord graduate with an MA from Miami University and a PhD from the University of Illinois and has taught at Concord since 1962.

Athens Thomas G. Hambrick Concord College David and Elkins College Trus‘tees Hambrick Miami(Ohio) University University of Iinois Concord

Tech Structure To Be Improved At West Virginia College

President Leon ard C. Nelson announced a major reorganization approved by the West Virginia Board of Regents. The College will move from divisions to three schools: Engineering, Human Studies, and Community and Technical College. Deans will be Lyle Blackwell, Jack Robertson, and L Wood Buell.

Montgomery West Virginia Tech Leonard C. Nelson C. i West Virginia Board of Regents Marshall University Community and Technical College School of Engineering School of Human Studies Tech School of Engineers Lyle Blackwell Grams Jack Robertson Business L. Wood Buell Nelson A da Amnhacic Af

Conference On Industrial Design Held At Bluefield

Bluefield State College hosts a conference on instructional design with sponsorship from Bluefield State College and West Virginia University. Dr. Caseal D. Burke of Weber State College speaks on Higher Education instruction. Further talks by Dr. Richard Stowe Indiana University and Dr. Howard Levie Indiana University precede a Wednesday session for college divisions to meet consultants.

Bluefield Bluefield State College West Virginia University Caseal D. Burke Weber State College Bluefield State Richard Stowe Diana University Stowe Howard Levie Division of Systems Technology Indiana University Lawrence Fraley Big Blue Bluefield State College I

Affirmative Action Plan Topic For Regional Management Council

David Grove manager and personnel director for General Telephone South East will present an affirmative action plan review at the Appalachian Regional Management Council meeting May 17 at 6 30 pm at Frankies LaSalute in Bluewell. The talk follows a company inspection by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance. Grove joined the company in 1969 and has held several personnel roles in Bluefield since 1970.

Bluefield David Grove General Telephone Company of the South East Appalachian Regional Management Council Frankie Grover University of Richmond General Telephone E. I. DuPont Richmond New Orleans Fayetteville N. C Grove West Virginia Carol Shockey Jack Boyd Pemco Corporation

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