Supreme Court to rule on Morgantown redistricting case
The West Virginia Supreme Court awaits a decision within two weeks in a case by Theodore Judy and James Hardin. They seek court-ordered redistricting of Morgantown’s seven wards or an at large council election. Their attorney argues census data show ward population disparities and unequal representation.
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Charleston
UPI
State Supreme Court
Morgantown
High Court
Theodore M. Judy
James G. Hardin
M.E. Mowery Jr
University City
West Virginia
Mowery
WVU
DePond
Health workers accuse administration of lead poisoning actions lag
Health Employees for Change, 60 to 100 workers in the Health Services and Mental Health Administration, criticize the Nixon administration for inactivity in leading lead poisoning curb efforts and deploying Emergency Health Personnel Act of 1970 workers. Dr Vernon E Wilson defends priorities but notes delays in the lead program.
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Washington
UPI
Health Services and Mental Health Administration
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Vernon E. Wilson
Wilson
Jury Favors Pennington In Rent Collection Suit
A Raleigh County jury ruled for N. A. Pennington of Beaver in a suit to recover unpaid rent from his daughter Sandra L. Smith and her former husband Bobby C. Smith. Pennington testified he rented a four room house on Crow Road for $35 monthly, reduced from outsiders’ rate, with payment and maintenance expectations. He claimed no rent was paid from October 1969 through unspecified dates.
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Raleigh County
N. A. Pennington
Beaver
Sandra L. Smith
Bobby C. Smith
Pennington
Crow Road
Smith
C. Elton Bryan Jr
Combs Street
Senate Defeats SST Bill Amid Funding Debates
In March the House rejected an SST appropriations bill 215 to 204 amid votes by switches citing smaller future costs and job creation. Nixon pledged environmental concerns must be satisfied before production. Boeing warned a new contract would be needed if revived. old SST prototype contracts were canceled. A separate rent dispute case involving Pennington and Smith ended in divorce after the suit.
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Senate
House
Nixon
Seattle
Boeing Co
Three Committee Chairmen Appointed For Scenic River Campaign
The Scenic River Campaign in Raleigh County gains three chairmen Dennis Franklin to head the planning committee Charles Darlington and Mrs Patty Anderson lead publicity work A manpower chair is to be named The project hires 50 students ages 14 to 18 from low income families for stream cleanup under supervision of four Department of Natural Resources staff Volunteers are urged and safety is emphasized with bus transport and site supervision.
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Scenic River Committee
Charles Echols
Dennis Franklin
Stoco High School
Charles Darlington
Woodrow Wilson High School
Patty Anderson
Raleigh
Echols
Soil Conservation Office
Kanawha Street
Beckley
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
West Virginia
Department of Employment Security
Raleigh County School Board
Employment Security Office
Anderson
Inmates Indicted For Auto Theft Near Wetzel County
The Wetzel County Grand Jury indicted three West Virginia Penitentiary inmates Paul Chafin Gary Hammack and Kenneth Graves on grand larceny charges tied to stealing a prison car during an escape bid February 17. They later abducted a couple and stole another vehicle before a high speed chase and gunfire. The trio face prior felonies in Marshall and Pendleton counties and are set to answer at the September term.
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UPI
Wetzel County
West Virginia Penitentiary
Here
Paul Chafin
Huntington
Gary Lee Hammack
Charleston
Kenneth E. Graves
Buckhannon
Moundsvlle
Pendleton County
Panhandle
Wileyville
Marshall
Pendleton
Sweeneysburg Man Remanded On Attempted Murder Charge
David Herman Cooke waived to grand jury on attempted murder charge after May 6 arrest for allegedly threatening and firing a gun at his stepdaughter Annie Stover. He was remanded to jail in lieu of $1,000 bond before Magistrate Rodriguez on a peace warrant.
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Sweeneysburg
David Herman Cooke
Rodriguez
Cooke
Annie Stover
Moore Rides Daily Mail Discussed Sprouse Stories
In Fayetteville the Sprouse lawsuit alleges Charlestown Daily Mail staff maligned his character with stories from May to November 1968. Answers show reporter Mellace met with Ley and Yost, aides to Arch Moore, before publication and discussions occurred during a flight to Elkins with Latimer, though Moore aides deny any political utility discussion.
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Daily Mail
Sprouse
Fayetteville
UPS
James M. Sprouse
Charleston Daily Mail
Robert Mellace
Pendleton County
Mellace
William Ley
Norman Yost
Arch Moore
Ley
Elkins
Ira S Latimer
Natural Resources
EPA Officials Cite Power Plant as Pollution Source
EPA officials testified at a West Virginia Maryland border air quality hearing that emissions of sulfur dioxide from a Grant County power plant sometimes violated federal and state laws. The third day of hearings reviewed new standards and possible effects on Christmas tree crops. Engineer G T Helms said monitoring showed overall compliance but noted instances of exceedance, including Sept 12, 1970 when instruments ran off scale.
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Helms
Double Wrecks In Bradley And Daniels Traffic Incidents
A two vehicle crash at 8 15 a m Monday at the U S 21 and North Sand Branch Road intersection in Bradley involved a 1957 Raleigh County Board of Education truck driven by Orville F Thomas and a 1966 auto driven by Harry Clifford Whitney no injuries or charges were reported the total damage was 350. A separate incident at the U S 19 21 By Pass and W Va 3 South Fayette Street intersection Sunday left no injuries but charged Mable V Benbow with improper turning after her 1963 auto struck a 1967 car driven by Kenneth Floyd White damage totaled 900 with the White car at 600 and Benbow 300.
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U.S. 21
North Sand Branch Road
Bradley
Raleigh County Board of Education
Orville F. Thomas
Sprague
Harry Clifford Whitney
Oak Hill
Whitey
Mable V. Benbow
Ringleben St
U.S
Deaths And Funerals Charles Ball 67 Philippi
Funeral services for Charles Ball 67 of Philippi will be held Friday at 2 p m at Phillips Funeral Home with Rev Paul Crawford Jr in charge Burial will be in Mt Vernon Memorial Cemetery near Philippi Ball a former employee of Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates in Raleigh County died Tuesday at home after a heart attack He was a retired superintendent of Badger Coal Co at Philippi Born February 22 194 at Northfork son of the late John and Betty Jane Ball He attended the Baptist Church and was a member of the Elks Club in Buckhannon Survivors include his wife Ann Renkas Ball two sons Charles Philippi and Jimmie Ball stationed with the U S Air Force in Homestead AFB Fla a daughter Betty Jane Ervin Philippi a brother Landon Ball Beckley a sister Mary Thomas Miami Fla and seven grandchildren
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Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Raleigh County
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Northfork
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Betty Jane Ball
Baptist Church
Elks Club
Buckhannon
Ann Renkas Ball
Charles
Jimmie Ball
U. S. Air Force
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Fla
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Betty Jane) Ervin
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Beckley
Mary) Thomas
Maimi
Blanche Hale Pack
Bramwell
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Owen Wyatt
Jerry Connor
Woodlawn
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Peters'town
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Paul M. Pack
Buckeye Coal Co
Stephenson
William C., Bramwell
Ripley High School
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Holden
Island Creek Coal Co
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Andras Hale
New Market
Louise H. Poling
Cleveland
Ohio
Allen Hale
Narrows
Mercer Funeral Home
Bluefield
Joseph Claypool O’dell
Mt. Tabor
Nicholas County
Alfred O
Ioie Snowden McCutchen O’dell
Raleigh
Dixie Simms O’dell
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Joann) Wills
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Betty) Curtis
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Connie) Brown
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Wilma) Phipps
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Linda) Allen
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Marion
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Sterling
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Ivy) Lemon
Charleston
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Belle
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William O’dell
Rochester
N.Y
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Dry Creek
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the Valley Funeral Home
Whitesville
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Ansted
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Monroe County
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Ruby Jarrell Cook
James E
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Brooksville
Final rites set for Mrs Blanche Pack of Bramwell
Long obituary notes Blanche Hale Pack 69 of Bramwell died at home after a heart attack. Services in Bramwell Presbyterian Church with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. Survivors include husband Paul M Pack two sons William C Pack and Allen S Pack. Reader notes local church ties and familial lines.
Mrs Bertha Jones Itmann Dies at 77 in Huntington Hospital
Mrs Bertha Jones 77 of Itmann died Tuesday in a Huntington hospital. Services set for Friday at 1 pm at Cassell Memorial Methodist Church Itmann with Rev James McCormick. Burial Maplewood Cemetery Tazewell Virginia. She was born July 11 1893 Smyth County Virginia daughter of Adam J Ritter and Mary C Ritter. Survived by six nephews Wiley Bowling Willis Ritter Harry Ritter Carr Ritter Roy Ritter and Roger Ritter. Body at Sam Fogle song Nease and Neely Funeral Home Mullens with calling hours 6 to 9 pm today. Pallbearers named Alex Leonard Claude Bane Howard Cox Lacy Repass Clint Norris Pete Semonco.
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Cassell
Willis
Pineville
Harry and
Carr
Tazewell
Roy
Roger Ritter
Bluefield
Sam Foglesong
Nease
Neely
Mullens
Alex Leonard
Claude Bane
Howard Cox
Lacy Repass
Clint Norris
Pete Semonco
Paul Manns Dies in Brooklyn After Long Illness
Paul Manns of Brooklyn New York formerly of East Beckley died Wednesday in a Brooklyn hospital after a long illness. The body is being returned to the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor for completion of funeral arrangements.
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Paul Manns
Brooklyn
N. Y
East Beckley
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Williams Seeks $2.25 Minimum Wage Rise
Sen. Harrison A. Williams Jr. proposes raising the federal minimum wage from $1.60 to $2.25 within a year for many workers and two years for others. Labor Sec. Hodgson backs a $2.00 wage by January 1974. Hearings set for May 18 with Hodgson as lead witness.
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UPI
Harrison A. Williams Jr
Dn.j
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Nixon
Williams
James D. Hodgson
Hodgson
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