High Court Told State Not Required To Take Low Bid
The West Virginia Supreme Court heard that the State Purchasing Department may not have to award a contract to the lowest bidder if it acted in good faith. Printing Litho Inc. argued the department abused discretion in rejecting its bid of 62,049 in favor of Mathews Printing Co. at 113,316 for the flat printing contract.
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Charleston
UPI
State Supreme Court
State Purchasing Department
Canot
Andrew J. Goodwin
High Court
Printing-Litho Inc
Elkins
Goodwin
Curtis Wilson
Printing - Litho Inc
Wilson
Mathews Printing Co
Printing Litho
Mathews
Attorney General's Office
Printing- Litho Inc
Printing-Litho
Printing-Litho Inc. Reit
Edge Of Space Scope Planned For Balloon Flight
A two stage balloon will lift a 13,000 pound telescope package to above 95 percent of atmospheric haze next year. Martin Schwarzschild of Princeton University directs the project. A small balloon releases the package then a larger one carries it to the upper atmosphere for lunar and planetary spectra to assess habitability.
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Palestine, Tex
UPS
Martin Schwarzschild
Princeton University
Plane Crash At City Dump Hurts Two Servicemen
In Columbus Georgia a small private Piper Super two seater crashed after takeoff at the city dump. Spec Angelo Petitto and Spec John Wojas suffered facial lacerations but were not seriously injured. City workers rescued them from the burning craft.
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Columbus
UPI
Angelo Petitto
Morgantown
W. Va
John J. Wojas
Dracut
Mass
Ft. Benning
Report Slated Today On Bluefield State
Stateside briefing notes say a statewide guidance testing program and a proposal to convert Bluefield State College into a two year technical school will be presented to the State Board of Education as the two day meeting opens. Final budget actions for Marshall University eight state colleges and the Romney school for the deaf and blind are also expected.
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Charleston
UPS
Bluefield State College
State Board of Education
Marshall University
State School For the Deaf and Blind
Romney
Postmasters Nominated from West Virginia
The names of two West Virginians were sent to the Senate for confirmation as postmasters. James E. Gore of Rawson, Jefferson County, and Fletcher E. Andrews of Proctor, Wetzel County, are the nominees.
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Washington
UPI
West
State Industry Gets Publicity
West Virginia handmade glass plants join to publish 100000 brochures promoting tours of their factories. The six plants Morgantown Glassware Guild Viking Glass West Virginia Glass Specialty Rainbow Art Glass Blenko Glass Co Fenton Art Glass Co back the free enterprise effort. Governor Barron praised the unified push and Travel Development Division will distribute nationwide.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Commerce
Hulett C. Smith
Griffith Parole Decision Near
HUTTONSVILLE W V I P I The State Board of Probation and Parole will decide soon on life term Hollie Griffiths parole. The 70 year old Braxton County native has served 47 years for three murders and appeared for an interview at Hut tonsville Medium Security Prison. His attorney Jack R Nuzum said this could be his last chance to be released and Griffith is willing to accept parole under most conditions including residence with his sisters in Baltimore or Barberton Ohio.
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Huttonsville
UPI
State Board of Probation and Parole
Hollie Griffith
Griffith
Braxton County
Jack R. Nuzum
Elkins
Nuzum
Maryland
Baltimore
Ohio
Barberton
Gassaway
Pt. Pleasant
Third Person Arrested On Narcotics Charge In Charleston
Charleston police have arrested John High 41 of Charleston in a Newark Ohio narcotics theft case totaling 35000 dollars. In a separate raid on a house trailer Jack Harper 41 an ex convict and Mary Rayhill were seized. Authorities also rounded up Oris Hall 50 and Charlie Stockton 57 in Charleston.
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Charleston
UPI
Newark
Ohio
John High
Charlesiton
Jack Harper
Mary Rayhill
Oris Hall
Charlie Stockton
Dedication of New National Guard Armory in Elkins
Gov. Barron Sen. Randolph Rep. Staggers and others will attend armory dedication ceremonies in Elkins Friday night. Randolph will be principal speaker as Secretary Burdett announces the armory name. Keys presented by Adj. Gen. Williams to Capt. Peter Zurback of Bat. A 201st Artillery.
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Elkins
UPI
W. W. Barron
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Harley Staggers
National Guard
Randolph
Joe Burdett
Adj
Williams
Peter E. Zurback
Japanese visit eyed plastics plant in West Virginia
A group of Japanese industrialists met Gov. W. W. Barron at a breakfast meeting to discuss locating a plastics plant in West Virginia. Officials of Sekesui Chemical Co. of Osaka joined the governor as the visitors toured potential sites and explored economic benefits.
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Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
Barron
Sekesui Chemical Co
Osaka
West Virginia
License Revoked and Suspended for West Columbia and Charleston
The Riverside Inn at West Columbia Mason County has its beer license revoked for disorderly conduct. State Beer Commissioner G T Davis announced the Castle Dinner Club in Charleston received a 60 day suspension for sale of alcoholic liquor. Both penalties take effect Wednesday midnight.
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Charleston
UPI
Riverside Inn
West Columbia
Mason County
G. T. Davis
Castle Dinner Club
Davis
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