Governor pledges 2 million for Raleigh vocational facility
Governor Arch Moore Jr. announced a 2 million dollar state commitment toward a 4.5 million vocational technical training center in Raleigh County. The plan hinges on November Better Schools Amendment passage and a local school bond levy to match funds and finance building and equipment.
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Raleigh
Munson Hall
Arch Moore Jr
Raleigh County
Beckley
Board of Education
West Virginia
Moore
Appalachian Regional Commission
Better Schools
William ‘Baker
Schoo
Woodrow Wilson High School
Baker
Two Raleigh County Men Treated For Personal Safety Injuries
Beckley police report that two Raleigh County men were hospitalized for personal safety related wounds. Sterling Ballenger, 24, was shot at his home at 7:50 p.m. Tuesday and taken to Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. Samuel Hundley, 25, stabbed himself in the abdomen with a pocket knife Wednesday morning and is at Beckley Hospital.
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Beckley
Raleigh
Stamford
Sterling Ballenger
Appalachian Regional Hospital
Samuel Hundley
Sunrise Ave
Hundley
Beckley Hospital
S. Kanawha Isl
James Salyer
Raleigh General Hospital
Forrest Ave
Charlotte Fox
Walter Goss
Lincoln St
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
N. Kanawha St
Toney Diciuccio
Thief Steals Radios From Store in High Wycombe
Police say a thief stole three car radios from a High Wycombe store on Wednesday. The radios were nonworking models, tempering any hoped for prize.
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High Wycombe
England
UPI
Weather Summary for 24 Hours Ended 10 AM
Airport conditions show a high of 78 at 4 30 PM and a low of 61 at 4 30 AM, with 0 precip and SW winds at 13 mph. River gauges Greenbrier and Lake are normal and clear, Hinton gauge at 2.1 ft. Today’s extremes include 104 at Buckeye and 25 at Evanston. Weekend outlook calls for showers and storms, with highs mostly in the 80s and overnight 60s.
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Greenbrier
Hinton
Buckeye
Ariz
Evanston
Wyo
$900000 Delta Road Upgrades Tied to Moore Visit
Governor Moore announced $900,000 for upgrading delta roads in Raleigh County during a reception in Beckley. He withheld final I-64 routing details, noted plans to involve 55 counties, and said state roads will gain paving under a new maintenance plan. He also sought Pinecrest Hospital staff input for a full hospital evaluation and future expansion.
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Moore
Raleigh County
Delta Roads
Beckley
Pinecrest Hospital
Ramada Inn
Pinecrest
Board of Education
John H. McCulloch
Larry F. Stover
Morgantown
McDowell County
State Department of ‘Highways
SDH
Delta
Helen
Coal City
Glen White
Eccles
Stanaford
Lanark
Morris
Lilly Heights
Lilly Road
Calloway Heights
Leon
Carey
Simpkins
Stoots
Silver Moon
Hannah
B and L Lumber
Stanford Mine
Morrison
Allentown
School Road
Stoco High School
Hollywood Drive
Beckley Road
Alan Susman
Senate
Susman
Republican Executive Committee
Howard L
Bud” Spears
Republican Executive’ Committee
Reconstruction era reception list names and affiliations
The fragment lists attendees and figures connected to a reception, naming W A Stanley, George Chambers, Mrs William Underwood, Charles Lewis, William Baker, Mason Anderson, Earl Halsey and others. It notes Beckley Water Co and Raleigh County Schools links and party figures including Democrats for Moore and Hulett Smith campaign organizers.
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YDC
W. A Stanley
Beckley Water Co
George Chambers
William
Polly
Blackburn
Max Carpenter
Wood
Charles Lewis
Raleigh
Lewis Chevrolet, Inc
William Baker
Hulett Smith
Mason Anderson
Earl Halsey
Moore
Board of Education
Sherman Trail
Four Woodrow Wilson seniors named National Merit semifinalists
Principal Hubert Jackson announced four Woodrow Wilson High School seniors Jane Bone Alice Campbell John Futterman and Randy Jennings have been named semifinalists in the 1973 National Merit Scholarship Program. They join about 15 000 top high school seniors nationwide who achieved high PSAT NMSQT scores and will advance to finalist consideration for up to 1 000 renewable and nonrenewable scholarships nationwide.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Jane
Hubert Jackson
Jane Bone
Alice Campbell
John Futterman
Randy
Jennings
United States
U. S
NMSC
Haywood books Royal Albert Hall for New Year party
Roger Haywood has booked the Royal Albert Hall for a New Year’s Eve party to ring in the new century. A spokesman confirmed the booking and noted no set price yet, with current rentals around 3750 dollars per evening.
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HALL
London
UPI
Roger Haywood
Royal Albert. Hall
Haywood
Albert. Hall
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Sue Stover
Register
Clyde Law
Crescent Elementary School
Jim Lowry
J. A. Blackburn
Raleigh County Board of Education
Raleigh County Board
the Armory
Beckle
Y. Jaycees
Colossus
Terry Lynn Ara
Harper Road
James Cunningham
Taylor St
Pete Kovach
Mac McCreery
Hume Ct
Joe Rodriguez
Beckley City
Gary iMeadows
Crab Orchard Drive
Crab Orchard
Paramount Pics
Dino DE Laurentis Petit
West
Coton
THE
Fanfare Corporation
Angelique Pettyjohn
Bunny Alister
Michael Greer
Ginger
Deke
Aous Orly
Joseph Brenner Associates
ING
Democrats For Moore
George Titler
Rockefeller
Hylton
McGraw
House of
Anthony J. Sparacino
Charles
Marty Martha) Merritt
Fred Stacy
Teresa Winner
Tom Winner
James Sanger
House
Lewis McManus
Paul
Woodrow Wilson
Edward C. Smith
National Merit ‘Scholarship Corporation
West Virginia University
Miss Bone
Eagle Dispatch
Latin Club
Junior Historians
Future Teachers of America
Beckley Dance Theatre Company
Dance Theatre
First Methodist Church
Dewey Bone
Locust Drive
James Campbell
Oak Grove
Alice
Concord College
Athens
Morris Harvey College
Charleston
Mabscott Christian Church
Futterman
National Honor Society
Echo
Camp Horseshoe
Zelda Futterman
Dexter Ave
Perry Futterman
John
Key Club
Medical Explorers
Veterans Administration Hospi
Ital
Assey of God Church
Kennith Jennings
Berkley 1St
Metiocolor
Anavison
Columbia Pictures
Camden Park
Mark Club
Harper
ROAD
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