Americans Abroad Struggle With Absentee Voting Rights
Thousands of U.S. citizens overseas face obstacles in voting in the 1972 election under a new federal law. Confusion across states, vague guidance, and local election practices hinder absentee ballots, with Mexico City hosting thousands seeking to cast votes and frustrate efforts by Goldwater and others to implement the Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970.
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Mexico City
Phoenix
Ariz
United States
BRRRR
Barry ‘Goldwater
Arizona
Terryj
Emerson
France
Germany
Switzerland
Justice Department
Netherlands
Washington
Mexico
Goldwater
Hota Sher
Santa Clara County
New York State
Haydick
Miss Gast
Hawthorne
Chicago
Upstate
Putnam
Westchester
New York City
United States Chamber of Commerce
U. S
Ito
Beckleyan Awarded Rotary Fellowship To Study Engineering
John William Gray of Beckley, Rutgers industrial engineering student, won the Rotary Foundation International Graduate Fellowship for 1973-74 to study at the University of Leeds England. The award covers tuition living costs transportation and travel. Gray has held multiple honors including Tau Beta Pi Alpha Pi Mu and Presidential Scholar status and was active in Rutgers student government and athletics. He plans to study engineering law related topics at Leeds.
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Beckleyan
Rotary
England
John William Gray
Beckley
Rutgers University
Rotary Foundation
Foundation International
University of Leeds
Leeds
West Virginia
Joseph X. Fazio
Gray
Woodrow Wilson High School
L. B .Johnson
Rutgers
John
W. Gray
Maplewood Lane
Engineering
Tau Beta
West
Alpha Pi Mu
James G. Slade
All University
Rutgers Board of Governors
College
American Institute of Industrial Engineers
Student Government Association
Scarlet Key
Chi Psi Social ‘Fraternity
Health Consumers, Officials Discuss Care Levels at Beckley Forum
A forum in Beckley hosted by the Council of the Southern Mountains gathered health consumers and area officials to discuss care levels and hospital billing. Speakers included T. P. Hipkins of Appalachian Regional Hospital and Dr. Forest Cornwell, with questions highlighting ER wait times and billing complexities.
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Council of the Southern Mountains
Raleigh County Community Action Association
Beckley
T. P. Hipkins
Appalachian Regional Hospital, Inc
Julian Griggs
The
Health
Griggs
Hipkins
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
David Schmauss
David Weir
John Johnson
Mountaineer Family: Health Plan,Inc
Forest Cornwell
Project Medical
Martha Crider
Ben Chadwick
United Mine Workers Health and Welfare Fund
Betty Canterbury
Pat Bouton
Southern West Virginia Reginal Health Council
James Yates
Southern West Virginia Clinic
Dwight Billings
Social Security Administration
Herb’ Buckley
Department of Welfare
Laurita Pledges Police Support for Attorney General Bid
Laurita Jr. pledges active AG involvement in law enforcement with a lending library of staff specialists for police and prosecutors. He spoke to the Fraternal Order of Police in Beckley and promised to build and retain a statewide advisory staff.
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Joseph A. Laurita Jr
Laurita
Monongalia County
Order of Police
Beckley
Ex-Beckleyan Cast In Play At WVU Theatre 1972
William Kyle Vass II, son of Arlington residents and former Beckley address, joins WVU Theatre’s 1972-73 season cast for Conduct Unbecoming. Dr. Charles Neel directs the melodramatic mystery at the Creative Arts Center September 28 to 30, with British accents required. The play, by Barry English, premiered in Bristol in 1969 and reached New York in 1970.
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William Kyle Vass II
William .K. Vass
Arlington
Clyde St. Beckley
West Virginia University Theatre
Barry English
Charles Neel
Creative Arts Center
Bristol
England
New York
Dr. Neel
University Theatre
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Richard Severo
New York Times News
Florida
Miami Beach
Fla
Key Biscayne
Cape Florida
California
Ohio
Oregon
South Carolina
John W. Gray JR
MR. Cash
Beckley National Bank
Beckley, West Virginia
FDIC
G.c.murfeh
Her la Ey
Kolorkraft Savelle
Orson
Dupont
Murphy's
Murphys
Murphy
Carole
S.M
Oak Hill
Hinton
Rainelle
Montgomery
Mullens
WVII
Valley
Central Ave
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