Preston school plan faces mixed local views at hearing
About 100 people attended Preston County hearing on the Better Schools Amendment. Supporters argued for consolidation and a county plan, while opponents from Equality For All Prestonians labeled it flawed and dangerous. Debates centered on timing, funding, and whether state officials should approve the plan.
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Equality For All
Prestonians
Cline
EAP
Preston County School Board
Preston County
Lawrence Mace
Neil Reed
Reed
Supt
Taylor
Noted trial lawyer warns profession under fire
A Ward Wagner Jr., president elect of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, told about 300 attendees at West Virginia University College of Law Law Day that the legal profession faces criticism from multiple fronts. He cited Watergate, auto no fault debates, medical malpractice concerns, condemnation fee disputes, and probate tax procedures as areas of pressure on lawyers.
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A. Ward Wagner, JR
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Student Bar Association of West Virginia University
Law School
Monty Presser
Wagner
Meryl Kiger
Student Bar Association
J. Patrick Heelen
A. Ward Wagner Jr
West Virginia University College of Law
Mont Chateau
Congress
West Virginia
United States Congress
Edward Kennedy
Dmass
Order of the Coif
Race for Life event set for Tuesday at Mountainlair Plaza
The second annual Race for Life will run noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Mountainlair Plaza, sponsored by Phi Delta Theta and Kappa Delta. Proceeds go to Easter Seals Society with activities like wheelchair races, frisbee, ring toss, penny pitch, and donut eating contest. Downtown merchants and Student Foundation donated prizes such as gift certificates and Mountaineer Week mugs. in case of rain, the event moves to Thursday.
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Mountainlair Plaza
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Kappa Delta Sorority
Easter Seals Society
Student Foundation
State uses census data for unemployment trends says official
The official notes the state lacks sophisticated records like the federal survey. State figures estimate those exhausted of benefits and unfiled or late claimants, plus unemployed graduates statewide. Morgantown is weak for summer work, with most postings via federal programs and a rising number of openings since late February.
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Talbot
Morgantown
Job Service
Hospitals Discharge and Births Across multiple towns
A regional hospital round up lists discharges and admissions in multiple locations. Birth reported for Paul Garrison family in Carmichaels at 1:31 pm Saturday. Other entries include medical and surgical staff across Monongalia and Preston counties with several discharges and new admissions.
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Monongalia General Medical
Martin Rosinsky
Troy Woodall
Sandra Krucey
Nancy Cummings
Mabel Woods
Richard Wolfe
George Wolfe
Rebecca Travinski
Mary Davis
Gloria Rice
Lisa Baldwin
William Fumich
Flora Stander
Monongalia
Paul Garrison
Carmichaels
Michael Shaw
Rt. 4
Charles Lloyd
Franklin St
Rollie Sumpter
Rt. 1
Waynesburg
John Renner
Granville
Vaughn Nickler
Bobtown
Rosemary Mrazeck
Aubrey Collins
Arthur Hunt
Barbara Gregg
Roy Lucas
Mark Shepperd
Gloria Ritchey
Mildred Wade
John Runnion
Charles Ewers
Grafto
Karen Shumaker
Richard Gilmore
Grafton
Modena Tighe
Benson
Helmick
Freda Nitter
Mildred Markley
Helen Mayle
Darlene Stevens
Mildred Springs
Nancy Helmick
Christian Sommer
Preston Memorial
Mertle Hoffman
Terra Alta
Stella Bernatowicz
Tunnelton
Luther Hixenbaugh
Patricia Cartwright
Betty Patterson
Deloris Cuppett
David DeWitt
Greene
George Brown
Harriet Manfredi
Clarksville
Former POW Rose Sees Vietnam's Fall, Aid Key
Rose, Bridgeport furniture store owner and former POW, says the fall of South Vietnam is sped by lack of American aid and Congress withdrawal. He opposes sending troops back, but supports targeted aid to bolster Saigon, warning of a potential Communist takeover and bloodbath if North Vietnamese supply routes stay open.
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Rose
Bridgeport
Vietnam
Congress
North Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Morgantown Crime Surge Raises Local Risk Above State Average
Crime in Morgantown jumped from 165 to 607 cases in 1974, a 442 percent rise, with only 100 solved that year and 61 solved the previous year. The state rate reached 18.86 per 1000, above the 17.3 state average. Nationwide pattern noted. county and regional figures varied with motor vehicle theft and break-ins fluctuating.
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Morgantown
Monongalia
Sheriff's Department
Uniform
Star City
Westover
Osage
Uring
Marion County
Fairmont
Preston County
Kingwood
Masontown
Clarksburg
Harrison County
Bridgeport
Taylor County
Grafton
Sheriff's Office
Two Pennsylvanians Die In Highway Crash Near Waynesburg
In Franklin Township near Waynesburg Pa two men aged 21 and 22 were killed when their car a 1972 Dodge left the road on Pa 188 at 1 10 a m. The driver lost control and the vehicle struck guardrails and trees, rolling on its side. Both victims died of broken necks. Vehicle damage estimated at 2500 dollars.
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Waynesburg
Pennsylvania
Robert L. Lawrence
Massa
Kevin Stay
Fredericktown
Franklin Township
Day of Woman program at Morris Harvey College
Local women will take part in The Day of the Woman at Morris Harvey College in Charleston this week with Gloria Steinem as featured speaker. WVU professors and writers join in, along with local participants and male counterparts from WVU. The Miner and the Union discussion on Thursday features Arnold Miller and Britt Hume among others.
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Morris Harvey College
Charleston
Gloria Steinem
Judy Stitzel
West Virginia University
Betty Crickard
WVU
Avery Gaskins
Betsy Byars
Kimberly Dunham
Sandy Roth
Reba Thurmond
Sarah MacDonald
Morgantown Junior High Extends Roller Skating Program
The Morgantown Junior High Community School Program will extend roller skating for elementary students. Sessions run from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays in the school cafeteria, in addition to Monday sessions, starting this week. The schedule continues while weather stays favorable.
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Morgantown
Perry PTA to Hold Tuesday Meeting at Perry Elementary
MT MORRIS Pa The April meeting of the Perry Elementary School Parent Teachers Association will convene at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the school The program features a film performed written directed and produced entirely by the sixth grade class as a science project by science teacher Bruce Lemley
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MT. Morris
Parent-Teachers Association
Perry Elementary School
Bruce Lemley
Mon River anglers report plentiful bass and muskies in Monongahela
Retired Air Force veteran Joseph Bezjak says the Monongahela near Morgantown yields large crappies, blue catfish, and bass with several reports of muskies. Fisheries official Jernejcic notes rising muskie and forage fish populations, successful stocking near Fairmont, and improved water quality with Ph levels six to eight.
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Joseph Bezjak
Monongahela
Morgantown
Big B
Air Force
California
Alaska
New York
South
Jernejcic
Ohio
Fairmont
Cheat Lake
Dunkard Creek
Opekiska Dam
McPherson
Opekiska
Hildebrand
White Day Creek
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Jess Jennings
Mark Crabtree
Joe Rose
Pat Robertson
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Joe Rose III
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Dean Willard Sorenson
William T. Belcher
Rowland B. Burns
Frederick L. Dell
Michael D. Foster
Larry J. Gonzales
James P. Holland
Kathrine P. Kenna
Kenneth
D. Mielke
Mary W. Terry
Charles Prices
High Street
Somerville
Lambert Kiefer
Howard Groomes
John Stark
Elizabeth Haines
Betty Jo Donaldson
John Hornak
Homer Miller
Sarah Watson
Shirley Hanko
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