Senior Citizens Conference slated for May in Weston
The West Virginia Commission on Aging will hold its sixth annual Senior Citizens Conference May 20 to 22 at Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp Weston. Hearings on inflation and elderly housing health care and transportation precede workshops and entertainment with lodging at Jackson's Mill and Salem College. Reserve by Friday through local aging committees.
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Weston
West Virginia
Louise B. Gerrard
Commission On Aging
Gerrard
Jackson's Mill
Salem College
County Committee On Aging
Brokaw to speak at WVU Journalism Week observance
NBC Newsman and White House correspondent Tom Brokaw will headline West Virginia University's Journalism Week. He speaks at 8 15 p.m. Tuesday in Mountainlair Ballroom, with other speakers including Emanuel Rakces, Frank Shaffer, Ramona R. Rush, Georgie Ann Geyer, and Al Ries. An awards luncheon follows on Friday.
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NBC
White House
Tom Brokaw
West Virginia University
Brokaw
Mountainlair
Emanuel Rakces
Ryder and
Frank Shaffer
WVU
Modern Railroads
Rail Transit Magazine
Mountainlair Gold Ballroom
Ramona R. Rush
Communication Research Center
University of Florida
Georgie Ann Geyer
Chicago Daily News
al Ries
Advertising
of Ries
Cappiello, Colwell, Inc
Dean Guy H. Stewart
WVU School of Journalism
Sigma Delta Chi
Kappa Tau Alpha
Daily Athenaeum
Preston County strip mine protests filed
Two proposed strip mines in Preston County drew protests by residents. Williford Excavating Co SMA-1457 faced objections from Harold Hillery Ruby Ringer and James Hebb while Lewis Coal and Coke Co SMA-1466 on Pringle Run near Tunnelton had no protests. Open house for Scott's Run Valley residents at Shack Neighborhood House features new pastor director Rev Charles Eble and plans for a cooperative food buying program.
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Scott's Run Valley
Shack
Pursgrove
Charles Eble
Williford Excavating Co., Inc
Harold B. Hillery
Ruby Ringer
James J. Hebb
Rt. 2
Albright
Co. Rt. 18
Valley Point
Muddy Creek
Lewis Coal and Coke Co
Rt. 72
Pringle Run
Tunnelton
Cancer Society volunteers canvass Morgantown area
American Cancer Society volunteers will canvass the Morgantown area today seeking contributions. Representatives urge residents to give generously.
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American Cancer Society
Morgantown
Cancer Society
Foskett named new Travel Council leader in Mountaineer Country
John Foskett of Philippi selected to lead the Mountaineer Country Travel Council replacing Barbara Creasy who resigns after decades as first full time director. Foskett outlines plans including a Miss Universe hot air balloon tour of north central West Virginia launching at Buckhannon May 31. He will host talks and slideshows for groups and promotes tourism across Barbour to Upshur counties.
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Mountaineer Country Travel Council Board of
Barbara Creasy
Alderson Broaddus College
Foskett
Glenview Naval Air Station
Glenview
Ill
Toronto
Nichols Home Shield Co
Travel Council
West Virginia
Comdr
Buzz Penny
Chicago
Buckhannon
Morgantown
Georgia
Diane
John III
Trey
Fosketts
Philippi
Mountaineer Country Travel Council
Barbour
Doddridge
Harrison, Lewis, Marion
Monongalia
Preston
Taylor and Upshur
Kim Has Article Printed In Current History
Hong N. Kim an associate professor of political science at West Virginia University has an article in the April issue of Current History a world affairs journal His article is titled The Crisis of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party.
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Kim
Hong N. Kim
West Virginia University
Current History
Japan
Liberal Democratic Party
Masontown man linked to federal mining post
Fayette County native Walter J. Vincenelli of Masontown is reportedly under consideration for the federal Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration director post to replace James Day. Vincenelli, commissioner of deep mine safety for Pennsylvania DEP, notes he has heard rumors but has not been formally notified.
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Masontown
Walter J. Vincenelli
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources
James Day
Federal Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration
MESA
Robert Barrett
Pittsburgh Mesa
Vincenelli
Day
United Mine Workers
UMW
Vincinelli
West Virginia Professor Named First President of Explosives Engineers
Calvin J. Konya, assistant professor of mining engineering at West Virginia University, has been named the first president of the newly formed Society of Explosives Engineers. The society aims to create a certification process for practitioners and to broaden college instruction in explosives studies.
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Calvin J. Konya
West Virginia University
Society of Explosives Engineers
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New Travel Council
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Unday
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