Vietnamese students plead for help as Vietnam falls
Four WVU Vietnamese students with withheld names describe fear for family back home and predict a blood bath after a Communist victory. They recall Hue’s 1968 aftermath, express heartbreak and impotence, and urge Americans to intervene as two thirds of their country falls under Communist rule.
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John Blosser
Van
Nguyen
Minh
Thanh
West Virginia University
South Vietnam
Hue
Vietnam
Dominion Post
Morgantown
John Cryno ek City police judge Morgantown profile
Morgantown municipal police judge John Cryno ck reflects on two years in office, cites ordinance updates, clerical improvements, and revenue gains from revised violator notices. He discusses court routine, backlog, and his role in hearing defendants while maintaining fairness and access to due process.
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Tony Constantine
Morgantown
John EB. Crynock
Council
Crynock
Uniontown
Fayette County
Steve
Mike
Kanawha County
Monongalia County Walk raises funds for state and local groups
More than 400 county residents joined the 25 mile Monongalia County Walk to raise money for one state and 10 local public service organizations. Participants ranged from young to elderly and included wheelchairs, dogs, and strollers. Veterans such as 81 year old Herbert Roach completed the full distance for the third time, while Charlie Miesner, a former PSU relay runner, led the field by jogging the course.
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Monongalia County
Pennsylvania State University
Charlie Miesner
Miesner
Coliseum
Kim Clovis
Morgantown Striders
John Wolf
Tony Ferrise
Ludwig Gutmann
Lisa Baker
Rt. 11
Linda Warnick
Sabraton Ave
Roger Brafford
Rt. 5
Herbert Roach
Bakers Ridge
Bakers
Beautification Day Draws 150 Participants in County
On Beautification Day, about 150 people organized by Sandi Metheney Helmick of the Soil Conservation Service participated in community improvement. Aluminum sulphate was donated by Chester Whelpley of Southern States Cooperative. The Monongalian County Isaac Walton League supplied mulch sawdust. Morgantown Recreation Committee crafted signs and Circle K contributed.
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Sandi Metheney Helmick
The
Soil Conservation Service
Chester Whelpley
Southern States Cooperative
Monongalian County
Isaac Walton
Morgantown
Dorothy Comuntzis
Kiwanis Club
James S. Bennett
H.K. Brown
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Kiwanis
Bennett
J.M. Rovelstad
Ted Forman
F.J. Brothers
Robert Moore
James Ashburn
Dorothy Root
Morgantown Realty Association
Luther Britton
Monongahela Soil Conservation District
Law
Mon General to Expand Surgical Services Downtown
Monongalia General Hospital plans to boost surgical capacity at its Downtown Division within two months. Acting administrator Edward Patnesky says the schedule will double, with recruitment for a third nursing unit and plans to open by June 1.
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Monongalia General Hospital
Division
Edward Patnesky
Patnesky
Erdogan Tercan
West Virginia University Medical Center
General Hospital
James W. Kessel
Medical Center
Morgantown gun sales not rising despite crime rise
Seven area dealers show only one with higher handgun sales amid a crime upturn and a murder in Morgantown. Inquiries rose for handguns but actual sales remained flat. only tear gas gun sales increased slightly as fear did not trigger broad arming locally.
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Dave Poling
Morgantown
Suncrest
West Virginia
Heck
John Racer
Mountaineer Sports Shop
Morgantown Hardware
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John Crynock
Police Department
John E. Crynock
Mark Crabtree
By Tony Constantine
Pallottine Sisters
Photos By
Sandi Metheney
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