Lawmakers urged to tour Weston State Hospital
All 131 West Virginia legislators should have toured Weston State Hospital, not just a trio, to confront neglect and funding shortages at the 100 year old facility housing 1,254 patients. Officials warned the hospital lacks basic needs despite budget surpluses spent on roof repairs and rewiring.
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Weston State Hospital
Richard Bracco
Weston
Bracco
B. Obed Poling
Shriver Praised by Randolph Ahead of Wheeling Visit
West Virginia Senator Jennings Randolph lauds Sargent Shriver as a strong addition to the Democratic ticket citing Shriver's 1960 Kennedy campaign role and appeal in the state. Shriver plans a three hour Wheeling tour with Randolph and Gov. candidate John D. Rockefeller IV, reflecting trusted support for national and state levels.
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UPI
Sargent Shriver
West Virginia
Wheeling
Jennings Randolph
Shriver
Randolph
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
John D. Rockefeller IV
Salem College
Mountain State
Appalachian
Divers search continues for drowning diver in Delaware River
A 22 year old scuba diver Boyd Lucas from Spring Mills Township is missing after reportedly drowning Thursday night in the Delaware River near Riegelsville Philadelphia area. About 30 men including five divers have worked around the clock since Thursday to recover the body.
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Riegelsville, Pa
UPI
Delaware River
Bucks County
Boyd Lucas
Spring Mills Township
Nixon assigns Carlucci to direct Agnes relief in Pennsylvania
President Nixon appointed Deputy Budget Director Frank Carlucci to take charge of federal relief for Tropical Storm Agnes victims in eastern Pennsylvania. He will travel to Wilkes-Barre to coordinate aid, set up a field office, and cut through red tape to speed assistance.
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UPI
Nixon
Frank Carlucci
Pennsylvania
Carlucci
Camp David Mountain
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Wilkes-Barre
George Romney
Milton Shapp
Romney
Ziegler
Seaboard
Camp David
Waynesburg fire kills 26 year old man and destroys trailer
A fire of undetermined origin killed 26 year old Richard D. Morris in Waynesburg while he was alone in a trailer home. His wife Patricia, 21, gave birth to a boy Friday at Greene County Memorial Hospital. Government officials discussed flood relief efforts and broader federal spending in the wake of the storm.
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Waynesburg
UPI
Richard D. Morris
Patricia
Greene County Memorial Hospital
Former officer charged in pizza sauce scheme
Two men including former Philadelphia police officer Joseph Arnone were charged with third degree grand larceny over a pizza sauce sale scheme. Pasquale Narcisi and Arnone allegedly offered large quantities of sauce at unrealistically low prices to Cortland and Johnson City restaurants, with a ring used as security. Arnone held on 5000 dollars bail. Narcisi jailed without bail in Broome County.
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UPI
Philadelphia
Joseph Arnone
Pasquale B. Narcisi
Wayne
Arnone
Narc
Cortland
Johnson City
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