In Charleston Race for Speaker Narrows to 2 Vote Margin
The Charleston speakership ballot stayed tight as Ned Watson and Ivor Bojarsky battled for the post. Behind the scenes endorsement shifts and last minute lobbying swayed some delegates, with Miles Stanley and Chauncey Browning Jr. among key players amid a fragile Democratic majority.
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Ned Watson
Ivor Bojarsky
Rockefeller
Sprouse
Boiarsky
Miles Stanley
Afl-Cio
Stanley
Charleston
Watson
Old Guard
Democratic
Chauncey Browning Jr
Marion Countian
Del
Carmine Cann
Cann
Truck Wrecks In City Leads To Multiple Accidents
City police report 1:30 p.m. Beechurst Avenue crash when a U Haul trailer detached and struck a Buick driven by Andy Viglianco. Six Friday evening crashes and a morning four car collision caused various injuries and property damage totaling thousands.
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Beechurst Avenue
Larry V. Starcher
Junior Ave
Andy Viglianco
Third St
Carolyn van Zant
Arnold Hall
Peter E. Davis
Grant Ave
Volkswagen
Frances Samus
Charles Ave
Frederick A. DeProspero
Wisconsin Ave
South Hills Drive
University Avenue
Ford
Wm. C. Baickstock
Newburg
Harry E. Fresize
Circle Dr
John M. Russell II
Montrose Ave
Spruce Street
Elwood Line
Meadow Brook
Artie Melheny
Rt. 1
Melheny
Clyde Koon
Rt. 8
University Hospital
Grace Zinn
Rt. 7
Marguerite Solly
Overhill St
James H. Schaum
Indiana St
122 491 Mine Violations Found During Year 1967
A note from the Inspectors' Manual highlights criticism of coal mine inspectors for focusing on trivial requirements rather than disaster prevention. It emphasizes training, proper handling of violations, and thorough cleaning and rock dusting to avert explosions, with procedures for air dust analyses and immediate withdrawal when multiple hazards exist.
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Bureau of Mines
Rockwell Officials Meet Morgantown Residents at Montmartre Open House
Rockwell Manufacturing executives visited Morgantown during the Montmartre open house at the Hotel Morgan. The Pittsburgh based firm recently acquired Sterling Faucet Co. of Morgantown in a major Monongalia County merger.
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Rockwell Manufacturing
Morgantown
Montmartre
J. H. Benson
Sterling
Col. W
Rockwell
Rockwell Manufacturing Co
Hotel Morgan
Pittsburgh
Sterling Faucet Co
Monongalia County
Large Type Books Available Here
Morgantown Public Library offers a wide large type collection for all ages including The Yearling Mama's Bank Account The Guns of August and Gone With the Wind The Arizona Clan The Virginian Out of the Silent Planet Huckleberry Finn Gatsby Red Badge of Courage and more The text is complete and unabridged Guests of J W Ruby at the Montmartre open house included Col W F Rockwell and other executives with Rockwell planes used for security flights
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Morgantown
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Kathryn Forbes
Florida
William Shakespeare
Jack London
Zane Grey
Owen Wister
C.S. Lewis
Harriette Arnow
Mark Twain
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Stephen Crane
Jim
Joseph Conrad
John Knowles
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Rose Wilder Lane
Dorothy L. Sayers
Ethan Frome
Edith Wharton
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Charlie
John Steinbeck
J. W. Ruby
Sterling
Fire escape may have saved four lives in Farmington blaze
A final report by the State Fire Marshal's office says four people trapped on the third floor of Manchini Furniture Store in Farmington may have escaped if a fire escape had been present. The fire on November 11 was caused by a gas leak and caused about 500000 dollars in damages.
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Farmington
W. Va
UPI
E. J. ‘Roush
Manchini Furniture Store
Roush
Bridge Reopens After Minor Repairs in Wheeling West Virginia
The Wheeling suspension bridge reopened late Saturday after a brief closure for minor repairs. The State Road Commission ordered the stop to fix two broken suspension wire supports and noted the bridge, built in 1956, has seen four other repair closures this year.
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Wheeling
W. Va
UPI
State Road Commission
Road Commission
Clarksburg Man Killed in Head-On Crash West of Town
A 27 year old Clarksburg man Bill Morrison died after a two car head on collision on U S 50 about six miles west of Clarksburg. He was the driver in one vehicle and died at the hospital.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
UPI
Bill Morrison
U. S. 50
Here
Decker's Creek Community Association Eyes Five Community City
About 30 residents from Delision Richard Rock Forge Brookhaven and Tyrone Road attended last night to discuss incorporation into a single city and a regional sewage system led by Charles Lloyd. Next meeting set for Friday January 10 at the Rock Forge Neighborhood House with officer elections planned.
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Delision
Richard
Rock Forge
Brookhaven
Tyrone Road
Decker’s Creek
Correction in Honor Roll at Mapletown Junior High and High
The published honor roll lists for Mapletown were corrected to show the juniors Holly Barb Brenda Basiorka Rita Bircher Joseph Cettin Anna May Fisher Mary Jo Gluyna Patrick Kelly Donald McCorkle Doris McCorkle Kathleen Messick Michael Mocniak Debra Murphy Sharon Reid and Bonnie Walters.
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Mapletown
Holly Barb
Brenda Basiorka
Rita Bircher
Joseph Cettin
Anna May Fisher
Mary Jo Gluyna
Patrick Kelly
Donald McCorkle
Doris McCorkle
Kathleen Messick
Michael Mocniak
Debra Murphy
Sharon Reid
Bonnie Walters
Legion Post 2 Plans Tuesday Meeting at Home
Legionnaires of Monongalia Post 2 of the American Legion will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Legion Home on Wall Street. All Post 2 Legionnaires are urged to attend, said Lyle Haines, Post 2 commander.
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Moore
WSCS
Mellon’s Chapel Women’s Society of Christian Service
Legionnaires of
Monongalia
American Legion
Legion Home
Wall Street
Lyle Haines
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Barbour County
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A. Clark Daugherty
Bureau
Dominion News
Gail Corbett
Morgantown Service League
H. A. Overstreet
Barbara W. Tuchman
Margaret Mitchell
W. F. Rockwell
W. F. Rockwell Jr
Col. Rockwell
Mr. Daugherty
G. T. Bowman
Earl Hudson
R. A. Johnson
J. A. Early
R. A Schlegal
H. F. Rhodes
R. E. Miller
J. J. Diamond
W. H. Westphal
J. F. O’grady
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R. L. Beattie
E. I. Henning
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Point of Rocks
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West Farmington
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Priget Tate
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