West Virginia Senate to face rocky two years under new leadership
Newly elected Senate President Lloyd Jackson leans conservative and is set to name Clarence Martin majority leader as House Speaker Ivor Boiarsky leans liberal guiding a left of center path. Governor Arch Moore's limited power may not curb partisan battles as 59th Legislature convenes.
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Charleston
Senate
Lloyd Jackson
Berkeley County
Clarence Martin
Monongalia
William Moreland
Jackson
Martin
West Virginia
Democratic Old Guard
House
Del
Ned Watson
Marion County
Watson
59Th
Statehouse
Arch Moore
Moore
Cecil Underwood
Berkeley Countian
Underwood
Two Charged For Entry At Shriver Club Break In
Granville man James Harold Martisko and a 16 year old were charged with breaking and entering Pat and Chucks in Shriver Friday. They were arrested at Martisko’s Granville home by State Police Troopers James Rogers and Richard Cunningham. Martisko, 18, posted $2,000 bond after waiving preliminary hearing. he will face the next grand jury. The juvenile will have a hearing before Juvenile Judge Don J Eddy. Police recovered $50 in cash a .32 caliber automatic pistol and cigarettes from the scene.
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Granville
Shriver
James Harold Martisko
James Rogers
Richard Cunningham
Martisko
Don J. Eddy
Pat
Chuck
Snow dusts Mason Dixonland as Morgantown sees light coating
About one inch of powdery snow covers Morgantown and surrounding area from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. causing slick highways in Monongalia and Preston Counties. Road crews treat primary roads with salt and cinders. no major driving disruptions reported. FAA noted low visibilities late afternoon at Morgantown Airport. flights remained on schedule.
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Mason Dixonland
Morgantown
Road Commission
Monongalia
Preston
SRC
Preston County
State Road Commission
Federal Aviation Agency
Airlines
FAA
Grand Street
Listravia Avenue
Dedication of Youth Center Set Tomorrow
Sen Edward M Kennedy will headline the dedication ceremony for the Robert F Kennedy Federal Youth Center in Morgantown with U S officials Ramsey Clark Sen Jennings Randolph Rep Harley Staggers Sen Robert Byrd WVU President James Harlow and BOP Director Myrl Alexander among speakers The University Singers will perform tours of the facility are planned and a future Kanawha Valley Graduate Center site is sought by WVU officials
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Edward M. Kennedy
Morgantown
Robert F. Kennedy
Ramsey Clark
U.S
Jennings Randolph
Harley O. Staggers
Robert C. Byrd
WVU
James G. Harlow
Bureau of Prisons
Myrl E. Alexander
University Singers
Scott Stringham
WVU Mountainlair crowded clash prompts closure talk
A large student clash at the Mountainlair left 1 hospitalized and many injured as 40 to 60 University and Morgantown youths used chairs bottles and trash receptacles as weapons. Security and state police sealed the building as officials consider midnight closures until further notice.
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University
Morgantown
Mountainlair
University Hospital
Robert F. Smith
Statement Issued On Meeting At Farmington Mine Disaster
A federal and state inquiry near the Farmington explosion site details the goals of the three day hearing. Officials aim to determine the initial blast time and how survivors learned of the event, plus pre explosion conditions and surface arrival times. Witnesses include workers from Mountaineer Coal and area residents. top company and union leaders have not testified.
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Fairmont
Farmington No. 9
Mountaineer Coal Co
U. S. Bureau of Mines
West Virginia Department of Mines
Frank C. Memmett
Federal Bureau
New Mahan Air Shaft
Mountaineer Coal
Mod
Run Fan
Consolidation Coal Co
United Mine Workers
State Department of Mines
Leslie C. Ryan
John Ashcraft
Louis Chico
Elmer C. Workman
Memmott
William P. Park
James Westfield
Federal Bureau of Mines
Consol
William N. Poundstone
Charles R. Nailler
Thomas J. Whyte
David H. Davis
Kenneth K. Kincell
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis E. Evans
Labor and Industry
Pennsylvania
Cecil J. Urbaniak
UMW
Leonard J. Pankovich
L. Clyde Riley
Eli Zivkovich
Blacksville Man Found Dead Near Barn
A Blacksville man named Clarence D. Alfred about 50 was found dead early Saturday by a barn near his home. Prosecuting Attorney Kenneth Kincaid reported the death and an autopsy by Acting Coroner William Bowers was performed Saturday with University Hospital stating no cause of death yet. Alfred was taken to University Hospital by Owens Funeral Home of Blacksville.
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Blacksville
Kenneth Kincaid
Clarence D. Alfred
University Hospital
Owen
William Bowers
Federal Mine Safety Violations Report for 1967
The Bureau of Mines reports 122 491 coal mine violations in 1967 from 7 778 inspections. Seventeen percent corrected. 1 140 notices issued for Section 209 violations. 2 181 total abated. Withdrawal orders numbered 1 171 at 116 mines. West Virginia most affected.
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U.S. Bureau of Mines
Bureau
West Virginia
Bureau of Mines
Mineral Resources
Department of Labor
Labor Department
Coal Mine
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Dominion Post Capital
Moreland
Boiarsky
Fayette County
Howard Carson
Green Bay Road
West Virginia University
WVU Board of Governors
K. Douglas Bowers
Beckley
W. Va. State College
Institute
Roy Gerard
Gerard
Trovato
Star City Agree
Sherry Lynn
Star City
Pete Audin
Joe
Baby Joe
By Terry Belce
Harry Ernst
Dominion Post
Joseph Gluck
Gluck
Lyo
By Ray Martin
Washington
Umwa Welfare and Retirement Fund
UMWA
Joint Industry Safety Committee
Bureau of Mines Inspection Division
Geological Survey
Division
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