West Virginia WRO organization fights six month welfare cutoff
The West Virginia Welfare Rights Organization launches a statewide plan to oppose Welfare Commissioner Edwin Flower's six month cut off policy. Delegates from 15 counties form a committee to seek reversal, citing illegal terminations and violations of federal rules. Nathaniel Lambert is elected president, with Dorothy Johnson as vice president.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Edwin F. Flower
Department of Welfare
WRO
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
U. S. Supreme Court
Nathaniel Lambert
Bishop
McDowell County
Dorothy Johnson
Fairmont
New strip concept unveiled at meet in Charleston
At the West Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Association meeting James C. Justice of Beckley outlined a new surface mining concept. Highwalls would be eliminated and disturbed land halved by a method retaining beach material. Ranger Fuel Corp. conducts the experiments to stay competitive with other energy sources while reducing land disturbance. Awards were given to Appalachian Coal Inc. for Preston County and Cappellari Inc. for Nicholas County for outstanding reclamation work.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
West Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Association
James C. Justice
Beckley
Justice
Ranger Fuel Corp
Ira S. Latimer
Department of Natural Resources
Aglachian Coal Inc
West Virginia
Cappellari Inc
South
Appalachian
Preston County
Cappellari
Nicholas County
Randolph optimistic on cancer act sparks hope for cures
Senator Jennings Randolph predicts breakthroughs in cancer diagnosis prevention and cure as the National Cancer Act passes both houses. He says advances in technology could cut annual cancer deaths from 330,000 by one third by 1980 and two thirds by the century’s end, joining families in hopeful resolve.
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Washington
Randolph
West Virginia deer harvest sets record in early season
West Virginia hunters totalled about 15 800 antlered deer for the season, a record after the first two weeks. Cantner credits mild weather and more white tailed deer for the surge, noting nearly 80 percent of the year’s harvest occurred in the first week. Leading counties include Hardy Hampshire Pendleton Randolph Grant Pocahontas Preston Mineral Tucker Greenbrier.
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Dan E. Cantner
Cantner
Hardy
Hampshire
Pendleton
Randolph
Grant
Pocahontas
Preston
Mineral
Tucker
Greenbrier
54 Recruits Start Training as Troopers in West Virginia
A class of 54 recruits, the largest in State Police history, begins training at the State Police Academy in Dunbar. They were chosen from over 500 applicants, whittled to 70 for final screening as the department aims to 426 officers. In Huntington, UPI reports Judge Sidney L. Christie granted a stay of execution for Marshall G. West, allowing him to seek license revocation review by the state Supreme Court on Jan 18.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Gus R. Douglass
West Virginia
W. V
State Police Academy
Dunbar
Huntington
U.S
Sidney L. Christie
Marshall G. West
West
State Supreme Court
Hearing scheduled on plea to halt violence at newspapers
Newspaper Agency Corp seeks a temporary injunction in Kanawha County Common Pleas to stop violence against nonstriking workers at its Charleston Gazette Daily Mail and Sunday Gazette Mail. The suit seeks 350000 in damages for attacks including smashed windows destruction of papers left at delivery points and buckshot fired at cars. It asserts at least 25 known acts by striking workers since 200 off the job three weeks ago and names the International Mailers Union the pressmen's union 21 individuals and union officers as participants and supporters. The firm says violence costs about 10000 daily.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Newspaper Agency Corp
Newspaper Agency
Kanawha County Common Pleas
International Mailers Union
Pressmen’s Union
Charleston Gazette
Daily Mail
Sunday
Gazette Mail
Police cite man on alcohol charge in Charleston
Orville Q. Miller aged 24 was charged with drunken driving after his car struck a parked vehicle, careened across a highway, and crashed into a Danzer Inc building. He received minor injuries and was jailed. Damages were estimated at 5000 dollars for the building and 1700 dollars for two cars.
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South Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Orville Q. Miller
Danzer, Inc
Miller
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