Big Brother program to form in Preston County
Preston County representatives yesterday announced plans to press for a Big Brother program in the county. Joe Deems said they are going back and really get on this thing as they participate in a statewide conference on the initiative.
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Preston County
Joe Deems
Preston County Jaycees
Jack Pascali
Charleston
Virgil Peterson
West Virginia University
James Falkenstine
Preston Jaycees
Tom Robinson
George Katz
George Pfeiffer
Shelby Young
Salvation Army kettle drive reaches 2333.76 total
Salvation Army Christmas Cheer kettles total reached 2333.76 with daily take 354.97 yesterday. High Street main kettle bell ringers included American Legion volunteers who raised 236.51. Brigadier Harry Ulyat reports 1978.79 total by Friday as Monongalia County Democratic Women's Club contributed. Legion workers named include Howard Eliason as chairman and Ed Shaffer Ed Rider Gail Cunning ham Rick Pill Harry Goldsmith Ernest Pixler Clyde Selby Bill Wallman Gene Hess Dick Davies and Richard Earle Davis.
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Salvation Army
High Street
American Legion
Harry Ulyat
Monongalia County
Democratic Women’s Club
Legion
Howard Eliason
Ed Shaffer
Ed Rider
Gail Cunningham
Rick Pill
Harry Goldsmith
Ernest Pixler
Clyde Selby
Bill Wallman
Gene Hess
Dick Davies
Richard Earle Davis
Fate of Lin Piao reported by Hong Kong paper
The Star said cadres in Kwangtung report Vice Chairman Lin Piao died in a plane crash in Mongolia after attempting to defect. The account described him as a defector and plotter exposed while trying to escape by air.
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Hong Kong
UPI
the Star
Communist Party
South China
Kwangtung
Lin Piao
Lin
Mongolia
Boycott Call Falls Short At Mountaineer Classic
Mountaineer Classic attendance rose to 5 140 total with 1 623 in the final two games, higher than last night and the first session. The Daily Athenaeum had urged a boycott over a $2 student admission fee amid a busy mail season explained by Morgantown Postmaster Herman Walker.
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Daily Athenaeum
Bus service ends. Mountaineer lines cut nine areas
Mountaineer Bus Lines will end nine area runs at end of regular shift tomorrow night. Fifty three cancelled routes include Crown, Morgan Heights, Over Cheat, Stewart Street, Seneca, South Woodburn, Harner's Chapel and Second Ward. Evening Cassville and Sabraton trips are dropped. Fiorini says talks with Cassville residents may preserve that run. He stresses cuts are necessary and not aimed at hurting patrons.
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Mountaineer
al Fiorini
Crown
Morgan Heights
Over Cheat
Stewart Street
Seneca
South Woodburn
Harner’s Chapel
Second Ward
Cassville
Sabraton
Fiorin
Pakistan War Grim Outlook with Dacca Push
Reports from Dacca say Pakistani troops refuse surrender and vow to fight to the last man. In Kashmir, heavy casualties on Indian forces frame a wider clash as India rushes reinforcements toward Jammu. Parallel mobilizations include Pakistani advances in Kasur and Amritsar sectors with broader airlift of troops for Dacca assault and a major tank battle in southern Kashmir.
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Kashmir
Jaurian
Jammu
Kasur
Lahore
Amritsar
All-India
Dacca
Mukti Bahin
Meghna
A.A. K. Niazi
East Pakistan
News New
UPI
Kenneth J. Braddick
Calcutta
Dum Dum
Cloudy and cold with flurries forecast
A weather note warns of cloudy cold conditions today and Monday with a slight chance of snow flurries. Highs in the low 40s, lows tonight in the upper teens, and scattered hourly readings noted through the evening and early morning. A separate Dominion-Post report cites a pollution sampler reading 0.030 indicating moderate pollution.
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University
Sunday Dominion- Post
Obituaries from a Morgantown WV area notice
Obituaries note Mrs. Odra Olive Wright 57 of Peatress died at home. Survived by husband Charles Jr. and three children, among others. Services at Olive United Methodist Church with burial at Olive Cemetery. Also listed are Maude E. Creel 89, Mary A. Conaway 87, Helen K. Victor 59 with service details and survivor lists.
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Odra Olive Wright
Peatress
Jakes Run
William and
Larilda Tennant
West Virginia University
Twin Towers
Olive United Methodist Church
Wscs
Charles
Pouch) Wright
Charles Jr
Pentress
Mary Jan Spitznogle
Spraggs
Martha Elaine Minor
Earl Tennant
Martie McCord
Pearl Winters
Mary Troy
Cassville
Owens Funeral Home
Blacksville
Victor
Maude E. Creel
First St
St. Vincent Pallotti Hospital
Louden County
M.M
Georgia McConchie Creel
Spruce Street United Methodist Church
Morgantown
G. R. Creel
Mary A. Conaway
Fairview
Fairmont
Monongalia County
Peter and
Eunice (Yost) Haugh
Sardha Conaway
Willis
Henry
Jarvis
Delmar
Oliver
Ola) Lough
Roy
Ella) Tuttle
Herschel
Dorothy) Toothman
Mannington
Wayne Haught
Ohio
Don
Mace) Haught
Wana
Ermine
Bertha) Wade
Weston
Curry Funeral Home
Punkin Center
Church of Christ
Jesse A. Ennis
William Harris
Fairview Cemetery
Helen K. Victor
High St
West Virginia University Hospital
Mill Creek
James S
Kate Channell Daniels
Barry Griffith
Viginia Ward
South Charleston
Whipple
Lyndell ‘Tallagsen
Baltimore
Hastings Funeral
Stacy L. Groscup
Runner Funderal
Elkins
Frank Long
Brick Church
Huttonsville
Community mental health centers gain unanimous support
The Monongalia County Association for Mental Health adopted a resolution in support of funding community mental health centers at its annual meeting. Edward L. Perrine spoke on regional health planning for eight counties and the need for integrated health concepts. Officers elected for 1971 72 include John F. Isaacson president and ZA Clark treasurer with a slate of directors and terms through 1973 to 1974.
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Monongalia County Association For Mental Health
United Fund Agency
Association
Betty Veach
Mental Health Association
Edward L. Perrine
Health Planning Association of
North Central West Virginia
Perrine
Doddridge
Gilmore
Harrison
Lewis
Marion
Monongalia
John F. Isaacson
Bluhm
Dorothy Fleming
ZA. Clark
Lila Bowers
Z. A. Clark
Stephen Cook
Helen Courtney
Barbara Elliott
Margaret Hawkins
John Thomas Jr
John S. Isaacson
Michael McNeer
Esther Sizer
Jane Friggens
Funeral notices for Helen Corsten and Victor Hastings
Two obituaries note the deaths of Helen Corsten at 87 and Victor Hastings at Hastings University. Both notices mention funerals with details of home, burial, and sim shown. The fragmentary text confirms names, ages, and local arrangements without complete dates or locations.
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Mauger Tang
Boral
Corsten
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Jay Flamm
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Terra Alta
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Order of Moose
V and S Hardware
J and M Farm Supply
VFW
Moose
Farmers Supply
Kelly's Furniture
Oakland
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Mississippi Valley
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Sunday Dominion Post
Bictor
Helen Xs
Beet
Uni
Cal
Hastings
Funa
Yomaway
Cory ‘Onera
Bural
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