NEED ANSWERS column addresses health, mail, welfare and commerce topics
Public service Q and A cover cigar health risks mail stationery regulations and home food production rules. Topics include non inhalation risks of cigars versus cigarettes, health department help for a local mouse problem, welfare during a daughter's pregnancy, mail envelope size rules, and preparing a relish for sale with state and federal compliance. The piece also features a POW/MIA mother describing the suspense of not knowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Agriculture Department
Food Inspection Service
State Department of Agriculture
State Department of Commerce
Charleston
University and Beechurst Avenues to Gain Widened Lanes
City Manager James A. Ashburn announces spring start for widening parts of University Avenue from Kirk to Fayette to five lanes and Beechurst Avenue from Huff to Fayette to four lanes. Other planned work includes Beechurst from Fayette to Monongahela Boulevard and possible overhead walkway at Grumbein Island. A fire engine requisition and POW MIA letter campaign tie into broader regional concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University and
Beechurst Avenues
James A
Doc) Ashburn
Ashburn
Charleston
State Department of Highways
University Avenue
Kirk
Fayette
Beechurst Avenue
Huff
Fayette Street
Monongahela Boulevard
Highway Department
Coliseum
University
Grumbein Island
James G. Harlow
Dam foes press Army Corps for halt amid controversy
Environmental groups and residents from Tucker and Preston Counties accuse the U S Army Corps of Engineers of risking the Monongahela River Basin with the Rowlesburg Dam plan. The Cheat Valley Conservancy and allies seek a deferral for further study, delivering petitions to Col. B C West and the Secretary of the Army and demanding a halt until review. The 20 day reply window ends December 29, with broader opposition from West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Sierra Club Izaak Walton League and Wild Water Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Conte
Dominion-Post
Tucker
Preston
Rowlesburg
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers
Elkins
Monongahela River
Cheat Valley Conservancy, Inc
Col
B.C. West
Corps
Secretary of the Army
The
Conservancy
J. Davitt McAteer
John L. Boettner Jr
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund, Ind
Charleston
Cheat River
West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
West Virginia
Sierra Club
Izaak Walton League
Mason-Dixonland residents give to Christmas charity
Morgantown and Mason-Dixonland groups join the Salvation Army in holiday charity work. Brig. Harry Ulyat reports 500 food baskets and toys for several hundred children will be distributed in Morgantown and Kingwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Heaster
Dominion Post
Henry Ward Beecher
Morgantown
Mason-Dixonland
Salvation Army
Monongalia County
United Fund
Harry Ulyat
Army
Kingwood
Locie Skinn
Kingwood Elementary Flaws Highlighted By PTA and Engineer
The Kingwood Elementary PTA and a structural engineer flag flaws in the High Street building, oldest in Preston County. A board of education meeting is set for tomorrow night to discuss repairs including plumbing, lighting, exits, doors, and restroom conditions with ongoing maintenance noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Lindley
Preston County
Kingwood
High Street
Kingwood Elementary
PTA
Preston County Board of Education
Morgan Street
Dale Cramer
Carlton Supper
Richard Smith
Lawrence Mace
Preston County School System
Charles Wehner
John Miller
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Sunday Dominion Post
Need Council
Sam
Mother
Susan Harman
Southeast Asia
Beechurst
K. F. Melville
Joseph A. Rose
Saratoga Ave
Star City
Joseph A. Rose III
South Vietnam
National League of Families of American
National League of Families
Washington, D.C
Rose
Hanoi
Joseph Rose
Army Corps of Engineers
Weston
Shelby Young
Jaycees
Kennedy Youth Center
Charles Henkle
Robert Hubble
David McQuinn
Jaycees Toys
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