VA medical director denies school claim about Marshall University
In Huntington, Dr. Marc J. Musser of the Veterans Administration dismissed Rep. Ken Hechler’s assertion that a VA affiliated medical school would operate at Marshall University by 1975. Musser told the Huntington Herald-Dispatch there was no Marshall program or any VA affiliated medical school planned there.
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Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Marshall
West Virginia Marshall Hopeful for VA Medical School Site
Musser notes Marshall is a prime contender among eight new VA hospital medical schools, with guidelines and funding still pending. Hechler, citing multiple sources, expects Congress to approve funding in spring 1973 and for Marshall to open by 1975, though specifics remain undisclosed.
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Hechler
Marshall Medical School
Associated Press
Appalachian growth to lag could aid regional development
The ARC study finds Appalachia’s population growth will lag the nation through 2000 with 5.2 percent of the U.S. total by then. Dr Jerome Pickard notes the area will gain a spillover 30 percent within 75 miles of its boundary, about 72.6 million people in nearby urban regions.
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Georgia
Louisiana
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South Carolina
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Maryland
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Carolina Piedmont
Two Dead In Four Car Pileup Near West Huntington Bridge
Police said at least two people were killed and another seriously injured in a four car crash at the Madison Avenue and West 16th Street intersection near the West Huntington Bridge over the Ohio River. Victims identities were withheld pending family notification. Firefighters used hydraulic tools to extract bodies from wrecked small foreign cars as flames and gasoline spilled on the pavement.
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Ohio River
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New courthouse section hints at changes in city hall
Panorama section notes a new courthouse may be built or expanded with feature pages in 16 page theater ads and 8 page Family Weekly. The listing mentions 20 pages of comics and a TV pullout, signaling a broad entertainment and civic package.
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Family Weekly
Three surface mining permits issued in West Virginia
Three permits covering 182.53 acres were issued by the state Department of Natural Resources. Recipients include Xcello Corp for 90 acres at Kingston Fayette County Valley District Cappellari Inc 55 acres at Summersville Hamilton District Nicholas County and Cherry River Coal & Coke Co 37.53 acres at Calvin Hamilton District Nicholas County.
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UPI
State Department of Natural Resources
Xcello Corp
Kingston
Valley
Fayette County
Cappellari, Inc
Summersville
Hamilton
Nicholas County
Cherry River Coal & Coke Co
Calvin
Martin Marietta Corp
Martinsburg
Arden
Berkeley County
Perry & Hylton
Inec
Corinne
Barkers Ridge
Wyoming County
State Construction Co
Lookout
Nuttall
Renewed Battle Looms Over Strip Mining Policy
Washington faces renewed opposition as Congress nears a new session. Senate leaders back anti strip mining measures that would empower the Interior Department to restrict or ban mining on risky slopes and on lands deemed unsuitable for reclamation. Coal operators warn the proposals could shut industry in Appalachia.
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Big Bands Open West Virginia Inauguration Festivities
Arch Moore’s second inaugural weekend features Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton in state events at the Civic Center and Capitol. No state funds cover bands. public concert free, gala dinner at $100 a plate, and inaugural ball $10 per person for about 3,000 attendees.
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Statehouse Notebook
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