Kaufman enters race reshaping West Virginia primary
State Sen. Paul Kaufman enters the Democratic gubernatorial contest challenging James Sprouse and boosting Atty. Gen. C. Donald Robertson. Kaufman’s liberal record in eight years in the Senate strengthens his image over Sprouse who lacks public office, while labor leaders worry about defection impact and Robertson may lose supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Kaufman
D-Kanawha
James Sprouse
Kaufman
Donald Robertson
Sprouse
West Virginia
Mars Wiseman
West Virginia Manufactures Association
Senate
Kanawha County
Angus Peyton
Kanawha
AFL Cio
Labor
Robertson
Multiple Sheriff and Clerk Candidates Enter Race in Monongalia
Thirty filed candidacies in Monongalia County as three sheriff hopefuls two county clerk contenders and others entered races. Glenn Liston William F. Malone Jr Homer Lynch Earl McCartney Robert Bolby Ray Lilly Darwin F. Johnson filed on the last day shaping May primaries and other races. Strikes loom with United Mine Workers idle 56 000 workers and University of Morgantown plant workers planning demonstrations influencing outcomes.
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Cuit
Ofice
House of Legislature
Glenn Liston
William F. Malone Jr
Homer Lynch
Don Wilson
Earl McCartney
Pyles Seeks County Assessor Post Against Galford
John Pyles, a former House of Delegates member, filed his candidacy for county assessor and will face incumbent John Galford in the Democratic primary in May. Pyles served 1963 to 1966 on finance education roads labor and mining panels and has taught in Monongalia County schools for 14 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Jackson
Star City
Joe Straface
Robert H. Bolby
James Ryan
Ray Lilly
House of Delegattes
Darwin F. Johnson
Cheat Lake
Johnson
Johnson Coal Co
House of Delegates
John Pyles
John Galford
Pyles
Monongalia County
Jeff Straface Memorial fund seeks donations for statue and field scoreboard
About $500 of a $2500 goal has been collected for a statue at St Marys Church and an all electric scoreboard at Father Flynn Field, St Francis High School. Donors may send contributions to P O Box 390 Morgantown.
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Jeff Straface
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Father Flynn Field
St. Francis High School
P.O. Box 390
Morgantown
Housing Meeting Set for Tuesday in Morgantown
Morgantown Chamber of Commerce announces a housing program for workers at the National Training School for Boys. A Tuesday 7 30 p m meeting will discuss housing needs with Lou Hays of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and local real estate professionals.
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Morgantown Area
Chamber
Joel M. Hannah
Hannah
Hays
Morgantown
National Training School For Boys
Kingwood Pike
Bureau of Prisons
Miners and Hams to Convene at Star City Hall Today
The Mason Dixon Radio Club and Local 1058 of the United Mine Workers will meet at 2 p.m. today in the Star City Fire Hall. The radio club will use the trucks area while the UMW occupies the remaining space.
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Mason Dixon Radio Club
United Mine Workers
Star City Fire Hall
Radio Club
UMW
Sheriff and county posts fielded in Preston County race
Three more people entered the sheriff race on Saturday along with a Republican filing for county court. The day brought Preston County total entries to 103 with 28 new filings. Democrats Kenneth E. Cummings and Bennett D. Chidhester seek sheriff in May. Republican Bud Martin also runs. Junior E. Smith seeks a vacant county court seat. Additional filings include ten for county Republican committees and several for constable and justice of the peace.
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Kingwood
Preston County
Richard A. Smith
Kenneth E. Cummings
Arthurdale
Bennett D. Chidhester
Percy
Bud) Martin
Junior E. Smith
Tera Alta
Mr. Smith
Republican County Executive Committee
Justice of the Peace
University labor board meets as WVU talks with union
The Local 814 executive board meets at 3 p.m. in Laborers Hall at 66 High Street then plans a session with West Virginia University officials over grievances. University officials cite a memorandum of accord and a formal grievance procedure while a Monday 6 a.m. strike deadline looms. About 300 plant workers are expected to join a Suncrest Park protest, with picketing at University Hospital but no disruption to hospital work.
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House Finance Committee
Board of Regents
del. Carmine Cann
D-Harrison
Cann
Legistare
Rules
House
Del
Ned Watson
D-Marion
Laban White
The
International Laborers Union
Laborers Hall
High Street
Harry B. Heflin
University
Finance and Administration
James G. Harlow
Suncrest Park
Lazelle
University Hospital
West Virginia University
UMW Leaders Call Walkout End as Local Vote Looms
United Mine Workers union leaders urged 56 000 striking members to return to work Monday except at Solar Fuels in Somerset County Pennsylvania where the strike began. Local 1058 will vote this afternoon on resuming work while talks continue on the Solar Fuels dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers
Solar Fuels
Somerset County
UMW
Humphrey
Tokarcik
Dominion Post
Christopher Coal Co
Raymond T. Shafer
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Open Housing Fight Persists in Morgantown
Morgantown's Human Relations Commission plans a report to City Council on open housing after Council earlier approved a report deeming the proposed ordinance unnecessary. Opponents say constitutional issues and lack of state-enabling legislation doom enforcement, while supporters urge leadership despite legislative inaction.
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Human Relations Commission
Council On Open Housing Law
Rebecca Smith
Morgantown Human Relations Commission
Benjamin James
James
Commission
Council
William Shuman
Morgantown
Dominion News
Congress
West Virginia
Mike Magro Jr
Man Waives Hearing in Greene County Patricide Case
Guy Samuel Riggi 22 waived preliminary hearing on murder charges in Carmichaels case. He allegedly shot his father John Riggi 46 five times in the chest and four times in the face during a domestic argument. The hearing for May grand jury session was postponed, with no bond set as he remains jailed.
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Waynesburg
Greene County
Guy Samuel Ruggi
Justice of the Peace
John Daily
James Hook
William Thomas
W. Bertham Waychoff
Goldie Riggie
Riggi
Rosaline
Young Riggs
Waychoff
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Thomas Knight
Dominion News Capital
Democratic Party
John D. Rockefeller
del. Hugh Kincaid
D-Cabell
Kincaid
Jay Rockefeller
Board of Public Works
Rockefeller
Stewart Burge
Christopher
Monongalia
Jean Friend
Cir
Mangantown Flying Service
Tanner and Tammer
Preston
Charles Lazelle
Dr. Harlow
Strike
Bulletin
Bill
Riger
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