Rockefeller push and road bond stall in state legislature
The piece argues that John D. Rockefeller IV aims to avoid ties as he contemplates a 1972 gubernatorial bid, while Republicans resist voting for a $350 million road bond without an audit of road spending. Democrats pressure for the audit, but Senate opposition and timing jeopardize the bond. Overall, only a week remains in the session for two other bond measures.
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John D. Rockefeller IV
House
Brereton Jones
R-Mason
G-Op
Senate
Capitol
Quebec
Kingdom of Heaven
Alexander
Quincey
Jack
Effrem Zimbalist
Effrem Zimbalist Jr
T.V
F.B.I
Phillip Abbott
Human Rights Measure Still May Hold Life
Morgantown politicians face backlash as a hoped human relations ordinance is defeated. Community leaders warn the setback creates a vacuum and risks Morgantown becoming a second class city. Church officials and activists blame council members for excluding residents from the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice A. Davis
North Central West Virginia Community Action Association
Morgantown
Man Arrested In Bank Theft
FBI agents and police arrested David A. Gary 25 Baltimore Md for his role in a $23,000 bank robbery at the Rosedale Federal Savings and Loan Association in Baltimore County. He and another man entered the bank at rifle point and carried out the heist in eight minutes before being returned to Baltimore after a Friday arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
UPI
FBI
David A. Gary
Baltimore
Quartet Appears At Local Woodland Church
The Blue Ridge Quartet from Spartansburg S C a nationally known religious singing group, will perform twice at Woodland Methodist Church on the Mile Ground today at 2 PM and 7 30 PM. Pastor Rev W K Camp notes an earlier notice had an incomplete schedule.
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Blue Ridge
Spartansburg
S. C
Woodland Methodist Church
Mile Ground
W. K. Camp
List of Filings For Major Offices
Charleston West Virginia provides a UPI compiled roster of candidates filed with the secretary of state for governor attorney general secretary of state treasurer auditor agriculture commissioner supreme court and congress races. Both Democratic and Republican nominees appear with city and district designations across the state.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
U. S. Congress
Board of Public Works
Secretary of State
C. Donald Robertson
Clarksburg
James M. Sprouse
Paul J. Kaufman
William A. Lawson
Fairmont
Blair F. Winans
Weston
Cecil Underwood
Huntington
Arch A. Moore Jr
Glen Dale
Peter D. Beter
E. C. Calles
Hinton
Howard Carson
Fayetteville
Chauncey Browning
91 Persons Seek Jobs In County
Ninety-one people sought employment last week at the Morgantown office of the State Department of Employment Security. Classified openings listed include restaurant and office managers, clerks, sales roles, drivers, and skilled trades such as welder, electrician, miner, painter, and mechanic helpers.
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Morgantown
State Department of Employment Security
Festival of Ideas presents clergy and authors this week
A weekend program features Harry Golden and a national panel on ecumenism at the Mountainlair with 2 p.m. 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. shows. Other Sunday events include Mason-Dixon Radio Club 2 p.m. Star City Fire Hall and Four Chaplains Day at 7:30 p.m. Sabraton Baptist Church.
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Festival of Ideas
Harry Golden
United States
Mountainlair
Mason-Dixon Radio Club
Star City Fire Hall
Mountaineer Coin Club
Paul Vrobel
Sabraton Baptist Church
American Legion Post 2
City Council
van Voorhis Road
Monongahela Barracks
West Virginia University
West Liberty
Salvation Army
WVU
Lions Club
Homer Patrick
University
West
Morgantown High School
Morgantown
Albert Gallatin High 82 Students Respond To Alphabet Challenge
Mrs. Charles Wyda’s Typing II class at Albert Gallatin High School produced 82 sentences containing every letter of the alphabet in response to a challenge by Frank M. Heaster in the Sunday Dominion-Post column Mason-Dixonland Notebook. The piece includes varied examples from zoo visits to x ray puzzles, with names, places, and literary references populating this alphabet exercise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Marion
Charles Wyda
Albert Gallatin Senior High School
Frank M. Heaster
Sunday Dominion-Post
Mason-Dixonland
Ex-Policeman Arrested On Parking Meter Theft Charges
Earl Ballengee aged 53 a former Beckley lieutenant retired in 1964 on medical grounds was arrested and charged with four counts of rifling parking meters officials said he used a key kept after his retirement He posted 200 bond and was suspended from his civilian dispatcher job with the state police pending a Thursday City Police Court hearing Ballengee served about 14 years on the force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
W. Va
UPI
Earl Ballengee
Ballengee
High Waters Halt Search For Silver Bridge Victims
High water in the Ohio River stops the search for five missing and presumed dead after the Silver Bridge collapse. Forty-one bodies have been recovered, with volunteers assisting in dragging operations over the past two weekends, recovering five more bodies and the last car from the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
W. Va
UPI
Ohio
Four Killed In State Accident West Of Williamson
Four people died and two children were critically injured in a truck car crash west of Williamson after a pickup lost control on U S Route 52. The vehicle crashed through a guardrail and tumbled down a steep embankment into a passing coal train. Cab occupants were killed when the train crushed the truck against a mountain. Victims include Allen T. Horn and Nilene Horn of Beauty Kentucky and their daughter Virginia Wood of Williamson.
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Beauty
Nilene
Virginia Wood
Williamson
Grantsville Hardware Store Destroyed in Fire
A Grantsville West Virginia hardware and builders supply store was destroyed by a late night blaze. Firefighters from Spencer Harrisville and Grantsville fought the flames for several hours, estimating damage at seventy five thousand dollars with most merchandise affected by fire or water.
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Grantsville
W. Va
UPI
George Ball
Consolidated Supply Co
Spencer
Harrisville
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