Dominion Post Statehouse Notebook on May primary races
In Charleston the Statehouse Notebook notes that statewide referendums may hinge on the May primary races in two counties. Key contests include Sen Tracy Hylton vs Warren McGraw in the 9th District over strip mining and multiple House incumbents seeking Senate nominations, with races in the Northern Panhandle and Eastern Panhandle shaping the Democratic slate.
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Herb Little
Associated Press
Charleston, W. Va
Endum
Senate
Raleigh
Wyoming
Tracy W. Hylton
Mullens
West Virginia
del. Warren R
McGraw
Pineville
Hylton
House
Weirton
Del
George G. Griffith
Ronald E. Wilson
William Tompas
Panhandle
Roy H. Rogerson
Moundsville
Robert M. Steptoe
Martinsburg
Judiciary Committee
John S. Rogers
Keyser
Odell H. Huffman
Princeton
R. E. Barnett
Rudolph A. Jennings
Bluefield
Richard H. Bowman
Rainelle
Thomas C. Edgar
Hillsboro
Bowman
Greenbrier County
Greenbrier
Pocahontas
Farmington Man Receives 11 Posthumous Honors for Son
West Virginia Farmington residents Mr and Mrs Harlie L Gabbert receive 11 posthumous service awards for their son Harlie L Gabbert who was killed in a November 1970 Okinawa automobile crash. Gabbert served as a staff sergeant with the Fifth Special Forces as an infantry advisor and had two Vietnam tours awaiting reassignment. Awards include two Bronze Stars, two Army Commendation Medals, a Good Conduct ribbon and several national and campaign medals. He was born in Fairmont in August 1944, graduated Farmington High School in 1962, and was 26 at death.
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Farmington
Harlie L. Gabbert
Okinawa
Gabbert
Fifth Special Forces
Vietnam
Carl Albright
West Virginia University
Albright
First Army
Fairmont
Farmington High School
Morris Harvey to host fourth annual writers conference
Morris Harvey College will expand its spring writers conference to cover mountain culture with hill music crafts and panel discussions on Appalachian life and art. The event runs April 13 to 14 and features Jesse Stuart of Greenup Kentucky and John Foster West among attending writers.
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Charleston
W. Va
Morris Harvey College
Jesse Stuart
Greenup
John Foster West
17 year old named Kanawha Church elder in Charleston
Marguerite Leihman, 17, will become the youngest elder at Kanawha Presbyterian Church in Charleston. Eighteen elders govern the church with six elected each year for three-year terms. She hopes to introduce fresh ideas to attract youth, proposing guitars, bowling, and volleyball to enliven services and activities. Leihman, a George Washington High School junior, will serve about a year and a half before going to college.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Marguerite Leihman
Kanawha Presbyterian Church
Miss Leishman
Miss Leihman
George Washington High School
Farm harvest up for year in West Virginia
West Virginia farmers harvested crops from 751000 acres last year, a four percent rise over 1970. Agriculture Commissioner Gus R. Douglass said production value reached nearly 55 million dollars, up from 49 million in 1970, adding agriculture is increasing while other industries waver.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Gus. R. Douglass
Douglass
Inside Section Overview For Readers and Sections
The snippet outlines contents of a newspaper with sections on weather and world news, death notices, local and West Virginia coverage, and features including Billy Graham, editorials, letters, and a TV pullout. It lists sections A B C Panorama and Family Weekly with page counts and topics.
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Pennsylvania
U.S. News
West Virginia
World News
Billy Graham
Fayette Greene News
Friendsville
Fourth Circuit Rules Fairmont Supply Violated Equal Pay Act
The Fourth Circuit in Richmond Va held Fairmont Supply Co. of Fairmont West Virginia violated the equal pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act regarding stock desk workers. The panel remanded for injunction against future violations and back wages for women performing work equal to men's. It also found a male only training program not bona fide. Area Director Robert E Lamb supervised the wage and hour investigation.
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Washington
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Fairmont Supply Co
Fairmont
W. Va
District Court
Fourth Circuit
Fairmont Supply, Co
Robert E. Lamb
U.S. Department of Labor
Schroath Building
Co. Ave
Clarksburg
W.va
Primary Seekers Listed for West Virginia May 9 Vote
A list of statewide and U S Congress candidates in West Virginia's May 9 primary shows incumbents marked with X. Notable names include President Humphrey and Wallace, Governor nominees Kenna and Rockefeller, Arch Moore Jr for Rep, and state officials such as Thomas Winner Beckley and Gus Douglass Pt. Pleasants. The slate covers Secretary of State, Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney General, Agriculture Commissioner and two Supreme Court seats with multiple Dem and Rep contenders.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
United States Congress
West Virginia
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Lee M. Kenna
John D. Rockefeller IV
Arch A. Moore Jr
Glendale
Thomas Winner
Beckley
Hans McCourt
Webster Springs
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