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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1971
Page
9
Session opens as West Virginia lawmakers consider Council of Towns and Cities proposals. annexation without vote may expand city borders. higher liquor tax and new municipal taxes discussed. Parking authorities face revenue and enforcement adjustments. moreland bill seeks parking land relations clarity.
The NEED Council column answers readers on decibel based noise limits for motor bikes, fabric finishes soil resistant versus stain repellent with Dual Action Scotchyard, and 91 octane gasoline effects on modern engines including cost implications and the need for correct grade guidance.
Nine year old David Fazenbaker of Accident Maryland died at 11 30 a m Saturday from injuries after a pickup truck struck him as he crossed Bear Creek Road after leaving a school bus Wednesday He was treated for serious head injuries at Memorial Hospital Oakland then transferred by helicopter to University Hospital He had been in pediatric intensive care since arrival Wednesday night Services were pending
The Gift and Thrift Cooperative Association starts in downtown Osage as a people project serving low income residents. The store will run 9 am to 5 pm on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays until permanent by laws are set. Membership grants one vote and is open to individuals families and non profits as a cooperative model.
Workers from three area mines halted last week were set to return. Local 6290 United Mine Workers voted to resume the Nemacolin Buckeye Coal Co. operation in Greene County today on the midnight shift. Federal No 2 Eastern Associated Coal also expected to restart after a power failure and hoist installation. Gateway mine near Clarksville may reopen Monday with federal inspectors present after a walkout over long wall mining.
United Mine Workers three district leaders led by Leonard J. Pankovich urge Gov. Arch Moore to oppose a 55 page mine owners proposal to abolish the West Virginia Department of Mines inspection function and shift it to coal mine research. They argue more inspections are needed to reduce accidents and enforce laws.
Members of the Monongalia County United Fund Board and representatives of its 14 member agencies will hear a final report on the fund campaign at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Salvation Army Citadel on University Avenue. Russell H. Gronko will preside urging complete windup and final reports.
The Hyden Mine Disaster Friendship Fund total rose to 548.07 dollars after donations from the West Virginia Newspaper Publishing Co and a 50 dollar gift from University Foodland. An unsigned note and a five dollar bill accompanied the latest contribution.
Readers may submit questions on the $11 million school bond issue to be voted Feb 12. The article explains tax classes, shows average Monongalia County home assessed at about $6,000 with total annual taxes around $91.02, and notes the maximum annual increase under the bond would be about $14.76.
Police found an apparently homeless elderly woman attempting to enter a vacant Beechurst Avenue house. She could not answer questions and was taken to University Hospital, which refused admission, then returned to a Salvation Army motel with patrols watching her status.
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