Five vie for post in Kanawha County schools upheaval
Five candidates remain in the running to succeed Kenneth Underwood as Kanawha County schools superintendent amid a textbook revolt. Up to 38 applied after Underwood announced plans to leave June 30. The board reports all remaining contenders are native West Virginians. Underwood has faced threats and protests at meetings. In Williamson, John G. Johnson, 22, was killed when struck by a westbound Norfolk and Western train after stepping onto tracks in Fairview Addition.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Kenneth Underwood
Kanawha County
Underwood
Board of Education
Matthew Kinsolving
Hechler blasts ERDA bias toward nuclear power
Rep. Ken Hechler of West Virginia says ERDA is weighted toward nuclear power and neglects coal. He cites the transfer of the Office of Coal Research and six coal centers to ERDA and notes no top officials to oversee fossil energy programs. Hechler chairs the House fossil fuels subcommittee.
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Washington
UPI
Ken Hechler
D-W. Va
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Atomic Energy Commission
Hechler
House
Subcommittee
Reemer
Office of Coal Research
Moyer to address banquet in Charleston West Virginia
Donald D. Moyer executive vice president of the Scranton Chamber of Commerce will speak at the West Virginia Industrial Development Association banquet in Charleston January 27. The event coincides with the opening of the West Virginia Legislature and aims to promote regional economic revitalization and development objectives.
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Charleston
Donald D. Moyer
Scrantoa
Usamerce
United States
Moyer
Northeast
John D. Rockefeller
Burkey Lilly
Morgantown
WVIDA
West Virginia Labor Federation
Afl-Cio
James B. Burnham
Motion Tank
Joan J. UiNeall
National Association of Industrial Parks
William D. Ditman
Enviro
West Virginia
Lilly
Randolph Opposed to Social Security Benefit Hikes
UPI reports Senator Len Jennings Randolph of West Virginia opposes any ceiling on 1975 Social Security cost of living increases. He warns Ford’s proposed five percent limit would impose serious hardship on over 30 million beneficiaries, many elderly and low income, amid inflation and recession.
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Washington
UPI
Len Jennings Randolph
West Virginia
Ford
Randolph
Three sued for missing county funds in Jackson County
Former Jackson County Sheriff James V. McCoy his chief deputy Evelyn Poling and Western Surety Co were sued for 24474 63 allegedly unaccountable county funds. The Jackson County Court said an audit by the state tax commission showed the funds missing. Also named are the bonding company and officials. West Virginia ranks 41st in land area and 30th in population.
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Ripley, W. Va
UPL
Jackson County
James V.mccoy
State Tax Commission
McCoy
Evelyn Poling
Western Surety Co
West Virginia
Morgantown Sunday Paper Details and Publication Info
Morgantown MORY DOMINION-POST is a weekly Sunday edition from Morgantown West Virginia. It lists the West Virginia Newspaper Publishing Company address and publication details including Greer Bullaing and a January 19 1975 date.
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Morgantown
West Virginia Warden flatly calls death row agony
West Virginia Penitentiary Warden Donald Bordenkircher says death row is a harsher fate than life imprisonment. He recalls inmates preferring execution to endless confinement and argues for the death penalty in certain murder cases. The Supreme Court plans to hear a capital punishment case, while Gov. Arch Moore hints at possible restoration for specific crimes.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Donald Bordenkircher
West Virginia Penitentiary
Moundsville
Bordenkircher
U. S. Supreme Court
Jesse Z. Fowler
Wake County
N. C
High Court
U. S
West Virginia
Arch Moore
Mollohan backs gas rationing as last resort
Rep. Robert H. Mollohan said gasoline rationing should be used only as a last resort. Speaking in Fairmont he urged equitable allocation of available fuel to minimize impact on productivity employment and the economy. He noted rationing should come only if allocations cause long lines and failure to meet essential needs.
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Fairmont
W. Va
UPI
Robert H. Mollohan
Mollohan
West Virginia Democrat
Inside Page Summary From Regional Newspaper Section
The fragment lists multiple regional sections and inserts including Little libraries Good Reading, Classified ads, meeting memos, and local town notes for Bobtown Friendsville Masontown Mount Morris Bowlesburg Tunnelton and Woman's Viewpoint. It notes additional inserts such as A&P ads, theater pages, Family Weekly and Royal Furniture with a total of 132 pages across 13 sections.
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Adaline Moore
Bobtown
Friendsville
Masontown
Mt. Morris
Bowlesburg
Tunnelton
Woman's Viewpoint
America’s Best
A&p
Family Weekly
Murphy Mart
Panorama Magazine
Royal Furniture
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