Chart Morgantown's Future Form Drives Civic Involvement
An editorial urges wide citizen participation in a Morgantown planning survey. Readers are asked to locate a "Chart Morgantown's Future" form at various offices or in the Dominion Post and Panorama. The piece argues problems stem from leadership and calls for broad cooperative action by civic groups, the University, political bodies, and residents to identify issues and implement projects.
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Morgantown
Dominion Post
Panorama
Greer
County Court
Chamber of Commerce
Week's Bouquets Highlight Local Carriers and Ay Programs
The column salutes Morgantown area newspaper carriers and families for delivering last Sunday's papers despite record January cold. It praises the police drug amnesty plan, a 24 hour help line, and the Operation Reach program by Boy Scouts Mountaineer Area Council. Alpha Phi Omega volunteers fund extensive local cleanups and services. Bucks Day raises funds for Morgantown Community Center youth programs with a $1 citywide canvass next Saturday.
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Mason- Dixonland
Don Forman
Morgantown
Bennie Palmer
BOY Scouts
Mason-Dixonland
Mountaineer
Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity
Reading Howard Hughes and Nixon Dominate Quiet Night
George and Martha read headlines and debate media obsession. They joke about Howard Hughes avoiding coverage while watching Duane Thomas films and Casablanca, noting that news becomes the main spectacle and Nixon headlines ebb and flow.
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Washington
George
Martha
Howard Hughes
Ieep
Duane Thomas
Nixon
Service Day praise and a journalist’s death remembered
A Mason-Dixon era note endorses Service Day and honors first responders. It recalls Col. Bax’s idea, praises utility workers and police, and mourns Harold Spicer, Baltimore News-American photographer killed in Druid Hill Park, lauding his courage and newsroom ties with police.
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Washington
Martin Buxbaum
Sunday Dominion Post
Bax
Mason-Dixonland
Alice
Power Company
Baltimore
Harold Spicer
Baltimore News-American
Harold
Druid Hill Park
Tony Constantine
Baltimore Press Corps
Maryland
Free State
Mountain
Prayer, forgiveness, and faith in Christian life
Eb Prahens explains that seeking forgiveness daily is normal for believers. He cites scriptures from I John and Hebrews to show Christ as advocate and the throne of grace. Confession reflects strength, not weakness, with Psalm 51:17 as a reinforcing verse.
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Jesus Generation
Christ
David
League of Women Voters review of 1971 72 major bills
In Washington on January 18 1972 the League assesses environmental and foreign policy bills. Key items include Senate approval of a $14 billion waste treatment grant program and House action on a $20 billion plan. Ocean Dumping and Coastal Zone bills await action. Foreign Assistance moves through Senate with House planned early votes. ongoing reorganization debates in foreign affairs committees. Welfare and Civil Rights efforts face funding hurdles and vetoes, with major reforms anticipated in 1972 amid an election year atmosphere.
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Congress
Washington
League
Senate
House Public Works Committee
House
D. Ind
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Civil Rights Commission
Whic
AFDC
Office of Equal Warereanues
OEO
Hal
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FESL
Gule
Brickman
Herblock
Eb Prahens
League OF Women Voters
Labor and Public Welfare
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