Proposals Multiplex in West Virginia Legislature
In Charleston WV 13 constitutional amendments are under consideration for the 1970 ballot with none yet moved to floor action. Key measures include governor succession allowing a 1973 governor to serve two consecutive terms and a pay raise for legislators plus up to $100 monthly expenses. Other items address voting age to 18, school financing via bonds up to 90 million dollars, and changes to local levy approvals. A capital improvements bond plan for state institutions and various tax and judicial reforms are outlined.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
House
Ivor Boiarsky
D-Kanawha
Del
Robert L. Simpkins
D-Mingo
Boiarsky
Simpkins
Robert Holliday
D-Fayette
Senate
Sen
C. H. McKown
D-Wayne
Dell
Kenneth Anvil
D-Barbour
Mino R. D’aurora
D - Brooke
Sens
Holliday
William Sharpe
D-Lewis
del. Lon Clark Kinder Sr
R-Kanawha
Dels. Thomas
Blue) Goodwin
West Virginia Alpine Festival Opens in Tucker County Feb
The ninth annual Alpine Festival begins February 6 at Blackwater Falls State Park Davis with the queen coronation and runs three days of outdoor events in Tucker County, West Virginia.
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Tucker County
Blackwater Falls State Park
Davis
Senators Form Gas Venture Ties Amid Pollution Debate
West Virginia state senators Lloyd Jackson and Carl Gainer reveal a joint venture forming J and G Development Co to sell interests in two gas wells. They stress the partnership will not influence pending water pollution control legislation. The wells are Echols No. 1 in Upshur County and Charles C. Proudfoot No. 1 in Barbour County.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Senate
Lloyd Jackson
D-Lincoln
Carl FE. Gainer
Nicholas
J and G Development Co
Natural Resources Committee
Gainer
Jackson
Charleston Gazette
State Auditor’s
Echols
Union District
Upshur County
Buckhannon River
Charles C. Proudfoot
Pleasants
Barbour County
Mental Health Discussed at Preston Memorial Hospital Meeting
The January Preston Memorial Hospital Auxiliary meeting featured Rev. Hugh Zimmerman speaking on Community Welfare and Mental Health, noting a county need for counseling and psychiatry. He serves on the Valley Counseling board for Monongahela, Preston and Taylor Counties. Alpine Festival to feature snowmobile drag racing and ski events with queen's coronation, German feast, and trophy presentations across Davis and Mountaineer High School Gym. Senator Jennings Randolph to receive the VFW Gold Medal for his work with veterans affairs.
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Kingwood
Hugh Zimmerman
Preston Memorial Hospital
Zimmerman
Valley Counseling
Monongahela
Preston
Taylor
Schwab
Blackwater Lodge
Thomas
Mountaineer High School
Charles J. Schneider
Blackwater Falls State Park
Davis
Davis Skating Pond
Cabin Mountain
Canaan Valley
Virgil Wingle
West Virginia University
Concord
Salem
Potomac State
Fairmont State
Davis and Elkins
Alderson- Broaddus
West Liberty
Shepherd
Jennings Randolph
D. W.va
VFW
Weirton
Richard W. Homan
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Sugar Grove
Randolph
Committee For Veterans Affairs
United States Senate
Yeager Nominated for Brigadier General Rank
Washington UPI report notes Col. Charles E. Yeager the Hamlin West Virginia native and first pilot to fly faster than sound is nominated for brigadier general. Yeager commands a fighter wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base North Carolina and is among sixty six Air Force officers nominated for promotions.
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Washington
UPI
Hamlin
W. Va
Charles E
Chuck) Yeager
Lincoln County
Seymour - Johnson Air Force Base
North Carolina
Yeager
Air Force
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John D. Lough
Consolidated Gas Supply Corp
Leonard V. Lobello
Alderson-Broaddus College
Arthur L. Brandon
Alderson Broaddus College
John H. Hodges
Consolidated
West Virginia
Senators
Yeager Named
He Motion
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Morgantown Printing & Binding CO
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