Coal Industry Defies Decline and Sees 700 Million Ton Goal
The piece notes coal production fell to 416 million tons in 1960 then rose to 487 million in 1963 and beyond, with hopes of reaching 700 million tons annually. It highlights fly ash use, coal to gasoline research, pollution reduction efforts, land reclamation in West Virginia, and various industry moves including union elections and company appointments.
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Coal Research Bureau
West Virginia
Hulett C. Smith
Week in Finance: Nixon Aims to Trim Budget and Stabilize Markets
The Nixon administration signals budget revisions to reduce President Johnson's 195.3 billion plan, while Treasury steps vow a strong dollar and calm financial policy. Markets respond with firmer dollars, weaker gold shares, and cautious optimism as earnings show gains.
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Thomas E. Mullaney
N.Y. Times
New York
Nixon
Robert P. Mayo
Johnson
Secretary of the Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Treasury
London
Zurich
Paul V. McCracken
New York Times
Wall Street
Lionel Edie & Co
Kuhns Plan To Retain Store Here
Jay Kuhn and his wife will continue to own and run Jay Kuhn's Furniture and Appliances at the Westover store. They withdrew their offer to sell to undisclosed buyers and cited Morgantown area growth as reason to keep the business and expand services.
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Jay Kuhn
New York Stock Quotations Continuation Highlights Listings
The page lists numerous stock quotes and prices for companies such as Textron Textronix, Uniroyal, US Steel, Westinghouse and Xerox. It shows bid and ask figures, price changes and percentage shifts among many industrial, utility and consumer firms. The chaotic OCR fragment preserves the general market snapshot and named entities but lacks full context for each entry.
New York Times Weekly Index Dips Slightly
The Times index of business activity fell to 346 last week from 347 the prior week and 323.5 a year earlier. The table shows adjusted components including Misc Loadings, Other Loadings, and sector figures for Steel Electric Power Paperboard Lumber and notes reporting changes.
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New York
New York Times Weekly
Bureau of Statistics
Railroad Names Charles H. Wolfinger to VP Coal Sales
Pittsburgh Central Railroad appointed Charles H. Wolfinger as assistant vice president for coal and ore sales. Wolfinger formerly served as vice president for traffic at Lehigh Valley Railroad in eastern Pennsylvania.
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Pittsburgh
Penn Central Railroad
Charles H. Wolfinger
Penn Central Co
Wolfinger
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Pennsylvania
Monongalia Preston Labor Council Offers Steward Training
The Monongalia Preston Labor Council and West Virginia University institute sponsor an eight session Steward Training Program for area trade unionists. Conducted by Keith Dix, the course runs Mondays and Tuesdays from January 27 to February 18 in Room 449, Engineering Sciences Building, Evansdale Campus. Enrollment is five dollars covering all costs.
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Monongalia-Preston Labor Council
Institute For Labor Studies and Manpower Development
West Virginia University
Engineering Sciences
University
Evansdale
Keith Dix
Lewis A. Albright
S. S. Samson
Kiddie Town Competes in Brand Name Retailer Awards
The 21st annual Brand Name Retailer-of-the-Year Awards features 24 finalists including Kiddie-Town of Morgantown on High Street. Scrapbook presentations and awards will be judged during a two day program with a banquet in New York City on April 9 and 10. Plaques and certificates will be awarded.
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Kiddie-Town
Morgantown Children’s Apparel
High Street
New York City
COMSAT Dedicates Puerto Rico Earth Station Complex
COMSAT opened a new earth station complex in Puerto Rico near San Juan dominated by a 97 foot antenna and now in commercial operation. The firm announced leadership changes with Bruce S. Lane named secretary and Thomas W. Harrington named director of personnel at its Washington headquarters.
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Communications Satellite Corp
Etam
Preston County
Puerto Rico
San Juan
Comsat
Bruce S. Lane
Thomas W. Harrington
Washington, D.C
Mines Bureau Sees Promise in Device To Halt Gas Blast
The U S Bureau of Mines reports progress on a new safety device to detect ultraviolet sparks and trigger a flame quencher within a fraction of a second to prevent methane gas ignition and coal dust explosions. A potassium bicarbonate charge explodes a quenching chemical tube to disperse the flame. perfection may take two years before industry scales production for coal mines.
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Mines Bureau
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Bureau
New York Times
the Times
Bureau of Mines
Steel execs doubt pledge well beyond doubt
Pittsburgh steel executive Roger S. Ahlbrandt warned at a Connecticut Manufacturers Association dinner that voluntary import limits by Japan and Europe are not a full solution to U S steel imports. He cited loopholes enforcement doubts and risk of higher dollar value imports threatening smaller specialty steel producers.
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Wallingford, Conn
UPI
A_ Pittsburgh steel
U.S
Roger S. Ahlbrandt
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp
United States
Ahlbrandt
Connecticut Manufacturers Association
Business School Plans Unveiled by Morgantown Leaders
Stephen A. Callen president of Morgantown and Fairmont business colleges led accreditation examinations in Washington for the American Institute of Business. He has guided Morgantown since 1958 and helped accredit Fairmont, now preparing Century College of Commerce in Huntington. The three schools plan to operate as Vandalia Business Colleges offering statewide training and job placement.
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Stephen A. Callen
Morgantown and
Fairmont Business Colleges
Washington
American Institute of Business
Callen
Morgantown Business College
West Virginia
Fairmont College
Century College of Commerce
Huntington
Vandalia Business Colleges
Morgantown Retail Sales Rise 17 Percent in November
Morgantown retail sales for November reached 726000, up 17 percent from October 1968’s 618000, and 2 percent higher than November 1967. The Charleston office of the U S Department of Commerce released the figures via Ray DePaulo, WV field office director.
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Morgantown
Charleston
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Ray DePaulo
West Virginia
WHO Sets Health Labor and Productivity Theme for 1969
The World Health Organization announced Health Labor and Productivity as its 1969 theme. WHO notes World Health Day is April 7 and marks 21 years since its 1948 constitution came into force. The theme links worker health to economic development, stressing prevention of accidents and illness among agricultural and industrial workers.
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Washington, D.C
World Health Organization
WHO
Funds Sought for Air Pollution Research Budget Rise
Washington budget figures show about 22 million dollars requested for air pollution studies by the Health Education and Welfare Department focusing on fuel burning including coal. For the current year 18.7 million was allotted, with the new request exceeding it by over 3 million. The committee notes research supports regulation, not replaces it, led by Rep. Harley Staggers.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Harley O. Staggers
West Virginia
Democrat
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