Rockefeller candidacy sparks West Virginia governor bid
In Charleston, John D. Rockefeller IV launches a Democratic primary challenge to Gov Arch A. Moore Jr. His backers tout his popularity beside Robert Byrd, while detractors mock his surname as a political asset. Rockefeller promotes jobs, long term planning, and vocational education reform.
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U.S. Senate
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Canfield
Buckhannon postmaster guilty in funds case
Buckhannon postmaster Henry E. Harkins received a two year prison term after pleading guilty to converting 5025 dollars of postal funds for personal use. He admitted taking money over 14 months starting June 1970 and was dismissed as postmaster.
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West Virginia Senate Expulsion Fallout Questions Integrity of the Body
Twenty three West Virginia senators who expelled Bernard Smith debate whether their action will haunt them if his federal conviction is reversed. The piece notes appeals slow, calls for due process, and questions if the expulsion reflected integrity or misjudgment amid political pressure.
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Bernard Smith
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Logan County
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West Virginia
Statehouse musings on Smith case and Senate action
The note questions how the present West Virginia Senate will be remembered after Smith's appeal. If he loses and goes to prison, 23 senators can claim they acted swiftly to remove a felon from the state lawmaking process.
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Dispatch
West Virginia
Lambert promotes idle West Virginia farmland for farming profits
J Kenton Lambert, state FSA director, says 1,316,000 idle acres in West Virginia could boost farm income and provide rural economic lifelines. State agriculture must expand as land use declines. beef herd could grow by 50 percent with new calf marketing support from the state department and WVU.
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