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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1977
Page
14
A Sunday Dominion Dost report dated July 3, 1977 appears in the page fragment with unreadable portions. The readable items reference the 6 B Sunday event and a name or title linked to Rane but details are unclear. Further context is not available in the legible text.
The dispute over Arnold Miller’s re election as UMW president with about 40 percent of the vote prompts Lee Roy Patterson to seek a new election contending ballot rigging. Harry Patrick predicts the executive board will overturn results and a rerun may favor Patterson. The piece urges board action based on evidence and union rules to preserve integrity.
Morgantown City Council meets for first session under the new charter with seven members and biweekly meetings. Voters support the changes but September citywide election tests the charter. retiring official Doc Ashburn may stay as advisor to aid the new city manager George DeFrench and smooth the transition.
The week sees another exchange between Governor Jay and former Gov Arch over staff counts. Rockefeller’s budget cites 45 positions while Jay questions Arch’s true staff, affecting public service perception and potential political risk if taxes rise and services lag.
John P. Roche argues against a treaty to return American prisoners from Mexico to serve term in US jails. He notes rights protections require indictment, counsel, trial by jury and Miranda warnings, and warns that waiving habeas rights via treaty violates the Constitution. He ridicules the idea of treating Americans as Mexicans under a flawed faux habeas waiver.
A three year, 9,200 student Follow Through project comparing old fashioned, teacher centered schooling with open, informal methods shows the disciplined Distar approach yielding higher reading and math percentile scores. Anacostia and Cambridge sites illustrate the contrast as costs rise with liberal methods.
The ACLU held a New Orleans fundraising auction that raised about 3000 dollars with unusual bid items. A free abortion and a free divorce were among the standout offerings, drawing mixed reactions on ethics and legality.
Duke Nordlinger Stern of the West Virginia State Bar says the Supreme Court order allowing price ads creates a regulatory problem with vague guidance. The bar plans to form guidelines or seek pre-approval of ads while noting the decision lacks definition for media type or frequency. Stern expects mostly announcement ads, not price advertising, in WV.
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