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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1975
Page
2
U S Senator Jennings Randolph told a July 4 crowd in Mobile that the nation must reaffirm the forefathers ideals and reestablish an American philosophy of self-reliant individuals who seek freedom and willingly accept its responsibilities.
West Virginia Young Democrats president Noah E. Perry said he will not seek re election citing personal reasons. He attends the state party convention in Charleston July 17 where Gary Hart will deliver the keynote. The group is prohibited from backing candidates in primaries and Perry is employed by the state agriculture commissioner.
Rodney L. Curtis filed suit in Harrison County Circuit Court seeking 15 million in compensatory damages and 5 million in punitive damages from Richard N. White, George L. Lemon, Nuway Mining Co., Inc., and Arlee Inc. Curtis alleges White threatened him with violence and false prosecution to force a transfer of Nuway and related businesses for 10. The complaint cites White aiming to ruin him socially and politically, including control of Salem College. Nuway parent to several subsidiaries. Curtis previously worked as assistant to the president of McKay Chemical Corp before taking over coal interests.
West Virginia reports two deaths during the opening days of the July Fourth holiday period. Elaine Weibel, 4, of Ottsville Pennsylvania, died in a one car crash on Interstate 81 near Martinsburg with her father critically injured. Ira Smith, 16, drowned while swimming in the New River near Hinton during a family holiday outing. the body was recovered.
In Charleston West Virginia 75 year old J S Pauley recalls early bridge work with little safety gear and long days. He recalls a near fatal fall that ended with a quick rescue and notes progress with the new Kanawha City Bridge while praising the old crew ethos.
W Gordon Eismon retiring executive secretary of the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission will be inducted into the Citizens Savings Helms Hall of Fame at a banquet ending the 56th annual meeting of the National Federation of State High School Associations. Eisman was federation president in 1971 72 and served on its executive committee four years. He was WV commission executive secretary for 16 years and earlier played football and baseball at Glenville College before coaching 12 years and moving into school administration.
A group of governors led by Gov Arch Moore will meet President Ford Monday to discuss national highway needs. Moore will fly to Washington Monday morning for the talks with the president. A spokesman said the discussions will focus on future requirements and funding for the nation’s highways. The meeting signals federal state cooperation on transportation priorities.
A noisy OCR page segment lists sections from a newspaper including Deaths funeral notices weather and world news, columns by Kilpatrick Furfari and Wi Wicker, sports and classified ads. It mentions Billy Graham Buchanan hospital notes and a Rowlesburg Tunnelton feature with ad inserts and weekly entertainment pages.
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