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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1977
Page
14
Sunday Dominionist appoints Robert W. Murphy as editor, Mickey Furfari as general manager, and Fire eon N 422 listed for July 24, 1977, amid newsroom changes.
Senator Robert Nelson of Cabell County called for greater openness by the West Virginia Board of Regents in university deliberations. He urged allowing cameras and tape recorders in meetings while Chancellor Ben Morton argued against flashbulbs. The debate centers on improving access to information and potential meeting closures.
Arnold Miller was certified president of the United Mine Workers on July 2 after a June 14 vote. Lee Roy Patterson said he would appeal to the executive board, claiming ballot rigging, while Harry Patrick predicted a new election. The board upheld Miller's win, prompting Patterson to seek further review at the Labor Department.
Only seven petitions filed to seek Morgantown City Council seats under the new charter, the exact number of seats to be decided in the Sept. 20 citywide vote. Two incumbents and two former councilmen are among them. two wards have no candidates. Morgan town's filing runs until Aug. 11 requiring 75 signatures per petition with one signature per voter.
A Carter era debate over guaranteed annual income faces public skepticism. An Institute for Socioeconomic Studies survey across 16 Northeast states shows 55 to 75 percent of respondents favor reducing welfare spending, while only 2 to 15 percent support increases.
A University of Michigan survey finds Americans dislike the poor, citing welfare costs and ethic concerns. Harris and Potomac Associates data show broad support for reducing welfare and food stamp programs, with independents and Republicans sharing negative views. The piece suggests political risk for Carter if increases are pursued.
Washington-HEW Secretary Joe Califano's six state desegregation edicts are cornucopia of goals and quotas. The piece attacks federal control over higher education in Arkansas Florida Georgia North Carolina Oklahoma and Virginia arguing the plans force an artificial racial mix and threaten academic choice and standards. It cites UVA and Virginia State College as examples of unchanged demographics two decades after desegregation.
The piece critiques claims that New York looting during the blackout was justified by hunger or desperation. It cites Andrew Young, traces rioting psychology from Watts to Boston in 1919, and argues that looting stems from opportunity rather than inherent nature, noting social and economic contrasts in the United States.
Burly Billy Cox leads a group including a new federal highway administrator over coalfield highways from South Point Ohio through Ashland Wayne Logan and Buffalo Creek to inspect road conditions. The trip aims to show impact of coal trucks on WV roads and reconnect federal officials with local needs.
The governor will visit multiple fairs including Wood County this week, the State Fair at Lewisburg next month, and Mannington Town Fair. Discussions mention the Orchard Road bypass around Morgantown awaiting WVU stadium decisions and appointment chatter about a health director candidate linked to California Governor Jerry Brown.
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