West Virginia coal operators face new crisis
UTU strike against Norfolk & Western halted trains across eight southern West Virginia counties. About 220 mines served exclusively by N&W risk coal shortages as 1,200 UTU members walk out and 2,700 WV miners face possible layoffs if the dispute lasts beyond Tuesday. Estimated daily losses reach 225,000 tons of coal and $550,000 in wages.
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West Virginia
United Transportation Union
Norfolk & Western Railway
Mercer
Mingo
Fayette
McDowell
Wyoming
Summers
Raleigh
Wayne Counties
N&w
Roanoke
Robert Pendergast
UPI
Virginia
Kentucky
Pendergast
States
Canada
UTU
Kenova
Bluefield
Williamson
Rock festival planned at drive in theater in West Virginia
In Harpers Ferry, promoters planned a rock festival for Sunday with at least 1,000 expected attendees. Sheriff Moreland fought to block the event, but Jefferson County Circuit Court denied the injunction. Bands from Washington and Boston were listed as performers.
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Harpers Ferry
W. Va
UPI
Jefferson County
Robert Moreland
Moreland
Washington
Boston
Two highway deaths hit West Virginia toll rises
Friday night and early Saturday claimed two lives in West Virginia. Clar ence W. 50 of Hinton died in a head on crash on W V a 54 near Glen White in Raleigh County. Kenneth Richard Hose 19 of Moorefield died when his car hit a bridge abutment on U S 220. A Summers County man’s fatal crash and a Moorefield youth’s wreck contributed to the year’s road toll of 236 with 34 fewer than last year. Local man joins Angus breeders Tom Cyphert Morgantown elected to membership in the American Angus Association at St Joseph Mo Lloyd D Miller says 435 memberships were issued.
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West Virginia
Summers County
Clarence W. 50
Hinton
W.va
Glen White
Raleigh County
Moorefield
Hardy County
Kenneth Richard Hose
U.S. 220
Tom Cyphert
Morgantown
St. Joseph
Lloyd D. Miller
Morgantown Sunday Dominion Post Notices
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Mrs. H.C. Greer as president with scattered references to counties outside West Virginia. No clear event, date, or identifiable details present.
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Morgantown
Railroad checks environmental impact near Madison West Virginia
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway hires environmental specialists to inspect a Boone County site near Madison charged by the State Department of Natural Resources for dumping debris into Pond Fork. Engineer J J Dwier will assess possible mud slide and illegal disposal ahead of a preliminary hearing set for next Thursday. maximum penalties include $500 and six months in jail.
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Greenview
W. Va
UPI
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co
Boone County
State Department of Natural Resources
C&o
J. J. Dwier
Madison
Roy Mitchell
Don Dillon
DNR
Dwier
Dillon
Pond Fork
Madison Justice of the Peace
C. C. Doss
State NAACP plans meeting in Beckley West Virginia
West Virginia NAACP plans its annual convention in Beckley on September 17 with General Chairman George White announcing open housing and nationwide NAACP priorities for 1972 as major topics. The meeting will discuss several open housing projects across the Mountain State. Nixon nominates Rush Moody Jr. of Midland Texas to the Federal Power Commission.
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Beckley
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
George White
Mountain State
Moody
Washington
Nixon
Rush Moody Jr
Midland
Tex
Reading Notes From Laurel Run Section A Deaths Page
A listing of section and page references for Laurel Run including deaths funeral notices weather maps and regional news across multiple pages. The text catalogs various sections such as GOOD READING INSIDE and NEED answers and notes features like Hospital notes Ida Beverage and Ray Martins column with cross references to pages 6A 7A and 8A.
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Pennsylvania
USS
West Virginia
World News
Fayette-Greene
Friendsville News
Ida Beverage Knowledge
Markleysville News
Mountain Heights
Ray Martin
Washington
Abby
Farm News
Grafton
Taylor County
Preston County
Adaline Moore
Italy
Haim Ginott
Bobtown
Mary't
Beulah Hash
Masontown
Mt. Morris News
Marshall riot case moves toward more defense witnesses
Defence testimony resumes Friday at Cabell County Common Pleas Court in the David Workman inciting riot case tied to Oct 8 1970 disturbances near Marshall University. Seven more witnesses expected. former trooper James L. Giles testified no riot and no police mediation occurred.
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Nuniuuiun
Wva
Cabell County Common Pleas Court
David Workman
Marshall University
Workman
James L. Giles
Marshall
Giles
Sharon Maurer
Escapee loses grip and is captured in Anderson
Larry Taylor, 21, an escapee from Huttonsville Correctional Center West Virginia, clung by fingers from a second floor window in Anderson Indiana before dropping to the ground and surrendering to city police. He was serving a sentence for voluntary manslaughter.
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Anderson
Ind
UPI
Larry Taylor
Huttonsville
West Virginia
Taylor
Shapp urges welfare workers not to strike
Gov. Milton J. Shapp urged Pennsylvania welfare workers to abandon a planned strike amid demands for higher pay and lighter caseloads. He warned the move would be illegal and hinder negotiations, as Local 1623 AFSCME represents about 900 of 2,000 County Board of Assistance workers.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Milton J. Shapp
Shapp
American Federation of State
County Board of Assistance
Shapp warns miners against illegal walkout amid pay dispute
Pennsylvania officials cite Public Employes Act 195 restricting negotiations with workers in an illegal strike as budget pressures limit salary talks. Shapp opposes the walkout and urges reconsideration while noting workers face pay gaps versus city counterparts. In a separate note, Pocono tourism expects 50,000 more visitors yearly after Sunday liquor sales legalization, projecting $38 million in added tax revenue.
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Shapp
Stroudsburg, Pa
UPI
Pocono Mountains
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