This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1968
Page
11
The League of Women Voters provides a nonpartisan voter guide for Monongalia County and West Virginia. Questionnaires were sent to all candidates from both parties and their verbatim answers appear without edits. Candidates who did not respond are noted as such.
A slate of Morgantown residents outlines opinions on fire police and street services, long range planning, housing, and revenue. Kenneth K Humphreys and Monica Mengoli oppose current fire and street conditions, while John W. Doane and Charles Trembly advocate measured growth and finance. Rex C Everly and others call for improved patrols and scheduled sanitation, with broad housing and funding questions.
James P. Roy Jr, 33, Democrat, 1265 Carlisle Ave, WVUI Computer Center supervisor, HS grad with computer and accounting training. He lists church service roles and Scout Master. He supports regular pay raises for staff and more fire hydrants, police protection, beltline planning, concrete streets, sanitation upgrades, recreational areas, and an equal opportunity ordinance. He favors shifting funds to meet priorities.
James F. Carruth, 41, Dir. of Student City services at West Virginia Univ, seeks Democratic council seat. He urges long and short range planning for growth, notes need for fire and police protection funding, and cites uneven coverage and lighting as crime deterrents. Raymond M. Haas, 33, Assistant Dean and Professor, Republican challenger, argues fire protection affects insurance costs and supports police funding modestly. calls for study of current systems and broader community support.
The speaker argues for salary increases for current staff while believing existing tax laws can support this without major tax increases in the next fiscal year. The statement emphasizes fiscal feasibility and policy continuity.
G Cliff Hough, 76, of 69 Highland Ave, a retired resident, voices support for long range planning in Morgantown focusing on housing and city services while noting partial improvements needed in police protection street paving lighting and sanitation. He questions effectiveness of a proposed plan and whether it would deliver needed services.
Heavy Votes: Wendell Willkie drew 22,305,198 popular votes, the highest ever for a Republican presidential candidate at the time, as he ran against President Roosevelt in 1940. Dwight D. Eisenhower later surpassed that total by nearly 10 million when elected in 1952.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.