West Virginia Campaign Buildup Stirs Charleston Politics
In Charleston a lively West Virginia political race unfolds as former Gov. Barron hints at action while James Sprouse weighs a candidacy. Byrd Fox and Staggers figure in jockeying, with Shriver in Kanawha and Huntington touring centers to mark anniversaries.
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Charleston
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
Sprouse
Harley Staggers
Keyser
Staggers
John Fox
Robert Byrd
Byrd
Fox
Sargent Shriver
Huntington
Shriver
Washington
Kanawha
Smith
Elmer Dodson
Kanawha County
John D. Rockefeller IV
Sharon
Mine Opening Work Progress On Pittsburgh Coal Fields
Work on two new coal mines near Blacksville West Virginia and the associated Waynesburg Southern Railroad passes the expected schedule. Eastern Gas Associates at Miracle Run reports two thirds shaft depth with limited production planned late this year and full output by late 1968. Christopher Coal plans target early 1968 for initial production after coal seam reach, with prep plants due by 1969. Contractors Zeni McKinney Williams Morgan town and Chapin Chapin of Norwalk manage shaft and grading work respectively as rail line construction proceeds along Route 7 toward the Miracle Run mine.
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Pittsburgh
Blacksville
Eastern Gas Associates
Miracle Run
Rolfe Snyder
Eastern Gas
Christopher
Murphy
Roberts & Shaffer
Chicago
Snyden
Miracle Run Project
Waynesburg Southern Railroad
George Smith
Chapin & Chapin
Norwalk
Ohio
Dunkard Creek
Smith
Eastern
Electrical sub contractor halts work at boys training project
Consolidated Comstock Inc. terminated about 25 electrical workers at the National Training School for Boys project amid a federal suit in Fairmont. Superintendent Jack D. Luzier said Saturday operations stopped and layoffs began until a solution arises. The suit targets St Paul Fire and Marine Insurance, the bonding firm, with William Green Construction Co. also named as co defendant after bankruptcy.
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National Training School For Boys
Consolidated Comstock, Inc
Fairmont
Jack D. Luzier
Comstock
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Codefendant
William Green Construction Company
Shooting Victim Improves A Gang Style Slaying Case
Carl Tomick Scavariello a Morgan Town restaurant owner wounded in a Friday morning attack on Grafton Road is off the critical list at University Hospital and described as in satisfactory condition though in intensive care. Sheriff Whiston says it may be days before he can be questioned as investigators pursue multiple leads with State Police aid while examining two suspects in the deer-hunting style rifle assault.
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Carl Tomick
Tommy) Scavariello
Universty Hosptal
University Hospital
Scavariello
Morgantown
Grafton Road
Charles J. Whiston
Grafton
Four Teaching Posts Open in Monongalia County Schools
Four vacancies remain in the Monongalia County teaching staff for the next term according to an official list by Supt. Lloyd C. Nielsen. Open posts include Waitman Barrrie Osage and Mt. Pleasant elementary schools and Daybrook principal and teacher positions. Melvin Jamison named principal at Woodburn. William Burdette appointed Osage principal. Greg Hastings moves to Riverside Junior High.
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Monongalia County
Lloyd C. Nielsen
Daybrook
Bob D. Mills
G. W. Phillips School
Waitman Barrie
Osage
Mt. Pleasant
Correction notes fire misidentification of Kingwood resident
A correction states the Friday blaze did not strike Junior Shrout of Kingwood. The house that burned belonged to Alva Strout of Wood Dale, clarifying earlier error about residence and ownership.
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Junior Shrout
Kingwood
Alva Strout
Wood Dale
Two Escapees Seen Near Waynesburg Area
Pennsylvania and West Virginia state police hunted two escaped convicts in the Waynesburg region. Thomas Warren Lanham and Bernard Adkins fled Moundsville State Penitentiary after a motorcycle crash and a truck incident, then disappeared into woods as guards used dogs to track them. They are described as white men of medium build. Lanham has brown hair while Adkins has black hair and tattoos.
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Waynesburg
Thomas Warren Lanham
Bernard Adkins
Moundsville State Penitentiary
Lanham
Adkins
Buses Donated For Youth Corps Program In WV
West Virginia Division of Purchases provided two buses for a Neighborhood Youth Corps pilot in Monongalia and Preston counties. Homer Kincaid, Morgantown director, oversees training for 16 to 22 year olds earning 1.40 per hour with six hours of education. Buses will transport trainees to jobs and classes, supporting a plan backed by Miles Stanley of the WV Labor Federation.
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Charleston
West Virginia
West Virginia Labor Federation
Monongalia
Preston
Clarence E. Johnson
State Agency
Johnson
Homer Kincaid
Morgantown
Kincaid
Wll
James L. Highland
Michael Dye
Kincaid, Johnson
A. J. Spencer, Jr
Virgil Riggleman
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Montgomery
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Marion
Squibb
Peter D. Beter
Lyndon Johnson
John Callebs
Kenton Lambert
Moore
Underwood
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Louis Murphy
New Christopher
Waynesburg Southern
Riverside Junior High
Irene Burdette
Arnettsville
Margaret MacLuckie
Chestnut Ridge
Nella Godfrey
Core
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Evansdale
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