County Mourns McCutcheon Departing Extension Post
Dennis McCutcheon leaves the Monongalia County Extension agent role for a new post as administrator and promoter of mountain crafts at Penn Alps near Grantsville Maryland. He championed family self reliance, community improvement, better schools and public involvement through programs like the Legislative Telelecture and local planning efforts. His absence is noted as a loss to West Virginia and regional mountain communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis McCutcheon
Monongalia
McCutcheon
Penn Alps
Grantsvillle
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ee Cael
West Virginia groups win bouquets for service and progress
A series of community praise notes highlights WVU students adopting elderly neighbors through In Touch and Concerned, local council praise for Consolidated Recreation Commission unity, and a range of charity and safety efforts. Notable mentions include forestry club hours, Christmas greenery sales benefiting hospital and recreation center, Red Cross and Salvation Army relief for Buffalo Creek flood victims, and a $270,000 Valley Counseling Center grant advocacy by Senator Byrd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University
West Virginia University Forestry Club
Monongalia General Hospital
Anna Recreation Cener
Byrd
Valley Counseling Center
Nixon could lose home while winning abroad in 1972 race
A Washington analysis argues the 1972 presidential contest hinges on domestic issues like jobs prices and wages rather than foreign policy. It notes Nixon touts foreign gains but faces a weak fiscal picture with a large deficit and rising unemployment as Republicans and Democrats battle for an edge among new voters and aging Americans.
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Washington
China
Soviet Union
Nixon
Vietnam
Eisenhower
Chicago
Muskie
William Loeb
Manchester
N.H
Florida
New Hampshire
Humphrey
John Mitchell
Legislature and public mood in 1968 politics and West Virginia debate
The piece surveys 1968 race dynamics with Muskie Humphrey Nixon and a note on Chicago protests and campaign strategy. It covers West Virginia House leadership actions after Logan County flood, delayed reporting deadlines, and a critique of education for disabled children plus a discussion on women in church leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
House of Delegates
Lewis McManus
House
Tom Myles
George Seibert
Logan County
McManus
Senate
Hans McCourt
Arch A. Moore Jr
del. Warren McGraw
Wyoming
Del
Earl Hager
Logan
Department of Mines
Department of Natural Resources
Public Service Commission
House Rules Committee
Myles and
Seibert
Paul
D.W
Trade and inflation debate color 1971 economic policy
The piece reviews inflation driven trade deficits in 1971 with exports rising only 2 percent while imports surged 14 percent creating a calendar year deficit and a near 30 billion balance of payments gap. It notes policy responses including controls devaluation and new tax laws to stimulate exports.
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U.S
U.S. Department of Commerce
Pay Board
Price Board
New York University
Harvard Business Schools
Harvard
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Sunday Dominion
Bost
Morgantown Post
The
Dominion-News
West Virginia Newspaper Publishing Co
Greer Building
Morgantown
New York Times
Washington Star Dispatches
Associated Press
United Press International
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Consolidated Recreation Commission
Preston County
Vanessa Halbritter
Kingwood
United Fund
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Buffalo Creek
Trojans
St. Francis High School
Colonials
Albert Gallatin
Grafton
Greene
Fayette
Uniontown
Karen King
Jane Feathers
Stephanie Sobowski
Nellie Maust
Summers School Road
Karen
James Reston
New York Times News Service
Ray Martin
McGraw
Capitol
Duffy Street
Moundsville
Marshall County
Corinth
Phebe
Christ
Eve
Adam
Church
Cn Ie
Haynie
Louisville Courier-Journal
League OF Women Voters
Russia
European Economic Community
Lord Macaulay
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