Death of West Virginia House Speaker Ivor Boiarsky
West Virginia mourns Ivor Boiarsky a longtime House speaker and trusted mentor who died suddenly A tearful Senate tribute recalled their boyhood friendship and Boiarsky’s dedication to state government Officials including Senate leaders and Secretary of State Rockefeller praised his courage tenacity and integrity and remembered him as a valiant servant of the people
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Charleston
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UPI
William Brotherton
Senate
Ivor Boiarsky
Brotherton
Boiarsky
John E. Carrigan
Carrigan
Robert R. Nelson
D-Cabell
West Virginia
John D. Rockefeller IV
Ivor
Unemployment rises in West Virginia state
The West Virginia Department of Employment Security reports January unemployment at 8.1 percent, up about two points from December. There were 51,500 jobless, with total employment at 579,000. December 1969 figures cited for comparison. Found guilty Charleston case involves two men in a 1967 10 state motor vehicle theft ring.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Department of Employment Security
Mountain State
W.va
Jackie Lee Longfellow
Omer Beckett
Hurricane
Alderson-Broaddus College Receives $750000 Grant
Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi West Virginia will receive a $750000 grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation the largest private grant in its 100 year history. The gift supports a centennial year goal of 1971 and a broader decade long campaign aiming for $10 million.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Alderson-Broaddus College
Philippi
W. Va
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Paul G. Benedum
Richard E. Shearer
Benedum
Michael L. Benedum
Bridgeport
West Virginia House selects McManus as speaker after Boiarsky death
Beckley resident Lewis McManus 41 is chosen by West Virginia Democrats as the new House of Delegates speaker following the death of Ivor F. Boiarsky. McManus won on the second ballot in a two hour caucus, succeeding the late leader and amid a field that included Harry Pauley and T. E. Myles.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Ivor F. Boiarsky
House Finance Committee
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Lewis McManus
Beckley
House
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McManus
Robert M. Steptoe
Berkeley
Harry Pauley
D-Mcdowell
T. E. Myles
George Seibert Jr
Finance Committee
Ivor Bo
Ivor Boiarsky
Mattie Ferguson
Joab L. McManus
Beckley College
Morris Harvey College
Raleigh County
Jails to be inspected for juvenile confinement in West Virginia
The West Virginia House passes a resolution authorizing the State Welfare Department to inspect county and municipal jails for illegal detention of youths under 16. The move follows the rejection of a bill creating juvenile referees to speed hearings. The Welfare Department will pursue action against sheriffs or jailers violating the law.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
House of Delegates
Child Welfare Division
State Department of Welfare
House
Welfare Department
Senate Rejects Tax Conference. Mine Safety Bills Advance
The Senate rejected the conference report on the business and occupation tax by 16 to 18 votes while a separate tax reform plan would raise coal industry costs by about 159 percent and lift most other businesses by 10 percent. A new mines inspection bill with strict safety features cleared a hurdle with UMW support, and an 18 year olds voting measure passed, granting limited early participation. In Rome, Henry Cabot Lodge arrived for talks with Vatican officials as President Nixon’s envoy.
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D-Monongalia
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Vatican
Fayette-Greene news page overview
Inside pages feature local notes from Mount Heights Preston County and Markleysburg with sections on hospital notes bowling leagues and column by Ray Martin plus social items and a Farm page update. Readers find community briefs and event calendars across sections A B C and 6-B to 6-C.
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