Endorsement Row Divides WV Labor Over Sprouse Candidacy
A split in West Virginia labor circles centers on the AFL CIO endorsement of James M. Sprouse for governor. 12 dissidents protest timing and argue it violates Article XVII, Section 4, while Kaufman supporters push back citing COPE rules and past voting records.
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Jim Sprouse
West Virginia Federation of Labor
Afl-Cio
Paul Kaufman
Labor
George Meany
State
Sprouse
Kaufman
Meany
COPE
Committee On Political Education
Labor Federation
Sprouse Sprouse
Donald Robertson
Sen. Kaufman
C. D. Robertson
Mr. Robertson
Mr. Kaufman
Robertson
James M. Sprouse
West Virginia
Trade Labor Movement
Gambling Guilty Plea Ties to Morgantown Tavern Case
Monongalia County man Everett Hussing pleaded guilty to permitting gambling at the Denlslow Tavern after a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace William Bowers. Hussing paid 107.50 in fines and costs as state police arrested him for allowing a poker table to be used by Charles Hussing Kenneth Culp and Delbert McIntire. Other defendants earlier pled guilty to separate charges including littering and improper vehicle registration, while three students posted bond on petty larceny and intoxication charges with hearings set for March 23.
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Monongalia County
Justice of the Peace
William Bowers
Denlslow Tavern
Everett Hussing
Rt. 7
Morgantown
State Police
Charles Hussing
Kenneth Culp
Delbert McIintire
Justice Bowers
Homer Randolph Brooks
New Geneva
John Raymond McCormick
Quay St
John M. Knowles
Beechurst Ave
Two Wrecks Investigated In County
Two automobile accidents were investigated yesterday by area law enforcement. Sheriff Whiston reported damages on River Road Rt. 2 after a 1968 Chevrolet pickup driven by Jack E. Jamison 41 struck a 1962 Chevrolet driven by Floyd A. Snider 20. A second collision at University Avenue and Stewart Street involved a 1957 Ford driven by Lewis A. Laska 25 and an unidentified Volkswagen bus that fled the scene. City Police logged about 150 dollars in damages.
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Monongalia
University Avenue
Stewart Street
Lewis A. Laska
Farmington
Two Crashes Are Probed In Pa. Accidents
State Police investigated two automobile crashes near Jefferson and Morgantown Pennsylvania with total damages listed at 825 dollars. Mike Bihun, 26, of Morgantown, suffered cuts and bruises after a Saturday one car crash on Rt 221 caused his vehicle to go off the road and down an embankment. Andrew Rufus of Morgantown reported 200 dollars in damage when his car was rear ended on Friday by Wilbur Vincent Hedrick of Rices Landing.
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Hana Ase Pa
Aynesbu
Morgantown
Jesi
Mike Bihun
Greene County Memorial Hospital
Rt. 221
Jefferson, Pa
Bihun
Andy Rufus
Rt. 2
Wilbur Vincent Hedrick
Rices Landing
Charleston Student Crowned Miss WVU in Pageant
Nola Jean Moore, a Charleston sophomore sponsored by Kappa Kappa Gamma, won Miss WVU after a two hour event featuring talent, interviews and evening gown segments. First runner up was Dorinda Dandolo from Rivesville with Barbara Jean Cowen of Reynoldsburg, Ohio as second runner up. Miss Congeniality went to Donna Steed, with Kathleen Petranek as the other finalist. The audience enjoyed songs, piano, readings and a fashion show as Moore received the crown from Anna Mary Minehart.
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Nola Jean Moore
West Virginia University
Anna Mary Minehart
Morgantown
Jack Tennant
Helen Morgan
West Virginia
Dorinda Dandolo
Rivesville
Barbara Jean Cowen
Reynoldsburg
Ohio
Donna Steed
Kathleen Petranek
Mountainlair
Strategy Mapped Out for Open Housing Petition
About 50 Morgantown residents and University students met to plan petitions supporting a city open housing measure. The effort, led by Rev. Benjamin James, aims to let the City Council enact a human relations ordinance prohibiting employment and housing discrimination.
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Morgantown
Benjamin James
Human Relations Commission
James
Sam Householder
Commission
Council
WVU Governors Name Buildings and Award Potomac State Contract
The West Virginia University Board of Governors approved a 714253 dollar contract to Carl Belt Inc for a Potomac State College academic building at Keyser. Total project cost reaches 858993 dollars with 330000 federal and 330000 state grants plus 195000 university funds. The chemistry building on WVU’s main campus was named Friend E Clark Hall in honor of Dr Clark, long time department chair. An adjoining 3.6 million building for graduate studies was named the Chemistry Research Laboratory. Dr Clark, born 1876 in New Martinsville, led WVU chemistry and served as Graduate Council chair before teaching at Davis & Pike in later years, dying in 1956.
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West Virginia University Board of Governors
Potomac State College
Keyser
Potomac State
Board of Governors
U. S. Office of Education
Appalachian Regional Commission
WVU
E. Clark
Clark
Chemistry Research Laboratory
James G. Harlow
New Martinsville
New Martinsville In 1876, Dr. Clark
Johns Hopkins University
University of Chicago
University of Berlin
Housing Meet Set With Franklin Gordon Speaker
The University Christian Movement plans a 7 30 p m meeting in the Mountainlair Activity Room to discuss open housing. Franklin Gordon of the West Virginia Human Relations Commission will present a film To Find a Home followed by a question and answer session.
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University Christian Movement
Mountainlair
Franklin Gordon
West Virginia Human Relations Commission
Warning on new swindling racket targets septic owners
Dr I A Wiles of the Monongalia County Health Department cautions homeowners especially elderly ones served by septic systems about a scam. A fake health department inspector pressures a quick cleaning with a low estimate, then inflates the bill, sometimes by chopping into the tank and fabricating work.
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Wiles
Monongalia County
I. A. Wiles
West
Health Department
Correction of play cast order for The Madwoman of Chaillot
The caption on the cover photo credited to the University lists the female leads in reverse order. The correct left to right cast is Ann Christian, Deanna Spring, Sandra Radcliffe, and Evelyn Andrews.
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Our New Panorama Azine
University
Chaillot
Ann Christian
Deanna Spring
Sandra Radcliff
Evelyn Andrews
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Dominion Post Capital
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Legislative Branch of Government
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Virginia Davis
Westchester Hall
Woolworth’s
Hightreet
Sorority
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Tom Arnaldi
The
Human Rights Commission
Vergil Peterson
Ordinance Committee
John Doane
G. Thearle Jamison
Eugene Corum
Terry Jones
James Browning
Carl Belt, Inc
Cumberland, Md
Westminster Foundation
Glover Gap
Marion County
Marion County Health Department
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