Trained policemen needed in Morgantown area
The Morgantown area faces a shortage of trained police officers as city, county, and state agencies report needs for more personnel. Morgantown Police Chief Bennie Palmer says 35 officers are needed, while the state police detachment could use four more. Sheriff Joseph Janco requests four additional deputies and envisions a county investigation bureau and enhanced road patrols with radar to curb speeding within a year or two. The West Virginia University Security Police counts 30 officers as currently adequate.
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Monongalia County
Morgantown
Bennie Palmer
J. R. Potts
Monongalia
Joseph Janco
Janco
Sheriff's Department
West Virginia University Security Police
Kenneth Johnson
University
UHS Sign-Up Draws 47 New Voters From School
County registrars registered 47 new voters at University High School on Friday. Tom Jackson noted all eligible students at UHS registered and no further sessions planned at St Francis High School. Registrars set two upcoming sessions at Clay Battelle High and Morgantown High with specified times.
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University High School
Tom Jackson
Clay- Battelle High School
Wednesay
Morgantown High School
St. Francis High School
Jackson
Meeting to Decide PTA Unit's Future
Monongalia County PTA Council schedules a 7 30 p m meeting at Suncrest Junior High to revitalize the group after months of low participation. County Council members from each PTA face a turnout that could determine the unit's fate, following four regional discussions about strengthening the council.
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PTA Unit
Margaret Ann Thaxton
Dominion Post
Monongalia County
PTA Council
Suncrest Junior High
Students raise over 1500 in county flood relief Bounce-A-Thon ends with funds sent to Logan County
Athletic members of Al Phi Omega hosted a 33 hour Bounce-A-Thon on Courthouse Square raising about 1500 toward the Logan County Disaster Relief Fund. David Hamilton said money, collected by 18 pledges and 13 members, will be sent by money order to Logan County. The event did replace APO’s Ugly Man on Campus contest and drew thanks from Westover Fire Department and local sponsors. The Monongalia Red Cross forwarded 4655 to Logan County. council actions and regional meetings spurred talks on school communication and tax relief for seniors. The county council plans continued meetings if attendance holds. The program included a reception at Suncrest for PBA president Mrs. Alice Rogers.
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al Phi Omega Service
Barbara Lopech
Morgantown
Courthouse Square
Mountaineer Sports Shop
APO
David Hamilton
Sheriff's Office
Logan County Disaster Relief Fund
Westover Fire Department
Richter Volkswagen
Richard P. Smith
Monongalia County
Smith
PTA
Ptas
Suncrest
PBA
Alice Rogers
Westover
Turbo Train Ride Promises First Hand Amtrak Review
The Dominion Post sends Ron Mullens Frank Heaster and Susan Conte aboard Amtrak s Turbo-Train from Grafton to Oakland Md to report for Panorama magazine. Amtrak faces ridership and funding hurdles while experiments seek solutions including the Turbo Train on the Washington Parkersburg route.
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Ron Mullens
Frank Heaster
Susan Conte
Sunday Dominion Post
Amtrak
Grafton
Oakland
Panorama Magazine
Dominion Post
Morgantown Airport to get new light system by April bids
Walter Hart of the West Virginia Aviation Foundation says bids for a Medium Intensity Approach Light System will be opened in April. The 2400 foot runway extension toward Easton Hill will include towers with lights to supplement the ILS. FAA funding is expected and radar is about a year away.
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Morgantown Municipal
Walter L
Bill) Hart
West Virginia Aviation Foundation, Inc
Easton Hill
Hart
Federal Aviation
FAA
Fairmont Plans for Effects of I-79 Downtown Access
City and county leaders, with the Greater Fairmont Development Association, plan a high speed link from I-79 to downtown Fairmont as part of a $16,000 York Planning Corp revitilization study. The plan aims to ease downtown traffic, create by passes, and improve signal timing to attract shoppers and reduce congestion.
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Washington
New York City
National Rail Service
Fairmont
Charles A. Jenkins
Greater
Ritchie
York Planning Corp
Coal Run Hollow
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Dominican Post
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Logan County
Robert Beyer
North Carolina
Penn
Steve Previs
Nets
United Aircraft Experimental
Washington, D.C
Parkersburg
By John Blosser
Cleveland
Elkins
Ron Boat
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