Veteran of the Month Michael ONeill earns trade training honor
Vietnam era veteran Michael ONeill of Morgantown was named Veteran of the Month by the Morgantown Veterans Task Force and the state’s Employment Security Office. He began a six week training with the Masons and Plasterers Union under the Manpower Development Program, then moved to on the job training with Melbourne Construction on the Rapid Transit System contract. Bridget Michelle ONeill, the couple’s daughter, was born March 14, as they relocate from Kingwood seeking future opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Task Force
Morgantown
State Department of Employment Security
Michael O'Neill
The
Masons and Plasterers Union
O'Neill
Holiday Hills
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training
Employment Security Office
U.S. Air Force
Sheila
Oscar
Bridget Michelle
O'Neills
Kingwood
Oakland
Burgess
World Premiere of Thomas Canning Concerto Earns Ovation
About 1600 people filled West Virginia University's Creative Arts Center to hear the world premiere of Thomas Canning's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra performed by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. WVU faculty member James Miltenberger played the Steinway, Donald Johanes conducted, and Richard Kvistad praised the composer after intermission. The program also included Mozart's Marriage of Figaro overture and Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem with the University Choral Union led by Harriet Winnick and Burton Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Martin
Dominion Post
West Virginia University
Creative Arts Center
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Canning
WVII
Canning
CAC
Richard Kvistad
Kvistad
Pittsburgh Symphony
Morgantown
James Miltenberger
WVU
Steinway
Donald Johanes
Mozart
Brahm
University Choral Union
Harriet Winnick
Burton Parker
West Virginia 21st State Forensic and Drama Winners Named
More than 400 high school students competed across West Virginia at the 21st State High School Forensic Tournament and Drama Festival. Greenbrier East won drama with Last Gasps while George Washington High took second for The New Spoon River. Morgantown High placed third with Kanjincho. debater John Grisso of Clarksburg Notre Dame earned third-place speaker. Sharon Steers and Fred Barrows were named best actor and actress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Fred Pritt
Ithica College
Ithica
N.Y
Greenbrier East High
George Washington High School of
Charleston
Spoon River
Morgantown High School
MHS
John Wiley
Paul Hawker
Carolyn Belton
Stephen Renahan
Brad Jordan
Morgantown High
Betty Montgomery
Lynn Stewart
Robert Snider
Sharon Steers
Fred Barrows
Parkersburg High School
Duval High School
John Grisso
Clarksburg
Notre Dame High School
Washington Irving High
Suzanne Buffington
Laws exploited in anonymous fund-raising plans
The piece notes a coordinated push for anonymous campaign donations. It cites five leading Democratic contenders who vow full disclosure, while the Republican effort around Nixon’s re election appears to avoid voluntary reporting and seeks to maximize donor anonymity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McGovern
South Dakota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
John Lindsay
New York
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Nixon
Paradox of Japan discussed by Asian experts
Asian specialists in Wellington concluded that Japan faces a paradox of economic strength and military reliance. Payong Chutikul urged peaceful, respectful coexistence with China and a unifying regional leadership role. Col. E J Waffle described Japan as an economic power defended by the United States under a mutual cooperation treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Powell
Dominion-Post
Japan
13Th World Affairs Institute
Payong Chutikul
China
Asia
E. J. Waffle
Defense Department
United States
U.S
Waffle
Carnegie Man Dies After Snowy Route 21 Crash
Wilson Bland of Carnegie Pennsylvania died Saturday at University Hospital after a Friday crash on Pa. 21 near Rogersville. Police said his car sped west on the snowy road and then lost control following a preceding hit and run with a telephone pole nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
University Hospital
Wilson Bland
Carnegie
Bland
Pa. 21
Rogersville
Lilliam C Schell 66 Morgantown resident dies
Lilliam C. Schell 66 of 417 Callen Ave. Morgantown died Friday at West Virginia University Hospital. She worked 27 years for A&P retiring in 1970. Survived by six brothers and one sister. Visitation at Hastings Funeral Home Sunday and Monday with funeral Monday night. Burial Tuesday at Laymansville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilliam C. Schell
Callen Ave
West Virginia University Hospital
Preston County
Thomas
Minnie Moon Dick
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
Morgantown
A&p
Harry L. Schell
Walter L. Dick
Olan L. Dick
Junior Dick
Robert L. Dick
Donald Dick
Charles Dick
Carl Dick
Akron
Ohio
Betty Brown
Arthurdale
Hastings
Funeral Home
Douglas Miller
Laymansville
Petersburg
Invisible youths and their votes in the 1960s elections
A Gallup survey suggests nonstudents may vote less than students due to access and education gaps while Frontlash works to mobilize youth across communities. Nonstudents show more independent or Democrat leanings, with 40 percent choosing Democrats versus 32 percent of collegians. Frontlash reports registrations skew three to one for Democrats.
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Vietnam
Dale Clouds
Gallup
Frontlash
Ciny Amiotte
Contra Costa County
San Francisco
Miss Amiotte
Gemini
Brenda Huff
Detroit
Cold Cloudy Forecast With Light Morgantown Pollution Reading
The forecast calls for cold and partly cloudy conditions with highs in the low 40s and overnight lows in the teens. Tomorrow will bring more clouds and slightly warmer temperatures. A Morgantown pollution reading shows light pollution at 0.022, with barometric pressure rising to 30.01.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
Sunday Dominion- Post
Morgantown
Obituary notices for Hoover Wyatt Jamison Morris and kin
Obituaries list Dora M Hoover 82 of Rt 6 died at University Hospital. Survived by daughters Betty Hough Myrtle Deneen seven sons and many grandchildren. Services at Calvary United Methodist Church with burial at Fletcher Cemetery. Other notices: Zachariah W Wyatt 55 of Island Creek died in Steubenville. Jarret F Jamison Sr. 66 of Riverview Dr. died at Monongalia General Hospital. Belle W Morris 97 of Hyattsville Md formerly Morgantown died. Burial and funeral details follow for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora M. Hoover
Rt. 6
University Hospital
Pardee
Oliver Spacht
Sarah Schulter
Calvary United Methodist Church
Frank Hoover
Betty Hough
Pt. Marion
Myrtle Deneen
Hopewood
Pelford Hoover
Listonburg
F. Thurman Hoover
Niles
Ohio
Kyle Hoover
Morgantown
Clair Hoover
Rt.6
John Hoover
Fairchance
Leroy Hoover
Millard Hoover
Mable Gibson
Baltimore
Emma
Calvary Methodist Church
Jack Hart
Raymond Myers
Fletcher Cemetery
Zachariah W. Wyatt
Island Creek
Toronto
Ohio Valley Hospital
Steubenville
Zachariah
Bertha Linthicum Wyatt
New Cumberland
Delia Mae
Pittsburgh
Diana Fae
Nina Fiore
Upland
Cal
Presley- Schwerha
Weirton
Donald Shank
Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
Jarret F. Jamison
Riverview Drive
Monongalia General Hospital
Fairmont
Wilson Crown
Maude Fleming Jamison
Jamison Electrical Construction Co., Inc
Funeral Notices for Jamison Hoover Morris Schell and Others
An obituary cluster lists Jarret F Jamison Sr 66 of 33 Riverview Drive died March 25 1972 at Monongalia General Hospital with service by Rev William Camp and burial at East Oak Grove Cemetery. Dora M Hoover 82 of Rt 6 died March 24 1972 with services led by Rev Jack and Rev Raymond Myers. Belle Warman Morris 97 formerly Morgantown died March 25 1972 with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery. William C Schell 66 of 417 Callen Ave died March 24 1972 with funeral by Rev Douglas Miller at Laymansyville Cemetery near Petersburg. Florence Satterfield Watkins 76 Gratton route 3 died March 23 1972 with service at Haymond United Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funeral Home Chapel
William Camp
East Oak Grove Cemetery
Monongalia General Hospital Respiratory Equipment Fund
Belle Warman Morris
Hyattsville
Morgantown
Isaac A. Morris
Charles W. Morris
Margaret E. Pryor
Altha Warman
Landover
Jamison, Jarret F Sr
Riverview Drive
Monongalia General Hospital
Williams Home
East Oak Grove
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Catherine Rose
James Hurst
Robert Taft
Jeff Wilson
Atures
Egend
Rockies
Plains
Florida
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
K. Warner Schaie
WVU Department of Psychology
Hina
Ser Ice
Eryone
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