West Virginia 1968 Primary Signals Low Voter Turnout
The Charleston focused piece argues only about 35 percent of voters may cast ballots in the West Virginia Democratic and Republican primary. It notes Arch Moore backing in Charleston Kanawha with Mayor Elmer Dodson, while Robertson faces damage from a muckraking tape. Sprouse McDonough build labor and Kennedy ties for party organization. May 14, 1968 is the date referenced.
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Charleston
West Virginia
West
Robertson
W. W. Barron
Sprouse
Moore
Marshall
Underwood
Atty
C. Donald Robertson
Statehouse
James Sprouse
Robert McDonough
McDonough
State Labor Federation
Afl-Cio
Kennedy
Paul Kaufman
Kaufman
Kanawha County
Sam McCorkle
Thieves Make Off With 7000 Plus in Republic Post Office Robbery
In Republic Pennsylvania the post office was broken into between Friday at 5 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. thieves pried a steel door, opened the outer safe and took 1730.79 in cash and stamps and 5000 in stamps plus a check book from an inner safe. nearby Morgantown saw a Jet Carwash break in Friday night with cigarettes and cigars taken and items from Jo Reed Motors totaling about 150 damaged office furniture. Police report additional shoplifting and traffic violations by local residents with court hearings set.
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Republic
Morgantown
Republic State Police
Uniontown
Republic Post Office
Jo Reed Motors
Laurel Point
Francis B. Fisher
Justice of the Peace
William Bowers
Richard Watkins
Rt. 7
Leoris J. Thomas
New Dean Named By WVU Board Of Governors
Dr W Robert Biddington a Mineral County native has been appointed dean of the University School of Dentistry by the WVU Board of Governors He succeeds Dr Kenneth V Randolph who will become dean at Baylor University in Waco Texas The board also approved room rate increases at University Hospital to cover a projected $600000 cost rise next year with private rooms rising to 37 and two bed rooms to 32 a day and four bed rooms to 27 a day plus wage and supply driven boosts
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W. Robert Biddington
Mineral County
University School of Dentistry
WVU Board of Governors
University Hospital
Biddington
Department of
WVU School of Dentistry
Kenneth V. Randolph
School of Dentistry
Baylor University
Waco
Tex
Scholarship Winners Announced at Lakeview Country Club
The 1968 Honor Girl and Honor Man were named Sandra Giuliani of Kingwood High School and Charles Clovis of Morgantown's University High. First runners-up were Roseanne Perry and Ruthann Maurer. Larry Cale and Anthony Brown were runners-up in the Honor Man category. The event marks the tenth year of sponsorship by The Sunday Dominion Post and the F&M Bank. Life Magazine editor Thomas Griffith delivered the address urging youths to embrace future change thoughtfully.
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Lakeview Country Club
Jack Barrymore
Christopher Coal
C. Glenn Zinn
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Anthony Brown
Bruceton Mills High School
Roseanne Perry
Morgantown St. Francis High School
Charles Clovis
University High School
Sandra Giuliani
Kingwood High School
Larry Cale
Terra Alta High
Ruthann Maurer
Albert Gallatin High School
Point Marion
Morgantown
University High
Christopher Coal Co
St. Francis High Schol
Sunday Dominion Post
F&m Bank
Consolidation Coal Co
Inside Story On Vote In The Election In Monongalia County
Tuesday marks the Monongalia County primary with voters and candidates facing a complex scene. Sources describe factional splinters, last minute money moves, and behind the scenes planning as GOP and Democratic camps prepare for the contest.
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Monongalia
S. J. Angotti
Michael Tomasky
Charles J. Whiston
Medical Students Honored at WVU Convocation
The University School of Medicine recognized twenty students and one faculty member at the annual awards convocation in WVU Medical Center. George Byron Kallam, a fourth year student from Charleston, received the Edward G. Stuart Memorial Award. George L. Zaldivar of Steubenville, Ohio, earned the Lindsay Award. The event included dedication of the yearbook Pylon to Dr. Stuart and a plaque presentation to his widow.
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University School of Medicine
WVU Medical Center
George Byron Kallam
Charleston
Edward G. Stuart
University Hospital
School of Medicine
Stuart
David L. Johnson
Lindsay
George L. Zaldivar
Steubenville
Ohio
University Graduation Set Today
The University Class of 1968 will be graduated this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Field House. Over 2,000 graduates will hear a speech by University President Dr. James G. Harlow before proceeding to designated spots to receive their diplomas.
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James G. Harlow
Minor rain slicked crashes ease in Monongalia County area
Police report a string of minor accidents across Monongalia and Greene counties as wet roads caused several crashes. Notable incidents include Joellen Cipolloni 23 of Masontown in a 1967 Ford wreck near Morgantown with injuries observed, and a Greene County man in critical condition after a February 1 crash on Rt 218.
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Monongalia
Pennsylvania
Greene County
Joellen Cipolloni
Masontown
University Hospital
W. Va
Morgantown
Miss Cipolloni
Greenbay Road
National Training School For Boys
Buick
Susie Ludick
Sugar Grove
Henry Summers
Fairmont
Patteson Drive
Chrysler
Robert S. Baines
Pittsburgh
Ford
Jack Arbogast
Mt. Morris
Victor Robert Maust
Berlin
Greene Memorial Hospital
Rt. 218
Waynesburg
Maust
U. S. 40
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Thomas Knight
Dominion Post Capital
Robert Biddington
Mason Coxonland
Thomas Griffith
Life Magazine
United States
Mr. Griffith
Christopher
William A. Townes
West Virginia Newspaper Publishing Co
By Rebecca Smith
Arch Moore
Cecil Underwood
Donald Robertson
Mr Angotti
Anne Hearst
Bill Kelly
Tom Drake
Angotti
Eleanor Ford
David Solomon
Hearst
Miss Hearst
Harry J. Howell
House of Delegates
John Pyles
Robert Nestor
Benna Hardman
Area Police
Karen K. Main
Shiela Williams
Miss Main
Rt. 51
Perryopolis
Roger Earley
Ray L. Collins
Star
Russell L. Dill
Armagh
Charles D. Bush
Alison
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