Who Are the Drinking Drivers in West Virginia and Nation
A Journal of Safety Research article by William L. Carlson of the University of Michigan analyzes who drinks and drives. Nighttime drivers are predominantly male, with women who drink at night more likely to crash. about 8 percent of early morning drivers are intoxicated versus 3 percent before midnight. Divorced or separated individuals show higher alcohol use, and bar settings supply most with BAC 0.05 or higher. The study urges targeted public campaigns and better transportation options for heavy drinkers, noting youth face high crash risk and that West Virginia recently raised the legal drinking age to 18.
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West Virginia
Journal of Safety Research
National Fety Council
William L. Carlson
Highway Safety Research Institute
University of Michigan
Washtenaw County
Carlson
West Virginia Tablet
Tablet
West Virginia Schools For the Deaf and the Blind
Romney
Pothole King honored as volunteers praised for tutoring
Monongalia County maintenance crews receive bouquets for summer patching on Cheat road and active highway marking. Volunteer tutors in elementary schools honored for aiding reading programs. A three year old Patrick Cyphert earns a bouquet for alerting his parents to a house fire. Mason Dixonlanders praised for sharing recipes in the Dominion-Post Cookbook.
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Monongalia County
State Department of Highways
Lakeview
Cheat Road
Bob Chittum
Patrick Aaron Cyphert
Patrick Cyphert
Simpson Street
Cyphert
Patrick
Dominion-Post
Sunday Dominion-Post
First use of the almighty dollar traced to Irving 1836
Reader letters discuss who coined the phrase almighty dollar with Washington Irving cited in The Sketch Book 1836 as writing about Mississippi River villages in Louisiana. Irving later clarified his intent and valued the dollar as a fitting object of devotion to some readers. A Thought for today from Longfellow urges empathy by noting hidden sorrow in enemies.
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William Jenni Bryan
Rene Ams
Alvin M. Thomas
Tacoma
Wash
Washington Irving
Missiszippi
Louisiana
Irving
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Nixon Brezhnev talks edge toward broader East West accord
Washington reports say Nixon and Brezhnev have settled ahead on strategic weapons trade and space while Vietnam peace talks linger. Kissinger has seen Dobrynin daily amid Haiphong blockade efforts. Possible Paris talks by John Connally are floated to break the stalemate with Hanoi.
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Washington
Nixon-Brezhnev
Vietnam
Middle East
Henry Kissinger
Anatoly Dobrynin
Haiphong
Friends
Hanoi
Peking
Paris
Hue
Dr. Kissinger
Moscow
U.S
John Connally
Nixon
U.S.S.R
Saigon
Brezhnev
Dream Comes True for Deaf Americans Home Office
The National Association of the Deaf secured a permanent home on May 26, 1971, purchasing Halex House in Silver Spring, Maryland. The NAD plans space for programs and projects with occupancy starting December 1972, urging contributions to retire a $535,000 mortgage and support future services for deaf people nationwide. This milestone invites donors to invest per square foot, with tax deductible gifts to the Home Office Fund.
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National Association of the Deaf
Lawrence N. Yelles
Association
Halex House
Thayer Ave
Silver Spring
Harold
Alice Esten
Esten
NAD
World Federation of the Deaf
Frederick C. Schreiber
The
For the Deaf
Washington
Schreiber
Registry of
Interpreters For the
America
NAC
United States
Home Office Fund Association of the Deaf
Bonifant St
Free enterprise and faith in America’s ideal
The speaker rejects the notion that free enterprise defines America’s essence, arguing profit focus corrupts society. Jesus teaching to seek God's kingdom counters materialism. Forefathers sought religious freedom, yet now people are enslaved by money, needing renewed faith, creativity, and social love.
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America
United States
Morgantown to Elect Mayor Under City Plan Rules
In Morgantown the council will choose a mayor for the coming year as allowed by the Municipal Code of West Virginia. The mayor will be elected from among council members or by voters depending on the city plan and will appoint committee chairmen and members, with power to remove them, influencing council actions.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
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William A. Townes
John F. Quigley
Ray Martin
Dennis Earnhardt
Morrises
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New York Times News Service
Irael
Brezimev
Rem
Middle Eastern
Soviet Union
Berlin
Korea
Europe
League OF Women Voters
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