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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1972
Page
16
The piece urges quiet remembrance of war dead and loved ones as Memorial Day approaches. It notes the Vietnam war’s ongoing toll, prays for an honorable end, and stresses safety on holiday travel to prevent further loss at auto accidents. It honors flowers and flags as meaningful yet costly tributes.
The Mountain Heights community earns a prize in the statewide Community Betterment Contest for ongoing improvements. Teens volunteer for a Buffalo Valley summer recreation workshop. The State Department of Employment Security and Francis Moots are praised for a youth summer work program. Two top executives at Consolidation Coal Company, John L. Rozance and Michael M. O'Brien, receive bouquets for promotions. The Preston County Board of Education and Wayne Lewis promote fire hazard awareness in schools. Contractor Virgil Tenney donates roof repair work for the Greene Academy of Art. Dr Daniel Hale donates plants to landscape the Forestry Building at WVU with Forestry students assisting.
In Fiery Run Virginia residents express cautious optimism about Nixon's Moscow agreement. They note pragmatism over consistency, emphasize real-world concerns over ideology, and prefer dialogue to confrontation while awaiting full results. Local figures outlined include Bill Marriott Henry Baxley Don Allen and Mrs Wright.
A reader urges county action to shelter alcoholics through charitable groups or missions rather than jail stays. The letter requests views from sheriff and county court candidates Davies and McCartney, and prosecutor candidates, on shelters and on plans for a new courthouse and jail.
An analysis notes the 1969 West Virginia law on special schools for exceptional children remains underimplemented. Miss Jo Ann Layne criticizes slow progress amid calls for urgent teacher training and possible cross-state crash programs to meet the needs of hearing impaired and other disabled students.
A message urges a young person to seek life’s purpose in Christ amid parental doubt about faith. It counsels recognizing needs, pursuing a clear objective, and emulating Paul to press toward spiritual goals for peace, joy, and possible reconciliation with parents.
Mountain tribes on Mindanao hunt with spears poisoned arrows blowguns and they set deadfalls vine snares and spring loaded spears along animal paths. Kenya's Lake Rudolf once vast connected with the Nile 10 000 years ago and Nile perch weighing up to a pounds are still caught there.
The League of Women Voters urges public discussion on housing quality and availability in Morgantown. It cites city actions on fair housing, a comprehensive growth plan, and a housing authority, and suggests considering a formal housing code with duties for owners and tenants to improve living conditions.
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