Tug Valley Recovery Center scales after flood in Williamson
Eight weeks after West Virginias worst floods the Tug Valley Recovery Center in Mingo County works from the First Presbyterian Church basement to feed about 2000 daily and shift to long term needs. Volunteers organized an interim board five committees housing environment center maintenance social services referral and community organization.
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Williamson
W. Va
UPI
Mingo County
Tug Valley Recovery Center
First Presbyterian Church
TVRC
Buffalo Creek
Beth Spence
Miss Spence
Logan News
Tug Valley
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department
Jerry Hildebrand
Hildebrand
Governor Rockefeller visits Wheeling zoo project at Oglebay Park
Gov. Jay Rockefeller tours the Good North American Zoo under construction at Oglebay Park and says he will inform officials soon about possible ARC funding for next year. He also receives an honorary law degree at Bethany College and urges involvement in social issues.
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Wheeling
W. Va
UPI
Jay Rockefeller
Appalachian Regional Commission
Oglebay Park
Arch Moore
Wheeling Park Commission
Rockefeller
Bethany College
Bethany
National Advisory Council of the Peace Corps
Miners split over UMW presidential race in West Virginia
UPI survey of miners predicts a tight contest among Arnold Miller Patrick and Patterson. Voters in District 17 and Kanawha County areas show mixed loyalties with several locals backing Miller while others favor Patterson or view Patrick as a strong contender.
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Pennsylvania
U.S
Kennedy
West Virginia
Adaline Moore
Anderson
Crago
Ereneseres
Buckley
Grafton
Taylor County
Markleysburg
Gallagher
Kilpatrick
League of Women Voters
Reston
Family Weekly
Samsell
Panorama
Sears
Furfari
Raese
Public Safety Department Names Its First Female Attorney
Ellen Warder, 35, named to a new $25,000 post in the West Virginia Public Safety Department, becomes the first attorney in the largely male force. She will oversee record-keeping reforms to meet federal privacy rules and help implement a legislature approved reorganization plan affecting detachments and divisions. Warder, long linked to state law via clerking for four justices, aims to ensure efficient department operation.
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Terry Pristin
Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Supreme Court
Ellen Warder
Public Safety Department
Mooney
Grafton
Miller Leads in UMW Presidential Race Says Survey
An informal UPI survey of 20 district officials and miners finds United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller with an edge over Harry Patrick and Lee Roy Patterson in the June 14 election. Miller dominates Districts 17 29 and 31 with strong backing from pensioners and locals, while Patrick camps in Logan County and Patterson shows strength in the north and south. The race features apathy and internal disputes as Patrick campaigns on momentum despite Miller’s claimed 99 percent recognition.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Harry Patrick
Lee Roy Patterson
Herbert Hoover
Patterson
Hayes Holstein
Kanawha County
John Mendez
Logan
Patrick
Jack Hayes
Raleigh County
Miller
Jim Reid
Williamson
Mingo County
Itmann
B.P. Lewallen
Eccles
Raleigh
West Virgina
Dave Myers
Morgantown
Ed Ryan
Mannington
Andrew Gallagher
UMW
Mountain
Kentucky
Logan County
District 17
District 29
Arnold
Boyle
Andrew Morris
Morris
J. Carl Bunch
Eugene Hinkle
Harry
Bath House
Eula Maynard
New Haven Man Killed In Route 33 Crash
J C Colley 21 of New Haven died when a car overturned on U S Route 33 near New Haven. Driver Keith Lynn Roush 19 of Letart and passenger David Bocook 19 of Mason were injured. Roush in intensive care at Pleasant Valley Hospital Bocook in St Marys Huntington. Both Colley and Bocook were thrown from the vehicle.
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New Haven
W. Va
UPI
J. C. Colley
Mason County
Keith Lynn Roush
Letart
David Lee Bocook
Mason
Roush
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Bocook
St. Mary’s Hospital
Huntington
Colley
State governance seizes direct access in Northern Panhandle
West Virginia Governor Gorvy Rockefeller plans to open an office in Weirton to improve state residents’ access to officials. Senator Jennings Randolph visits Shepherdstown to promote outdoor recreation and the Appalachian Trail. Congressman Nick Rahall tops an Amtrak Hilltopper inaugural run plan while highway fatalities show a grim Memorial Day outlook. Legislators attend a Pipestem Park seminar to study full time health committee staffing.
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Jay
Weirton
W. Va
UPI
Gorvey Rockefeller
Panhandle
Shepherdstown
Jennings Randolph
W.va
Jefferson County
Huntington
Nick Joe Rahall
D-W.va
Amtrak
West Virginia
Beckley Democrat
Charleston
Bernard H. Clark
Governor’s Highway Safety Administration
Clark
Pipestem
State Senate
House Health Committees
Legis 50
Center For Legislative Improvement
Denver
Colo
Pipestein State Park
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Nine Valley
Nine Valley Travel Council
P.O. Box
Roger Hammack
Francis Warder
Force
Harley
Edge
Albright
West Virginia Newspaper Publishing Company
GREER
Morning Reporter
Fayette and
Greene Counties
Barrett County
Rahall
Solon Seminar
Chico’s Dairy Bar
Beechurst Avenue
Morofare
Richwood
Willey
Monongahela
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