West Virginia Campaign Styles Show Two Approaches
The 1970 West Virginia gubernatorial race features Gov Arch A Moore Jr and challenger John D Rockefeller IV in a rare re election contest. Both candidates campaign vigorously with rallies, handshakes, promises, and attacks while touring in mobile offices. Each man uses distinct campaigning style as they stump the state.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore Jr
John D. Rockefeller IV
Moore
Rockefeller
Heckers
Kanawha County
Hubert Humphrey
Billy Sunday
Huey Long
Jay
Jay Rockefeller
Robert C. Byrd
Byrd
Clarksburg
Bridgeport
Arch Moore
John McOwen
Huntington
McOwen
Voters press Rockefeller for action in Raleigh County
In Raleigh County, West Virginia, voters urge Democratic candidate John D. Rockefeller IV to do more than shake hands and promise action. They highlight recreation funding gaps, road repairs, and strip mine safety as key demands while Moore emphasizes incumbency and projects.
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Charleston
W. Va
John D. Rockefeller IV
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Rockefeller
Arch A. Moore Jr
Raleigh
Sophia
Charles Moody
Stanford Research Institute
Ruth Massey
Lester
Westmoreland
Eccles
Roof fall claims two Raleigh miners near Beckley
Two Raleigh County coal miners died in a roof fall at a Westmoreland Coal Co deep mine near Beckley late Friday night. Officials identified the victims as Melvin Shuck of Shady Spring and Frank Nagye of Prosperity.
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Beckley
W.va
Raleigh County
Westmoreland Coal Co
Here
Melvin Shuck
Shady Spring
Frank Nagye
Prosperity
West Virginia Senates Inch Toward Common Ground
In Clarksburg and Bridgeport Jay Rockefeller and Robert Byrd showed a rare unity after admitting political shifts. Byrd explained his restrained campaign stance citing duties in the Senate and the need to back other Democrats, while Rockefeller actively promoted Byrd’s future leadership and praised his partner in the West Virginia political landscape.
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Byrd
Richard Kleindeinst
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Rockefeller
Bridgeport
Jay Rockefeller
West Virginia
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Fairmont
UPI
Joseph Laurita Jr
Chauncey Browning
Attorney General's
Monongalia County
Browning
America
Loving’s
Kroehler
Broyhill
Kling
Dinette
Panasonic
Walnu
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Pol. Adv
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Democrat
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