Moore’s Midlands Bid Faces Rocky WV Governing Path
Arch Moore wins West Virginia governor but faces a hostile Legislature controlled by Democrats. BPW shares budget power with the governor, while Rockefeller and Boiarsky loom large on fiscal decisions. 1972 hopefuls in line add complexity as leadership races loom in the House and Senate.
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Moore
Board of Public Works
House
Senate
Jay Rockefeller
BPW
Rockefeller
Ivor Boiarsky
Kanawha County
House Finance Committee
Boiarsky
Cecil Underwood
Underwood
West Virginia
Injured Woman Improves After Fairmont Crash
Patricia Wine, wife of a West Virginia Newspaper Publishing Co. employee, is listed in satisfactory condition at Fairmont General Hospital after a collision in Fairmont that left her with a broken back and possible broken nose. Her husband Joseph Wine and their 3-year-old daughter Susan suffered milder injuries. a 64-year-old man, Frank Brown Sr., of Monongah, died in a second vehicle.
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West Virginia
Fairmont General Hospital
Fairmont
Frank Brown, Sr
Monongah
Joseph Wine
Patricia
C. Wang
Mrs. Wine
Wang
Mr. Wine
Grafton
Susan
John P. Nusam
Fairmont General
Fairmont Emergency Hospital
Nusam
Felix Colasseano
Albert Robinson
Darius Taylor
Official Ballot Canvass Will Begin on Tuesday
Snowfall forecast for the area accompanies news of a mild earthquake centered near St Louis. In West Virginia Charleston reports tremors with no injuries or major damage. Up to six inches of snow may hit the southern Appalachians while two to three inches are possible in parts of western Pennsylvania.
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West Virginia
St. Louis
Charleston
Appalachian
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Mason Dixonland
UHS Alumni Meeting Planned Before Saturday Event
University High School Alumni and Boosters Association will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. in the high school to plan the program for the November 23 event at Westover Fire Hall. Don Forman urges all members to attend.
Bloodmobile Visit Set for Nov 12 in Morgantown
The Red Cross Bloodmobile from Johnsontown Regional Center will visit the Morgantown VFW post on Tuesday, November 12 from noon to 6 p.m. Aims to collect 150 units to cover a county deficit, with emphasis on walk in donors ages 18 to 60.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Monongalia County
Johnsontown
Morgantown
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Red Cross Blood Program
Mabel Stevenson
Red Cross
Robert L. Beyer
VFW
Veterans Day Observance Noted Across County
Area residents will observe Veterans Day as county schools Monongahela Power Co county courthouse and state liquor stores close. Post offices will close for window service and delivery with staff on duty inside. Morgantown Chamber of Commerce notes the chamber itself will close while area stores stay open Monday.
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Monongahela Power Co
Joel Hannah
Morgantown Chamber of Commerce
New Fairmont Area Airport Proposed With 3400 Foot Runway
Federal Aviation Administration calls for a new facility to serve the Charleston Huntington area with a 3400 foot main runway. The Morgantown Municipal Airport would receive improvements though no lengthening is planned through 1973. Other West Virginia airports listed for upgrades include Beckley Bluefield Huntington Tri-State Greenbrier Valley Martinsburg Parkersburg and Spencer.
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Federal Aviation Administration
Morgantown
Fairmont
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Kanawha Valley
Charleston
Charleston-Huntington
FFA
Beckley
Bluefield
Huntington
Tri-State
Greenbrier Valley
Martinsburg
Parkersburg
Wood County
Wyoming
Beatrice Sanitary Milk and Ice Cream Sold to Oscar Ewing Group
Beatrice Sanitary Milk and Ice Cream Co of Morgantown sold for 325000 dollars to Oscar Ewing Inc of Louisville Kentucky. Beatrice Sanitary Milk is a division of Beatrice Foods Co of Chicago. Oscar Ewing is a subsidiary of Convenient Industries of America Inc based in Louisville, franchiser of Convenient Food Marts in three states.
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Beatrice Sanitary Milk and Ice Cream Co
Morgantown
Oscar Ewing Inc
Louisville
Beatrice Sanitary Milk
Beatrice Foods Co
Chicago
Oscar Ewing
Convenient Industries of America Inc
Convenient Food Marts
Ballots Padlocked as Canvass Heads for Certification
Monongalia County Court will begin official canvassing of last Tuesday's general election ballots at 10 a.m. to certify results not involving recounts. Three padlocks guard the county vault after Republican officials sought safeguards amid talk of possible recounts. Expectation of recounts hinges on James Sprouse who lost statewide by about 13 000 votes. local officials vary on potential changes.
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West Virginia
House
Senate
James Sprouse
Clarence Martin
William Moreland
Lloyd Jackson
Carl Gainer
Gainer
Howard Carson
Harry Pauley
McDowell County
Martin
Pauley
Sprouse
Marion County
Ned Watson
Ivor Boiarsky
Mercer
Tate Lohr
Robert Steptoe
Martinsburg
Watson
Boiarsky
Monongalia
Melvin Rexroad
Rexroad
Tom Jackson
Paul Trevillian
Sam Angotti
Joseph E. Kun
Hugh Boone
Robert Nestor
Federal Youth Center
Nestor
David Solomon
John Patrick Ball
Ball
Mr. Jackson
L. Arthur Barbe
Jackson
Barbe
Missing Helen Elliott mystery puzzles Morgantown readers
A man from Rochester, Minnesota seeks help tracing Helen Elliott claimed wife of Charles Elliott. The search spans Chicago Morgantown and Korea War era records, but vital facts remain unknown and officials have no matching files. The inquiry continues on Page 2-B.
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Leslie K
Rochester
Minnesota
Helen Elliott
Chicago
Morgantown
Dominion Post
Charles Elliott
Mr. K
Paramount
Elliott
Helen
Herman Walker
Sheriff's Office
Red Cross
The
Selective Service
Patrick Beville
Veteran's Administration Office
Huntington
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Ellen Snider
Clarksburg
Lawrence Moran
Arthurdale
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Maple Grove Ave
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Cassville
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Rt. 9
Virgil A. Peterson
Vandalis Rd
Pleasant Street
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Robert T. Straub
Rt. 4
Willey Street
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Legion St
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