Phase I of City Plan Is Completed Pn. Youth Is Injured In Accident
An 11 year old boy was hospitalized after being struck by a 1966 Ford pickup on Monongahela Boulevard. Robert Chambers of West Finley Pa. was treated and released at University Hospital after the Morgantown Ambulance Service transported him. The driver was Thomas A. Ratliff 27 of Gassaway. In a second crash at Grand and Gordon Streets Miss Kuhn 19 of 791 Willey St pulled into traffic and caused a 1965 Honda to strike a 1968 Chevrolet driven by Patricia A. Kuhn 19 of 791 Willey St. Damages were estimated at 100 dollars by City Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongahela Boulevard
University Hospital
Morgantown
Robert Chambers
West Finley
Thomas A. Ratliff
Gassaway
William Allen Edmond
Heather St
Honda
Chevrolet
Patricia A. Kuhn
Willey St
Miss Kuhn
Grand
Gordon Streets
Beechurst Avenue
Mary V. Golden
Mt. Morris
Louis Ray Tabit
Montgomery
Fayette Street
Anna May Coffman
Beechurst Ave
Nina V. Huggins
Masontown
Myrtle Anvil
Grafton
Spruce and
Walnut Streets
Carey Gans
Carl Long Jr
Chestnut Street
Stanley H. Danser
Jon H. Snyder
Philippi
Doris Lee Neveling
Painesville
Ohio
Morgantown Planning Phase I Report Presented
Phase I of Morgantown's comprehensive growth plan was presented to the Morgantown Monongalia County Joint Planning Commission by consultant Carroll V. Hill. The report features a neighborhood analysis and survey-based conclusions shaping future parking, highway, and development strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
theorgantown-Monongalia County Joint Planning Commission
Carroll V. Hill
New Jobs For Miners Are Sought
Consol No 9 mine in Farmington suffers eight methane blasts trapping 78 miners 100 feet underground as fires halt rescue efforts. Union and company officials screen workers for transfers to other area mines while debate grows on if Consol No 9 can reopen, with past disasters cited and workers saying they would return if safety improves.
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Farmington
Consol
No. 9
Consolidation Coal Co
United Mine Workers of America
James Creek United Methodist Church
Consol No. 9
Loveridge
Fairview
Tweing
Sunday D P Wins Honor for State Sunday D P
The Sunday Dominion Post won top honors for conservation news reporting in West Virginia for the past three months. The award cited a September 15 item on SCS aiding local businessman Ken Weaver’s plan for Sand Springs camping area at Chestnut Ridge.
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Sunday Dominion Post
West Virginia
Robert E. Quilliam
U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Services
SCS
Quilliam
Ken Weaver
Sand Springs
Chestnut Ridge
Morgantown
Upper Darton Darby
Maryland fugitive linked to Morgantown wreck and murder plot
Joseph Lee Singleton a 26 year old Maryland man hospitalized after a wreck with a jackknifed tractor trailer on Rt 7 south of Morgantown was arrested as a fugitive from justice. He faces charges including conspiracy to commit murder and grand larceny auto along with possession of obscene motion pictures. His alleged partner Leroy Grove 40 also of Glen Burnie Md was arrested by Maryland authorities on the same charges. Singleton extradition to Maryland is planned pending grand jury action.
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Maryland
Joseph Lee Singleton
Glen Burnie
Leroy Elridge Grove
Davidson Run
Harrison County
Singleton
Rt. 7
Morgantown
University Hospital
Lake
Justice of the Peace
William Bowers
Don J. Eddy
Deer Season Opens Tomorrow With Doe Ban and Buck Only Hunt
State deer season starts tomorrow and runs two weeks to December 7 with only bucks legal. Conservation officers Hager and Sirk warn doe hunting is prohibited to protect deer herds, noting safety and fire risks and penalties for spotlighters. Bow season runs through December 31. bear season begins December 16.
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Jack Hagar
William Sirk
Department of Natural Resources
Mr. Hager
Hager
Pisgah’s
Fairdhance Road
Whistler
Esso
Rt. 73
Pioneer Rocks
Rt. 7
Keener’s
Rt. 119
Day’s
Daybrook
American Station
Blacksville
American
Highway 7 West
Rt. 100
Sheriff’s Office
Arou. Ad
Cooperation Becomes Watchword After Farmington Mine Disaster
A Farmington mine disaster at Consolidation Coal No 9 trapped 78 miners with 21 escaping. The scene centered at the No 1 shaft store run by Champion Stores Co, where news crews, families, and rescuers gathered. Agencies including UMWA locals, West Virginia and Pennsylvania mine rescue teams, the U S Bureau of Mines, Red Cross, Homemakers Club, Salvation Army, Seventh Day Adventist volunteers, VFW, and churches coordinated aid and briefings. Communications expanded with 20 telephone lines from Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co as relief stations prepared meals and rest areas for anxious families waiting for updates.
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Farmington
Consolidation Coal Co
Llewellyn
No. 1
Champion Stores Co
No. 1 Shaft
Consol
United Mine Workers of America
No. 4042
West Virginia
Washington
Red Cross
Alexandria
Homemakers Club of
No. 9
Salvation Army
Seventh Day Adventist
Fairmont
Clarksburg
VFW
James Run United
Cleveland
New York
Philadelphia
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
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CAC
Richard Elsasser
Hollywood
Calif
Wvui Creative Arts Center
Elsasser
Bach
Widor
By Terry Belce
Morgantown High School
G.W. Brown
Lloyd E. White
Anne Arundel County
Grove
Joseph Muir
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