Dominion Post reports coal stoppage across nation and local impact
About 80,000 coal miners nationwide including 40,000 in West Virginia and 2,800 in Monongalia County remained on work stoppage Saturday with talks possible by Tuesday. No blackout expected due to stockpiles as Monongahela Power Co. notes energy transfer flexibility and reliance on Consolidation coal while Fort Martin and Albright plants hold reserves for weeks to months.
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West Virginia
Monongalia County
United Mine Workers
UMW
Norman W. Laughlin
Company
Fort Martin
Morgantown
Albright
Preston County
Monongahela
West Virginia teen drug use highest in state study finds
A governor’s statewide drug forum report from December and January notes drug abuse in West Virginia is not a state crisis but a frustrating, balanced attack issue. The findings show 1,667 attendees across 55 counties, with marijuana leading in 40 counties and amphetamines, barbiturates, hallucinogens, and inhalants also present. Highest use is among 15 to 17 year olds in high school, with 41 counties reporting youth use and 32 counties reporting ages 18 to 21.
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W.va
UPI
United States
West Virginia
Delin
Harold Neely
West Virginia school service personnel push for statewide minimum salary
Charleston West Virginia. School support personnel including bus drivers custodians cooks secretaries and teacher aides seek a statewide minimum salary schedule as the 1972 legislative session nears. The WV School Service Personnel Association announced its main goal after a Saturday meeting. James Stone executive secretary of the WV Education Association said current pay varies widely by county and gains are tied to teachers salaries.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia School Service Personnel Association
James Stone
West Virginia Education Association
Greyhound Seeks Route Changes Through Mountain State
The Public Service Commission schedules a November 2 hearing on Greyhound Lines proposals to alter routes in West Virginia. Greyhound seeks permission to use Interstate 79 in Monongalia Marion and Harrison counties on Pittsburgh to Clarksburg runs, continuing service to Fairmont while eliminating stops on the former W Va 73 corridor.
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Charleston
W. Va
Reading Inside Parking Problems Highlight Section A
A reader notice highlights parking issues and related problems across sections A through D. The listing mentions deaths and funeral notices, weather, and local features such as a homecoming picture page, Pennsylvania and West Virginia items, and a football contest page with columnists Furfari and Crago Connell.
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U.S
West Virginia
World News
Beerewee
Crago Connell
Constantine
Furfari
Police officials cited in hospital food thefts
ARRISBURG (UPI) Police chief Lorin E. Honicker and three others were arrested for alleged theft of food from the Schuylkill County Home and Hospital. Joseph Huth, Stanley Krames, and Paul Elbert face larceny related charges. a State Policeman is suspended pending DA review. All are due to be arraigned before Magistrate Catherine E. Thompson in Pottsville.
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Arrisburg
UPI
Schuylkill County
Richard B. Russell
Lorin E. Honicker
Schuylkill Haven
Joseph F. Huth
Frackville
State Department of Revenue
Honicker
Stanley J. Krames
Landingville
Rest Haven County
Paul D. Elbert
Pottsville
Catherine E. Thompson
355 Keystoners to be drafted
Harrisburg reports that 355 Pennsylvanians will be drafted for military service during the remainder of the year. The announcement comes from State Selective Service headquarters, outlining expected conscription figures and procedures.
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Keystoners
Harrisburg
UPS
Father held in death of daughter in Logan County
Ernest D. Spurlock, 50, of Henlawson, Logan County, remains in the county jail on a murder charge for the slaying of his 14 year old stepdaughter Susie Moore. She died after being wounded at home the night before. Spurlock’s wife Janice was wounded but released from hospital. Magistrate Clarence Gore remanded him without bond. Funeral services for Mrs. Marjorie Berger Lawall will be held in Huntington Sunday for the West Virginia University professor’s widow.
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Logan
W. Va
UPI
Ernest D. Spurlock
Henlawson
Logan County
Susie Moore
Logan General Hosital
Spurlock
Janice
Clarence Gore
Huntington
W.va
Marjorie Berger Lawall
Charles Lawall
West Virginianiversity
State to lease trucks for highway foremen in Pennsylvania
About 1,000 three quarter ton pickup trucks will be leased by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for highway foremen. Gov. Milton J. Shapp’s administration says the move will save between $1 million and $1.3 million and ends the costly practice of renting trucks from department employees. Previously foremen were paid $139 monthly plus overtime for winter use. under leasing the trucks will cost a flat $136 monthly.
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Harrisburg
UPI
State Department of Transportation
Milton J. Shapp
Shapp
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