National White Cane Day Observed in West Virginia
Robert L. Hunt, president of the West Virginia Federation of the Blind, announces that Oct. 15 is National White Cane Safety Day. He notes the state White Cane Travel Law requires drivers to stop near intersections and crosswalks to protect blind pedestrians guided by a cane or guide dog. Hunt urges motorists to be cautious when they see a white or metallic cane extended forward. The Federation and State Vocational Rehabilitation Division report rising cane travel among the blind, with mobility training at the State Rehabilitation Center and Institute. Ashworth emphasizes independence in cane travel as a precursor to vocational training and job placement.
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Robert L. Hunt
West Virginia
Hunt
W. Va
E. M. Ashworth
Rehabilitation Agency
Ashworth
Bridge Contracts To Be Let After Silver Bridge Collapse
Columbus reports the State Highway Department will open bids for an interchange and approaches for a new bridge at Kanagua to replace the Silver Bridge disaster site. The four lane Ohio approach costs about 1 million and should be finished by Aug 31, 1969, with the main bridge totaling about 12 million and due late 1969. An annual bridge inspection manual, the first of its kind, will guide engineers under a General Assembly act.
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Columbus
UPI
State Highway Department
West Virginia
Ohio River
P. E. Masheter
Kanagua
Ohio
Masheter
Department
General Assembly
Silver Bridge
Mt Morris Thimble Club Plans October Meeting
The Mt Morris Thimble Club will hold its October meeting on Thursday evening October 17 at the home of Mrs. Paul Ashburn in the Mileground Morgantown. Mrs. Paul King of Westover will assist as hostess. Recreational leader Mrs. Dorothy Wotring asks members to wear masquerade costumes.
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Mt. Morris Thimble Club
Paul Ashburn
Mileground
Morgantown
Paul King
Westover
Dorothy Wotring
Stume
Randolph Urges Amendment Vote
PT. PLEASANT W Va Randolph urged passage of a $250 million road bond amendment at a November election. He warned that delaying or defeating the measure would slow highway progress and force cuts to primary and secondary road work while noting Congress disaster funds relieve West Virginia and Ohio from most replacement costs of the Silver Bridge collapse.
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PT. Pleasant
W.va
UPI
Jennings Randolph
W. Va
Randolph
Ohio River
West Virginia
Congress
Ohio
State Society To Meet For Archeology Conference
The Archeological Society will hold a two day meeting Oct 18 19 at Potomac State College Keyser with pre registration Friday evening and a directors meeting. Dr Paul H Price will chair the morning session Oct 19 with a Potomac State official welcoming attendees.
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Archeological Society
Potomac State College
Keyser
Paul H. Price
Kanawha
Upper Monongahela Valley
Wheeling Area
Eastern
Panhandle
Don W. Dragoo
Carnegie Museum
Pittsburgh
Dave Hannah
National Park Service
Harpers Ferry
John Ashman
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Clifford M. Lewis
Wheeling College
Dallas B. Shaffer
Greene County Teachers Institute Held at Jefferson-Morgan High
Perry Elementary School students in Mt. Morris enjoyed a two day holiday this weekend for the Greene County Teachers Institute. The annual event was hosted this year at the Jefferson-Morgan High School near Jefferson, bringing a break from classes on Thursday and Friday.
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Teacher's Institute
Perry
Mt. Morris
Greene County Teachers Institute
Jefferson-Morgan High School
Jefferson
Contract Talks Continue In Coal Miner Negotiations
Weekend talks aimed to seal a new contract for 80,000 miners across Indiana Kentucky West Virginia Pennsylvania Virginia Ohio and Illinois. The Bituminous Coal Operators Association and United Mine Workers Union pressed toward a pact replacing the expired agreement as wage talks progress and a wage scale committee was summoned to review any progress.
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Washington
UPI
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
BCOA
United Mine Workers Union
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Ohio
Ilinois
Spahr Named by Consol enters personnel post in Pittsburgh
Preston J. Spahr Jr has joined Consolidation Coal Co in Pittsburgh as personnel assistant in the Personnel and Public Relations Department. He replaces Gary Earp on leave and reports to Roger M Haynes. Spahr formerly led the Piqua Ohio YMCA for four years and has 13 years in YMCA work. He is a Shippensburg State College graduate with accounting and sales training. The Spahrs reside at 3228 Arapahoe Road Bethel Park with two children Preston and Melody Ann. Greene County confirms 17327 registered voters for the November presidential election. 824 new registrations since spring, including 515 Democrats 122 Republicans and 187 independents. The final registration day was Sept 16.
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Pittsburgh
Preston J. Spahr, Jr
Consolidation Coal Co
Consol
Sittsburgh
Roger M. Haynes
Gary Earp
Spahr
YMCA
Piqua
Ohio
Shippensburg State College
Shippensburg, Pa
Jackie Martin
Chambersburg Pa
Spahrs
Preston
Ill
Melody Ann
Arapahoe Road
Bethel Park
Greene County
Republican Says Funds Unusable in Campaign
Charleston West Virginia Republican chairman Thomas Potter disputes a UPI report that labor union treasury funds can be used to aid states and local campaigns. He says neither union nor corporate funds may legally back political candidates and urges members to seek counsel if misused. He notes some union leaders previously advised fundraising for a Democratic governor candidate Arch Moore.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Thomas Potter
Tas
Labor Union Treasury
Potter
U. S
Atty
Milton J. Feipioss
Ln T Fergus
Ferguson
Union Treasury
Miles C. Stanley
West , Virginia
Treasury
James M. Sprouse
Stanley
Arch Moore
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