WV Historians push for Brown's Hill national park site
West Virginia historians led by Dr. Eldon B. Tucker plan a critical meeting on October 18 to mark the Mason-Dixon survey finish and urge the West Virginia Antiquities Commission to apply to the U S Park Service to list Brown's Hill on the National Register of Historic Places, a step toward a possible national bicentennial park and the state’s first national park.
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West Virginia
Eldon B. Tucker
Brown's Hill
Old Brown Farm
Mount Morris
West Virginia Antiquities Commission
U.S. Park Service
Sex education and venereal disease in modern society
A persuasive editorial argues VD is a national and state issue that demands clear information on treatment symptoms and prevention. It calls for sex education that emphasizes love and marriage before VD prevention and urges parents educators and media to address responsible sexual knowledge for today’s youth.
Presidential Tactics and Nixon’s Atlanta Stage
The piece critiques Nixon's Atlanta visit as a televised political production aimed at party workers and the media. It condemns modern campaign techniques as mechanized deception, espionage, and psychological warfare, contrasting with the Checkers speech ethics. It notes alleged illegal fund flows, saboteur actions, and calls for accountability from the Republican establishment.
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Atlanta
Nixon
Peachtreee Street
South
Atlanta Journal
Senator Nixon
Mexico
Republican National Committee
Democratic
Ed Muskie
Checkers
Air Force
Hanoi
Paris
Secretary of Defense
Four Amendments on West Virginia Ballot For Ratification
Four constitutional amendments appear on the November ballot Nos 1 2 3 and 5 with No 4 missing The measures would exempt household goods from property taxes empower bond issuance up to 200 million for school buildings relax state aid rules for federal grants and allow state matching funds and possible state taxes for local governments Governor Moore cites improved access to federal funds and local matching grants under these changes backed by both parties in the 1972 platforms
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore Jr
John D. Rockefeller IV
Removing Tax on Household Goods and Personal Effects Amendment
Amendment No. 2 on the November 7 ballot would expand ad valorem tax exemption to household goods and personal effects not held for profit while autos remain taxed. Assessors say the revenue from such property is small and costly to collect. supporters call it a step toward more efficient assessment and tax procedures.
Letter to the Editor on humane abortion law in West Virginia
A Morgantown reader rebuts claims by Right To Life as reported by The Dominion Post arguing for a humane abortion law. The letter urges individual conscience within the first 20 weeks and criticizes absolutist views on life and abortion rights.
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Dominion Post
Catherine Powell
West Virginia
Moundsville
The
Buckhannon
Visit to Moundsville Penitentiary prompts deep questions
Ray Martin surveys West Virginia’s Moundsville prison noting reduced capacity, mixed conditions, and staff tensions after a guard death. He highlights crowding, inmate disgrace, sanitation problems, mail censorship, and limited daytime vocational training while praising the new library and warning of inhuman treatment from bird droppings and confinement in a dungeon-like cell.
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West Virginia
Moundsville
Virginia
Mountain State
Weston
Moundsville Prison
Robert Gunnoe
Charleston
Ira Conner
William Wallace
William Quilliams
Conner
Quilliams
Coiner
House of Delegates
West Virginia Library Commission
Morgantown
Huntington
Witnessing for Christ and salvation in Christian calling
The passage argues witnessing is a by product of salvation not a requirement for it. It cites Acts 1 8 and cites a revival of Christian witnessing as part of last days prophecy and spiritual outpouring on believers and servants.
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Ethel Waters
Kingdom of Heaven
Christ
E.L
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Lane Bryant
Regency Hyatt House
United States
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Herb Little
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Voundsville
Ray Martin
Bibby Raher
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