Robbers from area sought in Dilliner store heist
Two young white men from West Virginia believed involved in the Christy’s 9 to 9 Store robbery at Dilliner fled after wounding by store manager Kermit Ray Christopher. Suspects described as tall, slender with weapons, fled in a red 1962 Chevrolet. $500 to $600 taken. Authorities consider cross state lines, Morgantown area contacted.
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Waynesburg
Dilliner
West Virginia
Monongalia County
Pennsylvania
Christy
Morgantown Barracks
Kermit Ray Christopher
Christopher
Two Attempted Robbery Foiled on Maple Street
Uniontown police say two young Caucasian men in a dark early 60s Chevrolet tried to rob Deryl Campbell at 37 Maple St. He grabbed the 22 caliber pistol and they fled. They returned after Campbell phoned police and retrieved their car. Authorities compare it with a recent case near Dilliner, Pa.
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Uniontown
Maple Street
Deryl Campbell
Maple St
Campbell
Waynesburg
Pennsylvania
Dilliner
Mountaineer Spirit Rockets to Home Crowd in Clashing Penn State Loss
WVU fans showcased Mountaineer spirit as Penn State won 28-19. Highlights include a late first-half comeback, halftime salutes to campus groups, and awards such as Most Loyal Mountaineer and powderpuff MVP Ann Stevenson.
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Mountaineers
Penn State
Mountaineer
Gainer
Leland Byrd
WVU
Ann Stevenson
Nittany Lions
Hart Field is Named as Morgantown Airport Progress Honors City
Morgantown leaders dedicate Hart Field with a city proclamation and praise Hart for improving safety and convenience in Morgantown. WVU President James Harlow and Allegheny Airlines officials attend the groundbreaking as Morgantown Airport gains national attention and expansion plans.
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Morgantown
J. Theatle Jamison
Hart
West Virginia
Jamison
West Virginia University
James Harlow
Hart Field
Allegheny Airlines
Leslie Barnes
Beechurst Avenue to Close for PRT Beam Erection
Beechurst Avenue will be closed all day next Sunday from Campus to Hough to allow erection of structural steel beams for the Personal Rapid Transit system. Dr Samy Elias University official says traffic will be directed by police with only emergency vehicles and heavy trucks allowed through. Detours will route other vehicles via University Avenue and Campus Drive. Construction will continue on successive Sundays with further closures.
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Beechurst Avenue
Samy E. G. Elias
University
Campus
Hough
Beechurst
University Avenue
Campus Drive
Absentee Ballot Casts Top 900 In Mon County
Monongalia County Circuit Clerk reports more than 900 voters have cast absentee ballots for the November 7 general election. Courthouse staff say 35 voters voted in person Saturday, bringing total to 905 with another week to go.
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Monongalia County
Jean Friend
Nixon McGovern discussion set by Pi Sigma Alpha
Pi Sigma Alpha will sponsor a Monday evening forum titled Issues 72 A Discussion of the Nixon McGovern Alternative. The McGovern panel features Col Duquesne Wolf Dr Wesley Bagby with J Edward Sneckenberger and James B Whisker representing Nixon. James E Pirkle will moderate. SMITHFIELD PA Police investigate burglary at Zinns Service Station on Route T 49. Value of stolen tools and equipment listed at 767.
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Pi Sigma Alpha
Mountainlair Little Theatre
McGovern
Col
Duquesne Wolf
Department of Military Science
Wesley Bagby
Department of History
Nixon
J. Edward Sneckenberger
Department of Mechanical Engineering
James B. Whisker
Department of Political Science
James E. Pirkle
Department of Speech
Smithfield
Pennsylvania
Zinn
West Virginia Considers Unified Environmental Agency
WV legislators weigh creating a single environmental protection agency by consolidating the functions of the DNR Health Department Highways Agriculture and others as a model from Illinois EPA. Subcommittee hears Chicago and East St. Louis pollution gains and potential budget use from federal funds for a statewide agency.
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Department of Natural Resources
Health Department
Department of Highways
Department of Agriculture
Environmental Protection Agency
West Virginia University
Mountainlair Laurel Room
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
USEPA
William L Blaser
Illinois Epa
Phillip Zeni
Illinois
Blaser
Chicago
East St. Louis
Walter Neeley
Clarksburg
Subcommittee
EPA
Mining Agency
Sen. Neely
Sen. Hubbard
Gus Douglass
Carl Gainer
D-Richwood
Greene Jones
Air and Water Programs Division
Region III
Jones
Sen
Hubbard
West Virginia
Theodore Bowers
New
Martinsville
Del
Robert Bolen
Moundsville
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Anne Patchell
Mike Buchanan
Mark Lowther
Allegheny
Randolph
Barnes
William Richards
West Virginia Aeronautics Commission
Harley O. Staggers
Dw.va
John L. Baker
FAA
Robert B. Stone
Republican
House OF Delegates
Dominion-Post
W.va
Legislative Unit
Malls Environmental Agency
John Blosser
Chester R. Hubbard
Wheeling
Senate
Institute For Environmental Quality
IEQ
Pollution Control Board
PCB
John P. Shale
Ruth
Justice of the Peace
State Senate
Jenkins
Fairmont
Bpoe Elks
Loyal Order OF Moose
American Legion
Dept. Civic Affairs Comm
DAV
Pres. Roosevelt Lodge
Ind. O.S. of S
State Advisory Comm
Dept. Commerce
Charles A. Jenkins
Citizens For Jenkins Committee
Pattie Gobel
Charles Allen Jenkins
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