West Virginia football echoes through campus traditions fade
A nostalgic, fragmentary reminiscence notes changing autumn sounds around Morgantown as WVU fans, memories of the chop chant, bell ringing, and campus rituals shift. It recalls Junior Taylor as a modern fan and the loss of freshman beanies and old-time student rites.
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Chicago
New York
Boston
Louisville
West
Yesteryear
Mountaineer Field
Junior Taylor
Junior
Mountaineer
Mountaineer Spirit Grows Amid Parking Debate and Road Changes
Residents discuss downtown parking needs as crowds shift to stadium access by car or bus. City planners weigh Chestnut and Fayette Streets facility to ease crowding while site clearing near Green Bay Road uproots Cobun Creek and a prized blackberry patch, amid tension over future urban needs.
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Bhacyl
Upper High Street
Chestnut and Fayette Streets
Morgantown
Helter Skelter
Charles Manson
Ford
Manson
FBI
Secret Service
Lynn
Squeaky) Fromme
UPI
Green Bay Road
Tankfield
Cobun Creek
Real issue in school bonds is taxes not education
R W Hoyer writes to the editor praising a portable Flatts School building photo and mocking school bond supporters. He argues the central issue in Monongalia County bond elections is whether taxes will rise, not education quality, urging recognition of this tax concern.
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Flatts School
Dominion-Post
Ivory Towers
Monongalia
R. W. Hoyer
University Ave
Bettys views alarm readers and call for national prayer
A reader laments moral decline in America urging revival and accountability before God. The message condemns the President and wife’s stance on unmoral living, calls for public prayer, and advocates the nation turning back to biblical guidance with God’s support.
Scientists debunk astrology with NAS statement
A NAS backed group of 186 scientists including 18 Nobel laureates calls astrology charlatanry and says no scientific basis links stars to individual futures. They note ancient beliefs arose from limited knowledge of the solar system and that planetary gravities are negligible today while warning astrology columns remain harmless to some yet harmful to others.
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Brutus
Cassius
Julius Caesar
National Academy of Sciences
Fragmented Advice For Writing From A Columnist’s Clip File
Norman Julian collects bits on writing and life from CoffinReader's Digest and UPI dispatches. The mix includes thoughts on wealth needs writing rules and oceanic ecosystems with whales.
PRO Zone reader clarifies zoning needs in Dominion Post letter
A reader clarifies statements about the PRO zone printed Sept 3 in the Dominion Post. The letter argues the zone provides a residential business buffer, limits building height, requires screening, and protects home values while giving Planning Commission flexibility for city growth. It urges careful study and Commission-led decisions.
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Dominion Post
Martha Hock
Planning Commission
Council
Times change to the editor letter on 1972 politics
A reader urges reprinting a June 7 1972 letter about presidential campaigns and the dangers of in-person events after the California assassination attempt on a candidate. The writer contrasts old street campaigning with modern TV access and chides risks, signing L Arthur Barbe of 264 High St.
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California
Robert Kennedy
Didate
L. Arthur Barbe
High St
Past Present and Future Establishment Radicalism Outlined
A discussion of the American and British Establishment, its reach across politics, media, and society, and how its liberal or radical shift influences U S policy and conservative reaction. It cites Halberstam, Soviet ties, and 1970s global dynamics as context.
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Times
London
United States
United Kingdom
United
Marilyn Monroe
Jackie Kennedy Onassis
Halberstam
White House
Congress
Soviet Union
Berry's World Regime Critics Soviet Grain Policy
A critique links Soviet agricultural failures to massive American grain shipments, arguing shortages in the United States raise living costs. It accuses the Establishment of pro Soviet bias, cites Helsinki, and claims suppression of Turkey arms and CIA harassment as evidence of betrayal and misjudgment.
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Soviet Union
Russia
Socialist Society
United States
Latvia
Lithuania
Esthenia
Turkey
Cyprus
Central Intelligence Agency
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Betty
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Norman
Julian
William Sloane Coffin
Yale University
Reader's Digest
Evening Standard
Monongahela
Youghiogheny
Saragasso Sea
Alf Landon
GOP
Writer's Digest
House of Commons
House of Lords
John R. Williams
Berry's
Hitler
Marcus Welby
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