I-79 Link Opens Wednesday as Sections Reach Monts and Weston
Interstates progress expands usable mileage with 28 miles from Osage interchange near Morgantown to just north of Bridgeport. A 7.1 mile Weston section opens Wednesday, bringing I-79 nearer Charleston and the Pennsylvania border. By year end 60.3 miles are open with 78 miles under construction and a full completion target in 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Highways
Morgantown
Osage
Bridgeport
Harrison County
Charleston
Pennsylvania
Mt. Morris
Keystone State
Clarksburg
W.va
Quiet Dell
U.S. 33
Weston
Braxton County
Sutton and
Gassaway
Roger Wood
DOH Information Officer
U.S. 19
Sutton
Wood
Parkersburg
Pittsburgh
Bradley
Glen Jean
Fayette County
Hico
Mount Nebo
Nicholas County
Gakvale
Mercer County
Virginia
Bargaining Fight Over Overtime Sparks Auto Union Strike
Negotiators clash over voluntary overtime as UAW workers at a major automaker walk out at midnight. James Bradley, 22, from the Chrysler Huber Avenue foundry, says seven days a week work with long hours yields $312 weekly but harms family time and spurs desire for the right to refuse overtime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UAW
James Bradley
Chrysler Huber Avenue
County Rabies Clinic Draws 54 Pets at Pound
The first in a series of county monthly rabies clinics drew 54 dogs and cats for bi annual injections at the County Pound. Dr. Dennis Kohn, county veterinary consultant, said the turnout was satisfactory and that clinics will continue on the second or third Saturday each month with dates announced in advance. Pets not vaccinated at the summer sessions may still be vaccinated at the monthly clinics for $1.50 per pet.
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Dennis Kohn
Kohn
Tractor Stolen From Areford Supply Co in Carmichaels
State police report the theft of a $1199 tractor from Areford Supply Co in Carmichaels Cumberland Township. The loss occurred between 5:15 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. yesterday. investigation ongoing.
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Carmichaels
Waynesburg
Areford Supply Co
R.D
Cumberland Township
Means speaks Thursday at Forum Festival on Wounded Knee ties
Russell Means, AIM leader and Wounded Knee figure, headlines the Forum Festival at 8 16 p.m. Thursday in the Mountainlair ballroom. His tour supports fundraising for the Wounded Knee Indians legal defense. Other planned speakers include Buckley Hundley Miller Deigh and Friedkin with varied start times.
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Russell Means
American Indian Movement
AIM
Wounded Knee
Mountainlair
Means
American Indian Center
Cleveland
Gordon
Neb
Custer, S.D
American Program Bureau
William Buckley
Rod Hundley
Arnold Miller
Keigh Deigh
William Friedkin
Miller
Telethon Raises Over $600000 In First Hour For Debt
In Burbank California the Democratic Party attracted more than 600000 in the first hour of a seven hour telethon to retire a 3 million campaign debt. Henry Fonda opened the program with Sen. Sam Ervin as keynote urging small contributions from millions of Americans to counterbalance big donors. The Fifth Dimension and Steve Allen hosted appeals to patriotism and public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Calif
UPI
Democratic Party
Henry Fonda
Sam Ervin
D-N.c
Ervin
Fifth Dimension
Steve Allen
Obituaries from Preston County reveal multiple local deaths
The death notices list Clarence Scott Kelley 63 of Tunnelton and a long line of survivors including wife Viola Beckman Kelley and eight daughters. Also named are Asa Tennant 79 of Fairview and Mary Kish 83 of Osage with multiple children and grandchildren, plus Dessie Maude Kemphfer Martin 82 of Kingwood and Stanley Bukrim 56 of Morgantown with family ties and veteran status.
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Clarence Scott Kelley
Rt. 2
Tunnelton
Preston Memorial Hospital
Terra Alta
Walter A
Mattie Bennett Kelley
Viola Beckman Kelley
Glenn
Cleveland
Gerald
Harlan
Charles
Florence) Patterson
Grafton
Edith Kelley
Morgantown
Robert
Merle) Emery
Kingwood
Albert
Pearl) Paschke
Herbert
Ethel) Moore
Claude
Bernice) Mankins
Lloyd
Christine) Williams
Hudson
Ohio
Willard
Dorothy) Williams
Goldie Myers
Hattie Engle
Ida Mae
Asa Tennant
Fairview
Monongalia County
Luther and
Mary F. Wilson Tennant
Daybrook Church of Christ
Ioie May Moore Tennant
Freeman
Hopewell
Adrian Mike
Snyder
Texas
Mary) Lemley
Laurel
Thelma Doris Tennant
Lora Dee Tennant
Sarah Tennant
Essie Tennant
Ina Eddy
Minnie Simpson
Audie Fox
Waynesburg
Ona Shriver
Mannington
Mary Kish
Osage
Monongalia General Hospital
Hungary
Paul Suzha
Hungarian Reform Church and Verhovay Association
Louis Kish
Stanley
Mary Zoiton
Davis
Agnes) Adams
Louis Jr
Westover
Dessie Maude Kemphfer Martin
Dessie Maude Kemphfer
Martin
Preston County
William J
Mary Elizabeth Bucklew Kemphfer
Percy
Curtis E
Germania
Warren
William R
Columbus
Leo N
Bellsville
Mich
Ray
Clara) Haught
Jake
Laura) Shaffer
Virginia
June) Lewis
Howard
Isa) Pike
Alberta Whetsell
Minnie Calhoun
Samantha Hoff
Edna Smith
Estella Townsend
Canton
Robert Kemphfer
Belington
Victor Earl Martin
Guy E. Martin
Funeral notices batch from multiple individuals
Obituaries and funeral details for Batlas Calliope, Ora Hess, Stanley Bukrim, Clarence Scott Kelley, Mary Kish, Dessie Maude Kemphfer Martin, Asa Tennant. Listings include ages, addresses, service times, burial grounds, and donation requests to Greek Orthodox Church. Names span Sykesville, Tuscola, Hackensack, Kingwood, Osage, Fairview, Mooresville areas.
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Lawnwood Cemetery
Spruce St
Martin
Dessie Maude Kemphfer
Kingwood
Browning
Martin Riggleman
Maplewood
Kingwood Tennant
Asa
Fairview
Curry
Daybrook Church of Christ
Marion Tennant
St. Lukes
Mooresville
Cystic Fibrosis Drive Nets $748 Kudos for Volunteers
The National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation gained 748 dollars from a tag day by 34 volunteers from the Mountain Area Chapter. Students collected funds downtown and in malls under Kelly Green, with a lunch at the Morgan Hotel and certificates for quarter-pounders at McDonald’s.
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National
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West Virginia League For Nursing and Health Care
West Virginia Planning Commission For Nursing
Gaynell McKinney
Planning Commission For Nursing
Barbara B. Weller
League
Shirley Bell
National Weather Service
UPI Weather Forecast
West Virginia
Central Rockies
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Lower Lakes
Gulf Coast
Stanley Bukrim
Main St
Hackensack
N.J
Veterans Hospital
New York City
N.Y
Niagra Falls
Mary A. Rufus
Michael V. Bukrim
Mary A. Rafus
Mike Bukrim
Mr. Morris
Walter Bukrim
Charlottsville
Frances Bukrim
TT Gladys Copsidas
Iuneral
Brand
Ora Hess
Tuscola
Williams Home
Funeral Home
William Camp
East Oak Grove Cemetery
Bukrim
N. J
N. Y
Fred L. Jenkins
St. Theresa's Catholic Church
Colombo Bandiera
Kish
Mary
Hasting’s
Hungarian Reform Church
Suncrest
Laszlo Borsay
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