West Virginia college enrollments rise mainly in parttime
Enrollment in West Virginia colleges and universities grew 42 percent from fall 1970 to fall 1975 reaching 68,962 with parttime students rising 211.7 percent to 27,765 while fulltime enrollment increased 3.9 percent to 41,197. The surge is largely due to parttime enrollment, aligning with national trends.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Ben L. Morton
State Board of Regents
Morton
TVA Officials to Explain Coal Purchases in West Virginia
TVA officials including chairman Aubrey J. Wagner and general counsel Herb Spanger will appear before a West Virginia legislative subcommittee on July 23. House Speaker Lewis N. McManus says TVA has largely ignored West Virginia in coal purchases and seeks a candid discussion on coal competitiveness and the potential for WV coal shipped by waterway to Tennessee to be as economical as TVA buys now.
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Charleston
W.va
Tennessee Valley Authority
West Virginia
House
Lewis N. McManus
Raleigh
TVA
Aubrey J. Wagner
Herb Spanger
McManus
Tennessee
Penal report release sought in West Virginia
A West Virginia legislative subcommittee requests Gov Arch Moore to release American Correctional Association studies on state penal institutions. Public Institutions Commissioner Calvin Calendine said reports are in the governor's office and cannot be released now. The panel aims to learn recommendations and determine needed legislative or funding actions.
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Charleston
W.va
Arch A. Moore Jr
American Correctional Association
Health and Social Services
Calvin Calendine
Calendine
Moore
Del
Jackie Withrow
Draleigh
West Virginia youths drown in separate weekend incidents
Two weekend drownings claimed the lives of youths in West Virginia. In Floyd County the infant William H. May of Logan County died Saturday at Jenny Wiley State Park near Prestonsburg after a boat swamped with nine aboard and no life preserver. In Harrison County, 16 year old Ralph Karlen of Mount Clare died Sunday after falling from a rock into Sycamore Lake near Wolf Summit. rescuers could not reach him in time.
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West Virginia
Floyd County
Simonth-Old
Switzer
W.va
Jenny Wiley State Park
Prestornsburg
William H. May
Logan County
Harrison County
Ralph Karlen
Mount Clare
Sycamore Lake
Wolf Summit
Motorcycle Crash Kills 23 Year Old Hagerman in West Virginia
Cabell County authorities report 23 year old C W Hagerman III of South Charleston died in a collision on West Virginia Route 2 ten miles north of Huntington. He was riding north and tried to pass a second motorcycle when his bike struck a car driven by an off duty state trooper.
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Lesage
W.va
Here
South Charleston
Cabell County Sheriff's Deputies
C.W. Hagerman III
Hagerman
Huntington
West Virginia selects 27 DNC alternates in Charleston
WV Democratic delegates meet three hours at the state Capitol to pick 27 alternates for the national convention. Among them are gubernatorial nominee John D. Rockefeller IV and his wife Sharon, with party rules allocating alternates by presidential preference and Byrd supporters totalling 21 of the picks.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
John D
Robert C. Byrd
Dr.Va
Byrd
J.C. Dillon Jr
Cording
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Dillon
Weekend emergency runs reported by Taylor County squad
Officials from the Taylor County Emergency Squad list weekend runs from June 11 to June 13. Names include Vance Annon from Grafton City Hospital to Monongalia General, Mamie Burner from Haymond to Grafton City Hospital, and Edith Lanham from McCartney's Rest Home to unspecified destination, with multiple others including Grace Richman, Jessie Kennedy, and Virgil Rogers linked to Grafton City Hospital and local scenes. Uncommitted alternates named: Zen Summerfield, Katina Cummings, Lucile Meadows, Victor Barone, Lisa Franzen, and Tom Winner.
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Grafton
Taylor County
Vance Annon
Grafton City Hospital
Monongalia General Hospital
Mamie Burner
Haymond Rt
Russell Lambert
Thornton
Monongalia Hospital
Grace Richman
Jessie Kennedy
Cather Towers
William E. Hardin
McGraw Ave
Virgil Rogers
Fairmont
Wickwire Road
Edith Lanham
McCartney
Ersburg
Chris Sowards
Huntington
John Hoover
Martinsburg
Zen Summerfield
Fayetteville
Katina Cummings
Lucile Meadows
Victor Barone
Charleston
Lisa Franzen
Harpers Ferry
Tom Winner
Beckley
Hospital register mixed admissions and discharges list
A historical hospital register dated June 12 and 13 1976 lists admissions and discharges across several West Virginia towns including Grafton Fleming ton Moatsville Tunnelton Independence Preston Memorial and Clarksburg with names and street addresses for patients and residents.
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Preston Memorial Hospital
Kingwood
Dorothy Sapp
Linda Miller
Rowlesburg
Douglas Rotahaver
Arthurdale
Russell Beaver
Independence
Glenda Zuchowski
Tunnelton
Lucille Temple
Lillian Williams
Broaddus Hospital
Philippi
Leonard Dalton
Lewis Bowers
Charles Beaner
Guy Kelley
Leslie Sharp
Belington
Darius Snyder
Jay Poling
Clarksburg
Troy Bennett
Carmella Getley
Bernard Cork
Rollie Neather
Delton Snyder
Ter ra Alta Stockyard Veal and Calf Prices Report
Stockyard report lists Terra Alta price ranges for veal calves from 50.00 to 55.00 for good calves 44.00 to 49.00 for good and 35.00 to 43.75 for medium and 24.00 to 34.50 for common. Additional items include cattle and hogs with by head and by cwt values, and several discharges and names noted.
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Terra Alta
Obituaries for Dessie Keener Hall and William Hardin in Grafton
Dessie Keener Hall 92 of Country Club Road died June 13 at 7 30 p m Funeral arrangements by Bartlett's Funeral Home are incomplete. William Edmund Hardin 82 of 212 McGraw Ave died June 13 5 30 p m at Grafton City Hospital survived by wife Juanita Shingleton Hardin son Dr Edmund Barton Hardin of Winchester MA sisters Nora H Shroyer Kasson Kate Reynolds Reynoldsville three grandchildren. He was a retired heavy equipment operator inspector for the U S Army served in World War I, past Master of the Bigelow Lodge A F and A M Philippi attended Barbour County Schools and Shepherd College. He was Protestant.
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Dessie Keener Hall
Country Club Road
Bartlett
William Edmund Hardin
McGraw. Ave
Grafton City Hospital
Cove District
Barbour County
George D
Clara Rush Hardin
Juanita Shingleton Hardin
Edmund Barton Hardin
Winchester
Massachusetts
W. C
Nora) H. Shroyer
Kasson
Fitzhugh
Kate) Reynolds
Reynoldsville
W.va
Steven
Debra
Janna Hardin
Hazel Campbell
U.S. Army
U.S. Army Field Artillery
Bigelow Lodge
A.F
A.M
Philippi
Shepherd College
CBers encouraged to form nationwide network
Washington AP reports federal officials urge CB radio operators to form a national highway safety broadcasting network. The program funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration aims to deliver prompt emergency information via CB Channel 9 and other channels, helping coordinate dispatches and educate the public on reporting crashes and safety measures.
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Cbers
Washington
Transportation Department
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Police arrest one charged in Bolles bombing murder
Phoenix authorities say investigative reporter Don Bolles was killed in a gangland style bombing tied to a conspiracy involving land fraud. John Adamson, 32, was arrested and charged with murder as police note possible political figures may be questioned. flags lowered for Bolles' funeral.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Don Bolles
Arizona
Bolles
Arizona Republic
John
Adamson
Maricopa County
Dan Lozier
Lozier
Sen
Barry
Arizona Republican Party
Steiger
Goldwater
Rosenzweig
Funeral Services for William E. Hardin
William Edmund Hardin 82 of 212 McGraw Ave Grafton died June 13. Services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Bartlett Funeral Home with Pastor Charles E Bird officiating. Friends may call Tuesday after 2 p.m. Interment Woodsdale Memorial Park.
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William Edmund Hardin
McGraw Ave
Grafton
Bartlett Funeral Home
Charles E. Bird
Woodsdale Memorial Park
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