Miller confident of miners reelection in tough UMW vote
About 277000 United Mine Workers members vote today to choose leader for five years among incumbent Arnold R. Miller, secretary treasurer Harry Patrick, and Lee Roy Patterson amid ongoing internal feuding and wildcat strikes. Ballots counted officially July 1. locals open 6am to 6pm with some variations. Patterson vows to appeal if defeated, citing ballot irregularities.
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Arnold R. Miller
Harry Patrick
Lee Roy Patterson
Western
Kentucky
UMW
Appalachian
Patterson
States
Canada
Washington
D.C
Miller Bays
Madisonville
Wildcat
Miller
Escape plan tied to Brushy Mountain prison break
Convicted assassin James Earl Ray is back in Brushy Mountain State Prison custody after a planned escape involved three inmates, with Doug Shelton still at large. Warden Lane confirmed Ray and Earl Hill shared a cell in D block amid security concerns, while investigators discussed the break with House Assassinations Committee members.
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Brushy Mountain, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Brushy Mountain State Prison
Doug Shelton
Earl Hill
Stonney Lane
Shelton
Brushy Mountain
Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Hill
House
King
Lane
Congressional
Robert Lehner
Edward Evans
Jack Kershaw
West Virginia auto insurers get substantial rate hikes
The West Virginia insurance commissioner approved rate increases for the four largest auto insurers, affecting about 60 percent of motorists. State Farm led with an 18.3 percent rise, Nationwide 14.8 percent, Allstate 17.2 percent, and Buckeye Union 35 percent, with various effective dates this month and next. Buckeye Union faced scrutiny over high loss ratios, while changes include elimination of bumper discounts and driver training discounts.
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Charleston
W.va
West
Buckeye Union
Shaw
Nationwide
State Farm
Allstate
West Virginia Dairy Princess contest entries open soon
Agriculture Commissioner Gus R Douglass announced that applications are now accepted for the 1977 78 West Virginia Dairy Princess Contest to be held August 18 1977 at Jacksons Mill 4 H Camp near Weston Deadline to enter is June 15 1977 Requirements include background check junior year of high school under 20 never married consent for under 18 and a consolation gift for all contestants The winner receives a 300 scholarship plus an all expense paid tour of the Mountain State in June 1978 and a 100 wardrobe allowance Duties run from selection through August 1978 with appearances and participation in intrastate princess contests Applications may be obtained by writing Dairy Specialist John F DeBaugh at the State Capitol Charleston WV 25305
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Charleston
Gus R. Douglass
West Virginia
Jackson's Mill
Weston
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Mountain State
Dairy Princess Committee
W.va
John F. DeBaugh
Department of Agriculture
State Capital Building
Nun Found Slain Near Mount St. Joseph Mother House
Roberta Elam a 26 year old prenovitiate candidate for the Sisters of Mount St. Joseph was found nude in a field near the Mt. St. Joseph Mother House in Wheeling West Virginia Police believe she was strangled and raped The death occurred during a silent retreat and investigators say the attack happened between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Bloodhounds were used and an autopsy was planned The motive remains unknown and no leads have been reported
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Wheeling
W.va
Roberta Elam
Mt. St. Joseph Mother House
Sisters of Mt. St. Joseph
Miss Elam
Frank Sweeney
Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
Sweeney
Speidel
Oglebay Park
Norm Sayre
Ohio County Sheriff's Department
Sayre
Allendale
N.J
Mother House
Mt. St. Joseph
Spain Ends Free Election Campaign Amid Bomb Attacks
Spain closes its first free campaign in 41 years with ten bomb explosions, one death, and calls for moderation. Basque separatists blamed. Maoist groups urge boycott as 23 million voters prepare a 33 hour reflection period before Wednesday Cortes elections to replace Franco era parliament. Security forces placed on high alert, power plants and communications stations protected.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Obituaries Grafton families list two infant and elder deaths
Danielle Lee Brown five month old daughter of Lee Mason Brown and Kathy Lynn Myers Brown of Rt 3 Grafton died June 13 at 7 45 am Born in Grafton on Jan 4 1977 Grandparents John and Thelma Myers of Rt 4 Grafton Umberto Joseph Raschella 4 of Rt 5 Grafton died June 12 at West Virginia University Hospital Morgantown after a short illness Born in Hepzibah Harrison County on Sept 15 1928 son of the late Surviving include his wife Geraldine Miller Raschella five children five brothers and three sisters two grandsons Warren and Umberto McDaniel He was a contract painter employed in Clarksburg member of St Johns United Methodist Church and Moose Lodge of Fairmont.
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Grafton
Danielle Lee Brown
Lee Mason Brown
Kathy Lynn Myers Brown
Rt. 3
Fetterman
John and
Thelma Myers
Rt. 4
Umberto Joseph Raschella
Rt. 5
Wilson Ridge
West Virginia University Hospital
Morgantown
Hepzibeh
Harrison County
Geraldine Miller Raschella
Arthur
Sharon) Rowe
Carmichaels
Marie Urbanowicz
James
Debra) McDaniel
Sumter
S.C
Jane
Ronald
Santo
Fairmont
Joe
Frank
Farmington
John
Elkins
Larry
Nick
Carl
Lena) McDaniel
Charles
Rosemary) Lee
Sam
Mary) Cassella
Warren
Umberto McDaniel
Raschella
Clarksburg
St. Johns
Hospital Register and Death Notices Include Several Towns
An shuffled hospital register lists residents and discharges across Newburg Tunnelton Terra Alta and surrounding areas. Obituaries note the deaths of Umberto Joseph Rosenberg and Danielle Lee Brown with funeral details and interment plans.
Paramedic Classes Discussed at REMS Advisory Council
REMS will discuss eligibility for full paramedic classes at a Tuesday meeting in Flameway Hall Clarksburg at 7 30 p m on June 14. The second session of Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic Classes is planned for September at United Hospital Center. Applications for the 196 hour program with clinical and classroom instruction are due by July 1.
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Fairmont
Rems Advisory Council
Flameway
Consolidated Gas Building
W. Main St
Clarksburg
REMS
United Hospital Center
Harry Swinger
Swiger
Doddridge
Harrison
Marion
Monongalia
Preston
Taylor
Barbour
Braxton
Gilmer
Lewis
Randolph
Tucker
Upshur
Region VI Planning and Development Council
Deveny
W.va
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