Resignation of West Virginia Wesleyan College President
Dr. Ronald E. Sleeth resigns as Wesleyan College president effective Aug 31 after less than a year in the post. Hugh A. Latimer, on the college board, will oversee an outside interim president search. Sleeth says he is a teacher, a preacher, and a writer.
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Buckhannon
W.va
Ronald E. Sleeth
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Sleeth
Jay Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Hugh A. Latimer
Ignation
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Sandy DeCosta
DeCosta
Wildcat coal strike in West Virginia stalls progress
About 35,000 miners remained off the job as a five day wildcat walkout continued in West Virginia. With UMW vacations starting Saturday and a prior health fund cutback, the future of the strike hangs in the balance and back‑to‑work momentum is weak. The stoppage began in southern West Virginia coalfields and has halted production.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
United Mine Workers
UMW
UMW Health and Retirement Funds
Rate hike hearings resume in West Virginia case
The Public Service Commission continues hearings on Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. 33.1 million rate hike set for Aug. 6. Commissioners noted missing information due to destroyed computer tapes, while C P&L argued the return on rate base must improve to attract capital. The dispute involves a 24 percent proposed increase and a 10.8 percent rate of return on a 333.6 million base for 1976.
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Charleston
W. Va
Public Service Commission
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
PSC
Brooks Smith
Smith
C&p
Commission
Gibson
Supreme Court broadens aid to parochial pupils in education terms
The Supreme Court ruled states may fund textbooks supplements and certain educational services for parochial students, while deeming field trips and some classroom equipment off limits. The decision affirms a three prong test for church state aid, endorsing Ohio's 88.8 million dollar program while stressing secular purpose and limited government entanglement.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Ohio
Sth
Hospital register shows broad June admissions and discharges
The list records admissions and discharges across multiple West Virginia hospitals including Grafton City Hospital and United Hospitals Clarksburg on June 22 to June 24. Names span patients in numerous towns such as Philippi Bridgeport Belington Sutton Summersville and several others.
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Coalton
A. James Manchin
David Nestor
Grafton City Hospital
Fairmont General
Grafton City
Richard Keller
Cathers Towers
Broaddus Hospital
Grafton
Mildred Brown
Lorraine Clelland
Leona Farance
Marjorie Swisher
Clyde McDaniel
Fiona Summers
Pauline Kennedy
Thelma Shuttleworth
Karla Withers
United Hospitals
Clarksburg
Sarah Samuels
Camile Lejeune
Dayleen Dayton
Beulah Carder
Tina Scheuvront
Ruth Koupal
Roy Miles
Paul Muscari
Angeline Tiano
Thomas Ayers
Bridgeport
Loranda Golden
Roberta Bartlett
David Stutler
Charles Blake
Bristol
Dennie Frum
Rexal
Mine violence worst in Kentucky incidents
In Stearns the Justus mine shooting marked the fourth person wounded near the Stearns Coal Co. site in months. Police report a guard shot a miner on a picket line while others claim an explosive was thrown and guards fired back, wounding Ray Hamlin, 27, of Pine Knot, Ky.
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Stearns
Kentucky
John Cox
United Mine Workers Union
Harlan
Cox
Stearns Coal Co
Justus
Ray Hamlin
Pine Knott, Ky
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