Scope and Contents
This folder contains correspondence with: William A. Lashley, Vice President, Public Affairs, Penn Central Transportation Company; Lysander Dudley, Commissioner, Department of Commerce; Clement R. Bassett, Commissioner, Department of Employment Security; P. G. Hoye, Acting Commissioner, Department of Public Institutions; William S. Ritchie Jr., Commissioner, State Road Commission, Department of Highways; Edwin F. Flowers, Commissioner, WV Department of Welfare. Topics include: rail abandonment, freight, rail networks, rail consolidation, transportation remuneration and incentive program, Workmen’s compensation fund, utilities, power lines, energy policy, heating, Moundsville penitentiary, correctional officers, welfare, employment, social security, highways, DUIs, rehabilitation, environmental action program, camping, teachers’ salaries, Huttonsville Correctional Center, unemployment, food stamps, coal conversion, environmental issues, National Governors’ Conference, youth science camp, scenic rivers, visit to Hershey PA, bicentennial, labor relations, Pennzoil oil spill, Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, tax exemption, pensions, school consolidation.
Dates
- Creation: 1973-1976
Language
English
Repository Details
Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536
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