Contemporary American Theater Festival

West Virginia had 180 commercial banks and 15 saving institutions

Robert C. Byrd said "I want to be West Virginia's billion-dollar industry."

The Weirton-Steubenville cable-stayed bridge opened for traffic across the Ohio

Roy Clarkson published On Beyond Leatherbark: The Cass Saga

Franklin Cleckley formed the Franklin D. Cleckley Foundation

Stephen Coonts wrote Under Siege

Richard Currey published collection of short stories The Wars of Heaven

Richard Currey published collection of short stories The Wars of Heaven

Daniel Boyd released the movie, Space Preachers

West Virginia's forest fire towers were closed

Division of Forestry became a freestanding agency under the Department of Commerce

U.S. Forest Service published reports on West Virginia Forests

Franklin population peaked at 914

Swami Bhaktipada was accused of ordering the deaths of two of his followers and charged with racketeering, fraud and conspiracy

The film Four Days premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival

The Bluestone Dam celebrated its 50th anniversary

Lodge at Cacapon State Park was expanded

Camden-Clark Hospital in Parkersburg opened an Outpatient Physical Therapy Building

Gaston Caperton was chosen for president of the College Board

Wilson Douglas died

Rhone-Poulenc plant at Institute was sold to Aventis

Construction began on Clay Center

Stephen Coonts wrote Cuba

State acquired rights to use "Country Roads" to promote tourism

West Virginia rated 4th lowest crime rate

CSX and Norfolk Southern absorbed Conrail

Jacob Beard's conviction for the Rainbow Family murders was overturned