Sylvia O’Brien

New Mennonite Congregation started in Barbour County

The Minter Homes Corporation closed its doors

A third Mormon stake was organized, in Huntington

Don Nehlen's Mountaineers beat Oklahoma at Norman

The N&W and Southern Railway System merged and became the Norfolk Southern Corporation

Paw Paw was the site of the first branch bank in West Virginia.

David Selby appeared in Falcon Crest

Mary Lee Settle wrote The Killing Ground

The Smoot Theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

The South Charleston Recreation Center opened

The Killen v. Logan County case changed policy regarding property tax assessment and appraisal methods

Richard Trumka became president of UMWA

Melvin Lentz became wood chopping champion

Branch banking was legalized in West Virginia

Don West published In a Land of Plenty: A Don West Reader

Thomas W. Cole became president of West Virginia State College (now University)

Thomas Acker S.J. became president of Wheeling College (now Wheeling University)

Bill Withers won a Grammy for "Just The Two Of Us"

Arnout "Sonny" Hyde became editor of the Wonderful West Virginia

The Luther Elkins Petroglyph was claimed to be of Irish origin with ancient markings

Major renovations took place at Kanawha (now Yeager) Airport

Ellie Schaul began serving as gallery director at The Art Store in Charleston