The Weirton Daily Times from Weirton, West Virginia • Page 8

MWrton D-Hvitlmi, Mon, 38,1968 Opposition Lining Up State Legislature May Get Sunday Horse Racing Bill By FANNY SEIUER CHARLESTON, W. Va, (UP. Advocates of Sunday hors racing in West Virginia wi have to contend with dltferen opponents in the legislature thi but so far there has bee only speculation that the hi will be re-introduced in the 196 session. The tracks, primary advo cates, are reportedly taking wait-and-see attitude on wlielhe to try to get the bill passed i 1969, after it was killed in 196 when time ran out. Del, Robert Steptoe, D-Berkely, led the battle and tough hard for the bill's defeat in Ui 1968 session.

Steptoe, however, was de feated for re election, am Thornton Wilt of Jeffersor County, who also opposed bill on the floor, did not seek re-election. Both are from (he Eastern Panhandle where pub- lie opinion was strongly agains Sunday racing, and where two of West Virginia's four tracks are located. Newcomers Opposed There will be three newcomers to the legislature from the Eastern Panhandle, one in the senate and two in the house. All have publicly opposed Sunday racing, but normally new members do not have the influence their first year which veteran legislators have attained. Republicans, however, are outnumbered in both chambers of the legislature.

The newcomers are Sen. John Rogers of Keyser and Del. Ward W. Keesecker of Berkeley Springs, both Republicans, and Del. Hoger' Perry of Charles Town, a Democrat, who will join Republican Wallace Fiels of Marlisburg-- a member of the last legislature.

Martin Has In Ihe senate, Sen. Clarenc Martin of Marlinsburg, who re trained from voting last yea because of an affiliation wit Ihe tracks in Charles Town, vi be majority lesder in the new session. Speculators believe Marti will not privately push for th bill which lias in the past received strong private supper from Sen. O. G.

Hedrick Fairmont, a member of two ttie three most powerful com mittees in the senate In the upcoming session. Hedrick Is steward for the Charles Tow tracks. Stalled In Conference Sunday racing nearly becam enacted in 1968. The bill was lelayed in conference commit ee by Del. Brereton Jones minority leader from Mason County, until he could get the of purse increased Vhen it came out of conference oramittee time ran out before lie bill could be passed by 3oth houses.

Perry, son of a former member of the State Racing Commission, led an advertising cam- aign against Sunday racing in Charleston newspapers 1968 session, and is ex- ected by the political observers lead the fight if the issue omes up again. Competition Claimed Pennsylvania's enactment orse racing on the same basis West Virginia has had it for ears is used by the tracks as reason for Sunday racing. The racks claim they will lose reve ue when racing in Pennsyl ania gels in full swing at foui utiorized tracks next year. Ttie Pennsylvania Legislature is being petitioned lo aulh- rize a fifth track in Ihe Wash- gton Pittsburgh, area which is close to two tracks at Chester and Wheeling. A Wheeling newspaper survey In the last session showed there was public opposition to Sunday racing In the Northern Panhandle area.

Mrs. Virginia Lett, administrative assistant lo the clerk of Ihe State Supreme Court, has been appointed acting clerk until the court appoints a successor to the late Kenneth Hines Mrs. Lett has been employed the court for many years--even before Hines was appointee clerk in 1950. Gov. Hulett Smith is receiving many letters from school teachers around the state who are expressing "thanks' 1 for Smith's efforts in raising their pay and putting more money into education.

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