Muriel Dressler published "Appalachia"
Easton Roller Mill was willed to the Monongalia Historical Society
Ann Flagg died in Illinois
Jack Fleming became sports director of WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh
Jack Fleming became announcer for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association
Ruth Ann Musick published Green Hills of Magic
Fort Ashby was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Population of Grant County was at 8,607
Alberta Pierson Hannum's book Spin a Silver Dollar radio play was published as The Blue House by U.S. Information Agency
The National Park Service opened the Harpers Ferry Center, to serve National Park units nationwide
Frank Haymond received the American Bar Association's ABA Medal
Henry Clay Furnace was added to the National Register of Historic Places
James Dickey's novel, Deliverance, made the term "hillbilly" sinister
Every Ohio River county except Jackson had at least one chemical plant
Sam Huff ran unsuccessfully for Congress
Alice Moore was elected to the Kanawha County Board of Education as an opponent of sex education
Kanawha Records stopped recording
Kenova population peaked at 5,000
Maryat Lee moved to Powley Creek
Everett Lilly moved back to Raleigh County following son's death
Alex Mahood died
Joe Manchin graduated from WVU with a bachelor's in business administration
The tannery in Marlinton closed
Paul Marshall became a registered architect
Irene McKinney received her master's from WVU
The Meadow River Lumber Company was sold to Georgia-Pacific
Arnold Miller was forced to retire from mining by black lung disease and arthritis
Alan Mollohan began a Fairmont law firm
Ona presented four NASCAR Grand National races
Mylan Pharmaceuticals incorporated in Pennsylvania as Mylan Laboratories
Justin B. Roberts became president of Ohio Valley College (now University)
Squire Parsons graduated from West Virginia Institute of Technology
The Penn Central Railroad corporation entered bankruptcy
Frank Beyer purchased the Philippi mummies
The first VHF non-commercial station in the state, WSWP-TV, started in Grandview
The first indication of Jay Rockefeller's intention to run for governor came when he spoke out against strip mining
The Ruffner Hotel closed and was demolished for a parking lot
David Selby earned a doctorate in drama from Southern Illinois University
The Meadow River Lumber Company closed
Jim Comstock republished Hubert Skidmore's Hawks Nest
Ada "Bricktop" Smith recorded her only recording, "So Long, Baby," with Cy Colemen
The South Charleston Mound was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
State Police department headquarters relocated to new facilities
Jerry West led the NBA in scoring
The Folklore Society met at WVU
The Highlands Conservancy worked to make cranberry backcountry a federal wilderness area
Federal Highway Act passed allowing tolls to be retained
Bob Wise received a B.A. from Duke University
Bill Withers moved to Los Angeles
WSAZ changed to WGNT
An addition was added to the Kanawha (now Yeager) Airport
