Charles Rogers

Weirton Steel became the nation's largest employee-owned company with implementation of Employee Stock Ownership Plan

The Hinton Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places

The distribution operations of Consolidated Gas Supply became Hope Gas and the interstate gas transmission operations became Consolidated Natural Gas Transmission

The David W. Harris Riverfront Park opened in Huntington

St. Colman Church and cemetery were placed on the National Register of Historic Places

Supreme Court Ruling Allen v. West Virginia Human Rights Commission ordered state officials to ensure prompt consideration of human rights complaints

Maryat Lee moved the EcoTheater to Lewisburg

Catherine Marshall's novel Julie was published posthumously

Jack Maurice retired from the Charleston Daily Mail

Irene McKinney published a collection of poetry, The Wasps at the Blue Hexagon

The Metropolitan Theater in Morgantown was placed on the National Register of Historic Places

A devastating flood in Mingo County caused the loss of many homes and business

Waterford Park race track reopened after legislature granted tax concession

Walter Dean Myers graduated from Empire State College

The Buffalo Toyota plant manufactured its first V-6 engine

WAJR-FM at Salem went on the air

Jay Rockefeller provided funding for the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute

Additional repairs on the Wheeling Suspension Bridge occurred

The Caperton Center for Applied Technology was dedicated at WVU at Parkersburg