Underwood agrees to special session on family law issue
Governor Cecil Underwood agrees to call a special session on the Family Law bill after pressure from West Virginia legislators. Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin says a spring session is certain and aims to align on objections to the vetoed measure with House Speaker Bob Kiss and lawmakers. Delegate Mark Wills says the issue is too important to delay.
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Underwood
Senate
Earl Ray Tomblin
D-Logan
Tomblin
Bob Kiss
Raleigh
Mark Wills
Dmercer
House
Wills
Mercer County
NATO air campaign in Yugoslavia may run into summer
The AP reports NATO’s Yugoslav air war could extend into midsummer as Apache helicopters arrive in Albania for a major force buildup. Pentagon officials say thousands of reservists may be activated. Cohen has yet to make a formal recommendation. Clinton aides seek emergency funds. estimates range from 3 to 5 billion dollars as airstrikes continue amid Kosovo violence.
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Washington
NATO
Yugoslavia
U.S
Albania
Pentagon
Kenneth Bacon
Defense
William Cohen
White House
Clinton
Congress
Kosovo
Army
Henry Shelton
Joint Chiefs of Staff
City to toughen penalties for permitless construction
City directors authorize City Solicitor John Feuchtenberger to draft an ordinance raising penalties for contractors who work in the city without first obtaining a building permit. Current rules levy double the fee plus a $20 civil penalty, but officials say some contractors view it as another operating cost.
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Luefield
City Board of Directors
John Feuchtenberger
Feuchtenberger
Wytheville weighs stance on I-77 relocation
Wytheville officials plan an official position within days on moving I-77 from I-81. The change could affect more than 1,500 Wythe County jobs and slash revenues and tax receipts, potentially raising property taxes. Town Manager Wayne Sutherland warned a major relocation could devastate the town if it bypasses Wytheville via Big Walker Mountain Tunnel.
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Wytheville
Wythe County
Trenton G. Crewe Jr
Wayne Sutherland
Virginia Department of Transportation
Fort Chiswell
VDOT
Sutherland
Thomson forms West Virginia Virginia marketing unit
Thomson Newspapers restructures its West Virginia operations into Thomson West Virginia Virginia a regional marketing and communications group. The Register Herald Beckley and Daily Telegraph Bluefield join the new entity sharing staff and resources to serve readers and advertisers with expanded products while preserving distinct local identities. Steve Smith appointed president and CEO to oversee The Register-Herald Daily Telegraph and related publications.
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Hamson Newspapers
West Virginia
Thomson
Beckley
Bluefield
Thomson West Virginia/Virginia
Encom
Thomas R. Hay
Thomson Newspapers
Hay
Register-Herald
Daily Telegraph
Virginia
Steve Smith
Smith
Register- Herald
Daily
Telegraph
Kevorkian to Hunger Strike Over Prison Policy
Dr. Jack Kevorkian said he will refuse to eat while jailed for murder and will begin a hunger strike. He faces a 10 to 25 year sentence and objects to being force fed under a new jail policy. The Oakland Press reported the AP story.
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Jack Kevorkian
Oakland Press
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