Manchin to Take Rate Hike Fight to Court
Secretary of State A James Manchin said he will appeal to the state Supreme Court to seek a moratorium on public utility rate increases. He cites petitions from about 30 000 West Virginians and ads published statewide urging relief from high bills. The PSC has rejected the moratorium, listing five large utilities with rate requests totaling 246 5 million.
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Charleston
W.va
A. James Manchin
State Supreme Court
Manchin
High
Public Service Commission
West
PSC
Critics Split Over Free Film Festival At Cultural Center
Charleston area theater managers clash with state Culture and History officials over a free film festival. George Gannon says free screenings hurt local cinemas by using tax dollars to attract leisure time audiences. Department spokeswoman Carolanne Griffith defends the festival as noncurrent titles part of a long running program. Don Moore notes foreign films justify the festival while some titles could have played locally. Greg Pauley supports the festival calling it a public viewing opportunity and non interfering with business.
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Charleston
W.va
State Department of Culture and History
Department
George Gannon
St. Albans
Winfield
Gannon
Carolanne Griffith
Science and Culture Center
Don Moore
National Association of Theater Owners
Moore
Clendenin
Capitol
Greg Pauley
Park Place
Pauley
Bond Denied In Norfolk & Western Murder Case
An Ohio man, William Anthony Wagner of Dayton, is jailed in Mingo County after his bond was denied on murder charges in the shooting death of Norfolk & Western employee Dwight Truman Elswick in Williamson. Jeffery Ross and Chatwan Smith were also involved. Ross faces murder charges with $30,000 bond, Smith released on $10,000 bond as an accessory. Elswick carried about $9,500, with more than half recovered.
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Williamson
W.va
Ohio
Norfolk & Western Railway
Mingo County
J. Timothy Poore
Bond
William Anthony Wagner
Dayton
Wagner
Dwight Truman Elswick
Meta
N&w
Poore
Jeffery Maurice Ross
Bluefield
Ross
Booker Stevens
Welch
Chatwan Ann Smith
Elswick
Rockefeller Pushes WV Defense Jobs Amid Political Hurdles
Gov. Jay Rockefeller told machinists in West Virginia he aims to lure defense contractors to the state, noting slow Washington support and the impact of state bills. He discussed relocating an airplane plant, parts produced in Clarksburg, and road fund frictions, while addressing broader economic constraints. In Huntington, a sex harassment suit against Gay & Taylor Inc. and others seeks 1.5 million dollars, filed by Rita Sammons. A Capitol ceremony awarded officers posthumous honors and bravery medals as part of an inaugural Police Chiefs Association program. Adrienne Benjamin failed to qualify for the Socialist Workers Party ballot in 3rd District races, leaving Morgantown coal miner Hovland as the sole SWP candidate on the November ballot for Congress and Senate races.
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Charleston
W.va
Jay Rockefeller
Washington
West Virginia
Rockefeller
Rockwell Corp
Princeton
Clarksburg
Jimmy Carter
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Senate
Huntington
Williamson
US District Court
Rita Gail Sammons
Ms. Sammons
Gay & Taylor Inc
Larry Hardy
Hardy, Gay & Taylor
Winston-Salem
N.C
Equifax Inc
Gay & Taylor
Stephen P. Meyer
Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
West Virginia Police Chiefs Association
Adrienne Benjamin
Socialist Workers Party
Congress
A. James Manchin
Benjamin
U.S. House
Morgantown
Hovland
Socialist Workers
U.S. Senate
Cleve Benedict
Manchin
Cabell County
Kanawha
Jackson
Putnam
Ms. Benjamin
Church Campaigns In Virginia Favor Sam Church
UMW President Sam Church predicts Virginia backing by three to one in the union presidential race while miners weigh Rich Trumka. In Southwest Virginia Church speaks at District 28 convention. endorsements next week may tilt on ballot access. Some locals favor Trumka. others back Church based on track record and familiarity.
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Castlewood
UMW
Sam Church
Virginia
Church
Rich Trumka
Southwest
UMW District 28
United Mine Workers
Trumka
Sam
Rich
Wallace
Joseph H. Tate
Tate
Church Urges Union Backing For Pro-Labor Candidates
United Mine Workers District 28 delegates heard Church urge support for congressional candidates who would defend workers. He cited past fights to protect coal industry programs, inspectors, and jobs, and criticized Reagan era policies as harming the economy. He urged turnout to defeat opponents he says threaten organized labor and the elderly.
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Castlewood
UMW
Sam Church
Church
United Mine Workers District 28
Virginia
White House
Reagan
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Mountain State Briefs
Hardy
Association
Ronald G. Donaldson
Westover
Larry K. Williams
Webster Springs
Delbert J. Roush Sr
Eddie R. Duncan
Paul J. Harmon
Huntington Police Department
George Myers
Kenova
Mercer’s Seafood
Princeton Shopping Center
W. VA
Ken Mercer
Eoysters
UMW District 17
Pennsylvania
Caring
America
College Ave
Stadium Drive
MasterCard
Visa
American Express
Diners’ Club
Clifford's Sewerers
Mim
Bluefield, Wva
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