Byrd forms black lung working group with eight senators
U S Senator Robert C Byrd says he has asked eight coal state colleagues to join a new black lung working group to speed up processing of the 21000 backlogged claims. The aim is to find remedies and enlist support from Labor Secretary Bill Brock.
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Washington
D.C
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Senate
Byrd
John D. Rockefeller IV
Howell Heflin
D-Ala
Wendell Ford
D-Ky
Paul Simon
D-Ill
Alan Dixon
Dill
James Sassar
D-Tenn
Albert Gore
John Warner
R-Va
Special Congressional Working Group
Department of Labor
Rockefeller
Warner
Byrds
Labor
Bill Brock
Brock
Public record roundup from Bluefield magistrate court
Warrant dismissals followed payment of checks plus court costs for Kell ing, Shrader, Snider, Cle ments, and a related case at Bix A Warehouse. Thompson arraigned on battery and released on 500 dollar bond. Jones pleaded guilty to carrying a dangerous weapon with 18 days served. William Litzau given Youthful Offenders Act term six months to two years. Trial for Lewis Williamson set for Sept 4. Hager bond forfeited after failure to appear. bench warrant issued. Deb Garton prosecuted for the state.
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Jack B. Rothbart
James A. Kelling
Norfolk St
Bluefield
Wiley Shrader
Box 74
Wyatt
Ched's
Patty Snider
Edgemont Drive
Bix
Regis M. Clements
Bland St
McCrory’s
Mercer Mall
Kenneth Lee Thompson
Clark St
Kennth Lee Thompson
L. M. Feury
Samuel H. Jones
Reservoir St
W. T Jones
Mercer County
Anthony Correctional Center
William 0. Bivens
William Litzau
Litzau
Basil Legg
Lewis Williamson
Williamson
David Smith
Douglas Hager
Mercer County Officials Announce Multiple Meetings
The Mercer County Board of Education will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Princeton Senior High School commons. The Mercer County Commission will meet Wednesday in special session to finalize contracts for Single Family Mortgage Bonds at 9 30 a m in the courthouse conference room. Circuit Court petit jurors report at 9 30 a m before Judge John Frazier. a criminal trial is scheduled. Dr Sandra J Warner of Bluefield College attends a writing school in Roseville Minn to Aug 9.
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Mercer County Board of Education
Princeton Senior High School
Mercer County Commission
Commission
Mercer County Circuit Court
John Frazier
Sandra J. Warner
Bluefield College
Northwestern College
Roseville
Minn
Dennis Hensley
Chamber Continues Move to New Princeton Site
The chamber office operates in the First Community Bank lobby while the United Way moves to 229 Center St basement. Moving begins next Sunday. Collier notes state rental for the new site will be cheaper and could save up to 1000 a year. Visitor's Bureau will also be on the main floor with the chamber office.
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Chamber
First Community Bank
Princeton
United Way
James Owen
Center St
Collier
Manchin frees funds after spending clash in Charleston
In Charleston the state treasurer A James Manchin released funds to the Department of Finance and Administration after a weeklong freeze. He called Finance Commissioner John McCuskey a liar and accused him of neglect, claiming Legislative Auditor Encil Bailey found McCuskey failed to provide the governor's revenue estimates. McCuskey disputed the criticism, saying he sent the figures to Bailey and calling the fuss much ado about nothing.
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Charleston
A. James Manchin
Department of Finance & Administration
John McCuseky
Manchin
McCuskey
Encil Bailey
Bailey
Monroe group seeks volunteer aides for county schools
A Monroe County Board of Education meeting drew about 50 parents and residents asking to expand volunteer aides in schools. They urged aides for discipline, drug and weapons concerns, chaperoning for activities, a parent teacher organization for two high schools, and bus monitors, while the board noted existing volunteer policies. Superintendent Via said principals would develop an action plan. The board also approved a roughly 91 276 dollar roofing bid for Greenville High gymnasium Peterstown and Gap Mills facilities.
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Monroe County Board of Education
Darrell Mann
Lawrence Munsey
Robert Via
Alderson Roofing and Building, Inc
Alderson
Greenville High School
Peterstown High School
Gap Mills High School
Beatrice Pocahontas Engineers Face School Area Issue
Gillespie reports Beatrice Pocahontas engineers long-walled an area beneath a school based on mining maps. He filed a formal complaint with the reclamation department and a plan should be approved by Friday. Supervisor Harris calls the site poor and notes action lies with the school board.
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B-1
Land Reclamation Enforcement Agency
Beatrice-Pocahontas
Gillespie
William P. Harris
County to sign pact with VNG for Tazewell unit
County supervisors plan to sign an agreement with the VNG at the next meeting. The Tazewell unit will be noncombative and housed in the old school maintenance building behind the county courthouse. After five years the town may gain a government funded armory, used monthly and doubling as a community center, boosting local pride and economy.
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VNG
Tazewell
Fisher
Monroe seeks grant for Moncove Lake water project
Monroe County Commission votes to write to the Governor's CID Office for a 9935,000 partnership grant to fund a filter plant for the Moncove Lake Public Service District. The district also sought a Small Cities Block Grant in June, while another project priority remained a Peterstown sewage facility.
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UNION
Monroe County Commission
Governor’s Office of Community-Industrial Development
CID
Moncove Lake
Region I Planning and Development Council
Bruce Carter
Baker Watts and Co
Charleston
Commis
Gilbert election irregularities deemed minor says Hechler
Secretary of State Ken Hechler says most irregularities found in Gilbert's May 7 municipal election were minor and trace to poor communication between municipal and county officials. He spent three days gathering testimony and examining candidates' financial reports, noting issues that can be corrected through better training.
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Gilbert
Ken Hechler
Hechler
Mingo County
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