Acord Leads UMW District 29 Presidential Nomination
BECKLEY WV AP Everett Acord leads in District 29 UMW nominations with 13 local endorsements from 42 locals reporting. Incumbent Dennis Saunders trails with 11 endorsements. others include J Carl Bunch 10, Doug Winston 6, Ray Gibson 1. District votes proceed through Sept 1, with district officers elected Nov 10 by rank and file.
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Acord
Saunders
J. Carl Bunch
Doug Winston
Ray Gibson
International Executive Board
Joe Davidson
Davidson
Francis Martin
Fred Decker
Kenny Crotty
Public notices mix bids and legal orders in Mercer and Buchanan counties
A composite legal notice in several sections announces bids by Buchanan County Social Services for two vehicles and an order of publication in Mercer County Circuit Court seeking a divorce between James Edward Williams and Beverly Williams. It also covers Public Service Commission actions in Bluefield WV about water service expansion and rate increases, hearings, and potential interconnection with West Virginia Water Company Bluefield District, with dates, case numbers, and procedural orders.
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Buchanan County Department of Social Services
Grundy
Virginia
Evins A. Goodwin
Order OF Publication Circuit Court of
Mercer County West
James Edward Williams
Plaintif
Beverly Williams
West Virginia
Veneri and Burkett
W. Main St
Princeton
Heigh
Wilma F. Grubb
Public Service Commission OF
Charleston
WCN
Public Service Apolete Poetity
Bluefield
Ercer County
Bluewell Public Service District
Falls Mills Dan
Public Service Commission
Commission
West Viginia Water Company
Ission
Ing
Bluewell Public Service
Aoaipal
Rogers Street
West Virriiia
Executive Secretary
Terry Owen
Lincoln County
Daniel Hedges
Hedges
Arthur Recht
Roy Truby
Redistricting Plan Ratification Today in Virginia
Quick ratification of a compromise House redistricting plan is expected in Richmond to address Justice Department objections. The plan creates a two delegate district including Petersburg and Emporia with surrounding counties and 55 percent black population. The approval clears the way for a Nov 3 election date and prompts ongoing legal challenges over racial impact and population variances.
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Richmond
U. S. Justice Department
Virginia
Justice Department
Federal
House
Washington
Petersburg
Emporia
Brunswick
Dinwiddie
Greensville
Sussex
Western Forest Fires Drive Hundreds from Homes across Five States
Fires scorched about 74 000 acres across California Oregon Nevada Idaho and Utah driving hundreds from their homes. Two Reno area blazes burned 5 000 acres plus 25 structures while a second drew crowds of evacuations. Northern California logged nine fires over 34 000 acres with homes lost and key facilities damaged. Local officials reported smoke injuries and deterred access to some areas as temperatures neared 110 degrees. Redmond Fire Chief Hoy Fultz reported at least six homes burned.
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Associated Press
California
Oregon
Nevada
Idaho
Utah
Reno
Carson City
Robert Platt
Washoe County Medical Center
Lake and
Mendocino
Scott's Valley
Debbie Thompson
California Division of Forestry
Redmond
Hoy Fultz
Schweiker Assures Reagan Will Stand By States
Atlantic City N J AP The Reagan administration seeks a united push against Congress to expand block grants and cut red tape. Schweiker told the National Governors Association that the administration will back state leaders and press Congress to broaden blocks, amid governors facing 25 to 35 percent cuts next year. He blamed Congress for keeping grants in categorical formulas while urging governors and the administration to show federal direction is less effective than state flexibility. Governor Hunt of North Carolina noted governors’ initial support for block grants but now has reservations.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Congress
Richard Schweiker
Health and Human Services
National Governors’ Association
NGA
Schweiker
Reagan
Washington
James Hunt
North Carolina
Governors’ Committee On Human Resources
Kanawha
Li Galperin
D-Kanawha
State Senate Finance Committee
West Virginia Education Association
Galperin
West Virginia
Bill Johnson
WVEA
Rockefeller Ads Highlight tourism effort in West Virginia
Governor Jay Rockefeller fronts three TV spots showing rafting on Elk River a lawn moment and a hot air balloon launch. The $60,000 campaign targets West Virginia viewers with 67 weekly airings over five weeks plus national runs. Ads in newspapers and TV Guide add $32,413. further costs total about $43,584 for Columbus Pittsburgh Baltimore and Washington DC airings. The push follows the Travel West Virginia campaign and overlaps with broader debates on public employee bargaining and education funding across the state.
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Charleston
W.va
Jay Rockefeller
West Virginia
Rockefeller
Sharon
Elk River
Sherri O'Dell
State Office of Economic and Community Development
Columbus
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Washington, D.C
Ms. O'Dell
TV Guide
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UMW
Harold Hayden
William Persinger Jr
Billie Whitsel
Assembly
John Dalton
Mountain State Briefs
Dostert
Charleston, W.va
Recht
Charles Town
Pierre Dostert
Kanawha County
Andrew MacQueen
Anna Skeen
George Singleton
State Supreme Court
High Court
MacQueen
Doris Whiting
Jefferson County
Alvie Qualls
Huntington
Bolivar
Charles Miller
Miller
DOH
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Lodge No. 65
Robert J. Hypes
Temple
H. Cordel
R. Jock Richardson
Sec'y
Birefield Daily Telegraph
Renee
Tazewell and Mercer Co
John Deere
Electrolux
Princeton Ave
W & G_ Industries
P.O
Also
Call Roberts Secretarial Service
J. P. Pool Construction
Birefield
Thomas
Nick's Video Tape Club
Nick’s Inc
Mercer Mall
Ben Franklin Pn Press
Virginia Ave
Carr & French
Homelite
STIHL
Poulan
Lineback Law Shop
Green Valley
J. C. Roofing
Richard Howington
Williams Home Service
National Contracting
Bluefield Ave
MYERS
Glenn’s
Mountaineer Construction CO
Call Robert Sisk
B. J. Meadows Construction, Inc
Bluewell Drilling Company
Mercer
Ingleside
Gilbert and Stinson
Platnick $Teet Engineering—Inc
St. Clairs Crossing
Quality Painting Company
Burress
Danny Lewis
Hall
Call West Va
Bluefield Rentals
Blank’s, Inc
Empire Hazzitall
Empire Sales & Rental
East Tazewell
Mercer County
Simon
William
Bluefield State College
WVA
E.E.C. AA
St. Mary’s Nursing Home
R.N
Nancy O. Frye
Tazewell Community Hospital
Tazewell
Baptist
C-O
Welch
Cole Motors Co
Keystone
Eoe
H.M. Cordel
R. Jack Richardson
John S. Tabor
James C. Smith
Freeman
Don H. Hash
Sam Peters
Jean Realty Co
Jean Giampocaro
Jim Owen
Mary Eleanor Blue
Quail Valley
Rt. 20
Princeton Medical Arts Clinic
Realtors
Preston Kirk
Ben B. Peck
Assoc
Jim Mayberry
FOP Range
Mitchell Stadium
Stadium Drive
FOP Mercer Lodge No. 80
Mooney
Kimberling
Bland County
Sparky
Charles Cox
Bland Road
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