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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1987
Page
9
Early Monday a reactor overflow at the E I du Pont de Nemours plant released about 200 gallons of hydrogen cyanide into the plant sump and sewer. Company officials say no detected release outside the facility and no injuries were reported.
Virginia Tech plans to connect each dorm resident to main computers and global information resources and upgrade its cable system to carry six hours daily of university courses and foreign broadcasts. Tech emphasizes high tech use in instruction, with Dr. Robert C. Heterick Jr. noting national recognition.
U.S. attorney officials said they will present Lynette Fromme at San Quentin to a Charleston grand jury next week to pursue an escape indictment. Marshals expect to question Fromme within the next week or two as authorities plan charges for escape from a federal institution.
In Dante Virginia high levels of methane and carbon monoxide kept rescuers from entering the Double R Coal Co No 2 mine after Saturday's explosion sealed miner Ted Street. Officials planned a 400 foot drill to check gas levels and resume the search, with timing possibly stretching to Tuesday morning.
Representative Nick Rahall states that recent Nuclear Waste Policy Act revisions prevent West Virginia from being the first site for a Monitored Retrievable Storage facility. The plan requires a two step process with a volunteer site and possible relocation to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, while a Nevada permanent repository license would be tied to MRS approval. A three member MRS Review Commission would be appointed by the House Speaker and the President Pro Tempore.
The plan creates a two step process for selecting a Monitored Retrievable Storage site. Step one appoints a Nuclear Waste Negotiator to seek a volunteer site and requires state legislation to enact any agreement. Step two places the final site selection with the Energy Department.
The proposed automatic carryover of bills from one session to the next was abandoned by one chamber amid claims it would cut costs and reduce workload. Senate bill editor Robert A. Damron said lawmakers would proceed as if carryover is not in effect, noting appropriations bills and amended committee measures would reappear in their original form.
Bluefield officials critique 1986 amendment allowing concealed and public gun carrying without permits. Police Chief James E. Dent and Detective Bureau Commander Mike Poe cite dangerous incidents, flawed wording, and legal challenges in Princeton v Buckner, with Supreme Court oral argument set for January 19, 1988.
The State Corporation Commission ordered rate reductions for four telephone companies starting Jan 1. General Telephone Co. of the Southeast is appealing the order, and the SCC directs the firm to withhold tax savings for potential refunds with interest if required. The commission also calls for a full investigation of the utility’s rates and revenue needs.
Richmond subscribers of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. of Virginia will pay 50 cents less per month, a 3.4 percent cut, while Continental Telephone Company of Virginia lowers by 20 cents monthly. Central Phone Co. of Virginia and United Inter-Mountain Telephone Co. also reduced charges January 1, as some firms said they could not afford larger cuts due to under-earning. Overall, about 2.8 million customers will see some reduction from a $37 million rollback, with effects varying by company and subscriber.
Tazewell County supervisors expanded the county Public Service Authority from three to five members at a public hearing but chose not to appoint any new members. "We did not appoint anybody today, but we may do so Jan. 31," said Troy W. Absher. The next board meeting is 9 a.m. Thursday with an audience of about 25 people.
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