West Virginia weighs funding boost for water resources office
Gov. Cecil Underwood weighs a proposed nearly 10 million dollar increase for the Office of Water Resources amid a coalition of business and environmental groups push. The group seeks 4.9 million more in general revenue and 739 thousand in user fees for the current year and 4 million more next year to sustain staff and operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Cecil Underwood
Office of Water Resources
Underwood
Dan Page
West Virginia Manufacturers Association
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia Municipal Water Quality Association
League of Women Voters of
West Virginia
West Virginia Citizen Action Group
West Virginia Rivers Coalition
Linda Mallet
Citizen Action Group
Mailet
BP Amoco merger approved by FTC in record speed
The FTC voted 4 0 to approve the 53 billion BP Amoco merger after demands to divest 134 gasoline stations and nine terminals. Both firms will close the deal at 4 pm Thursday, aiming for year end completion. The agreement preserves competition and allows contract terminations for 1 600 stations in 30 cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
British Petroleum Co
Amoco Corp
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Robert Pitofsky
Amoco
British Petroleum
U.S
John Browne
Larry Fuller
Exxon
Mobil
Busi
Ness
Pitofsky
Leading indicators rise on strength of stock market rebound
The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indicators index climbs 0.6 percent to 106.3 in November, its strongest monthly gain since February 1996, boosting optimism for 1999 despite global turmoil. Seven of ten components rose, led by a stock market rebound, as economists expect continued but slower U.S. growth.
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New York
Wall Street
U.S
Conference Board
Mark Witner
First Union Capital Markets
Mercer County jobless rate better than usual
Mercer County's October unemployment stood at 4.5 percent, similar to September and better than October 1997's 5.2 percent, with Monroe at 3.4 percent and statewide rate 5.9 percent. McDowell 10.1, Wyoming 10.8, Summers 7.3 mark counties far above average, while Pendleton peaks at 1.5 percent.
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Mercer County
Luefield
West Virginia
McDowell County
Wyoming County
Summers
Wirt County
Pendleton County
Dow Ends Eight-Session Rally as Blue Chips Retreat
Blue-chip stocks pulled back on Wednesday ending the Dow Jones eight-session winning streak as the index fell 46 points to 9,274. Broader market mixed with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq slipping from record highs. Smaller stocks turned higher later, signaling a possible January effect. The year is closing with the Dow up 17.3 percent, despite concerns profits may not justify 1999 levels. Overseas markets showed mixed results amid global economic healing efforts.
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New York
Wall Street
Standard & Poor
Rockefeller Readies West Virginia Trade Mission to Asia
Sen. Jay Rockefeller will lead a three week mission with business leaders to Japan Taiwan and China dubbed Project Harvest 1999 to seek Asian partnerships and jobs for West Virginia. Past trips spurred Toyota and Sine Swearingen plants and a 22 percent rise in exports to Asia.
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Charleston
Sen. Jay
Rockefeller
West Virginia
Far East
Japan
Taiwan
China
Dw.va
Senate
Clinton
Washington, D.C
Don Marshall
Asia
Toyota
Putnam County
Martinsburg
Multiple Legal Notices from Mercer County West Virginia
Legal notices include withdrawal of Vital Farms from West Virginia, unadministered estate for Patricia Ann Cecil and multiple heirs, Oakvale voter filing and election dates, pending estate settlements for listed decedents, a sale notice for a 1986 Ford Bronco by First National Bank of Keystone, filing of estate accounts for Eldridge Medley and others, and an order of publication in Mercer County Circuit Court naming Larry Pennington and Teresa Pennington.
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Patricia Ann Cecil
Wanda Cecil
Fermnell Dowell, SR
Omega Dowell
Billy Boyd
Jeanette Boyd
Elmer V. Smith
Mildred Smith
Tammy Beth Salyer
Sarah Salyer
Donald L. Scott
Joyce P. Scott
Howard Andrew Piery
Geneva Fiery
Rudolph D. Jennings
Mercer County
West Virginia
Harold Cecil Garrett
Cheryl A. Shrewsbury
Ollie Hester Brown
Sharon Turner
Stephen Mosley
Senoria Mosley
First National Bank
First National Bank of Keystone
Main Street
Keystone
First National Bank of Keystone P.O
Randal W. Reading
Eldridge L. Medley
Elva Gray
Betty Lou Lively
Rhonda Thomas
Mary Virginia Driscoll
First Community Bank
Dannie Dickerson
Thelma L. Woods
Jesse Earl Wiley
Marie Stafford
County Commission
Corn County
Teresa Yvonne Pennington
William J Akers
Princeton
Wilma F. Grubb
Circuit Court of
Mercer Courty
Wendi Lawson
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Ashland Oil Inc
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Bell Atlantic
Bellsouth Corp
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CBS Corp
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Chevron Corp
Chubb Corp
Citizens Utilities
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Columbia Gas Sys
Columbia Healthcare
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Corning Inc
Crestar Financial
CSX Corp
CVS Corp
Daimlerchrysler AG
Detroit Edison
Dominion Res
DOW Chemical
Dupont
Eastern Ent
Eastman Kodak
Emerson Electric
Ethyl Corp
Exxon Corp
First Union Corp
Virginia Bank
Flowers Industries
FMC Corp
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Ford Motor CO
GEN. Electric CO
GEN. Motors Corp
GTE Corp
Georgia Pacific
Gillette CO
Glaxo Holdings
Goodyear Tire
Hercules Inc
Humana Corp
IBM Corp
Ingersoll Rand
Intel Corporation
K-Mart Corp
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Lowe's Cos
Lucent Technologies
McDonald's Corp
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Mylan Labs, Inc
Nash Finch CO
Navistar Ints
Nike, Inc
Norfolk Southern
Occidental Pete
ONE Valley Bank
J.C. Penney CO
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Pepsico Inc
Phila. Electric
Philip Morris Cos
Phillips Petroleum
Pittston Brinks
Pittston Burlington
Pittston Minerals
Potomac Elec
PWR
Praxair, Inc
Pulaski Furniture
Reebok Intl
REX Stores Corp
Reynolds Metals
Rite Aid Corp
RJR Nabisco Hldg
Rockwell Intl
Sara Lee Corp
Sears Roebuck
Tenneco Inc
Texaco Inc
TRI Continental
Union Carbide
Nion Pacific
Unisys Corp
Universal Corp
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Wendy's Intl
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Williams Cos
Valley Natl Gases
Xerox Corp
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Chelyen Davis
Daily Telegraph
Dow
Conference Board Research Group
Germany
Britain
France
Washington St. Bluefield
Hillside Apts
Dogwood Road
Tazewell, VA
Vital Farms, Inc
Vital 18 Enterprises, Inc
P.O
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Florida
Oakvale
Tammy Meadows
Mildred Tabor
Louise Stella
David Keith Barton
Carol Barton
Thurman
Wyrick
Jimmie L. Shires
Rudolph O ' Clerk
Mercer
Virginia
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