Coal Slurry Near Death In Virginia
In Richmond VA the 1983 General Assembly’s House committee killed one coal slurry bill 14 to 5 and left another alive but on life support after a two hour hearing. The killed measure would remove legal barriers and give final PPC approval over pipelines. the surviving bill would only strip the ban on condemning property for right of way. Walter Marston, a pipeline lobbyist, said they’d prefer the first bill but would accept the second.
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Richmond
Virginia
General Assembly
House Corporations, Insurance & Banking Committee
State Corporation Commission
Walter Marston
West Virginia House to vote on lottery bill today
Finance panel backs a loan and lawmakers consider a merger proposal as votes loom in the House. Del Warren Stambaugh of Arlington defends the lottery measure amid hysteria and outlines expected support while noting water in southwest Virginia for coal mixing. A death bill is debated and no action is taken on divorce as acknowledged with a lobbying remark.
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House
Virginia
del. Warren Stambaugh
D-Arlington
Buchanan Board Votes Against Workfare In Favor Of Work Experience
Buchanan County Supervisors approved a temporary shift to a work experience program rather than workfare, voting 6 to 0 with one absence. The action follows questions from the local social services head about funding and state or federal policy changes.
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Wilson Ramsey
Daily Telegraph
Grundy
Buchanan County Board of Supervisors
Julius Hall
Max Lewis
Evins Goodwin
Department of Social Services
County Social Services Board
State Social Services
Tazewell County
Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia
Reagan
Social Services Board
William Harris
Goodwin
Social Services Department
Bill Mills
Trucker Strike Violence Escalates Across States
Dozens of independent truckers faced gunfire and rocks as a nationwide strike spread, with one driver killed in North Carolina and 11 injured. Violence hit 22 states, with incidents in Alabama, Maryland, Florida, Connecticut and Oregon. Officials noted limited disruption to commerce while unions and associations urged calm.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Utah
Pennsylvania
Teamster Union
Independent Truckers Association
Ohio
Congress
George Franklin Capps
Clayton
N.C
Newton Grove
Alabama
Maryland
Florida
Connecticut
Oregon
Michigan
Jim Cox
Interstate 65
Lebanon
North Dakota
Virginia trucker strike hits Virginia roadways and gunpoint warning
Gunfire struck two tractor trailers on U S 460 and a driver was warned at gunpoint to return home on the strike’s Virginia actions. A rock shattered a window on I 95 near Caroline County with no injuries reported. Police noted reduced truck traffic as the two day old strike spread.
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Associated Press
U.S. 460
Virginia
Independent Truckers
Caroline County
Richmond
No Incidents Reported As West Virginia Trucker Strike Continues
West Virginia entered a second day of an independent truckers strike with no highway violence reported. Police said routine patrols were in place and reinforcements available. Some truck stops reported near normal traffic on Tuesday, with Monday down about 8 percent in Charleston area. In Morgantown two men were arrested for rock throwing at trucks on U S 119, no injuries reported.
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Bennett C. Whitlock
American Trucking Associations
Washington
ATA
Troutville
Associated Press
West Virginia
Independent Truckers
H.L. Outman
South Charleston
Outman
Frank Schirtzinger
Charleston West
Winfield
Curtis Russell
Union 76
Martinsburg
Huntington
Wheeling
U.S. 48
Monongalia
Morgantown
P.L. Ferguson
U.S. 119
Inside Policeman Saves Woman From Fire
Police officer rescues a woman from a blaze, earning praise for swift action. The incident highlights community safety and quick response by local law enforcement.
Reagan Optimism Fueled Auto Workers Visit At Chrysler Plant
President Reagan toured Chrysler's Fenton plant outside St. Louis as the automaker plans to rehire about half of its 7,000 laid off workers. He urged Congress to pass a program to sustain recovery, calling the economy and Chrysler on the comeback trail.
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ST. Louis
Reagan
Chrysler
Lee Iacocca
Fenton
America
Economy
James A. Baker III
Washington
Boston
Marc Stepp
United Auto Workers Union
Stepp
Detroit
Demos Plan Job Creation Bills Aimed at Relief Recovery
House Democrats vow a relief recovery and reconstruction program to fight the recession starting with emergency bills to create jobs and provide food and shelter. Proposals range from public service jobs to public works, with figures discussed from 1.5 to 7 billion dollars and White House plans under consideration.
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Washington
House
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
D-Mass
White House
Thomas Foley
Senate
Howard Baker
Tennessee
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Beckley
Raleigh County
Buchanan Board
Massachusetts
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Chicago
Teamsters
Roy Williams
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Mike Parkhurst
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Isaac Taubman
New York Fruit Auction Corp
Transportation Department
New York
P.D. Krasnicka
Appomattox
United Parcel Service
Pamplin City
Lynchburg
Western
Krasnicka
Continental Baking Co
Debbie Harver
Chesterfield County
J.T. Flanary
State Police Division
Salem
Flanary
Tidewater
Jim Housworth
Tampa
South Carolina
Philadelphia
Darrell D. Dunn
Dale L. Dunn
Ferguson
Lamb Enema
Bridge
Abby Pee
Poe Eeeoc Usec
Ecuceseoees
Browning
BSC
McDowell
Beckley Mine Academy
Rockefellers
Demos
Republican Committee
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ove
Appropriations Committee
O’neill
Foley
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