West Virginia tourist train bill signed into law
Gov. Gaston Caperton signed a bill creating a tourist train authority to develop a pilot network linking Bluefield Bramwell Matoaka in WV and Pocahontas in VA. County officials plan immediate steps to appoint five board members with railroad and tourist development experience.
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Charleston
Mercer County
Gaston Caperton
Caperton
Bluefield
Bramwell
Matoaka
West Virginia
Pocahontas
Virginia
County Commission
Claude Blankenship
Blankenship
Mercer County Board delays consolidation for a year
The Mercer County Board of Education postponed any action on school consolidation for at least one year amid rumors of hearings on closing Egga and Spanishburg High Schools. President Jim Harrison quoted the board as being pro education and pro children, not pro or anti consolidation, citing funding uncertainties as the reason for delaying any closure or consolidation moves.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Harrison
Kephart Proposes Major Changes to Worker's Comp
Charleston lawmakers introduce a bill co sponsored by Mercer Del Rick Kephart and Del Bob Burk to cut benefits and tighten control of the Worker's Compensation program. The plan lowers the max benefit from 70 to 66 2/3 percent, shifts proof burden to claimants, and redefines life awards to curb total payouts.
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Charleston
House of Delegates
Mercer
Rick Kephart
Del
Bob Burk
Wood County
Kephart
Finance
Chambers of Commerce
Gorbachev Wins Approval for Stronger Soviet Presidency
In Moscow on Tuesday Mikhail Gorbachev pushed through a plan to create a national presidency with a five year term to replace the current chairman role. The measure passed 347 to 24 with 43 abstentions amid protests from some lawmakers and debate on veto power emergency declarations and prime minister selection.
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Moscow
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Supreme Soviet
Leonid Sukhov
Daily Telegraph page shifts due to abnormal production
Obituaries and regional news were moved to Page A-2 and throughout the first section, with the Sports section starting on Page B-1. The changes are temporary, returning Thursday, and Tuesday press constraints may omit some Wednesday features.
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Daily Telegraph
Newsper
Clear Skies With Warm Afternoon Forecast
The National Weather Service says a cloudy morning gives way to clear skies this afternoon with a high near 40. Tonight will be partly cloudy with lows around 20. Weather package A-12.
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National Weather Service
Pittston temporarily lays off 500 returning miners
Pittston Coal Group has temporarily laid off as many as 500 of the 1,695 United Mine Workers at its mines and coal plants after the strike. The company delays recalls as operations were shut or not profitable. Union aides say most layoffs span 30 to 60 days while workers continue $225 weekly strike pay and state unemployment benefits.
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Lebanon, Va
Pittston Coal Group
United Mine Workers
Pittston
Susan Copeland
Union Iivals
Bruce Bratten
UMW
Cecil
Roberts
Virginia
Kentucky
West Virginia
Bratten
Union
Kirsty Smith
West Virginia liquor stores to go private under bill
The Legislature sent to Gov. Gaston Caperton a plan to exit the retail liquor business affecting about 400 employees and potentially $20 million needed to balance the budget. Caperton would appoint a panel to oversee privatization, with licenses auctioned to the highest bidders and a 5 percent in-state preference.
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Charleston
Gaston Caperton
Jay Rockefeller
Arch Moore
Charles Sorensen
Caperton
G.C. Morse
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