McGraw elected WV Senate president signals party shift
West Virginia lawmakers opened the 1981 session with Sen. Warren R. McGraw chosen as the 44th Senate president, defeating J Frank Deem 25-7 in a party line vote. McGraw pledged openness and urged cooperation with conservatives while signaling a liberal-leaning Democratic majority. House Speaker Clyde M. Lee Jr. was re elected as the session begins February 11, with Minority Leader James R. Teets also re elected. The black caucus, including Ernest Moore and Booker T. Stevens, highlighted minority representation in a faltering coal state legislature as drug and social service debates loom.
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Charleston
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Warren R. McGraw
West Virginia Senate
Pineville
Senate
McGraw
J. Frank Deem
Vienna
GOP
Deem
William T. Brotherton Jr
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Clyde M. Lee Jr
Hardy County
See
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James R. Teets
Preston
Teets
Lee
House
Dels
Ernest Moore
Booker T. Stevens
McDowell County
Moore
McDowell
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Dalton Urges Even Keel For Virginia Budget
Virginia Gov. John Dalton urged the General Assembly to maintain current policy while watching inflation. He asked for another 175 million dollars in surplus spending to protect public education prisons and salaries, warned of Medicaid needs, unemployment fund pressures, and stagnant highway revenues amid a shrinking dollar and high interest rates.
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Richmond
John Dalton
Virginia General Assembly
Commonwealth
Dalton
Wiley Mitchell
Alexandria
Virginia
Browth
House Finance Committee
Fire Rips Through Princeton Buildings in Night Blaze
A stubborn fire late Wednesday gutted the Professional Square Building owned by Ben Faulkner and damaged the adjacent Peck office building. Fire Chief J M Hyatt said the origin is under investigation as occupants prepared to evacuate nearby structures. No injuries were reported as flames threatened the Holroyd building housing Princeton Pharmacy and law offices. The top of the Professional Square Building collapsed after 10 30 p m narrowly missing firefighters as onlookers were kept back.
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Ben R. Peck
Neigh
Princeton
J.M. Hyatt
Ben Faulkner
Faulkner
Peck
Robert H. Holroyd
Princeton Pharmacy
Law Ofices of Holroyd
Gibson and
Reading
Holroyd
Carter Says Goodbye to Nation in Oval Office Farewell
President Carter delivered a solemn farewell warning that nuclear annihilation risks rise as special interests gain influence. He urged ongoing struggle for human rights, environmental protection, and nuclear restraint, noting his differences with Reagan. The address avoided hostage and economic issues.
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Washington
Carter
Oval Office
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Chrysler Loan Board Grants Conditional $400 Million Guarantee
The Chrysler Loan Guarantee Board conditionally approved a further $400 million in government loan guarantees after Iacocca and UAW leaders pledged major concessions. Key terms require wage cuts totaling $622 million, conversion of about $500 million in loans, repayment of $500 million at 30 cents on the dollar, and steps toward new capital or a merger. The UAW must agree to consider Chrysler’s finances in future contracts, with supplier concessions also noted. Fraser spoke softly as the meeting opened, calling the concessions not a victory but a difficult compromise.
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Chrysler Loan Guarantee Board
Tottering Automaker
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
UAW
United Auto Workers Union
Douglas A. Fraser
Lee A. Iacocca
Fraser
Cloud Defendant Seeks Mercer County Trial in Murder Case
Roanoke man Guthrie and two co defendants in the D B Cloud murder case ask to keep trials in Mercer County Circuit Court. Judge Bivens delays Guthrie's murder trial to February term after defense counsel requests missing case information. Co defendants Naomi Cloud and John Elmer Corprew have already moved their trials to Fayette County Circuit Court seeking a venue change.
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Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Roanoke
Guthrie
Kantor
Bivens
Bruce Ambrose
Cloud
Naomi Cloud
John Elmer Corprew
Fayette County
Fayette County Circuit Court
Weekend Weather Outlook With Scattered Flurries
Thursday brings mostly cloudy skies with scattered flurries through Friday except in the eastern panhandle where it will be partly cloudy tonight and Friday. Highs range from the upper 20s to low 30s with teens to lower 20s at night. Friday highs in the 20s. partly cloudy through Monday with a chance of rain or snow Monday. Saturday cool with highs mid 20s to near 30. Sunday and Monday look warmer with 30s to lower 40s. Overnight lows around 10 to 15 Saturday and Sunday and near 20 Monday.
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Panhandle
Iran Parliament approves arbitration to free U S hostages
The Iranian Majlis passed an emergency bill authorizing third country arbitration of U S Iranian financial claims aimed at unlocking a hostage deal. Chief negotiator Behzad Nabavi predicted hostages could be released in two or three days if an accord is reached, while warning of possible spy trial demands absent an agreement.
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Mally
Behzad Nabavi
Iran
United States
Nabavi
Majlis
Parliament
Beirut
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