Mercer Court Hears Schedule For 1975 Murder Case
A Mercer County Circuit Court judge set February 4 for a hearing on Jerry Boykins plea in the 1975 murder case of Bluefield taxi driver Joshua White. Also on Wednesday, Judge Bivens accepted a guilty plea for entering without breaking from John Woody, continued trial for Robert Morton on marijuana delivery, and jurors awarded $11,000 to George Forney in a 1978 collision suit against Kroger. The text notes the Medal of Honor as the nation’s top military bravery award.
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Princeton
Bluefield
Mercer County
West Virginia Supreme Court
William O. Bivens Jr
Jerry Boykins
Boykins
Joshua White
Peoples Bank of
Bluewell
Bill Winfrey
David W. Knight
Winfrey
Bivens
Robert S. Morton
George C. Forney
Kroger Company
Forney
Kroger
Ben B. White Jr
William A. Akers
Coal loans idle as program awaits strict eligibility
West Virginia brief reports that the federal coal loan program has not disbursed since 1977 but may start with up to 750 million in guarantees. Director Fred J. Kerulis cites extremely restrictive qualifications requiring low sulfur coal mines and 10 year contracts, limiting eligible applicants.
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Charleston
W.va
Federal
Fred J. Kerulis
Keralis
GenTel upgrades toll facilities from Bluefield to Welch
General Telephone Company of the Southeast is upgrading toll facilities from Bluefield to Welch. The project replaces 324 analog carrier channels with digital carrier and adds 156 new circuits. Works span Bluefield, Bluefield Va., Pocahontas, Maybeury, Bramwell, Bluewell, Northfork, Kimball, Gary, Welch and Coalwood with 30 poles and 13 miles of cable. The aim is to reduce cross talk and improve reliability at a total cost about 575 000 dollars.
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General Telephone Company of the
Southeast
Bluefield
Welch
Dennis Williams
Williams
Pocahontas
Maybeury
Bramwell
Bluewell
Northfork
Kimball
Gary
Coalwood
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