Miners Strike Over Vacation at Keystone No 2 and 3
About 200 Eastern Associated Coal miners at Keystone No 2 and 3 walked off Tuesday over a contract dispute after four vacationing workers returned early Monday. Company officials say the early return violated the UMW contract and opted for one-week vacations to continue later. miners argue the contract allowed partial vacation. No pickets, but the morning shift did not work. The mines, located five miles from the Mercer County line, produce high grade metallurgical coal.
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Eastern Associated Coal Company
Keystone No
Art Sanda
United Mine Workers
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UMW
Ted
Mercer County
Smith Extradition Papers Not Yet in South Carolina
Gov. Riley expects to receive an extradition request for Randall Lee Smith of Pearlsburg Virginia any day. Murder warrants in Giles County Virginia charge Smith with slayings of two hikers on the Appalachian Trail. Smith refused to waive extradition in Conway South Carolina. The case stalled until Virginia Gov. Dalton signed the extradition request after returning from Japan.
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Smith
South Carolina
Columbia
S.C
Richard W. Riley
Randall Lee Smith
Pearlsburg
Giles County
Conway, S.C
United States
Japan
B.G. Truesdale
Riley
Truesdale
Virginia
Lawyers Appointed In Assault Case And Non support Suit
In Bluefield Magistrate Court magistrate Dave Pedneau appointed lawyers for Oakvale teacher assault charges as Dale and Sandra Matthews Taylor of Princeton enter not guilty pleas. Deborah Gibson to represent John Fleming. trial not set, expected August. Gibson also to represent Connie Smith in non support suit against Mark Smith. Smith represented by Robert Holroyd. A historical note explains Magenta dye discovery and naming after the Battle of Magenta.
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Oakvale
Bluefield
Dave Pedneau
Dale
Sandra Matthews Taylor
Rt. 4
Box
Princeton
John William Flemming
Taylor
Deborah Gibson
Flemming
Gibson
Connie Smith
Mark Smith
Smith
Robert Holroyd
Magistrate Court Hears Pleas and Warrants in Princeton
Magistrate David Pedneau heard cases Tuesday including Archie Hogan who pleaded guilty to trespassing and paid 26 dollars in fines. Warrants against Jimmy Marshall and Johnnie T Wilson were dismissed for no shows. Greg Mitchell arraigned on transferring stolen property charged with 500 dollar bail commitment. Investigator J T Helton of Bluefield PD listed as complainant.
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David Pedneau
Archie Hogan
Princeton
Mary Elmore
W.E. Gearhart
Jimmy Marshall
Roseland Ave
Pat Sublett
Straley Ave
Hubert Kinzer
Highland Ave
Bluefield
Elizabeth Clowers
Princeton Ave
Sandra Seals
Clyde Seals
Melissa Snead
Johnnie T. Wilson
S. Hancock St
Ray Jean Buford
Larry Hazelwood
Fayette St
William K. Bradbury
Montcalm
Dwight W. Weis
Weis
M. Mosko
West Virginia Department of Welfare
Greg Mitchell
Vine Street
J.T. Helton
Supreme Court Throws Out Malpractice Suit
West Virginia Supreme Court reverses a $600000 verdict against Bluefield Community Hospital and Dr Steve J Misak returning the case to Mercer County Circuit Court for trial on liability The ruling centered on the use of a summary judgment deeming the case too complex for a ruling without full trial testimony Justice Thomas McHugh wrote that factual questions require a jury trial and exploration of evidence.
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Charleston
W.va
Bluefield
State Supreme Court
Mercer County Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Thomas McHugh
Robert C. Brown
Bluefield Community Hospital
Steve J. Misak
Brown
Misak
Circuit Court
McHugh
Singing Set at Pentecostal Church of God in Marys Branch
A Saturday 7 p.m. singing event features the Voice of Thunder Singers at the Pentecostal Church of God in Marys Branch. Kee Street United Methodist Church of Princeton hosts a parking lot sale Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with hot dogs cornbread baked goods and flea market items. if rain shifts indoors for the festivities.
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Pentecostal Church of God
Kee Street United
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