Turnpike suits seek 3 million in fatal 1979 crash
Two lawsuits totaling 3 million dollars have been filed against the West Virginia Turnpike Commission and a Maryland contractor over a 1979 detour crash near Flat Top that killed Victor and Elizabeth Bosco of New York City and seriously injured passenger Jeanne Pellen of Toulon France.
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Beckley
W.va
State Turnpike Commission
Flat Top
New York City
Victor
Elizabeth Bosco
Jeanne Pellen
Toulon
France
U.S
Boscos
Pellen
Excavation Construction Inc
Maryland
Billy E. Fannin
Ashland
Bosco
Fannin
NLRB Accuses UMW District 17 of Picketing Violation
The National Labor Relations Board accuses United Mine Workers District 17 officials of violating a May 7 injunction by picketing the Elk Run Coal Co. mine in Boone County, with the NLRB filing a petition in U.S. court.
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Charleston
W.va
National Labor Relations Board
United Mine Workers District 17
Boone County
District 17
Elk Run Coal Co
NLRB
U.S
District Court
Cecil Roberts
UMW
Elk Run
Roberts
Labor Board
Howard Green
Robert Webb
Marty Hudson
Dennis Knapp
Knapp
Franklin brothers sightings fall after jail escape
Reports of sightings in Morgan Jefferson and Berkeley counties dropped sharply after the Franklin brothers Charles and Warren escaped from Jefferson County Jail. Authorities had chased hundreds of tips since July 10, but by Friday there were few new leads while officials discussed a regional jail plan for the three counties.
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Martinsburg
W.va
Franklin Brothers
Jefferson County
Panhandle
Morgan, Jefferson
Berkeley
Charles Franklin
Warren Franklin
Maryland Correctional Institution
Hagerstown
Franklins
MCI
Tri-County
J.R. Hawvermale
Region 9 Planning and Development Council
Hawvermale
Virginia Senate Redistricting Plan Rejected by Justice Dept
The Reagan administration rejected Virginia's 1980 state Senate redistricting plan citing racial discrimination against blacks in Norfolk. The action likely forces a new plan before 1983 Senate elections, echoing 1971 objections and leaving Norfolk with at large districts. Authorities may seek a court ruling or revise the plan under the Voting Rights Act.
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Randolph
West Virginia
Weirton Steel
National Steel
Reagan
Washington
Virginia
State Senate
Norfolk
Justice Department
Senate
James P. Turner
Virginia Senate
U.S
Byrd pushes higher coal taxes for black lung fund
Senator Robert Byrd urges colleagues to retain a House approved budget amendment for a temporary increase in coal production taxes. The extra revenue would fund disability benefits for miners with black lung, as he challenges Reagan administration and coal industry policy.
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Charleston
W.va
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Reagan
Byrd
Senate
House
Undergound
Black Lung Trust Fund
Jennings Randolph
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Waedell Ford
Walter Huddleston
D-Ky
U.S. Treasury
Congress
Labor Department
Beckley Agency Linked to Federal Study on Money Misuse
Beckley area Raleigh County Community Action Association was named among 12 agencies in a GAO report alleging misused federal funds totaling over 11 million dollars nationwide. The study cites improper practices such as diverting cash to unrecorded accounts and using federal money for non-government activities.
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Beckley
W.va
Beckley Area
Raleigh County Community Action Association
GAO
Troubled
Community Services Administration
Bill Chaffin
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Mountain State Briefs
Wright
Welch
Lacy Wright
Jay Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Mercer County
McDowell County
Adams
Bridgeport
Harrison County
Green Valley Rd
Here
Elmer Brown
Steve Hitt
Hitt
Brown
Raymond G. Powers
Sen
Zain
meoTr Renn
Lchanlmovn
State Supreme Court
Harry Zain
Spencer State Hospital
Andrew MacQueen
Kanawha County
Supreme Court
Huntington
Mark McOwen
High Court
J. H. Crewdson
Spencer
Crewdson
Cheri Zain
Cabell
Joseph McCoy
Cabell County Commission
Bob Bailey
Ted Barr
Bill Dunfee
McCoy
Charles Haden II
Haden
Pendleton County
Robert W. Critzer
Winchester
Critzer
Doug Blackburn
Assembly OF God
W. Main St
Princeton
Christ
Hour of Power
Youth Fellowship
Children's Bible Activity
Missionettes
Boy Rangers
Glenn E. Strickland
Court For
District of Columbia
House of Delegates
Texas House
Department
The
U.S. Congress
Chaffin
Oriental Rugs
Sheraton Inn
Bluefield, W.va
White's Oriental Rugs
Williams
Ronald T. Williams
Marshall County
Thomas Grimm
I Home Mortgages, Inc
N. Walker Street
West Va
Princeton Mercer CO
Chamber OF Commerce
Reynolds
SEA Lik
Willmatt CO
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