Consultants By HERB LITTLE CHS WV: Government Advisory Arena
West Virginia consultant culture is examined with humor and scrutiny. Government agencies hire experts to shed light on complex tasks but often pay hefty sums for studies and reports. The piece notes multi level grants and bias in selections and cites a Board of Education case and a quip about college closures.
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Herb Little
Charleston
W.va
Governor's Office of Economic and Community Development
Board of Regents
Legislative Interim Committees
OECD
West Virginia
State Board of Education
United Steelworkers
Bumper maker may shut down over 5 mph bumper rule
Houdaille Industries' Huntington Automotive Division may close by July 1980 after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set a 5 mph bumper standard. The agency found 5 mph yields higher lifetime net benefits, with consumers saving about 400 million annually versus a 2.5 mph standard.
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Huntington
W.va
A_ Huntington
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
T.A. Norton
Houdaille Industries
Huntington Automotive
Anti Nuclear Rally Draws 500 At Vepco Plan Grounds
About 500 people gathered at the Tallytown drive-in in Louisa Virginia for an anti nuclear rally ahead of Sundays march on Virginia Electric and Power Co. North Anna plant. Organizers from Potomac Alliance expect 100 to 150 arrests for trespassing with training sessions planned for Saturday night.
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Louisa
Tallytown Drive-In
Virginia Electric & Power Co
North Anna
Vepco
Michio Kaku
City University of New York
Lee Hayter
Falls Church
Potomac Alliance
Washington, D.C
Hauter
Louisa County
Wythe County Charges Less Taxes On Autos
Virginia-wide tax figures show auto personal property taxes vary from 17.50 to 202.07 annually based on a 1977 Chevelle Malibu. Wythe County would levy 17.50 while Arlington tops at 202.07. machinery taxes range from 4,890 to 79,341 for a plant valued at 4.9 million original and 2.4 million depreciated. The Revenue Resources and Economic Commission notes Accomack offers the lowest machinery tax and Poquoson the highest real estate rate, Manassas Park posts the highest effective real estate levy, with hearings set for July.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Revenue Resources and Economic Commission
Wythe County
Arlington County
Accomack County
York County
Poquoson
Doctor Rogers to withdraw from practice July 1 1979
Notice states Dr. Richard O. Rogers Jr will withdraw from clinical medicine starting July 1 1979 and will discontinue treating all patients permanently. Patients may contact his Bluefield office at 525 Bland Street Bluefield WV to authorize transfer of case histories and diagnosis and treatment information to a new physician.
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Richard O. Rogers, Jr
Rogers
Bluefield Sanitarium Clinic
Bland Street
Bluefield
West Virginia
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