Legislature OKs jobs package and reappraisal bill
West Virginia lawmakers approved a 21 million public works jobs plan and a statewide property reappraisal bill during a special session, adjourning until August. The package funds six month, minimum wage jobs prioritizing heads of households with exhausted unemployment. The measure totals about 43 million in combined state and federal money for make work projects, with roughly 4,000 temporary jobs expected, while a separate reappraisal bill sets timelines and county implementation details amid ongoing financing debates.
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West Virginia Jobs Plan Envisions 6,000 Public Works Positions
Lawmakers approve a Rockefeller inspired package totaling about 6 000 jobs with 4 000 public works posts and 1 700 from federal funds. State funding exceeds 21 million dollars while over 22 million comes from federal sources. Local governments must secure funds through the Governor’s Office of Economic and Community Development.
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23 Die As Air Canada DC-9 Catches Fire In Flight
Cincinnati AP 23 killed when Air Canada DC-9 en route Dallas Fort Worth to Toronto caught fire in flight and made an emergency landing. About 18 injured hospitalized in Kentucky. Airport closed, temporary morgue set up, firefighters, witnesses describe thick smoke and flames.
Ohio Man Nears Mercer County Superintendent Hire
Mercer County Board of Education unofficially aligns to hire Arthur Steller of Shaker Heights as Mercer County School Superintendent replacing John M. Hughes. Five board members reportedly in agreement with action possible at next Thursday’s central office meeting. salary and contract length not disclosed.
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Mercer County Workshop Dedicated to Judge Jarrett Memory
Princeton ceremony unveiled a portrait and plaque dedicating the Glenwood Opportunity Workshop to the memory of Howard M. Jarrett, the chief architect of the project for handicapped people in southern West Virginia. Marshall Jarrett of Washington D C. unveiled the tribute as Mrs. Jarrett attended with family and friends.
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Governor Rockefeller Delivers Telephone Dedicatory Address
Gov John D Rockefeller IV canceled a 3 30 pm in person speech at the Glenwood workshop due to Charleston sessions but spoke by telephone to a large Mercer County crowd praising the center for training physically and mentally handicapped residents since 1966. He cited over a thousand trained and about half gainfully employed in lasting community benefit.
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Virginia inmate writing contest funded by former inmate Maurice Ferguson
Maurice Ferguson, released from Bland Correctional Center in 1973, funds a prison writing contest open to Virginia inmates in poetry fiction and nonfiction. Prizes total 270 dollars with 50 25 and 15 per category. Ferguson believes creative writing channels energy and helps inmates turn lives around.
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