West Virginia Appeals For Probe Into Mine Strike
A congressional inquiry was announced by Rep Nick Rahall and colleagues into the eight month United Mine Workers and Massey Coal strike. Rep Bill Clay directed staff to thoroughly examine the strike facts and regional impact.
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Washington
West Virginia
U.S
Nick Rahall
D-W Va
United Mine Workers
A.T. Massey Coal Co
Bill Clay
D-Mo
U.S. House of Representatives
Arson Blazes Dominate South Forest Fires In 1983
Virginia officials cite arson as responsible for about 60 percent of the Souths 55000 forest fires this year. Fire suppression leader Bob James says the incendiary pattern comes from a long standing culture of woods burning and arson as a way of life. In Virginia Southern Baptists debate at Dallas convention over presidency pits conservatives against moderates with Winfred Moore and Charles Stanley as leading figures. Baliles aims to clear debts and raise 3 million for his gubernatorial race against Wyatt Durrette after spending over 1 million in the nomination race.
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Roanoke
South
Bob James
Atlanta
U.S. Forest Service
James
Norfolk
Virginia
Southern Baptists
Dallas
Winfred Moore
Amarillo
Texas
Texas Baptist Convention
Charles Stanley
Stanley
SBC
Richmond
Gerald Baliles
Wyatt B. Durrette
Baliles
Darrel Martin
Richard J. Davis
Bramwell educator Griffith transferred amid school controversy
Mercer County Board of Education transferred Bramwell Elementary assist ant principal John R. Griffith Jr to a Home Hospital Instruction role effective July 1 1985. No replacement named. Griffith indicated no comment after a brief executive session. Board also named Vernon L. Adkins JROTC officer and approved Park School property sale to Mt Zion Pentecostal Church.
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Princeton
Bramwell
John R. Griffith Jr
Mercer County Board of Education
Griffith
Bramwell School
Home Hospital
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Board of Education
Vernon L. Adkins
Mercer County
William Coburn
Park School
Arthur Steller
Mt. Zion Pentecostal Church
Clarence Moore Jr
Wayne Street
Bluefield
Bill Akers
Voter canvasses turn up challenged ballots in Bluefield and Princeton
Bluefield counted 1554 ballots with 1619 poll slips in the June 4 election. Of 71 challenged Bluefield ballots, 3 were valid as voters appeared in city registration. 68 could not be counted as names were not in the municipal list. Princeton council did not count 28 challenged ballots as they would not alter ward race outcomes.
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Kelly Barth
Jim Gilreath
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Princeton
June Turner
Paul Cole
Ben Paine
J. Peter Richardson
Paul Oliver
Don Keesling
Turner
John Feuchtenberger
Feuchtenberger
Greater Bluefield
Council
Princeton Athens GRTA bus routes to end without funding
Gateway Regional Transit Authority plans to drop the Princeton to Athens bus run on July 1 unless Princeton and Athens renew support. With ridership averaging about 50 in school months and 10 in summer, the route would incur about $16,000 in annual losses. Bluefield and Mercer County funds currently back the service.
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Bluewell
Gateway Regional Transit Authority
Princeton
Athens
GRTA
Authority
Cecil E. Spurgeon
Spurgeon
Princeton-Athens
Bluefield
Mercer County Commission
Gateway
Mercer County
Princeton-Bluefield
Public Transportation Division
West Virginia Department of Finance and Administration
Concord College
Incubator generator funds approved for Princeton project
Princeton seeks a regional incubator generator with a nine county reach funded by a $232000 Small Cities Block Grant application. The plan, crafted by Region I planners, would centralize expertise for startups over two years with shared services to reduce costs. Funding covers building $80000 renovation 120000 services 20000 and admin costs.
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Princeton
Governor's Office For Economic and Community Development
West Virginia
U.S
Cannon
Princeton Task Force
Reinhard named interim WVU president in West Virginia
Diane L. Reinhard, dean of the College of Human Resources and Education since 1982, will become interim president of West Virginia University effective July 1. The Board of Regents plans a formal vote at its Tuesday meeting in Charleston and will form a search committee for a permanent replacement for E. Gordon Gee, who leaves WVU to become University of Colorado president on July 1.
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Charleston
W.va
State Board of Regents
Diane L. Reinhard
West Virginia University
Regents
Reinhard
College of Human Resources and Education
WVU
E. Gordon Gee
Board of Regents
Gee
College of Education
University of Oregon
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Ohio State University
West Virginia
University of Colorado
Gene Budig
WVU Law School
Colorado
Elizabeth
Boulder
Foundation approves 75000 match for regional grant bid
The Hugh I. Shott Jr. Foundation of Bluefield said on Monday it will provide a 75000 local match for a West Virginia grant application to the Appalachian Regional Commission. The funds support a proposed manned tourist information center.
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Hugh I. Shott Jr
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Kanawha
Kanawha County
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Daily Telegraph City Editor
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Marine Museum
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