Bluefield elects new Board of Directors after recount
In Bluefield the recount changed the city Board of Directors lineup with Brammer 840 and Walker 838. Incumbents Mayor Cole, Paine, Oliver and newcomer Hammond kept seats. referendum favored at large system 1115 to 770. Walker plans to contest 20 challenged ballots as Brammer appeals for the recount.
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New City Board of Directors
Bluefield
J. Rudolph Brammer
Joe Walker
Brammer
Walker
Paul Cole
Ben Paine
Paul Oliver
Craig Hammond
John Feuchtenberger
Oliver
Cole
Paine
Hammond
Lyle Gage
Lawrence Beale
Terence Mark Flack
Trumka blamed for wave of coal miner walkouts
More than 20,000 miners across six states stayed off the job in a widening wildcat strike tied to 1,600 Pittston miners in Virginia and West Virginia. UMW officials offered conflicting signs of leadership while districts weighed telegram notices directing/workers to report. A Birmingham official predicted a broad sympathy strike, pending Trumka’s final decision.
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United Mine Workers
Richard Trumka
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
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Virginia
Tennessee
West Virginia
Pittston Coal Group
UMW
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
UMW District 2
Nick Molnar
Molnar
Birmingham
Ala
District 20 International Executive Board
Tommy Buchanan
Alabama
Trumka
Buchanan
Joe Corcoran
Washington
Ebensburg
Johnstown
Hazleton
Garbage magazine debuts with eco satire in August
A new magazine named Garbage The Practical Journal for the Environment will begin publishing in August. The launch message questions the ecology of diapers and whether driving to recycling centers harms the environment more or less than recycling newspapers. Webwire reports.
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Landfill rate hike threatens Mercer County private haulers
Mercer County private waste firms warned at a Solid Waste Authority meeting that the landfill fee increase to 30 dollars per ton, effective July 1, could devastate their businesses. Owners cited monthly bills, customer losses, and potential shifts to illegal haulers as key consequences.
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Mercer County
Mercer County Solid Waste Authority
Oakvale Road
Gordon Lusk
Lusk Disposal Service
Princeton
Gary Christie
Rod Weitzel
David Havens
Haven's Enterprises Inc
Welch deputy wounded as suspect dies after chase and gunfire
Conrad Cantrall, sought for murder in Logan County, died at the scene after exchange of gunfire with McDowell County Deputies in Welch. Deputy Charles Lawson was shot in the arm. he was treated at Humana Hospital St. Luke's in Bluefield in guarded condition.
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Sheriffs Department
Cantrall
McDowell County
Tiac
Charles Lawson
Barry Hale
Stewart Street
Welch
Lawson
Hale
Don Hicks
Jaeger
Humana Hospital
St. Luke's
Bluefield
Hardwoods workers told no pay due to funds shortage
Dominion Hardwoods near Princeton, which closed after a brief period of operation, informed employees by letter dated June 15 that payroll for the period ending June 15 1989 would not be paid because funds are unavailable. The plant’s new 6 million dollar facility opened late January and may reopen, though no confirmation has been given.
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Princeton
Dominion Ardwoods
Dominion Hardwood
Dominion Hardwoods
P.O
Wilkinson and Marsh named to state education boards
Gov. Gaston Caperton announced two higher education boards with David Hardesty as temporary head of one and Harley Mooney of the other. Local appointees include R. W. Wilkinson of First National Bank Bluefield and former Concord College president Joseph Marsh. The boards oversee the University of West Virginia system and its affiliates, replacing the Board of Regents on July 1. acting heads will lead until presidents are chosen.
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Charleston
Gaston Caperton
David Hardesty
Harley F. Mooney
First National Bank of Bluefield
R.W
Bi " Wilkinson
Concord College
Joseph Marsh
University of West Virginia
West Virginia University
Marshall University
Parkersburg Community College
Potomac State College
West Virginia College of Graduate Studies
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Board of
Regents
Hardesty and Mooney
Caperton
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