Police and Fire Pay Rises Ahead of Private Industry
Government data show police and fire personnel in large cities increased pay by about 10 percent last year, outperforming private industry at 7.2 percent. Average police top scales reached 9247 dollars and firemen 3778 dollars, with many cities paying over 10,000 dollars for police and 7,464 for firemen. The rise outpaced other government workers and private white collar or factory pay over five years, driven mainly by northeastern and western cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
International City Managers’ Association
Fraternal Order of Police
Afl-Cio International Association of Firefighters
Bureau
Senate Votes 10 Million for Summer Job Programs
The Senate approved 10 million dollars on a 73 to 18 vote to fund summer job programs in U.S. cities, rejecting a Javits amendment for 55 million. The sum faces a conference battle with the 4.4 billion supplemental bill, but appropriations leaders insist 10 million is the practical amount Labor says it can use.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
House
Appropriations Committee
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Labor Department
Area Students Named To WVU Dean's List
Two area students earned Dean's List honors at West Virginia University’s College of Agriculture and Forestry. John A. Scott Jr. and James W. Kish maintained a 3.3 average last semester, with each listed as children of local residents.
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West Virginia University
College of Agriculture and Forestry
Robert S. Dunbar
John A. Scott, Jr
John A. Scott
Princeton
James W. Kish
James Kish
Gary
Conflicting Reports Mark Melbourne Evans Collision Probe
Witnesses before the board in Subic Bay dispute whether the Melbourne had navigation lights on at the time of the crash with the Evans. Accounts differ on ship positions, lights observed, and actions by Melbourne's captain as the two vessels collided, leaving the probe with unresolved details.
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Subic Bay
Philippines
Melbourne
U. S
Frank E. Evans
Evans
J.g
James A. Hopson
Viacheslav Vorobieff
Vorobieff
Thomas Mawson
Plymouth
Mawson
Swearing-In Set For Navy Freshmen
At the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis ceremonies on June 3 will swear in the 1370 member freshman class. The group includes recruits from all 50 states and two foreign countries the Philippines and Costa Rica.
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Navy
Annapolis
U. S. Naval Academy
Philipines
Costa Rica
Mercer County Cancer Crusade Nearing Its Goal
Mercer County has reached 93.1 percent of its goal in the West Virginia American Cancer Society Crusade led by state chairman Okey L. Patteson. Total raised is $16,308 of $17,500 as of Thursday, with Monroe, McDowell, and Wyoming counties in the same district reporting varied progress.
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Mercer County
West Virginia
American Cancer Society Crusade
State Crusade
Okey L. Patteson
Patteson
Monroe County
McDowell County
Wyoming County
Kiwanis Club Hears Mission Head On Honey Message
Rev. John Woods executive director of the Bluefield Union Mission spoke to the Bluefield Kiwanis Club at Dudley Elementary School on A Little Bit of Honey urging happiness amid pressures and encouraging seeing humor in all situations. Rev. French Taylor was lauded as an outstanding Kiwanian as he plans retirement and departure from the area. Bill Bowers organized the program and Wesley Yost presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Woods
Bluefield
French Taylor
Five Attend VEW Meeting in Parkersburg Convention
Five veterans from the Princeton-Bluefield VFW delegation left Thursday for the 48th Annual VFW Convention in Parkersburg. The group is led by Earl E. Muse with Mrs Muse of Princeton. John W. Leach and Mrs Itis Stevens of Princeton are also delegates. Gov Arch A Moore Jr will keynote at 10 30 a m today.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Princeton - Bluefield
VFW
Parkersburg
Earl E. Muse
Muse
Princeton
William B. Henry
John W. Leach
Itis Stevens
Arch A. Moore, Jr
Brass and Brass-Edged Blues In Pop Music
AP writer surveys the rise of brass in pop, highlighting Janis Joplin’s move to a fuller brass band, Blood Sweat & Tears, and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Butterfield’s evolving lineup, strong live show at Fillmore East, and new albums like In My Own Dream showcase a brassy blues sound driving the ensemble.
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Janis Joplin
Big Brother
Blood, Sweat & Tears
Otis Redding
Wilson Pickett Records
Janis
Bs&t
Paul Butterfield
Butterfield
Chicago
Fillmore East
New York
Fillmore
Putterfield
Philip Wilson
Buzzy Feiten
Phil
Feiten
Fred Berkmeier
Dave Sanborn
Keith Johnson
Steve Madaio
Gene Dinwiddie
Johnson
Knowledge Power program defended by West Virginia official
Charleston AP Paul Kaufman defended the Know ledge Power pilot after statehouse vetoing the anti poverty program he will direct this year as a workable alternative to welfare. The $264000 program aims to train rural residents in economics and self help to spur change within the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Paul Kaufman
Statehouse
West Virginia
Arch Moore Jr
Kaufman
Medical Companies Plan Merger Announcement
General Medical Corp and Phipps Bird Inc announced in principle a merger making Phipps Bird a wholly owned General Medical subsidiary. The deal valued at 2.5 million dollars was disclosed by General Medical president Max H. Goodloe and State Sen. Lloyd C. Bird, founder and board chairman of Phipps Bird.
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Richmond
General Medical Corp
Phipps
Bird Inc
Phipps & Bird
General Medical
Max H. Goodloe
Lloyd C. Bird
Phipps . Bird
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John Guest
Billy Graham
New York City
Rick Lane
First Federal Saving and Loan Association
Bland & Ramsey
WVU
Hopson
Vorohieff
John P. Stevenson
Mercer County Cancer Crusade
Kiwanis
Bill Bowers
Wesley Yost
VEW Meeting
Tes
American Dairy Association
George Says
George Wilson
Virginia Avenue
Bluefield, Virginia
Dennis
By Hank Ketcham
Associated Press
Vanguard
Junior Wells
Buddy Guy
Wells
Natalie Sheridan
Alexandra Stewart
Roger Moore
the Saint
Whis-Tv
Kammers Warehouse
Kammer
Kammer Furniture CO
Bland Street
W. VA
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