Government Officials Pay for Civil Rights Defense
The Justice Department defends officials accused of rights abuses by hiring private lawyers at substantial cost. Civil suits accuse figures from the CIA head to Park Service police of burglaries surveillance and mail openings. Defense costs rose with rising civil liberties challenges in 1974 and 1975.
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Washington
Justice Department
Central Intelligence Agency
U.S. Park Service
U.S. Park
Government hires private lawyers for civil suits costs rise
The Justice Department reveals outside counsel fees totaling about 60,000 in prior years, then ballooning to 557,980 in 1976, 448,520 in 1977, and 422,368 by April 18, 1978. Plaintiffs including Rodney Driver sue former CIA officials for alleged constitutional infringements after CIA mail openings.
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Rodney
Justice Department
Quake Hits Salonika Kills At Least Six People
A powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Salonika Greece killing at least six with many feared buried under rubble. Buildings across the city were damaged as thousands fled for open spaces, lights and water cut off, and a Yugoslav tourist died in a hotel collapse near Lake Volvi the epicenter.
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Salonika
Greece
Seismological Institute
Nikos Soliopoulos
Red Cross
Salonica
Lake Volvi
Athens
Coal 5 Year Forecast Predicts 30 40 Percent Boost In Output
The National Coal Association projects U S soft coal production rising 30 to 40 percent by 1982, to 874 million to 961 million tons. In 1977 output was 688.6 million tons, with consumption at 673.3 million tons, and consumption is expected to match production in 1982.
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Charleston
W.va
National Coal Association
U.S
Association
The
Mississippi River
United Mine Workers
UMW
West Virginia Day rally cites low state pay for workers
About 300 state employees on the Capitol grounds in Charleston heard AFSCME organizer P. J. Ciampa say WV state pay ranks third from bottom among the 50 states, with only Alabama and Mississippi lower. Gov. Rockefeller opposes collective bargaining for public workers, while WVEA leader Ermalee Boice pushes bargaining as a top priority. Ciampa reported nearly a thousand employees have signed dues checkoff authorizations, strongest in the Department of Welfare.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
P. J. Ciampa
U.S. Department of Commerce
Alabama
Mississippi
Ciampa
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Aflcme
Afl-Cio
Joseph Powell
West Virginia Labor Federation
Powell
Department of Welfare
State Civil Service Commission
Associated Press
Jay Rockefeller
Senate
Ermalee Boice
Ravenswood
West Virginia Education Association
WVEA
Afscme
Stacy Arraigned Pleads Not Guilty in Bomb Case
Stacy Arraigned in U S Federal District Court at Abingdon Va on two federal explosives charges. He pleaded not guilty and a trial week of Nov 6 in Big Stone Gap was set. Bond reduced from 200000 to 150000. Stacy, 27, a Grundy coal miner, faces charges tied to a May 19 bombing death of his wife Patricia.
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Curtis Stacy
Grundy
U. S. Federal District Court
Abingdon
Big Stone Gap
Stacy
Buchanan County
Patricia
James C. Turk
Roanoke
Carl McAffee
Norton
Robert Stubbs
U. S
McAffee
Improvements under way at Mercer County Airport progress
A roundup of local notes reports Mercer County Airport projects about seven tenths finished as crews upgrade facilities. The item notes ongoing work and timelines amid a busy Page 3 feature section.
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Mercer County
Consol Mines Slash Jobs Amid Metallurgical Coal Slump
Consol has laid off 708 workers in the southern Appalachia region, about 13 percent of its regional workforce, as the metallurgical coal market tightens. Mines affected include Lynco, Buckeye, Eckman No. 9, Roland, and Bishop, with production costs and rail rates rising since 1973.
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Consol
Consolidation Coal Company
Appalachian
Lynco
Oceana
Buckeye
Mullens
Eckman
Keystone
The
Daily Telegraph
Leonard Gross
Gross
Appalachia
Japan
America
Paul Thomas
John
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
U. S. Department of Treasury
Dowe
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Mark Twain
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Lashmeet
Don West
Pipestein
Carleen Carter
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