McDowell County trials set for September
McDowell County Circuit Court judge Rudolph Marensky set September trial dates for Chester Mullins 25 Saeger and Gary Murray 24 Switchback after grand jury indictments for murder and first degree sexual assault. Mullins faces May 10 killing of Robert Blankenship and wounding wife Debbie Mullins. Murray charged in May involving a 9 year old. Sept 25 for Mullins and Sept 10 for David Rose. Reed and Poe to trial Sept 8 for grand larceny. Donald Mullins received 90 days for unlawful wounding with restitution ordered. Additional arraignments planned in Stephens and Murensky courts.
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Welch
McDowell County
Rudolph Marensky
Chester Mullins
Saeger
Gary Murray
Switchback
Mullins
Robert Blankenship
Debbie Mullins
Jaeger
Murensky
Murray
David Rose
Frankie Reed
Roger Poe
Booker Stephens
Donald Mullins
Stephens
Police cite two in auto crashes
Police cited Johnny M Peoples of Bluefield for failure to yield after a crash when his 1977 Chevrolet station wagon collided with a 1984 Mazda truck driven by Wesley Bailey on Bluefield Avenue. A Ceres Virginia man, Franklin Hess, was cited for leaving the scene after attempting a passing maneuver in a no passing zone, with Hess's truck causing damage to Eva White's 1985 Ford Escort and White’s car sustaining higher damage.
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Johnny M. Peoples
Box 640
Bluefield
Peoples
Poplar Street Bridge
Bluefield Avenue
Wesley Earl Bailey
Old Bramwell Road
T. Jones
Ceres
Cherry Street
Franklin Arlines Hess
Eva Gay White
Bluewell Station
Hess
White
Contamination Cleanup Moves Ahead at Landfill Site
O Malley says soil shows detectable PCB levels but no regulated dioxins as EPA orders cleanup. Joy and Aliff ordered to remove contamination. Dart Transportation to haul four truckloads totaling 160000 tons of dirt this week, with disposal to follow after paperwork.
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O'Malley
EPA
Joy
Aliff
Dart Transportation
Klan Parade Garb Split Between Two Virginia Towns
Ku Klux Klan leaders said they did not wear robes in Tazewell while choosing them for a Richlands march. Officials noted no distribution of literature to unwilling residents during the Tazewell parade. The marches in both towns aimed to recruit new members.
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Ku Klux Klan
Virginia
George Thompson
KKK
Tazewell
Richlands
John Holpe
County taxes framed as needed revenue boost
Officials defend a broader tax package after federal aid cuts. A utility consumer tax equals 20 percent of the first $15 of a residential bill, max $3 monthly. Commercial and industrial tax 15 percent of the first $200, max $30. Utility licenses tax 4 percent of 1 percent of gross receipts, or $5,000 per $1 million. Real estate tax set at 75 cents per $100. personal property tax remains $7.30 per $100.
County assessors to meet June 30 over tax reappraisal
MOUNDSVILLE AP The new president of the state County Assessors Association threatens court action to block the statewide property tax reappraisal. Pinky Clark, Marshall County assessor, faults Gov Arch Moore for signing the bill and calls the plan an unfair 10 year tax increase. He schedules a June 29 30 meeting in Charleston to discuss alternatives and possible litigation. He notes at least 75 percent of assessors view the reappraisal as inaccurate and says the state tax commissioner must certify figures before 1987. He argues the two year effort by appraisal firms cannot be corrected in 90 days and would not ensure fair taxation in West Virginia.
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Moundsville
State County Assessors Association
Pinky
Clark
Marshall County
Arch Moore
Charleston
West Virginia
Mercer State Police Discuss Staffing and Local Crime Efforts
Mercer State Police discuss reduced detachment staffing due to assignments at the Moundsville penitentiary. Officers say they must prioritize calls when limited on duty. CLE notes 50 to 60 recruits in a summer academy, seeks an investigator in Princeton, and praises Princeton police for traffic crackdowns.
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State Penitentiary
Moundsville
CLE
Princeton
Maj
M. B. Koehner
West Virginia
Howard Kessinger
Falknner
Mercer Street
Kessinger
UMW Group Vows Pension Push Amid Union Rift
Charleston AP reports a splinter faction of the United Mine Workers vows to press for a revamped pension program despite UMW President Rich Trumka warning the move undermines the international union. Trumka says negotiations must occur at the bargaining table with duly elected reps.
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Charleston
United Mine Worker’s Union
UMW
Rich Trumka
International Union
Trumka
Miners’ Pension Committee
Incubator program faces questions over control and cost
The incubator project in Princeton involves shared computer and secretarial services to cut overhead for three client firms paying 5 dollars per square foot annually. The advisory board reviews applicants but council finalizes approval, with concerns raised about grant funds and board influence. Eight businesses have leases. two more dropped out. A separate incident reports a 1978 Ford station wagon owned by John Johnson destroyed by a fire of unknown cause in Princeton.
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Robinson
Gillispie
Leggett
Jerry Flanagan
Council
W. Robert Carr
Cannon
Princeton
John Johnson
Princeton Fire Department
West Virginia town council eyes budget rise and annexation
The council outlines a 152 400 increase from this year and a 94 000 gain from annexing land along the state line, boosting net revenue 2.61 percent or 58 400 while most funds fund annexed-area services. A 5 percent sewer bill penalty is approved with service discontinuation after 60 days overdue. A grievance procedure amendment and grant denial for a public transit project are noted. WVU will not release specifics of Dr. Sprinkle firing until his appeal decision.
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West Virginia
Mead
Clearfork Community Association
Bluefield Ministerial Association
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Philip Sprinkle
WVU
Sprinkle
Neil Bucklew
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