West Virginia Legislature Approves Highway Budget Increase
The legislature ended its special session by approving 28.6 million dollars in general revenue for the Department of Highways plus a 349.4 million authorization for DOH spending on construction and maintenance. The package, with federal aid, yields a 513.3 million DOH budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, far above the current 422 million, and falls short of Gov. Arch Moore Jr. request. The measure passed 77-4 in the House and 27-2 in the Senate amid broad compromises and some criticism.
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Charleston
W.va
Department of Highways
Arch A. Moore Jr
House
Moore
Larry Sonis
D-Kanawha
James W. McNeely
D-Mercer
Department of Natural Resources
Huttonsville
Senate
West Virginia
Sinking Fund Commission
Insurance Commission
Treasurer's Office
Water Resources Board
Delegates From West Virginia Attend Ford Luncheon
Twenty two West Virginia Republicans plan to dine at the White House Friday as part of Ford campaign efforts. George Seibert says 20 of the 22 attendees are committed to Ford, with Gov. Arch Moore Jr. also present. The group includes Rex BumGardner Frank Deem Elmer Dodson and others.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
White House
Ford
Washington
George Seibert
Wheeling
House of Delegates
Arch A. Moore Jr
Associated Press
Kansas City
Ronald Reagan
Seibert
Moore
Rex Bumgardner
Clarksburg
Sen
Frank Deem
St. Marys
Elmer Dodson
Carter Clinches Democratic Nomination Lead With 1505 Delegates
AP tally shows Carter at 1505 pledged delegates or pledged supporters, nearing the nomination. Ford and Reagan vie for GOP delegates with Minnesota rules fight shaping the outcome of 18 national slots. Carter urges party unity and funds drive aiming up to 15 million for voter outreach.
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Associated Press
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Minnesota
Carter
Congress
Senate
Democratic Caucus
Georgia
Robert Strauss
Democratic National Committee
Washington
Harris
Reagan
Betty Ford
Young Handed Life Term In Former Wife’s Death
Gary L. Young, a quadriplegic resident of Matoaka, was sentenced to life in prison without parole in Mercer County Circuit Court after a jury found him guilty of the January shooting death of his former wife, Pamela Shrewsbury Young. The judge denied a defense motion to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial.
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Young
Barbara Hawkins
Gary L. Young
Mercer County
Katz
Matoaka
Pamela Shrewsbury Young
Athens
Concord College
Princeton Beautician
Mountaineer
Bluefield
West Virginia
Pamela Young
Costs hurt park plan in McDowell County
An article notes unexpected costs complicating Ronnie McKenzie's park system plans in McDowell County. It discusses funding questions for a park project and related local impact.
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Ronnie McKenzie
McDowell County
Ford Seeks Limits on Federal Busing Powers
President Ford asked Congress to curb federal judges power to order school busing and to cap desegregation orders at five years. Atty Gen Levi said current districts with court mandated busing face the new limit only after the act takes effect. The bill would require courts to measure racial concentration without unlawful segregation and authorize voluntary remedies with an independent education committee. Levi noted about 600 districts could be candidates for orders.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Atty
Edward H. Levi
Levi
Supreme Court
White House
Supreme Court Says States Exempt From Federal Minimum Wage Law
The Supreme Court ruled that state and local governments are not required to pay the federal minimum wage or overtime. By a 5 to 4 vote the court struck down the 1974 extension of the Fair Labor Standards Act to states and subdivisions.
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Supreme Court
Jerry Wurf
American Federation of State
Wurf
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Congress
National League of Cities
National Governors Conference
William H
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