Miss Point Pleasant Crowned Miss West Virginia 1990
Jodi Clark of Moundsville won the Miss West Virginia crown at Robert C. Byrd High School, earning a trip to Miss America in Atlantic City. Clark, 22, succeeds Lucy Ours and will travel for appearances while a WVU law student on hold. Top 10 include Katherine Thompson and Janna Kerns with several WVU ties and pageant notables.
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Lawsuit seeks court hearing on alien abduction claims in Virginia
Larry Bryant Gretchen Condon and Evelyn Goodwin file suit in Alexandria Circuit Court to compel Governor Gilmore to identify assess and repel alleged space alien invasions. They seek grand jury action and a Virginia National Guard quick reaction force to confront non human entities.
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County Tax Proposals Prompt Public Hearings and Votes
Tax hearings schedule 7:30 p.m. for transit occupancy tax rise to 5 percent affecting hotels and lodgings. A 7:50 p.m. hearing will address real property and reassessed personal property rates after Wingate's 16 percent countywide value increase. An 8:05 p.m. vote on a 20 percent consumer utility tax follows, with caps. Bluefield opposes. state-wide adoption possible next year. County meals tax could raise 200,000 with voter approval. if rejected, budget tweaks or a short-term loan.
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NASA veteran Tynan reflects on spin offs and career path
A contractor turned NASA employee recalls joining in 1980 to teach microprocessor concepts to non engineers. She highlights spin offs from space programs like Velcro lasers and computers, discusses bites from a $5 billion budget cut, and notes ongoing work to boost electronic security and commerce while praising NASA and her Fairfax, Virginia family.
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Tobacco Industry Suspected Behind Black Market Growth
Foster notes tobacco is a key driver of black markets and fights future tax hikes. The House approved a CJS appropriations amendment broadening DOJ power to sue tobacco companies. He cites aggressive marketing to young girls and weight control myths, stressing cigarettes kill when used as directed.
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Department of Justice
V chips and filters underused by parents study says
Washington AP Parents rarely use available TV and Internet controls to block objectionable content. Only about two in five households have a v chip or similar device, and half activated. One third of parents use Web filters, and many children still evade blocks. The 1996 law requires new TVs 13 inches or larger to include v chips.
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Annenberg Public Policy Center
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