Fire Marshal Condemns All 39 Mercer Schools
The state fire marshal ordered 39 Mercer County schools and the central office building closed for safety, giving 30 days to comply with fire safety requirements. Notices went to authorities at about 2 p.m. Monday, with appeal possible to the State Fire Commission within the period. The list, expanded from 26 to 39 and including 71 buildings, reflects comprehensive safety corrections across Athens, Bluefield, Bramwell, Camp Creek, Central Junior High, Ceres, Cumberland Heights, Fairview, Flat Top, Glenwood and more.
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Mercer County
Charleston
Walter Smittle III
State Fire Commission
Smittle
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Brushfork
Camp Creek
Central
Central Point
Ceres
Cumberland Heights
Fairview
Flat Top
Glenwood
Kegley
Knob
Princeton
Lashmeet
Matoaka
Ryan
Matoaka High School
Honaker
Memorial Grade
Melrose
Mercer Grade School
Mercer County Board of Education
Mercer County Vocational Technical Center
Montcalm
Oakvale
Park
Preston
Ramsey
Silver Springs
Spanishburg
Thorn
Sun Valley
Wade
Whitethorn
West Virginia
Board of Education
Thomas G. Honaker Jr
Frank Ubeda
Clinton D. Lilly
Bluefield
Sheriff's Department
Emory Fleming
Lilly
Carter threatens veto of capital gains tax cut plan
President Carter denounces a proposed capital gains tax cut as financially risky and skewed to the wealthy, warning Congress he will veto a measure that could add 2 billion to the deficit. He notes 80 percent of relief would go to the top 0.5 percent, and calls for broader relief. He also urges Gartner to resign and cites a warmer outlook on Soviet arms talks. The briefing includes a fact sheet outlining impacts on income groups. He rejects any plan that benefits the wealthy while offering minimal aid to lower earners.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
David Gartner
Commodity Futures
Soviet Union
House
Mason-Dixon Line Is Resurveyed
In Greenwood Delaware a small ceremony reopened the historic Mason-Dixon line. About 150 people attended as a granite monument was unveiled marking the end of a long resurvey project to settle boundary ownership between Maryland and Delaware. The event reflected on the line’s 214 year history and its role in preventing coastal and interstate disputes.
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Greenwood, del
South
Santos
Lb Gand
Maryland
Delaware
Passman Cleared for Trial in Park Bribery Case
Former Rep Otto Passman, aged 78, declared mentally fit and arraigned on conspiracy to defraud the United States, bribery and illegal gratuities linked to Tongsun Park. Judge Parker ordered cases combined, with a July trial date likely. Passman pleaded not guilty and faces lengthy potential sentences if convicted.
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Washington
Otto Passman
Tongsun Park
Louisiana
House of Representatives
U.S
Barrington D. Parker
Parker
Passman
Passsman
United States
Korea
Park
Audit finds 1800 items missing at Welch Emergency Hospital
Charleston WV AP reports a state Health Department audit of Welch Emergency Hospital found 1800 items unaccounted for including appliances, furniture, and major equipment. Health Board members note records were poorly kept enabling potential theft, with officials promising further action.
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Welch Hospital
Charleston
W.va
Welch Emergency Hospital
State Health Department
Health
George Aecan
al Ton
Eumtiaces
Pickett
Paul Crabtree
Health Department
Crabtree
Princeton Officials Request Conservation Water Tanks Update
Princeton city officials urge continued water conservation as tanks refilling. Gilpin tank on Beckley Road reached 11 feet Monday, far below its 30 to 35 foot normal level. Holiday Inn tank at 26 feet, Lilly Grove 52 feet of 66 foot capacity. City manager Harry Price warned it could be Wednesday before normal levels return and praised repaired road line and cleared obstruction near Glenwood lake pump.
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Telegraph
Princeton
West Virginia Water Supply
Beckley Road
Holiday Inn
Gilpin
Lilly Grove
Harry Price
Price
City of
Bluefield
Glenwood Lake
Apco Gets Portion Of Increase in Interim Rate Hike
Appalachian Power Co. won 16 million of a 27.6 million interim rate rise approved by the State Corporation Commission. The Roanoke utility serves western Virginia and parts of West Virginia and sought a 51.2 million total increase. The ruling matches Apco’s reported revenue deficiency below its authorized return. Any unneeded interim amount may be refunded at 8 percent interest after future hearings on permanent rates. The decision affects a 358 million construction program and is subject to hearing revisions in July and October.
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Richmond, Va
Appalachian Power Co
State Car Commission
West Virginia
Virginia
SCC
Apco
UMW to Decide On Miller Recall Next Month
Charleston AP The United Mine Workers governing body will discuss next month whether to proceed with the recall of Miller. Secretary-Treasurer Bill Esselstyn will review petitions prior to the July 25 International Executive Board meeting and report their legal status. Signatures are to be counted to meet the 5 percent threshold required by the union constitution to activate the next recall step.
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Charleston
W.va
United Mine Workers
Bill Esselstyn
UMW International Executive Board
Esselstyn
UMW
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Daily Telegraph
Gartner
Commission
Andreas
Senate
Pennsylvania
By Ray Lynch
Minneapolis
Minn
Route 35
IEB
Miller
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