Jury Reaches Partial Decision In Pot Plane Trial
Federal jurors in Charleston near verdicts on six of seven defendants in a Kanawha County marijuana smuggling case. Mark Chadwick remains deadlocked as deliberations pause for weekend. four men were found guilty of conspiracy and face prison and fines. The case stems from a DC4 plane with eight tons of marijuana valued at about ten million dollars.
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Charleston, W.va
Charleston
John T. Copenhaver
Mark Chadwick
Belle
Kanawha County
Columbia
Jerome Otto Lill
Cleveland
Ohio
Shahbaz Shane Zarintash
New York
Marshall Mechanik
Steven Henry Riddle
Louisville
Press rights and court rulings discussed at West Virginia briefing
Mountain State Briefs reports U S Supreme Court decisions on press privileges and access to trials. Justice Miller cautions courts protect sources and notes, while allowing compelled testimony in crimes. Voters signing petitions risk primary penalties. Libertarian and Anderson petitions cited. Also: violent crime sentencing in South Carolina and branch banking debates in West Virginia.
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Press & Courts
Pipestem
W.va
State Supreme Court
Thomas B. Miller
Miller
West Virginia Press Association
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Charleston
Secretary of State
William Harrington
John Anderson
Libertarian Party
Harrington
West Virginia
The
Progressive Bankers Association
New England
SCC OKays Vence Reduction Plan in Virginia
The State Corporation Commission approved Virginia Electric & Power Co. plans to cut customer bills July 1 due to lower fuel costs. The typical 1,000 kWh monthly bill drops about $5.30. Potomac Electric Power Co. must reduce by $6.60 monthly, Delmarva Power by $2.28, while Appalachian Power Co. and others see no change.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Vepco
Arlington County
Delmarva Power & Light Co
Appalachian Power Co
Virginia
Potomac Edison Co
Old Dominion Power Co
Tidewater
William W. Berry
Virginia Employment Commission
May
WEC
Commission
Brotherton seeks probe of alleged WVEA election violations
State Senate President William T. Brotherton Jr requests a state investigation into apparent election law violations by the West Virginia Education Association. WVEA President Ermalee Boice denies the charges, saying the group has followed election laws.
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Brotherton
WVEA
Charleston
W.va
Senate
William T. Brotherton Jr
West Virginia Education Association
Ermalee Boice
Mine Suit Appeal Set By The Associated Press
The families of 38 men killed in a Hyden Kentucky mine explosion plan to appeal a federal judge denial of a new trial in a suit against the federal government. Paducah attorney Charles A. Williams said the families contend the 1971 review judge did not disclose ties to the coal industry.
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Associated Press
Hyden
Charles A. Williams
Paducah
Familes
U.S
H. David Hermansdorfer
Hermansdorfer
Williams
U.S. Court of Appeals
6Th Circuit
Cincinnati
Finley Brothers
Acid Rain Station Planned In Ohio By Coal Industry
Ohio to host a network of 50 to 70 acid rain sampling stations led by Consolidation Coal Co. One station will be at St. Clairsville with others unnamed. Targeted for setup by October with EPA aid, as William Poundstone outlined at the Ohio Mining and Reclamation Association meeting.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
William Poundstone
Consolidation Coal Co
Pittsburgh
New England
Rocky Mountains
St. Clairsville
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Poundstone
Ohio Mining and Reclamation
Virginia farmers receive $15 million in federal disaster loans
In southeastern Virginia, about 500 farmers mostly peanut growers have taken $15 million in low-interest federal disaster loans since November as they recover from heavy rains and crop losses. FHFA notes the region includes Tidewater areas to Lawrenceville and Petersburg.
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Mitchell
Tidewater
Lawrenceville
Petersburg
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James F. Chadwick
Chadwicks
Mountain State Briefs
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Conway, S.C
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Huntington
South Carolina
Marion Kinon
Fred Whitehead
John Fisher
Horry County
Whitehead
Fisher
Cottageville
John Turner
Turner
Georgetown
Colleton
Horry
Ronald
Rusty'’Woomer
Georgetown County
Cabell
Cabell County
Willard D. Sorensen
West Virginia University
Charles Haden
Haden
Sorensen
SCC
North Anna No. 2
Potomac Electric Power Co
Pentagon
Bob Wise
A. James Manchin
Political Action Committee
PAC
Boice
Wvea-Pac
Weston
Jean Chace
Chace
William R. Sharpe Jr
D-Lewis
Sharpe
Bonanza
Bluefield
Hha
Old Dominion Briefs
Portsmouth, Va
Diego E. Hernandez
Lowell R. Myers
Hernandez
Navy
Edward Hidalgo
Mexico
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Hidalgo
Virginia Farmers
Soviet Union
State Department of of Agriculture and Consumer Services
College of William and Mary
Leland E. Traywick
Traywick
Virginia Business Report
Alexandria
Lynchburg
Staunton
Roller Floral CO
Princeton Holiday Inn
George's Coin Shop
Holiday Inn
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