Judge Halts Wildcat Strikes Across Coal Regions
A federal judge ordered nearly 43,000 coal miners in nine states to stop wildcat strikes and refrain from actions that induce further stoppages. UMW leadership must report to the NLRB within 10 days and inform members they may return to work without union discipline. The order targets secondary boycotts and coercion amid the Pittston Coal Group dispute.
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Charleston
U.S
Dennis Knapp
United Mine Workers Union
National Labor Relations Act
UMW
Pittston Coal Group
Knapp
Strike Erodes West Virginia Police Budget Outlook
West Virginia faces a strained police budget as a coal strike drains overtime funding. Superintendent J R Buckalew warns that lengthy or violent strikes could exhaust next year’s resources, with Logan and Mingo troopers already working overtime amid Pittston Coal strike actions in the region and sympathy walkouts by about 16,000 miners.
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West Virginia
J.R. Buckalew
Buckalew
Pittston Coal Grou Inc
Logan
Pittston
Virginia
Kentucky
Mountain State
Phil Divita
Mingo
D.L. Belcher
Fog blamed for fatal truck collision in foggy Princeton
An Ohio man, George R. McHenry 46 of Salem, died after his tractor-trailer hit a second rig on Route 460 at Hilltop Road in dense morning fog. Theodore Sjames 50 of Catawba NC was uninjured. Authorities say fog was the main cause and the crash remains under investigation.
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Princeton
Ohio
Hilltop Road
George R. McHenry
Salem
Princeton Community Hospital
PCH
Theodore Sjames
Catawba
N.C
H.C
Ryan
Princeton West Virginia State Police
McHenry
Herron
Nelson Short
East River Volunteer Fire Department
Njames
General Electric
Short
Bill Stone
Cambridge
Taylor
Stone
Bramwell Recount Alters Final Bramwell Council Seats
The Bramwell town recount on June 13 changed final totals and who will seat on the council. Emmett Painter gained two votes to edge Glenn Scott by one, and Katharine Barringer Reginald Sexton Kenneth Beard and Edris Miller remain as other council members.
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Bramwell
Jay Barringer
Emmett Painter
Glenn Scott
Barringer
Katharine Barringer
Reginald M. Sexton
Kenneth W. Beard
Edris H. Miller
Weather Outlook and Classified Rental Ad Digest
A 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms is forecast for today and tonight with highs around 80 and overnight lows in the 60s. In classifieds, a 2BR house at 405 Bird substitute for a Ave Penn is listed for $225 monthly with $200 security deposit. no pets due to a child in the home. Call Classified 327-6171 for results in buying selling renting or hiring.
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Bird
Penn
Bush calls for constitutional ban on flag desecration
President Bush urged a constitutional amendment to override last week's Supreme Court ruling that protected flag burning. He defended the flag as a national symbol and criticized the court decision while Congress pursued a nonbinding resolution expressing concern. The amendment path requires two thirds in both houses and state ratification, a long process with 38 states needed for adoption.
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Washington
Bush
Supreme Court
Congress
House
Senate
Rescued woman rests in Houston hospital after flood
Latricia Reese is hospitalized in Houston after being swept away by flood waters from Tropical Storm Allison. Rescue crews worked through the chaos to recover her from the waterlogged area as responders warned residents to stay clear of high flood zones.
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Latricia Reese
Houston
Allison
State jobless rate falls to 6 percent
West Virginia's unemployment rate declined to 6 percent in May, with 3,200 fewer unemployed at 42,800, the lowest May figure since 1979. State figures show total employment rising to 667,800 and the civilian labor force at 710,600, while federal data place the May rate at 8.1 percent.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Andy Richardson
West
Richardson
West Virginia couples tie the knot and split more
West Virginia marriage and divorce rates rose in 1988 per the Provisional 1988 Vital Statistics report from the Health Statistics Center. Marriages increased 1.5 percent from 13,455 in 1987 to 13,657 in 1988, while divorces rose 2.4 percent from 9,141 to 9,362.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Department of Health
Health Statistics Center
Health Department
Chuck Bailey
Vital Registration Office
West Virginia Births and Marriages Dip Amid Economic Strain
In 1987 13,455 couples wed in West Virginia and 1988 saw 13,657 marriages, up 1.5 percent, while divorces rose 2.4 percent from 9,141 to 9,362. Births fell below the national rate from 1980 onward, with 21,683 births in 1988 and a birth rate of 11.4 per 1000, reflecting ongoing declines influenced by economic hardship and out-migration of women ages 18 to 24.
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West Virginia
Bailey
West
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