Mollohan opposes Gauley River hydroelectric dam plan
U S Rep Alan Mollohan joined conservation groups opposing the Army Corps of Engineers plan to build a 122 million dollar hydroelectric dam on the Gauley River about three miles downstream from Summersville dam. Critics say it would harm three miles of river used for rafting and fishing and could undercut coal powered energy goals.
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Summersville
W.va
Alan Mollohan
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Gauley River
Corps
Mollohan
Washington, D.C
Shoemaker Wins Beckley Mayoral Primary in 41 Percent Voter Turnout
Chuck Shoemaker won Beckley Democratic mayoral primary by 15 percent over Larry Stover, capturing 57.9 percent of 3,404 ballots. Stover had 42 percent. there were 540 vote margin and 41 percent turnout. No Republicans entered. GOP may field a candidate May 24 in general election. Gov. Rockefeller urged federal bill to curb automatic pass-through of gas costs to consumers and to end take or pay and escalator clauses.
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Beckley
W.va
Chuck Shoemaker
Recorder-Treasurer
Larry F. Stover
Shoemaker
GOP
Charleston
Jay Rockefeller
Washington, D.C
U.S. House
Rockefeller
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
National Governors’ Association Energy and Environment Committee
Association
FERC
Hunger strikes put two WV inmates in hospital
West Virginia Penitentiary inmates Jesse White and Danny Lehman were hospitalized after refusals to eat. White has not eaten for two weeks amid a suit over living conditions and previously protested force feeding. Lehman has refused for nearly a week linked to maximum security conditions and the release of a black inmate. Both receive IV nutrition but skip meals.
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Moundsville
W.va
West Virginia Penitentiary
Donald Bordenkircher
Jesse White
Reynolds Memorial Hospital
Bordenkircher
Danny Lehman
White
Lehman
State Supreme Court
Avengers Motorcycle Gang
Search Resumes For Barge Worker In Institute West Virginia
Greg Swiney a Clendenin man recalls diving for his drowning coworker Joseph Isaac of Cross Lanes near Institute as a runaway gravel barge freed itself. Isaac vanished after yelling for help as the Kanawha River’s current and winds hampered rescue efforts. State police fire crews searched Tuesday. Coast Guard resumed Wednesday with challenges from high water and swift currents.
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Cross Lanes
Isaac
Swiney
W.va. Paving Co
Institute
Mark Kilburn
Kilburn
Benedict May Get Administration Job
Former Republican Rep. Cleve Benedict is set to join the U S Department of Energy as deputy assistant secretary for the Fossil Energy Office. He will lobby for Reagan’s natural gas decontrol plan, testify before Congress, and help develop a consensus on pricing policy. Benedict, 48, gave up his 2nd District seat to challenge Senator Byrd and was defeated in November.
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Charleston
W.va
Cleve Benedict
Federal Department of Energy
Reagan
Charleston Daily Mail
Benedict
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
DOE
Washington
Congress
Donald Hodel
Byrd
National Conservative Political Action Committee
Reagan Administration
Coal Deposit Found in Champaign Illinois
Illinois Geological Survey scientists report a large coal deposit in Jackson and Perry counties with 480 million tons of deep minable coal and 160 million tons surface minable coal. About 30 million tons may have low to moderate sulfur, suggesting potential for exploration. Benedict may be named to a DOE post, with salary around 61 to 65 thousand dollars, and would join a division Byrd helped create plus energy policy background from his House tenure.
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Illinois Geological Survey
Russell Jacobson
Jackson
Perry
Jacobson
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Jim Mayberry
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CLA
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Federal St
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