Legislators clash over Band-Aid malpractice bill in Charleston
In Charleston, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a three-part compromise malpract ice bill dubbed Band-Aid after Gov Arch Moore urged a state run plan. The House Judiciary endorsed Moore s plan but delayed a final vote, while the Insurance Commissioner rejected Presser Wilson s bid for an exclusive malpractice license. Moore pressed for a $1 000 teacher pay raise, but the House Education Committee sent the proposal to the Finance Committee. The House resumes today as the Senate plans a 1 pm Monday session.
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Charleston
Senate Judiciary Committee
Arch Moore
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Moore
House
House Finance Committee
Judiciary Committee
Wright
Lees
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Marine Corps names J Ed ward Cassity base commander designate
The Marine Corps promotes J Ed ward Cassity to major general and pins on new stars with Lt Gen Al Gray at Camp Lejeune North Carolina. Cassity will relinquish command of 2nd FSSG and assume base commanding general duties on Tuesday with his wife Barbara present.
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Marine Corps
J. Edward Cassity
al Gray
Cassity
Camp Lejeune
N.C. En
Barbara
2Nd Fssg
West Virginia lawmaker touts liability bill to save eight million
Senator Tony Whitlow says a bill limiting government liability and creating state sponsored insurance will cut insurance costs for counties by about eight million in the first year. The measure, approved by the Senate and sent to the House, uses the Board of Risk and Insurance to manage optional coverage for entities with no punitive damages allowed.
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Charleston
Tony Whitlow
Mercer
State House of Delegates
Senate
Whitlow
State Board of Risk and Insurance
Accu-Weather forecast for today at Daily Telegraph
The forecast says partly sunny skies with a possible thunderstorm. High near 76 degrees. Tonight patchy clouds and mild with a low around 56.
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Daily Telegraph
Theodore White remembered as journalist and scholar
Inside obituary notes Theodore H. White who covered war revolution and campaigns was praised as a storyteller and scholar. He died after a May Q stroke, three days after his 71st birthday, leaving a legacy of vivid reporting and analysis.
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Theodore H. White
White
Fayette County Sheriff and school official indicted on drug charges
Grand jury indicts Adam Toney the Fayette County Sheriff and George M Edwards the school board superintendent on drug charges involving a plan to obtain marijuana from the county jail evidence room between 1985. Deputy Paul Tygrett and aide Max Elkins face counts including perjury. Edwards allegedly received one ounce of marijuana. The board president says the matter will be discussed at a meeting.
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Charleston
Adam Toney
Fayette County
Toney
George M. Edwards
Edwards
Max Elkins
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Elkins
Paul Tygrett
Tygrett
FBI
U.S
David Faber
Faber
Grand
Federal Grand Jury
Norman Harlan
Harlan
Statehouse
Wholesale prices fall for fourth straight month in April
U S government data show the Labor Department Producer Price Index for finished goods dropping 0.6 percent in April, led by energy prices and bringing a four month run of declines. Ex energy, prices rose 0.2 percent. Separately, Commerce reports new housing construction up 4.1 percent to an annual rate of 2.01 million starts, the fourth straight month above 1.9 million aided by low interest rates.
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Washington
Labor Department
Commerce Department
Umberger given 30 year sentence for deputy kidnapping
Christopher Lee Umberger, 24, of Bluefield, jailed for 30 years for kidnapping and 1 to 5 years for malicious wounding. Terms run concurrently. parole possible in 10 to 15 years. He was convicted Feb 28 by a Berkeley County jury for wounding Deputy Ernie Taylor and kidnapping Earl Barrett amid the Mercer Mall incident.
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Martinsburg
Christopher Lee Umberger
Bluefield
Mercer County
Friday
Berkeley County
Patrick G. Henry III
Henry
Umberger
Petit
Ernie Taylor
Huttonsville Correctional Center
John Frazier
Earl Barrett
Mercer Mall
Taylor
Courthouse
Princeton
Barrett
Emu in Tower Hill Reserve Showcases Restoration Efforts
A yawning emu gains attention at Tower Hill State Game Reserve about 140 miles from Melbourne. The 1300 acre site sits in a dormant volcanic crater once stripped of vegetation in the 1860s, now substantially revived by planting over 250000 native trees since 1961.
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Tower Hill State Game Reserve
Melbourne
Australia
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