Rockefeller Vows To Fight For Road Funds
Gov. Jay Rockefeller vows to continue seeking road funding after two years of spending, aiming for 70 to 75 million and noting a 30 million shortfall. He contemplates a third special session and possible voter approval of a 750 million road bond while weighing an oil profits tax to boost highway funding.
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Charleston
W.va
Jay Rockefeller
Statehouse
Highways Department
Charles Miller
Rockefeller
State Highways Department
Chamber
Senate
West Virginia
Knight continues on investigation procedures and arrest
Don Meadows, an investigator for the prosecuting attorney, says he did not participate in the investigation and refuses comment on its mechanics. Knight tells the Telegraph that the Prosecutor's Office was not involved in the investigation and that nine witnesses were presented at the preliminary hearing. Pendry was arrested and the preliminary hearing set, with Knight noting they used all available evidence and questioned officers for any additional testimony.
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Don Meadows
Knight
the Telegraph
Pendry
Blufield Police Department
Bluefield Police Department
Oliver
Mercer County
David Knight
A.C. Bartlett
Court Upholds Education Fund Transfer From State Budget
The West Virginia Supreme Court ruled to allow $45 million moved from the general fund to education, resolving lawsuits by the state Board of Education and Kanawha County Board of Education. The decision enables budgeting without governor-initiated cuts, while noting potential future reductions if losses occur.
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Margolin
State Board of Education
Kanawha County
Education Department
Rockefeller
Right To Work Trial Held In Pearisburg
A San Francisco psychiatrist testified in Giles County Circuit Court that Virginia Lime Co workers who crossed picket lines at the Kimballton plant faced anxiety and physical illnesses from harassment by union members. The plaintiffs seek 130000 in damages from the Steelworkers and 13 picketers. final arguments await transcript completion.
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Pearisburg
San Francisco
Virginia Lime Co
Kimballton
Martin Blinder
Virginia Lime
National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation
United Steelworkers
Blinder
Kenneth Devore
Giles County
Robert H. Stropp Jr
Stropp
Giles County approves budget publication for 1981-82
Giles County Board of Supervisors approved for publication its proposed budget for fiscal year 1981-82 with expenditures $122,840 above revenues and a 7.1 percent raise for county employees. A public hearing set for June 12 at 4 p.m. is required before final adoption. The board also debated a revised flood plain insurance program, split 3-2 with Dodson and Timberlake opposing.
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Sharon Friese
Daily Telegraph
Pearisburg
Giles County Board of Supervisors
Steven Adukaitis
Philadelphia
Giles County Planning Commission
Chamber of Commerce
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Curtis
Honaker
James N. Wilhoit III
National Right To Work Committee
United Steelworkers Union
U.S. Supreme Court
Galbraith TV
Sylvania Superset
Vas
Wodel
Ronnie Martin
Bluefield City Board OF Directors
Thank You
Jim Shanklin
Dallas
Buster) Johnson
Lindy Tabordon Keesling Frazier Miller
Pol
Dallas Johnson
Tres
Giles Budget Publication
Herbert “Hub” Brown
Ray Neely
Jack Smith
Samuel G. Timberlake
Aubrey S. Dodson
Dodson
Timberlake
Insurance Company
Adukaitis
Brown
Neely
Supreme Court
G.H. Frey
M.D
Parkview Professional Building
Princeton
Wendy's
Wendy
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