Baliles vows full time service for attorney general bid
Baliles a Democratic candidate for Virginia attorney general pledged to serve full time if elected. He noted his eight years in the AG office and criticized the current campaigner for part time service, urging hires of top staff, closer cooperation with local govt, stronger administration, and crime reduction as key aims. He predicted a Democratic win if the election were held today, while warning of late campaign charges from opponents.
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Tazewell
Del
Gerald L
Jerry” Baliles
Baliles
Attoney
J. Marshall Coleman
Wyatt Durrette
Coleman
West Virginia crime and environmental dispute briefs
Residents opposed Sharon Steel Corp. plan to bury toxic wastes at an abandoned coke plant site along the Monongahela River citing potential groundwater contamination. Charleston reports a 13.9 percent 1980 WV crime rise driven by murders and break-ins. Luther Ward, former Grand Ole Opry performer, released on bond after bigamy charges. investigations ongoing into additional marriages.
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Fairmont
W.va
Sharon Steel Corp
Monongahela River
Charleston
West Virginia
Charles Town
Grand Ole Opry
Jefferson County
Luther C. Ward
Braun Hamstead
Ward
Marie Marshall Ward
Hamstead
Barnes outlines National Guard duties at Kiwanis meeting
Major Everett Barnes of the West Virginia National Guard spoke at the Bluefield Kiwanis Club about guard duties and community services. He recalled Buffalo Creek 1972 and Williamson 1977 floods, noted other deployments, and highlighted Bluefield area income of about 7,602 dollars monthly and 119,743 yearly plus education benefits under the Army Guard tuition program.
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National Guardsmen
Everett Barnes
West Virginia National Guard
National Guard
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Barnes
Bonanza
Buffalo Creek
Man
Williamson
Moundsville
West Virginia
Ohio
Bluefield
Dan Boroff
Army National Guard
College of Graduate Studies expands MA in Humanities to Mercer County
Bluefield State College will offer Seminar in Literary Studies Monday evenings from 5 to 8 in the Basic Science Building. For more information contact Dr. Phyllis Thompson at 325-7102 or the Humanities Program at 1-800-642-8693.
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College OF Graduate Studies
Mercer County
Bluefield State College
Phyllis Thompson
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Lyndell
Waruck Furniture
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Summersville
Craigsville
Menthol
Barclay
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