Northern Panhandle West Virginia Weather Forecast Update
Zone areas report mostly cloudy to snowy conditions across Northern Panhandle Northwest and North Central with highs in teens to mid twenties and 30 percent precipitation chances. Central Mountains Northern Mountains and Western Pennsylvania expect continued snow flurries with similar cold highs and overnight lows near zero to 14 above. Zone Eastern Panhandle and Kentucky show mainly cloudy with some snow flurries and lows around zero to 8 above. Tuesday humidity and wind records noted with prior day highs and lows.
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Drug Dapsone Linked to Rat Cancer in Vietnam Troops
National Cancer Institute tests found dapsone caused spleen and abdominal cancers in male rats and mice, while female subjects showed no cancer risk. The drug was used as preventive malaria medicine by U S troops in Vietnam, with limited human follow up planned to assess cancer risk.
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Vietnam
National Cancer Institute
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Viet Nam
Cipriano Cueto
I Corps
South Vietnam
Legislators Clash Over Federal Salaries for State Officials
West Virginia lawmakers pressed Finance Commissioner Miles Dean for details on how federal funds aid state salaries noting Chancellor Ben Morton earns 49000 dollars yearly with 4000 from federal sources. Dean pledged to add transparent federal funding figures to next year’s budget and audit reports while debating TRIP transportation costs for rural areas.
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Commission On Interstate Cooperation
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D-Mcdowell
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Harley Mooney Jr
Del
Larry Swann
Doddridge
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House Finance Committee
West Virginia
Senate backs pregnancy protections in federal law
Congress weighs a bill requiring pregnancy benefits in employer disability programs and health plans while the House awaits action. Separately the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, struck down a New York state aid scheme reimbursing parochial schools for administrative costs citing unconstitutional state involvement with religion.
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Miners Union Calls for Solidarity With Leaders
In Washington Miller in a telephone interview urged all union members to back international leaders during a critical period. He welcomed the support despite lingering bitterness, noting rivals may need to save face and that cooperation is needed though tensions remain.
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Siffer
Nationwide miners strike enters first Christmas week
On the first day of a nationwide walkout 175000 miners end salaries and benefits ahead of Christmas. UMW trustees announce health benefit cuts for about 815000 miners and retirees, with reduced pensions for 81819 retirees and 6000 under a second fund. Estimated daily wage losses total 12 million nationwide, 4.2 million in West Virginia. Pickets at non union mines report no violence as non union drivers haul coal in Philippi. Family members express cautious resilience for the holiday season.
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Philippi
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No easy funding for West Virginia housing at today’s rates
The piece argues banks must pay market rates to attract funds and notes mortgage costs rose since 1970 while wage growth in West Virginia outpaced credit costs. It warns legislative limits on rates could harm financial stability and housing access, urging a balance between housing needs and funding costs.
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