Weather forecast zones 1 5 8 snow and mixed zones
Weather outlook for Zones 1 5 8 highlights occasional snow with highs in the 30s and teens lows. Zones 2 3 4 Charleston see 30s to upper 30s with teens lows. Zones 6 7 similar, zone 9 rain then snow with highs in 40s and teens. Western Virginia and Ohio cold with teens to 20s, Kentucky light snow, Pennsylvania cold with teens. Wednesday humidities and winds noted, February records show high 60 and low 2. precipitation totals small for February.
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Senate approves bank holding ban and expands vehicle leasing rules
The Senate backed a bank holding ban clarifying prior law while the attorney general said bank holding companies are legal in the state. Voting against were Democrats Benson Davis Gainer Palumbo and Republicans Deem Herndon Rogerson. Senator Savilla opposed extending the emergency medical attendant requirement five years citing rural gaps. Gainer argued ambulances are failing in Nicholas County. The act would delay the attendant standard to January 1 1980 and set safeguards against short lease cycles. Senate also passed a bill to let legislature list drugs under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act and approved appropriations changes for Pinecrest State Hospital and other facilities. Dog racing legalization and horse track commission issues cleared for House consideration.
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Davis
Gainer
Palumbo
Deem
Herndon
Rogerson
Roland Savilla
D-Kan- Jawha
Savilla
Kanawha
Nicholas County
Nicholas
I Galperin Jr
D-Kanawha
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House
State Board of Pharmacy
Pinecrest State Hospital
West Virginia
West Virginia Senate weighs blue laws smoking ban and open meetings
Bills move to curb Sunday blue laws and prohibit smoking in public assemblies with designated smoking areas. Open meetings and public records bill advances. debates cover closed sessions, vote records, and notice requirements. Soil surveys brochures issued by U S Soil Conservation Service outline benefits for farmers engineers and planners.
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West Virginia
Judiciary Committee
The
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U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Federal Building
Charleston
Charges Not Filed In Death Of Fleming Yates
No charges were filed in the traffic death of Fleming Yates 89 of Rand struck on Midland Drive while walking near his home Mrs Glenyce Mc Cutcheon 43 of Belle told police Yates wore dark clothing and she could not stop She was driving the car Yates would have turned 90 next week He was a retired coal miner and a deacon at Ebenezer Baptist Rand He is survived by wife Victoria Stepson Edward Hicks of Virginia The body is at Hardees-Hardam Funeral Home Charleston
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Rand
PSI
Yates
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Sarvivi Wile
Victoria
Dward
Hicks
Hardes-Hardam Funeral Home
Charleston
Distributor Testifies In Drug Trial in Arizona Case
Government lawyers press narcotics conspiracy case against Stanley Desisto and Thomas Pickett of Tucson. They face charges over moving hundreds of pounds of marijuana from Mexico into West Virginia and Virginia. Witness Jesse Garrett Jr. said Pickett and Desisto supplied marijuana via their associates.
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U. S. District Court
Stanley R. Desisto
Thomas Pickett
Tuscon
West Virginia
Virginia
Mexico
Jesse L. Garrett Jr
Cross Lanes
Charleston
Pickett
Desisto
Garrett
Desista
Two Holdup Men Hunted in Palermo Grocery Robbery
State police seek two men who held up Lovejoy's Grocery on Mud River Road Wednesday evening about 6 00 and escaped with about 50 dollars. They threatened owners Mr and Mrs Aaron Lovejoy and fled in a late model car. Suspects described as unknown.
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Palermo
Lovejoy
Mud River Road
Aaron Lovejoy
Up and Down: Ocean Depths Exceed Land Heights
The deepest ocean trenches lie about a mile deeper than the tallest land elevations. Traveling from mountain peak to sea floor would span over 12 miles vertically.
Panel Urges $50 Million for Teachers Fund Review
The panel said $50 million is needed to fund teachers’ retirement benefits, with $2 million for pre 1970 retirees. If the state covers contributions, the board would need $50.005 million next year. without state support, $33.6 million suffices. An added $7.776 million will cover current expenses through year end. The independent study shows a $728 million shortfall on liabilities. Government actions, tax code alignments, and constitutional review proposals were also discussed.
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General Revenue Fund
Ansel
Moore
Legislative Calendar and Crime Report
Senate schedules hearings from 9 a m to 3 30 p m with SB101 bottle bill and orphan roads. House outlines health welfare finance education and civil service hearings and joint studies with Senate Roads. City detectives report a Tuesday break in at Bow en Pharmacy 3705 MacKorkle Ave SE, stealing narcotics needles syringes and cameras pending inventory.
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Natural Resources
Finance
House Roads and Transportation Committee
House
Welfare Department
Tie Civil Service
Bowen Pharmacy
MacCorkle Ave
Haddad plans payout for WV holders of $6.7 million DMC debentures
Pagé One Haddad outlines an investors committee proposal granting West Virginians holding $6.7 million in DMC debentures access to a payout if they file fraud claims and face no challenges from other creditors. A special reserve fund would cover qualifying debenture holders.
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Alaska
DMC
West Virginia
Haddad
Selbe Named Town Attorney and Prosecution Chief in Vinton
Frank G. Selbe III, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Selbe Jr of Chesterfield Avenue, is appointed to fill both town attorney and prosecuting attorney roles in Vinton Virginia. The move designates a single official to oversee legal matters for the town. The announcement notes Selbe’s Charleston, West Virginia origins and frames the appointment within local government operations.
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Vinton, Va
Charleston, W.va
Vinton
Frank G. Selbe III
Frank Selbe Jr
Chesterfield Avenue
Charleston
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