Weather Forecast Across Regions With Varying Snow Odds
The forecast notes sun and warmer conditions in parts of Virginia Kentucky and Western Pennsylvania with cooler nights and teens to 30s. Snow chances remain low in most zones though a light mix or flurries possible in northern districts and near 10 to 20 percent tonight into Wednesday.
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State education committee debates leadership and payroll issues
The committee member Sem. William Sharp criticizes leadership during the energy crisis and notes some schools closed while others remain open. Questions linger over Betty Lou Tompkins on the state payroll as acting superintendent of the West Virginia Industrial Home for Girls in Salem. The joint panel also backs a bill to create a solid waste disposal authority to receive federal funds.
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Lewis
Daniel Taylor
Sharp
State Board of Education
Taylor
Brotherton
Betty Lou Tompkins
West Virginia
Salem
State Supreme Court
Moore
Senate
Tompkins
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Gasoline Leak Triggers Evacuation in Chapmanville
In Chapmanville downtown area residents were evacuated for hours as gasoline apparently leaked from a filling station into the sewer. Mayor Joy Vance cited fumes reported since Friday and said the fire marshal linked the leak to an underground storage tank. About 50 homes were evacuated while firemen flushed the system. Residents were told to return home but monitor for fumes.
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Chapmanville
Joy Vance
Wounded City Woman Critical After Accidental Shot
Mrs. Kenna Sutton, 41, of 914 Vogel Dr, remained in critical condition at CAMC General Division after an apparent accidental 410 gauge shotgun discharge. Police say she called 3 am reporting a prowler, stepped outside in bare feet to investigate, slipped on ice, fell, and the gun discharged, injuring her chest and stomach.
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Kenna Sutton
Vogel
CAMC
Adrian McGinnis
Charleston Police Department
Hope Gas To Resume Shipments In West Virginia
Hope Natural Co will resume shipments of production gas to 65 industries on Wednesday, restoring furnace operations for northern West Virginia glass plants. The 100 percent curtailment since January 16 had nearly shut the glass industry, with firms receiving only enough gas to prevent freezing. WV Glass Specialty Co president John Weber said furnaces would restart early Wednesday, as P A Wright cited energy conservation by homes and businesses as key to sustaining supply through winter.
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PSC Weighs Gas Curtailment for Small Users and Schools
At a Monday hearing the Public Service Commission discussed curtailment options for small commercial users under 50 000 cubic feet daily and for residential customers. Testimony noted compliance challenges and the clash with federal guidelines while consider ing essential health services and human needs. The commission plans an interim order Wednesday targeting firms that appealed the latest curtailment rule affecting about 392 large industrial and commercial entities.
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Auy
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Browning
S A Council Weighs Tax Refund And Street Costs
St Albans City Council refers tax refund for 2 percent overpayments by C P Telephone and Columbia Gas to a finance committee. Atty Herbert Bryan notes amount undetermined. Also plans street repairs, salt supplies, pay raise talk, park appointments, zoning vote, and a $600000 federal grant for community development. Preschool hours start Feb 16 at the St Albans Library with Wednesday or Thursday sessions.
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Finance Committee
C & P Telephone Co
Columbia Gas Co
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Bryan
Jim Rhodes
Rhodes
Clyde Alford
John Amos
Planning and Zoning Commission
Riverlawn
Sarah Ann Shreve
Parsons Street
Park Commission
Walter Dryden
Adams Ave
Sterling Smith
Judy Phares
Monroe Ave
Tom Stull
Ford Returns to Yale On College Lecture Visit
Ford revisited Yale for a guest lecture, eight days after leaving the White House, praising Truman and criticizing Congress over foreign affairs. He warned that South Korea might be a congressional Watergate due to graft charges, faulted the press for not pursuing the South Korea story, and was hailed as Yale's most distinguished alumnus by President Brewster. He began as a lecturer in History 32B, took questions, and received warm applause.
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Gressmen
Richard Nixon
Ford
Academe
Yale Law School
Yale
Kingman Brewster
U.S
William Howard Tafti
Supreme Court
Campaign To Register Voters Starts In West Virginia
Secretary of State A James Manchin announced a voter registration drive by West Virginia Jaycees with three high school students from Scott Madison Boone and Charleston Highs added to county lists. He will propose four measures including same day registration at polling places after oath and residence proof. Continuous list updates and independent voters voting in primaries are also recommended.
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West Virginia Jaycees
Nancy Pulling
Steve Green
Scott High School
Madison
Boone County
Jack Essep Jr
Charleston High
Manchin
Man Charged With Strong Armed Robbery
Calvin Moore of Washington Manor was arrested late Monday on a strong armed robbery charge. He reportedly took 84 dollars from a man on Summers Street and is held in Kanawha County Jail with no bond set.
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Washington Manor
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Summers Street
Kanawha
Dunbar Council advances rezoning and projects
Dunbar City Council approved first reading to rezone Westmoreland Road from R1 to R2 enabling a nursing home. Mayor Leone announced plans for a boat launch near the Dunbar Toll Bridge. Officials authorized storm sewer contract from 10th Street on Dunbar Avenue to Aaron's Branch to include Urban Renewal Area work. Leone named to National League of Cities committee. Councilwomen Honaker and Smith seek reelection in April 30 primary. Present: Leone, Good, Garrett, Legg, Buckalew, Honaker, Lee, Smith. Absent: Raines.
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Leone
10Th Street
Dunbar Avenue
Aaron’s Branch
Mary Honaker
Amie Smith
Mayor Leone
Darrell Good
Dalles Garrett
Charlotte Legg
Art Buckalew
Jerry Lee
Dennis Raines
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