Black Lung Debate Shapes West Virginia Compensation Bills
Doctors and lawmakers clash over X rays and diagnosis in proposed black lung bills. Competing measures seek work related presumptions for pneumoconiosis with coal operators opposing broad payouts while proponents cite health risks and miner protection.
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Donald Rasmussen
Beckley Appalachian Hospital
W. A. Leguer
Beckley
Laequer
West Virginia
Penman
David Johnson
Coal Operators Association
Johnson
J. E. Buff
Charleston
Pr. Rasumussen Sach
WW Dacters
Crane
West Virginia University
Coal Association
Charles Andrews
Health Services
Andrews
Keith C. Morgan
Appalathian Laboratory of
U.S. Public Health Service
Virginia
Morgan
Monongahela Valley
Leon Cander
Gough
Britain
Mmine
Marion Sheriff Named President of State Sheriffs
Marion County official Chilton Campbell elected president of the West Virginia Sheriffs Association. Other officers include Troy Huffman Mason County first vice president James R Fawcett Taylor County second vice president Ed Coke Boone County treasurer and Pete Johnson Kanawha County secretary. John Proton of Boone County outgoing president. Media Development Bangkok United Nations survey reports Thailand ranks highly in mass communications with 70 radio stations seven TV outlets and 22 newspapers.
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Chilton Campbell
Marion County
West Virginia Sheriffs, Assn
Troy Huffman
Mason County
James R. Fawcett
Taylor County
Ed Coke
Boone County
BE. M
Pete” .Johnson
Kanawha County
John Proton
Bangkok
United Nations
Thailand
Asia
Engineer Favored For Senate Post
Robert L. Bailey of Parkersburg is favored to be named state senator for the Thin Senatorial District in Wood and surrounding counties. Bailey leads a list with Marty E. Moats and James H. Roberts as top contenders discussed by a senatorial district committee. Governor Moore will select one of the three to represent the district as former Sen. Jack L. Miller resigned to join the state Finance and Administration post.
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Coal Association
William Anderson
University of Louisville School of Medicine
House
Senate
Judiciary Committees
Black Lung Association
Judiciary
W. T. Brotherton Jr
D-Kanawha
Robert K. Holliday
Fayette
Del
Robert BR. Nelson
D- Tabell
UMW
AFL- Cio
Organized Labor
Lloyd G. Jackson
D-Lincoln
Ivor Boiarsky
Robert L. Bailey
Parkers
Parkersburg
Burg
Wood County
Feoees
Laine Wey
Jack L. Miller
Finance and Administration
Marty E. Moats
Harrisville
James H. Roberts
Wir
Elizabeth
Bailey
Mots
Roberts
Moore
Wood
Wirt
Wiehie
Pleasants
Calhoun
Woorf
Robert Wofra Jr
Vienna
William Vr. A. Nicely
Parkes , Sanker
Auto dealer faces fraud suit filed by the Weather Bureau
A lawsuit accuses a local auto dealer of fraud amid a weather observed by the Weather staff. The case centers on alleged misrepresentation and deception tied to vehicle sales and weather-related marketing. Officials urge caution for buyers and promise further actions pending court proceedings.
Suit Alleges Used Car Sold as New by Tag Galyean Inc
A woman and her 18-year-old daughter sue Tag Galyean Inc in common pleas court claiming a used car was advertised as new. They purchased in May 1968 and allege the dealer misrepresented the car’s condition noting repainting and 280 miles on the odometer. They seek 4500 in damages including punitive and compensatory charges. The suit names the dealership and cites a fraud claim.
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Tag Galyean Inc
Common Pleas
Montgomery
Jack Channes
Elkins
Robertson
Ision of Business Administration
Wilda Winkler
Linda
West Virginia Tech
Fayetteville
Carl Doreas
Hilltop
Newman
Fayette County
NAACP
William jJamages. Robinson
Harlem Heights
Landon Loving
Summerlee
Elbert Davis
R. C. Meadows
Junior McBride
Carlisle
Weasurer
Alcohol tax money diverted to general revenue fund
The pop tax, in effect for about 20 years, funds the West Virginia University Medical School. Attempts to repeal failed. A committee bill would keep the tax but shift the medical school appropriation from a dedicated fund to general revenue, potentially aiding repeal advocates.
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General Revenue Fund
West Virginia University Medical School
U S Sues Houston Schools Over Dual System
The Justice Department accuses Houston Independent School District of maintaining a dual school system by admitting white and Negro students separately. It seeks to void the freedom of choice desegregation plan for the 1970 school year and to impose a court ordered desegregation framework.
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U. S. Sues
Houston Schools
Washington
Houston
Schoo
Justice
Justice Department
U. 8 District Court
Nixon
Louisiana
Alty
John N. Mitchell
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State Sheriffs
Polimcar
Batley
Flatley Wie
Berg Aelrye
API
Wood Capnivan
Jerning Chatman
Courivide
Barlow
REAW
Essa
Northern Lakes Region
Charleston Ciouay
Calder
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Kentucky
Dial
Kanawha City Savings & Loan
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Musterote
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Musele
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