Judicial Reorganization Aims to Consolidate County Courts
Legislative proposal moves magistrates out of county commissions and transfers constable duties to sheriffs. Constable and justice of the peace offices end this year. salaried magistrates to take office Jan 1 1977. Senators Huffman and Moreland criticize rebates and tax effort rankings amid discussions of forestry legislation.
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Justice of the Peace
Justices of the Peace
Robert Steptoe
D-Berkeley
Albert Sommerville
D-Webster
Steptoe
Jack DeBolt
West Virginia Weather Forecast By Zone And Region
Weather map summary for West Virginia Virginia and surrounding areas shows periods of sleet or freezing rain changing to snow in the Panhandle and Northern zones with highs in the 20s to 30s and lows in the teens. Central Mountains and Northern Appalachians see rain mixed with snow and lows around 10 to 20. Eastern Panhandle expected cloudiness with a chance of snow and highs near 40. surrounding states report mixed precipitation and cool temperatures with varying highs in upper 20s to mid 30s and lows in the teens to low 20s. Winds from SW up to 12 mph with a 4:35 p.m. reading.
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Pamhandie
Central Mountains
Eastern Panhandle
West
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Oho
Regents Seek 76 Million For Personal Services Budget
Morton notes 570 full time nonprofessional workers earn under 5040 yearly, including 93 custodians. Gov Moore urges minimum wage rise. Committee questions admin load. Morton defends low admin share at 8.3 percent. Tentative higher ed budgets list figures for WVU, Marshall, Concord, Fairmont, Glenville, Shepherd, West Liberty, Tech, State, Parkersburg CC, Southern, Northern, Greenbrier, Potomac State and more with various increases.
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Concord College
Fairmont State
Glenville State
Shepherd College
West Liberty State
Tech
State
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Southern Community College
Northern Community College
Greenbrier Community Colleges
Potomac State College
One-Letter Logo Debate Sparks Budget Talk
Crutcher Thumb and Cratcher discuss a radical logo redesign using a single A with a longer left leg to boost recognition. They claim market tests in 2,000 supermarkets showed instant familiarity. The bid totals $630,500 plus art costs, with funding tied to a broader university budget.
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Cratcher
Thumbard
Thumb
Crutcher
NBC
Everone
Alcohol use and teen attitudes shift in 1980s crime era
The piece outlines how teens began regular marijuana use but found it mild, while some warned of heroin dangers. It notes rising alcohol acceptance, earlier adulthood cues, and lower voting age. Dr Seixas and Donald Phelps discuss alcohol's perceived safety and quality control versus street drugs. Next: Peer Pressure Encourages Drinking.
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America
Dr. Seixas
Donald Phelps
Division of Prevention, Youth Education
National Institute On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Usery Expected To Be Named Labor Secretary
President Ford has asked W J Usery head of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to be the new secretary of labor. Announcement of the selection was expected Monday night and anticipated today by several White House sources.
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Washington
Ford
W.J. Usery
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
White House
FCC ruling upholds AT&T earnings basis in Charleston decision
In a Monday ruling, the FCC rejected Bell's push for a larger rate increase, finding AT&T's capital structure of 49 percent debt, 51 percent equity, and 6.9 percent embedded debt cost appropriate for setting overall earnings. The proceeding addresses Bell's demand for a $660 million rise plus a previously approved $365 million.
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Bell
At&t
Ford outlines steady course with tax and housing plans
President Ford, addressing a chamber of Democratic rivals, defends a steady economic path. He proposes a job creation tax incentive focused on high unemployment areas, housing aid for 500000 families, and a limited national health insurance plan capping medical costs for those over 65.
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Ford
Mercer Man Dies in Charlottesville Fire After Blooming Burns
Billy Lynn Coleman 40 of Flat Top Mercer County died in a Charlottesville hospital from burns suffered in a home fire about three months earlier. A carpenter and union member, he is survived by his wife Linda Coleman and several children, brothers, and sisters. Funeral services through Ghent Freewill Baptist Church will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. Burial follows in Coleman and Pegram Family Cemetery, Mossy. Friends may visit Rose-Quesenberry Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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Flat Top
Mercer County
Charlottesville
Burns
Funeral Home
Carpenters Union
Coleman
Fayette County
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Roonie Lynn
Everett Dillard
Freddie Adair
Robert Lee
James W
Ghent
Gerald
Shady Spring
George Marklin
Jumping Branch
Larry Stover
Jacksonville
Fla
Darrell Warden
Tioga
Ghent Freewill Baptist Church
Preston Adkins
Wesley
Coleman and Pegram Family Cemetery
Mossy
Fayette Woman Pleads Guilty To Murder
Montgomery woman Wanda Brown pleaded guilty to second degree murder in circuit court for the August shooting death of James E. Houchins of Montgomery. She received a 5 to 18 year sentence at Peace Springs State Prison for Women and may remain on bond pending probation review. the incident occurred across from the Montgomery Police Station.
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Fayetteville
Montgomery
James E. Houchins
Wanda Brown
West Virginia
Peace Springs
Houchin
Montgomery City
Iowa Caucus Opens As 90000 Citizens Vote
About 90,000 Iowa Republicans and Democrats attended neighborhood caucuses Monday night to initiate the presidential nomination process. It was only the initial step and not a definitive result.
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Des Moines
Iowa
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