Kanawha County eyes trash to gas plan for landfills
Kanawha County Commission delayed closure of two landfills near Dry Branch and Cross Lanes and extended operations for Eastern landfill up to one month. They seek federal aid to convert Union Carbide South Charleston site into a part time trash to gas project, with EPA ARC funding and a planned meeting with Union Carbide and Health Director N. H. Dyer to discuss sanitation.
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Kanawha County
Kanawha
Dry Branch
Cabin Creek
Cross Lanes
Kelly Castleberry
Thomas Black
Union Carbide
Willie Gibbs
Vireyamstantes
Gibbs
Black and Castleberry
Regional Development Authority
RDA
Jack Whiting
Whiting
South Charleston
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Appalachian Regional Commission
ARC
County Commission
N. H. Dyer
Dyer
Commission Okays Funding in Chelyan
The Kanawha County Commission tentatively approves 225000 for a 21 million sewer project in Chelyan Cabin Creek area to cover non federal eligible costs. Project financed 71 percent by EPA grant and 45 percent by Farmers Home Administration loan with plan to revise a 205000 federal community development bid prioritizing water systems and removing housing funds.
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Chelyan
Cabin Creek
Environmental Protection Agency
Farmers Home Administration
Thomas L. Black
Kelly Castleberry
John D. Catalano
Black
Castleberry
Kanawha Planning Commission
Charles MacQueen
Catalann
MacQueen
U.S. Departmental Housing and Urban Development
Kanawha
Dry Ridge
Paint Creek
Man Gels Life Term In McDowell Slaying
Vester McCoy, 62, of Yukon was sentenced to life imprisonment for the shotgun slaying of Bruck Willard of Yukon last August. A mercy recommendation leaves McCoy eligible for parole in 10 years. Also, Erbie Meadows pleaded guilty and received life. Mike McCoy faces trial August 20. A Red Cross first aid and personal safety course is offered in South Charleston City Hall, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Monday through Friday with no charge.
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Kanawha-Clay Chapter
The
Red Cross
South Charleston
Logan Teens Receive Second Life Terms in Kidnap Slaying
In Logan County, Billy Joe Laws and Jody Lee Davis both 17 were sentenced by Circuit Judge Harvey Oakley after pleading guilty to kidnapping Tillis Dunn in 1974. A Boone County jury later convicted them of Dunn's murder and ordered life terms with mercy recommendations, with at least 20 years before parole eligibility.
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Logan County
Billy Joe Laws
Jody Lee Davis
Harvey Oakley
Tillis Dunn
Boone County
Dunn
Oakley
Ford aims campaign focus on Congress with WV delegates
President Ford outlined a plan to attack Congress if nominated, speaking at a White House luncheon with 22 of West Virginia's 28 RNC delegates. Governor Moore reported most WV delegates back Ford, with six turning down the invite. Ford also met Jewish leaders to discuss issues, as pro Israel lawmakers push for greater military aid.
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Congress
Ford
Washington
West Virginia
White House
Ronald Reagan
Kansas City
Delaware
Reagan
Michigan
Ron Nelsen
COGS Receives 77212 Grant For Rural Study Project
The West Virginia College of Graduate Studies will use a $77,212 grant from the U S Office of Education to establish a Professional Development Center in Pineville. The center will offer self paced instruction with occasional seminars, mail feedback, and part time managers from Wyoming County schools as course offerings grow. Two initial graduate courses will be offered including Principles of Instructional Design and Special Education in Transition with videotaped lessons for Pineville students.
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U.S. Office of Education
West Virginia College of Graduate Studies
Pineville
Jerry Klein
Beckley Center
Pineville Center
WVU Alumni Fund Awards Fourteen Scholarships
The Loyalty Permanent Endowment Fund of the West Virginia University Alumni Association announced fourteen new scholarships, including four for Kanawha County students, bringing total scholar recipients to 41 with 39 at 1000 each and two at 500. Renewals and terminations were also disclosed, with funds supported by alumni contributions and investments totaling nearly 800000 dollars.
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Kanawha County
Loyalty Permanent Endowment Fund
West Virginia University Alumni Assn
Robert H. C. Kay
John E. Davis III
Benjamin C. Hardman
George Washington High School
Charleston
Eric C. Painter
Sissonville
Michael Montgomery Watts
St. Albans
Kay
Edgar Allen Painter
Loyalty
Houston G. Young
WVU
David W. Jacobs
West Virginia University
Onk
Tri-State Beauty Pageant Set for July 25 in Cincinnati
Cincinnati hosts the Miss Tri-State Beauty Pageant on July 25 for females aged 2 to 27 with six divisions. Winners advance to the national Disney World contest in August. No entry fees. Information available at 513 444-2105.
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Cincinnati
Disney World
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