Miners Die In February Death Toll Rises in State
Three miners died in February per the state Department of Mines, bringing the year total to five. All 1977 fatalities occurred at deep mines, with the count just under last year’s two-month toll. In Clarksburg a 2 year old man arrested on armed robbery charges was found hanged in his cell, identified as Michael Snyder from Fort Meade Maryland.
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State Department of Mines
Clarksburg
Michael Snyder
Snyder
Fort Meade
Abdul Khaalis seeks revenge as Hanafi siege leader jailed
RF Washington Hamaas Abdul Khaalis voiced revenge plans during the Hanafi siege that held 130 hostages. He was jailed without bond after prosecutors released a transcript in which he allegedly vowed to kill 20 enemies.
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Hamaas Abdul Khaalis
Khaalis
Statehouse Debates Health Mental Health Service Merger Plan
The House bills would merge Health and Mental Health services as a state program. A Senate vote considered a 3 percent tax on out-of-state and West Virginia residents. An amendment to cap county official pay rises faced feasibility questions due to constitutional constraints.
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Department of Health
Department of Mental Health
Daputien
West Virginia
Robert Nelson
D-Cabell
House of Delegates
Ply Hill Fox Ciarity
Ofc
Del
Charles Damron
Damron
West Virginia expands housing discrimination remedy
Governor Jay Rockefeller signs a new law empowering the state Human Rights Commission to handle housing discrimination complaints. Commission Director Howard Kenney says the change provides cost free processing and consistency with state policy, replacing the previous option to file only federal suit at high cost.
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West Virginia
U.S. of Housing
Urdan Paent
Jay Rockefeller
State
Human Rights Commission
Commission
Howard Kenney
Kenney
BARH Revises Seniority and Benefits in New Contract
BARH workers gain reinstated seniority dates and major medical coverage for drugs visits and x rays. Blue Shield benefits improved and bereavement pay expanded. The pact drops binding arbitration allowing strikes on any contract issue at expiration, after past limits.
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Barh
Boothe
Slab Fork Miners Strike Persists Amid Realignment Dispute
About 350 members of United Mine Workers Local 6108 remain on strike at Slab Fork Coal Co. over a realignment policy that layoffs 26 workers and reassigns others. Some miners had already returned to work at No. 10 and 14 mines while others walked off after negotiations broke down. A separate hit and run case left Lloyd Clifton Cutlip dead. two suspects, Donald R. Lilly and an associate, face charges.
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United Mine Workers Local 6108
Slab Fork Coal Co
Howard Moore
Local 6108
Bob Wilson
Slab Fork No. 10
Wilson
No. 8
Cool Ridge
Lloyd Clifton Cutlip
Rupert
Donald R. Lilly
West Virginia
Rt. 3
Donald Lilly
G.B. Browning
Hinton
Cutlip
Browning
Global Briefs From London Manila Toronto Chad Clash
A briefing note lists events: Vance meeting Callaghan at 10 Downing Street before Moscow talks briefing in Paris. a Philippine pilot claims mental blackout after shooting seven, killing six soldiers and a stewardess. Bob Guccione attacks Canada's obscenity ban on Penthouse with charity donation promise. heavy fighting at Chad’s presidential palace in N Djamena leaves eight dead, Masoum state of safety uncertain as airport resumes normal operations.
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U.S
Cyrus R. Vance
Center
Britain
James Callaghan
No. 10
Downing St
London
David Owen
Vance
Moscow
Philippines
Ernesto Agdulos
Manila Times Journal
N’djamena
Chad
Felix Masoum
Weather and river outlook from Beckley regional bulletin
The 24 hour airport data shows a high of 57 and a low near 30 with a 10 mph east wind. Extended forecast calls for showers Sunday night into Monday, then sunny but cooler Tuesday with overnight lows in the 30s and daytime highs in the upper 60s to Ws. River readings note Greenbrier 4 feet above normal and clear, Lake Bluestone at normal with 5.5 gates open, Hinton gauge at 3 feet. Bluestone expected to reach summer level by April 4. Published by Newspapers Inc Beckley WV.
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Greenbrier
Lake Bluestone
Hinton
Engineer Corps of the Bluestone
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