Energy Crisis Victim Seeks Unemployment Relief
Keith Smith, a 23 year old electrician from Sprague, lost work when a Glade Springs project was scrapped to save energy. He joins thousands filing for unemployment as January to February claims rise by about 500 per month. Smith blames consumer inaction on conservation, not utilities, while noting his wife works at the Raleigh County Courthouse.
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South Fayette Street
Sprague
Keith Smith
Smith
Clyde McKinny
West Virginia Department of Employment Security
Simmons Electric
Charleston
Glade Springs
Prince Street
International Brotherhood of Electricians
Raleigh County
Simmons
Fate
Appalachian Power Co
Dolly Parton’s singing career and marriage length
Dolly Parton began singing on television and in public at age 10 and is now 30. She has been married to Carl Dean for 12 years. Information attributed to Dolly Parton Enterprises, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee.
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Dolly Parton
Carl Dean
Dolly Parton Enterprises, Inc
Nashville, Tenn
Five Children Suffer Hunger Reported in Willis Branch
The notice notes five children being mistreated and going hungry in Willis Branch and asks who else could report it. It answers that you can contact the Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney's office or the Sheriff's Department.
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H. P
Willis Branch
Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney's Office
Sheriff's Department
Fire Destroys Mobile Home in Thompson Trailer Park
A mobile home in Coal City owned by Micky Elkins of Beckley was destroyed by a Sunday morning fire of electrical origin. The total loss was estimated at $14,000 with no injuries reported.
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Coal City
Micky Elkins
Beckley
Thompson
Rahall to Hold Public Meetings Across Four District Courthouses
Representative Nick Joe Rahall II confirms public meetings this Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Raleigh County Courthouse and 7:30 p.m. in the Wyoming County Courthouse, plus 4 p.m. Sunday at the Logan County Courthouse. The Towne Hall sessions invite constituents from the Fourth District to share views.
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Raleigh County
Wyoming County
Logan County
Nick Joe Rahall II
D - W.va
Fourth
Telerama Proceeds Set New Record
The March of Dimes Telerama marathon in Bluefield raised 90 443 dollars over 17 hours, surpassing previous years as officials expect more pledges. Last year’s haul ranged from 60 000 to 70 900 dollars.
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March of Dimes
Bluefield
Conservation Club Awards and New President at Woodrow Wilson High
At Woodrow Wilson High School Conserva tion Club Banquet, thirteen awards were presented and Betsy Barnes became the new club president. The club, active in wildlife feeding and recycling, noted ongoing mulch from grinded Christmas trees and container recycling at the school loading dock.
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Woodrow Wilson High School Conservation Club
Randy Marion
Beckley Women's Club
J.W. Mooman
Melinda Sergeant
Haile Wilson
Jill Cuthbert
Florine
Donna Jones
Jeanny Miller
Rick
Free School Lunch Applications Available
Raleigh County children whose parents have become unemployed due to the energy shortage may qualify for free or reduced price meals at area schools. Applications and information are at the Raleigh County Board of Education offices 105 Adair St. State Superintendent Daniel B. Taylor urges all eligible parents to use the free meals and free milk during times of need.
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Raleigh County
William Baker
Raleigh County Board of Education
Adair St
Daniel B. Taylor
Weather May Have Doomed Jay's Sales Tax Cut Plan
West Virginia politics facing a winter energy crisis and weather delays threaten Governor Rockefeller's 3 percent sales tax repeal on food. Senate President Brotherton warns of a slow start for the 63rd Legislature amid budget shortfalls, agency spending, and a postponed budget presentation until February 16.
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Jay
West Virginia
Rockefeller
Senate
William T. Brotherton Jr
Brotherton
Speed Jones
Ohio Man Faces Rape Charge In Mercer County
An 18 year old Warren Ohio man James Caldwell faces a preliminary hearing Tuesday before a Mercer County magistrate on charges including rape. Caldwell was held in Mercer County Jail after deputies arrested him Sunday. He is charged with armed robbery of the Gateway Motel in Princeton theft of an automobile grand larceny and rape. He allegedly robbed the motel stole a car abducted and raped a motel clerk with a knife and metal club.
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Princeton
Warren
Ohio
Mercer County
James Caldwell
Mercer County Sheriff's Office
Gateway
Caldwell
Jefferson Job Center Closed Indefinitely Near Coeburn
The Flatwoods Job Corps Center in Jefferson National Forest four miles south of Coeburn is shut down indefinitely due to damaged water mains causing service instability. Center director Edwin Connelly said reopening hinges on repairing the water mains. the facility, run by the National Forest Service under a Labor Department program, serves residential job training for youths aged up to. The regional head office in Philadelphia authorized the Friday closure.
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Flatwoods Job Corps Center
West Virginia
Virginia
Edwin Connelly
The
Jefferson
Flatwoods Center
Job Cures
Philadelphia
Flatwoods
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Rahall
Betsy Barnes
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Neal Lacey
Paul Prince
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
West Virginia University
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