West Virginia House passes police and fire union bill
The West Virginia House of Delegates approved a bill allowing civil service police and fire personnel to organize and bargain collectively. Critics warn it could enable strikes or other weaknesses, while supporters cite anti strike protections. Senate approval remains uncertain after a predecessor bill stalled last year.
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House
Senate
Frost Rears Strawberry Festival Amid Severe Florida Frost Losses
Florida faces the worst frost in memory with 90 percent of winter crops damaged and 28 000 plus farm workers aided under disaster unemployment. Strawberry vines survived though blooms and berries were ruined and production expected to rebound next month.
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Plant City
Fla
Florida
Ray Crickenberger
Field Crop Reporting Service
Orlando
Carter
George Stubbs
Florida State Commerce Department
E.R.R
Obscenity Publisher Gets 25 Year Sentence in Ohio Case
Arthur Hoppe's The Innocent Bystanderとも—The Gideon Society rep Lynt, 34, jailed in Gomorrah for pandering obscenity after a six day trial. Prosecutor Feck cited explicit passages and incest and mass rape themes as proof the work violated community standards. The judge imposed the maximum, while liberals defend free press rights.
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Harry Lynt
The
Gideon Society
Gomorrah
Ohio
Lynt
F. Norton Feck
Feck
Abram
Sarai
Fenworthy Stough
Thought For Today on Jefferson Acknowledges Wall of Separation
A quotation from President Thomas Jefferson reflects belief that government should not regulate faith and that the First Amendment builds a wall between Church and State. The message emphasizes religious liberty and the separation of church and state as a foundational American principle.
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Thomas Jefferson
Senate Rule 24 exposes flaw in secret ballots
Washington window reports Senate Democrats adopted Rule 24 to vote on chairmen by secret ballot. Byrd warns the process could let chairmen appeal to the full Senate, not just the caucus, risking public coalitions. Long wins 42-6, McClellan 42-6, while a 60-0 roll call underscores the system’s limits.
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Robert Byrd
Common Cause
Russell B. Long
Finance Committee
Long
Appropriations Committee
John L. McClellan
D - Ark
Byrd
Democratic
House
Edward Hebert
W. R. Poage
Wright Patman
O'Neill Warns Carter Against Going Over Congress
At a Georgetown dinner, House Speaker Thomas P. ONeill Jr warned President Carter not to appeal directly to the people against Congress. He said Congress has gained back power and may challenge the White House, while seeking cooperation with Carter and wary of being stampeded or overlooked.
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Thomas P. O’neill Jr
Congress
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Carter
95Th Congress
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White House
Nixon
Vietnam
Washington
New York Times
Mondale
Capitol Hill
O'Neill
State Department
Elliot L. Richardson
Massachusetts
U.S
Jimmy Carter
United States
House
Georgia
Beaty Hull Scott tied to Raleigh County history diary
Diary notes from 1899 recount deaths of Horace Beaty and John Hull in Beckley area. Beaty built Glade Creek Raleigh railroad with his brother Jim Bob I and influenced Crow’s rise. Hull built Hotel Hull, a social hub, burned in 1912 after ownership changes. Beaty family links to Oliver Scott and local prominence span 1890s to early 20th century.
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Hull
Beaty
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Beaty Lumber Co
Glade Creek
Raleigh
Glade
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Chesapeake & Ohio
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Glen Morgan
Piney River
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Institute School
Sallie Scott
Robert
Angeline Hull Scott
Thaddeus K
Moses E
Douglas Scott
James
Horace
Beaty Brothers
Mabel Chambers
Jim Bob IT
Woodrow Wilson High School
North Fayette Street
Cincinnati
Jim Bobs
Jim Bob
Jim Bob II
Mrs. Beaty
Mabel
America
Annie
Richard
Mary
James Robert II
Texas
John S. Hull
Angeline Hull) Scott
Annie Prince
William Prince
Alfred Beckley
John Beckley
Libraries of
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Thomas Jefferson
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Andrew Williams
Sam Fisher
What Other Papers Are Saying
A synthesis of editorials from major papers on Panama Canal talks New York Post Miami Herald and Sacramento Bee. Editors urge careful diplomacy, note U S Panama interests, New York City finances, and Soviet American travel restrictions reflect broader detente challenges.
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Panama Canal
Pacific
Washington
U.S
Panama
Carter
Sacramento Bee
Moscow
Washington News
United States
Soviet Union
Russia
State Department
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