UMW Health Fund Cuts Take Effect Tomorrow
As United Mine Workers Health and Retirement Funds cutbacks begin tomorrow, patients race to beat the deadline. At Southern West Virginia Clinic, 25 daily callers seek rescheduling while residents fear higher bills as co pays and coinsurance apply to hospital care and many services. The clinic will verify addresses for billing. some patients postpone care. The drug program remains unaffected.
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United Mine Workers Health and Retirement
James P. Bland
Southern West Virginia
Bland
UMW
Barry
McMillion
Sadie Crockett
Glen Jean
Helen Berry
Danese
Evelyn Yurkovich
Long Branch
Norman Crouse
Oceana
Curtis
Doug Yarrow
Lanark man charged in 1972 murder case
Lanark resident Bernard Campbell 26 was arrested near his home and charged with the 1972 murder of 72 year old Miss Anne Flora Cole. Autopsy says she was strangled stabbed and raped. Campbell held in Raleigh County jail awaiting arraignment.
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Lanark
Anne Flora Cole
Bernard Campbell
Miss Cole
P.B. Gooden
Beckley Detachment
Gooden
Campbell
Raleigh
Miss .Cole
Church of Christ
Stamford
Black Lung Benefits Rules And Local Inquiries
A Beckley Social Security official says divorced wives cannot claim black lung benefits from former husbands unless a divorce includes a support provision. Children under 18 may qualify for benefits, and full time students aged 18 to 23 may receive benefits if the father is eligible. The article also covers hearing delays in Black Lung cases and local school attendance for Trap Hill School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Dwight Billings
Beckley Social Security Office
Billings
Public hearing on West Virginia mental health plan draws lone attendee
Mrs. Charlotte F. Edmundson, the sole concerned resident at the meeting, urged more help for retarded adults. State coordinator Al Broadhead noted public input would shape the final draft while acknowledging statewide funding gaps and limited programs for mentally challenged adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte F. Edmundson
al Broadhead
Broadhead
Mrs. Edmundson
West Virginia
Beckley Delegation Seeks Health Fund Status Through UMW Meeting
Beckley District 29 delegates met with United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller to discuss the minor health fund status. The full outcome will depend on consultations with local unions before a final decision is made.
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Beckley
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Miller
BCOA
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Darvis. Bennett
Midway
Local 6108
UMW Health and Retirement Funds
Harry Huge
District 29
Richard Carter
International Union
Carter
Health and Retirement Fund
Advertising Fees Weighs In On Lawyers Rates
Supreme Court rules lawyers may advertise routine service fees but Dukie Stern West Virginia State Bar doubts a rush to advertise. Local lawyers Adler and Henderson also doubt any significant advertising will occur citing trust and power as key factors.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Duke Stern
West Virginia State Bar
Stern
Supreme Court
Sai Stern
State Bar Association
Adler
James Henderson
Soundpost Hi-Fi Expands into Beckley Location
Jim Thomas general manager of Soundpost Hi Fi unveils a new Beckley outlet at 325 Neville St with two listening rooms. He and wife Linda run the Princeton head office and plan a third store, lamenting travel on the green stamp highway after two years at the helm.
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Jim Thomas
Soundpost Hi-Fi
Beckley
Neville St
Jim
Linda
Princeton
Soundpost
Wyoming approves four highway resurfacing projects
The Statement of ways awarded four highway resurfacing contracts totaling 391 263 dollars to State Construction Company of Huntington. Work includes 2 07 miles on Brier Creek Road near Fannock and 5 12 miles on Welch Pineville Road from WV 16 to WV 10, plus 2 15 miles on Glen Fork Glen Daniels Road toward Raleigh County, and 3 74 miles on Rhododendron Road from County Roads 97 and 5 to 7 and 4/4.
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Statement of Ways
Wyoming
Frank Marchinko
Princeton Sdh
State Construction Company of Huntington
Marchinko
Brier Creek
Fannock
Welch - Pineville
W.va
W. Va
Glen Fork
Glen Daniels
Raleigh County
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UMW Health Fund
Charles Spencer
Register
Crouse
Uly
Mandy M. Carter
Lomer McMillion
A. Dwight Billings
Department of Labor
U.S. Dept. of Labor
Washington, D. C
Trap Hill School
B. M
Fairdale
Eccles
Lester
Glen White
Surveyor
Bolt
Rt. 3
Marsh Fork
C & P Telephone Co
YMCA
M. W
A. Robert Cunningham
Gordon Proctor
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