Miners Reach Agreement Ending West Virginia Strike
Miners return to work after a company union deal in which Coal Corp withdrew a controversial policy. In northern West Virginia 5000 miners remained off the job amid a separate dispute. The six point pact bars fake illnesses and assigns penalties for walkouts. UMWA warns members not to avoid assignments and local unions will post notices. Eastern officials call the strike near end as crews trickle back.
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West Virginia
Coal Corp
United Mine Workers
UMWA
Harry Patrick
Eastern
John J. Higgins
Charleston
Daniel Boone Hotel
Eastern Mines
al Lewis
Lewis
EACC
Safety Committee
Consolidation Coal Co
West Virginia Coal Association
Federal No. 2
Weather outlook with showers and warm temperatures ahead
Rain predicted this afternoon with a 50 percent chance tonight and 70 percent tomorrow. Highs in the mid 50s today and the 60s tomorrow, warm breezes from the southeast at 10 to 20 mph. Also report from Wyoming County tournament clash at Raleigh County Armory last night.
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National Weather Service
Pineville
Mullens
Wyoming County
Raleigh County Armory
Dan Resnik
Woman Loses Baby After 3 Car Mishap on West Virginia Turnpike
A 35 year old Virginia woman was critically injured and delivered a stillborn baby after a three car crash on the West Virginia Turnpike near Milepost 23 twelve miles south of Beckley. The incident involved Bryce Matthews and Jean S Matthews of Dublin Virginia and Layne Witt of Fayetteville.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Raleigh General Hospital
Bryce Matthews
Jean S. Matthews
Dublin
Thomas Mullens
Beckley
Layne T. Witt
Fayetteville
Matthews
Witt
Steve McCoy
Hinton
Gribben
McCoy
One Dead One Hurt In Jungle Club Bar Fight Near Bluefield
At the Jungle Club off Grassy Branch outside Bluefield a fight Wednesday night left Jack Borher 45 dead from a handgun wound. His son Charles Rorher was injured. Jerry Shreve 26 is charged with murder and held at Mercer County Jail after arrest by S E Pennington.
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Grassy Branch
Bluefield
Jack Borher
Charles Rorher
Bluefield Community Hospital
Jerry Shreve
Shreves
Utr
S. E. Pennington
Mercer County
Princeton
Legislature ready for sales tax fight and open records
The House passed a public information bill and three other measures as a floor battle looms over repealing a 3 percent sales tax. The open records bill, backed by the West Virginia Press Association, imposes penalties for violations and moves to the House, while other bills address hotel taxes, cumulative voting, publishing financial statements, residential housing codes, deer license taxes, and prosecutorial powers.
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House
House Finance Committee
Finance Committee
West Virginia Press Association
House Adopts Ethics Code Amid Pay Raise After Heated Debate
United Press reports the House approved its first strict ethics code to disclose finances, curb outside earned income, and outlaw unofficial “slush funds.” The 402 to 22 vote followed eight hours of debate with heavy GOP opposition and a push by Speaker O'Neill. If the Senate mirrors action, a special committee will set enforcement and penalties.
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House
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
D-Mass
Senate
O'Neill
Neill
America
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United Press Internal
Del
Lyle Sattes
Dels
Clyde Lee
D-Hardy
Albert Esposito
R Cabell
Chuck Polan
D-Cabell
House Committee On Political Subdivisions
Clyde Richey
D-Monongalia
Senate Judiciary Committee
Attorney General
Arch Moore
Sharon Erdman
Tower City
United Press Washington
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