Gas Company Accuses PSC of Unfairness
United Fuel Gas Co charged the Public Service Commission with discrimination arbitrariness and capriciousness in a rate of return ruling. UFG seeks rehearing to overturn an Oct order allowing a $361000 rate increase versus $2.48 million sought. The petition cites past PSC decisions and disputes over income tax treatment and gas transportation charge classifications.
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Charleston
UPI
Public Service Commission
United Fuel Gas Co
UFG
PSC
Commission
West Virginia
United Fuel
Joseph Hodgson
Virginia Mae Brown
Hillis Townsend
Columbia Gulf Transmission Co
Louisiana
State Supreme Court
Day Defends Stamp Reprint
Washington. Postmaster General J Edward Day defends printing 400000 extra upside down Day Hammarskjold stamps to blunt rarity of earlier misprints. He says the move protects the rank and file collectors, mostly children and amateurs, and rejects lottery-like behavior. Experts note original misprints could still fetch value. government plans show a small cost and profit from the extra run.
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Washington
UPS
J. Edward Day
Glenn
John H. Glenn
Cape Canaveral
Day
U.S Post Office Department
Court Upholds Jefferson Case in House Damages Verdict
State Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed an $11,038 judgment for Mr. and Mrs. Rodge H. Butler of Ripon in Jefferson County. They sued Smith's Transfer Corp. over an August 1959 car-truck collision on U.S. 340 that damaged their cinder-block house and led to its collapse after the truck was removed. Peachy W. Riley, driver of the car, settled for $2,787 out of court.
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Charleston
UPI
State Supreme Court
Rodge H. Butler
Ripon
Jefferson County
Butlers
Smith’s Transfer Corp. Inc
Butler
U.S. 340
Smith
Peachy W. Riley
High Court
Butler-Smith
Earliest troubadour Guilhem IX of Poitiers noted
Guilhem IX, Count of Poitiers, born in 1071, is cited by Encyclopedia Britannica as the earliest troubadour in recorded European history.
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Guilhem IX
Count of
Poitiers
FBI Leads Hunt For Rapist Killer In Connecticut
FBI coordinates manhunt for Harris Miller a 31 year old Valdosta native charged with strangling society matron Isabel Sillan 50 and abducting raping her daughter Gail 14. Miller and suspected accomplice Rosalie Miller 23 fled Connecticut in a blue white 1956 Mercury with CT plate 574 252. Gail survived captivity and is hospitalized under guard while funeral plans proceed for Isabel Sillan.
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Westport, Conn
UPI
FBI
Harris Miller
Valdosta
Samuel J. Luciano
Miller
Connecticut
Rosalie Miller
New Haven
Luciano
Isabel Sillan
Gail
Lillan
Christ and Holy Trinity Church
Governor Supports Thanksgiving Claim in Virginia
Governor Albertis S. Harrison announces Virginia's claim to the first Thanksgiving, citing a 1619 observance at Berkeley near Richmond on the James River. The proclamation asserts documentary proof of an English settlers’ ceremony a year before Plymouth.
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Richmond
UPI
Albertis S. Harrison
Virginia
Harrison
Berkeley
America
James River
Plymouth Colony
Delegate Race In Taylor Tied
GRAFTON UP I The House of Delegates race in Taylor County ended in a 2 783 to 2 783 tie between Democrat Lloyd Shriver and Republican James Weekley after canvassing by the County Court. A spokesman said no report would be issued until legal technicalities are resolved. the official tally included minor changes from the unofficial count and potential ballot challenges could break the tie on appeal.
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Grafton
UPI
House of Delegates
Taylor County
Lloyd Shriver
James Weekley
Shriver
Weekley
Driver Education Shortfall Raises Auto Insurance Costs
New York based UPI reports West Virginia may incur an extra 5.3 million dollars in automobile liability premiums over nine years if high school driver education is not expanded. The Insurance Information Institute says lack of standard courses raises costs nationally to 7.7 million dollars annually, with only 39 percent of eligible male students having access to standards.
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New York
UPI
West Virginia
Insurance Information Institute
United States
Berenice Founded as Egyptian Port in 285 BCE
Berenice, an ancient Egyptian port on the coast, traces its origins to 285 BCE. The settlement grew as a key harbor linking Mediterranean trade routes and regional commerce in antiquity.
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Berenice
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