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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1998
Page
2
Five years ago 260000 federally licensed gun dealers existed now 106000. Pistols manufactured dropped from 2.2 million to 985000 in 1996. Gun homicides fell from 18334 to 15835 in 1995, marking a decade low, amid an estimated 200 million guns in private hands and the U S maintaining the highest gun death rate among developed nations.
Senate Republicans pushed a tax break for low and moderate income couples and full health insurance deductions for self employed into the tobacco bill to blunt its price rise aim. Democrats warned the move would divert funds from smoking related programs as Kennedy questioned which programs would be cut. The vote followed a Tuesday addition of an anti drug provision expanding funding for interdiction and student loan restrictions.
A Jacksonville jury awarded the family of Roland Maddox nearly one million dollars in a landmark verdict against Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. for his death after heavy Lucky Strike use. This marks the first punitive damages against a tobacco company in a standard liability case, signaling potential hundreds or thousands of future claims.
Public workshop on five proposed East Beckley bypass routes drew strong concern over routes through Greenwood Memorial Park and Pinecrest Technology Park. Residents, including Eugene Ashe, urged officials to avoid the cemetery while questioning remaining options and emphasizing community impact.
Charleston manager of the state Parkways Authority urged lowering the West Virginia Turnpike 25 mile segment to 60 mph for all vehicles due to safety concerns. He did not seek a truck speed cut, noting 60 mph is the road design limit. The Governor's Safety Task Force, which he co chairs, will act at its next meeting.
Alan Ace Greenberg, head of Bear Stearns, gives 1 million dollars to fund Viagra for poor men at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He notes insurers and state programs deny coverage and cites public interest in the issue. His wife Kathy sits on the donor board.
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