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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1998
Page
15
Saturday night partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunday and Monday show partial sunshine with a chance of storms, highs in the mid-80s. Tuesday brings likely showers and thunderstorms with similar highs. Stream numbers listed for Bluestone, Summersville, and R.D. Bailey lakes. Sunrise at 6 04 a.m.
Federal Judge George Howard Jr released Susan McDougal from prison for back problems and ordered 90 days in home detention. She is to report to her parents in Camden and has 10 days to tend to affairs. McDougal, linked to Whitewater, faces embezzlement and contempt trials later in California and Arkansas.
The court ruled the Line-Item Veto Act unconstitutional while noting its impact on fiscal restraint. Kennedy warned limits curb political will, as Rehnquist Souter Thomas and Ginsburg joined to strike down, O'Connor Scalia Breyer dissented upholding. Clinton championed the veto, while critics said it misused the instrument. The ruling touches arts funding, foreign prosecutions, and public grants amid broader budget fights.
The Supreme Court held that the 1992 health benefits funding law for retired coal miners violated the Fifth Amendment's takings clause and due process rights. Eastern Enterprises, owner of coal assets in WV, PA, and KY, faced over 100 million in projected premiums after prior assessments. Justices O'Connor Scalia Thomas and Kennedy formed the majority with four nays, while Stevens Souter Ginsburg Breyer dissented.
Gary Young of G and G Builders in Hurricane recalls 1996 efforts to rewrite zoning laws with a county commission backed committee of developers contractors and residents. Moore questions why protections for trailers were included and why the rewrite went unchallenged.
In Des Moines Iowa no ticket matched all six numbers in the latest Powerball draw. The Wednesday numbers were 13 16 18 27 30 and Powerball 23. Six tickets matched the first five numbers but missed the Powerball winning $100 000 each with two tickets sold in Arizona and others in Idaho Kansas Missouri and Rhode Island.
Gavan cites rubbernecking and slow incidents in Pax as major causes of recent congestion. Weather delays paving and even shut down an asphalt plant for a day while crews work. The authority plans a 10 inch rubberized surface in Pax and other busy areas to limit future repaving and reduce jams for 15 to 20 years.
The New Black Panther Party says armed members will travel to Jasper to protect blacks during a Ku Klux Klan rally near the county courthouse. Sheriff Bowles will have state troopers and deputies on hand. Malik Shabazz says Panthers will carry shotguns and defend the community as a self-defense measure.
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