Turnout in state Supreme Court nomination races described
The race to fill the unexpired term of Justice Thomas McHugh draws three Democrats and two Republicans. Republican John McCuskey is endangered by John Yoder, while Democrats Joe Albright Warren McGraw Jr. and Bill Forbes seek the nomination. Local contests intensify turnout, with key federal and state races on the ballot, including Manchin and multiple Senate and House contests. Libertarians nominate 21 candidates for Congress and state offices, while one GOP congressional candidate drops out.
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State Supreme Court
Thomas McHugh
John McCuskey
John Yoder
House
Joe Albright
Senate
Warren McGraw Jr
Kanawha County
Bill Forbes
Hechler
House of Delegates
A. James Manchin
Manchin
Capitol
Huntington
Tom Scott
Cabell County
Wayne County
Libertarian Party
John Brown
Hurricane
Congress
State Senate
Pocahontas
Jefferson
Cabell
Brown
Bob Wise
D-W.va
Morgantown
Richard Kerr
Alan Mullohan
Joe Whelan
Corrine
Nick Joe Rahall II
Indictments Move Toward Final Stages in County Case
The inquiry nears its end as Clyde Bowling’s counsel Burnette refuses comment. If indicted, Bowling may need new counsel. The malfeasance charge under state code 11-3-1 carries up to six months in jail and a $500 fine, with immediate removal from office upon conviction. Harris did not respond.
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Clyde
Burnette
Bowling
Reno seeks independent counsel in Herman probe
Attorney General Janet Reno asks a special three judge court to appoint an independent prosecutor to examine Labor Secretary Alexis Herman for possible influence peddling and illegal campaign contributions amid unresolved, contested allegations. The inquiry follows months of preliminaries with no corroboration of key charges against Herman.
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Washington
Janet Reno
Alexis Herman
Reno
Clinton
FBI
Herman
Justice Department
White House
Mike McCurry
McCurry
Justice
Independent Counsel
Department
Commerce
Ron Brown
Henry Cisneros
Agriculture
Mike Espy
Bruce Babbitt
Eli Segal
Bele 8 Extended Forecast Saturday Night Weather
The forecast notes a Saturday night period of mostly cloudy skies with a chance of rain. Stream conditions information is provided for Bluestone Lake Summersville Lake and R D Bailey Lake with listed contact numbers for updates.
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Bluestone Lake
Summersville Lake
R.D. Bailey
Statistics Snapshot From The 1992 And 1989 Periods
The fragment notes figures including 64 and 82 from 1992 and 34 in 1989. It references teenage statistics and comparisons across those years without full context or clear entities. Further readable details are unavailable in the fragment.
Young Voter Registration Lags as Older Voters Lead
In a November 1986 interview, Secretary of State Ken Hechler notes younger voters 18 to 24 have lower registration and turnout than older groups. 1994 data show 42.2 percent of 18 to 24 year olds registered and 47.4 percent voted, compared with 71 and 78.9 percent for ages 45 to 64 and 75.6 registered with 80.3 voting for 65 plus. Hechler cites education and intimidation as barriers and urges classroom registration drives in high schools. Pleasants County Clerk Shirley Roby highlights youth education, mock elections, and high school registration at 98 percent.
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Ken Hechler
Hechler
West Virginia
Nick Quinn
Charleston
Shirley Roby
Pleasants
Roby
Kendra Copen
Nitro
Post Office plan eyed at 5.6 billion in upgrades this year
James Kelly of United Parcel Service opposes proposed rate hikes as unfair competition. Robert E. McLean of the Mailers Council backs delaying increases to 1999 due to post office surpluses. The Newspaper Association of America and National Newspaper Association praise the commission for moderating or denying certain rate proposals.
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Post Office
James Kelly
United Parcel Service
Postal Service
Robert E. McLean
The
Mailers Council
Commission
Board of Governors
Newspaper Association of America
Association
National Newspaper Association
Mail
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Thomas Kirk Fast
Oak Hill
Leonard Anderson
Summers
Monroe
Fayette and
Mercer
Brent Boggs
Marie Redd
Labor
Micune
J. Sniffen
Associated Press
Vanessa Weaver
Weaver
Labor Department
Federal Communications Commission
Democratic Party
Laurent Yene
Africa
Yene
E. Lawrence Barcella
Hernan
ABC News
AccuWeather
AccuWeather, Inc
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
Iowa
California
Na Bele
Paas
Automotive Group
Uttlac
Oldsmobile
Beckley
One Plaza Center
Beckley, WV
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