West Virginia lawmakers prepare 1974 session agenda
Legislative Services Director Earl Vickers notes about 300 bills and resolutions in preparation for the 1974 session in Charleston. Key issues likely include consumer protection, credit legislation, no fault auto insurance, minor judiciary reform, abortion, workmen’s compensation, and a $500 million road bond. Election reform proposals and a $7.5 million legislative office building also loom, with Secretary Heiskell signaling public campaign financing and tighter timelines.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Capitol
Legislative Services
Earl Vickers
Senate
Vickers
Edgar Heiskell
Fuel dispute settled between Mobil and West Virginia truck stop
U S District Judge Dennis R Knapp met Saturday with Mobil Oil representatives and West Virginia Truck Stop Inc to resolve a dispute over federal diesel allocations. Mobil agreed to supply 6700 gallons daily through December 13, with fines lifted pending a final court order later this week.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
U.S
Dennis R.knapp
Mobil Oil Co
Mobil
West Virginia
Stop, Inc
Knapp
U.S. Office of Petroleum
Escapees Held in Virginia Await Extradition
Two West Virginia escapees, Paul Rickard Jr. and Trammell Alexander, both 22 and 26 respectively, from Bunker Hill, were captured on Virginia Route 45 in Frederick County after a high speed chase. They had fled the Berkeley County jail in Martinsburg six weeks into their one year terms for grand larceny. Driver Earl Richard, a cousin to an escapee, faces charges of aiding a fugitive, failing to stop, and reckless driving.
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Winchester
UPI
West Virginia
Martinsburg
Paul Rickard Jr
Trammell Alexander
Bunker Hill
W.va
Frederick County
Berkeley County
Earl Richard
Buff calls for nationwide nationalization of energy firms
Black lung crusader Dr. I. E. Buff urged Saturday that the United States nationalize coal, oil and gas industries. He demanded government control to curb strip mining and electric utilities, arguing profits should be removed until the energy crisis ends.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
I. E. Buff
Buff
U.S
Enlistment drive targets 300 recruits in West Virginia
Maj. Gen. Patrick Powers announced a two week campaign to enlist 300 men and women beginning January 12 in Charleston. The drive expands the Army Readiness Regions to nine to boost the Guard and the Reserves.
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Charleston
W.va
National Guard
Patrick W. Powers
U.S. Army Readiness Region II
Powers
WVEA urges high priority for education
The West Virginia Education Association calls on state and federal leaders to prioritize fuel for public schools. Executive Secretary James Stone warns counties have faced gasoline shortages and some seek open market fuel, risking school buses and student safety.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia Education Association
WVEA
Arch A. Moore Jr
Nixon
James Stone
West Virginia
For Want Ad Phone Listings Prompt
Classified line offers contact numbers for want ads and other department inquiries. Readers are directed to call 292 334 for want ads and 292 601 for other departments.
DNR Issues Two Surface Mine Permits
The West Virginia Department of Natural Resources issued two surface mine permits last week. Grafton Coal Co., Inc. received permission for an 82 acre site in Barbour County near Philippi, and B&B Excavating Co., Inc. was approved for a 4.25 acre site in Raleigh County near Daniels.
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Charleston
W.va
Wyoming County
Wyco
Ranger Fuel Corp
Bolt
Greenbrier Native Stone, Inc
Greenbrier
Alderson
West Virginia Traffic Warns Rise After 55 MPH Limit
Police say warning tickets for exceeding the new 55 mph limit surged in West Virginia. Over 50 motorists in Monongalia County on I-79 and a doubling of warnings on I-77 near Parkersburg were reported as troopers consider a two week grace period before stricter enforcement.
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Wayne Slater
Associated Press
West Virginia
Monongalia County
I-77
Parkersburg
Cpl. A.C. Bartlett
Beckley
Interstate
Appalachian
Two Judges Recuse From Barron Years Bribery Case
U.S. District Court Judges K. K. Hall and Dennis R. Knapp disqualified themselves from a bribery and conspiracy trial involving Burl A. Sawyers Vincent J. Johnkoski and Truman Gore due to personal friendships. Judge Clement Haynesworth to appoint a special district judge. no trial date set. Sawyers, a former state road commissioner, and Johnkoski, his ex aide, were convicted in 1968 along with Boon Brown and Alfred Schroath.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
U.S. District Court
K. K. Hall
Dennis R. Knapp
Barron
Burl A. Sawyers
Vincent J. Johnkoski
Truman Gore
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Clement Haynesworth
Richmond
Sawyers
John Koski
Elkins
Boon Brown
Clarksburg
Alfred Schroath
Gas station manager recalls early business in Barboursville
Vernon Sharp recalls opening his Barboursville service station in 1924 selling regular gas for seven cents a gallon. He describes old gravity pumps and the paved U.S. 60 route, noting car models like Maxwells and Model Ts. Prices have risen to 43 cents per gallon, though gas was out the day of his interview and Exxon told him no supply until the 15th.
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Barboursville
W.va
Vernon Sharp
U.S. 60
Sharp
Charleston
Coal Mountain
Exxon
Reading Guide Notes and Section Index
The page lists inside section references for a newspaper issue including pages for Good Reading, No gas tax, Inside sections C D and others plus various page counts and section names. It mentions Furfari's Fan-Fare Connell's Free-For-All and a Teen Page along with classified, business, labor, and entertainment listings.
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Furfari
Connell
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