McGraw vows to stay in 3rd District race in WV
Charleston attorney Darrell McGraw pledged he will remain in the 3rd District primary against Rep. John Slack and Paul Kaufman despite editorial suggestions he might withdraw. He dismissed comments by Charles Ryan and Harry Hoffman as theories and gut reactions, stressing he is not quitting.
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Postal Service in West Virginia Sees Strong Christmas Mail Volume
West Virginia post offices report a 15 percent rise in mail volume in early December with the Mail Early campaign credited for smoother operations. Huntington, Clarksburg, and Charleston offices anticipate minimal problems despite energy concerns and contractor disruptions.
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Pittsburgh
Two Boys Die in Fire in Indian Ridge Hollow
Two teenagers Lyndon Bonds 16 and Taryn Seressa Bonds 14 died when fire destroyed their two story home in Indian Ridge Hollow near NORTHFORK West Virginia. Their mother was treated and released while father Frankie Bonds remained hospitalized for burns. Fire officials cite an overloaded electrical circuit as the likely cause.
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PSC to hear firm’s request to cut gas service
The Public Service Commission will hold a Monday hearing on Hope Natural Gas Co’s request to curtail service due to a natural gas shortage. Hope Natural Gas, a Consolidated Gas Supply Corp. subsidiary, serves about 103,000 customers in northern and central areas.
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Mobil Oil to supply diesel under injunction at Charleston
Mobil Oil Co. must comply with a preliminary injunction by U.S. District Judge Dennis R. Knapp to deliver 360,000 gallons of diesel to a Charleston truck stop. The order follows truck stop owner James Yates’s petition after Mobil suspended deliveries and a ruling by the Office of Petroleum Allocation directing continued supplies. Knapp also fined Mobil $100,000 for noncompliance.
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West Virginia Parties Debate Open Meetings Secrecy
West Virginia party executives split on openness with Cabell County Democrats voting to keep meetings closed despite calls for transparency. Nye King and others argue open sessions build voter trust, while chairwoman Auneta Booth and Joe Midkiff defend privacy citing private party business. State figures like Senator J C Dillon also voice support for public access to public matters.
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Two construction workers held on murder charges after tavern shooting
Police arrested Tony Light and Walter Chariton both 25 and living in Mill Creek for murder after an 18 year old Kanawha County man, James Ray Walden, died from a shotgun blast outside a tavern north of Charleston. Walden, a senior at Herbert Hoover High School, was shot in the head.
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Ohio
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Mill Creek
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Herbert Hoover High School
Escapees Sought Amid City Search
Short classified note references escapees sought and directs readers to find more in the newspaper. The message appears amid internal section listings and entertainment ads.
Detainers filed for inmate escape duo in WV jail break
West Virginia State Penitentiary says detainers will be filed with New Orleans authorities for Paul Chafin 39 of Huntington after his escape with John Paul Browning 25 of Logan. Browning was killed by patrolmen in New Orleans while Chafin and Browning fled prior to a car abduction in central Ohio. Browning had a life sentence for armed robbery from Wood County.
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Prison hosts first Christmas party at West Virginia Penitentiary
Inmates at the West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville hosted a two night toy wrapping effort for more than 500 Marx Toys gifts donated for a Christmas party. The open house drew over 2,000 guests, including inmates and families, with 575 inmates to be served a catered dinner by Ernie's Esquire of Wheeling.
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