Abortion Suit Filed in West Virginia Seeks Class Action
A federal suit challenges West Virginia abortion laws as unconstitutional. Filed in Charleston, the action targets Attorney General Chauncey Browning and Kanawha Prosecuting Attorney Patrick Casey, aiming to allow abortions for a seven week pregnant woman and others barred by fear of prosecution. A Jan six hearing will decide if the case can proceed as a class action.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
West Virginia
Chauncey Browning
Kanawha
Patrick Casey
Browning
Casey
Dennis R. Knapp
Charleston Area
Knapp
U.S. Supreme Court
Damage set at 200000 after Page Elementary fire
Authorities in Page West Virginia estimated 200000 in damage to the 50 year old Page Elementary School after a Friday fire that leveled the one story frame building. The addition was undamaged and about 300 pupils were not in class due to holiday recess when the fire occurred. No injuries were reported.
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Page
W.va
UPI
Fayette County
Chances slim for a white Christmas in West Virginia
The National Weather Service says chances of a white Christmas are slim in West Virginia this year. Highs will be in the 40s on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day is expected cooler with possible rain or snow flurries.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
National Weather Service Office
West Virginia
Weather Service
Masontown Skips Christmas Lights Over Energy Crisis
The town of Masontown will not display Christmas lights this year due to energy shortages. The Ex-Service Wires Club of Masontown announced the decision on Saturday under guidance from William Blake of Preston Light and Power Co. A separate Dominion Post note corrects a previous error about a vehicle sale involving Gorman J. Mayle, Rod Gallagher, Robert Cain and William Bland with the truck sold for $500.
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Masontown
William Blake
Preston Light and Power Co
Dominion Post
Gorman J. Mayle
Rod Gallagher
Robert Cain
William Bland
Cain
Bland
West Virginia 62nd Legislature to convene with Democratic edge
Democrats rise to 86 seats in the House and a veto override edge as the 62nd Legislature opens January 8. Speaker Lewis McManus and Senate President William Brotherton steer an expanded, more liberal chamber, with Republicans led by George Seibert and Roy Rogerson.
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Kay Christensen
Charleston
W. Va
UPI
House of Delegates
Arch Moore
House
Lewis McManus
Beckley
A. L. Sommerville
Webster Springs
William Brotherton
Senate
McManus
Brotherton
George Seibert
Wheeling
Roy Rogerson
Moundsville
Seibert
Rogerson
GOP
Frank Deem
Pleasants County
West Virginia Strip Mining Acres Decline Amid Price Rise
Despite coal price increases the acres approved for strip mining in West Virginia dropped this year to 18 028 from 20 586 in 1973. Permits total 241 in both years while land reclamation officials cite stricter rules as a factor and industry leaders say tougher laws limit mining compared with Kentucky.
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Charleston
W.va
Ben Greene
West Virginia
Land Reclamation
Greene
Ben Lusk
West Virginia Surface Mining and Reclamation Association
Capitol Fuels Inc
Gil Frederick
Kentucky
Frederick
Bonar urges safe driving during Christmas period
Col. R L Bonar, superintendent of the West Virginia Department of Public Safety, urged motorists to drive carefully over the Christmas period. He noted a falling fatalities trend toward the lowest in a decade, with 433 road deaths in 1974 by Saturday and 471 by Dec 21, 1973. He advised avoiding alcohol, considering weather, and watching other drivers.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Col
R. L. Bonar
West Virginia
Bonar
Professor studies reduce coal mine caveins in Kentucky
Morehead University geoscience associate professor David K Hulbert spent two years researching eastern Kentucky coal fields and proposes a predictive method for unstable roof faults seen as a weather forecast for mine safety. Eastover Mining will test his approach at Bailey's Creek Mine to avoid dangerous roof conditions.
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J. R. Kimmins
Morehead
UPI
Morehead University
Kentucky
David K. Hulbert
Kentucky Mining Institute
Hulbert
U.S. Bureau of Ines
Harlan County
Hylbert
Eastover Mining Co
Bailey's Creek
Norman Yarborough
Eastover
Yarborough
U.S. Interior Rtment
Mine Enforcement and Safety Administration
Arlington
Consol mine named safest in nation for 1973
Consol's Burning Star No. 3 Mine near Sparta Illinois claimed the nation’s safest coal mine title for 1973. An employee team from Consol’s Midwestern Division won the national safety contest for an outstanding record, with 323 533 man hours worked without a disabling injury in 1973.
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Consolidation Coal Co
Sparta
Consol
American Mining Congress
Mining Enforcement Safety Administration
Burning Star
Peace dialogue urged by Baptist leader for Middle East
Mary E Hibbs of the Committee of American Baptist Churches urged Jews and Arabs to open talks for Middle East peace. An assistant professor of sociology at Alderson Broaddus College, she met with PLO members and Israeli officials after visiting Lebanon Jordan and Israel to hear both sides.
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Philippi
W.va
UPI
Mary E. Hibbs
Committee of American Baptist Churches
Middle East
Hibbs
Alderson Broaddus College
CABC
Lebanon
Jordan
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
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