Legislature braces for decisive week amid tax bill delay
Charleston lawmakers enter a hectic phase as Governor Moore delays tax bills. Debate centers on funding a $36 million program with possible removal of sales tax exemptions or a personal income tax option. Democrats face pressure as Arch Moore edges the party on tax strategy.
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Charleston
59Th
West Virginia
Moore
House
Senate
Statehouse
Senate Finance Committee
Hans McCourt
Ivor Boiarsky
Arch Moore
Misquote disputed by Morgantown prosecutor over police commission
Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Laurita Jr. says he was misquoted by the Dominion-News about actions against Morgantown Police Civil Service Commission for failing to file annual reports. He clarifies no action is contemplated at this time and offers no further comment. West Virginia statutes require annual reports from the commission.
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Joseph Laurita Jr
Dominion-News
Police Civil Service Commission
Laurita
Morgantown Police Civil Service Commission
West Virginia
Senior Group Meeting Set at Blacksville UMC
The Clay-Battelle Senior Citizen's meeting is scheduled for January 28 at 10 a.m. in the church social rooms. Mrs. Alice Vanlandingham will present a program and Mrs. Violet Chalfant will lead devotions.
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Clay-Battelle
Blacksville United Methodist Church
Alice Vanlandingham
Violet Chalfant
Black Lung Law Urged at West Virginia Miners Rally
District 31 UMWA president Cecil Urbaniak voices strong support for a state black lung bill at a Fairmont rally. He cites autopsy proof and biopsy as methods, pledges a Charleston demonstration if needed, and notes hearings expected Feb 11.
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Fairmont
Cecil J. Urbaniak
District 31
UMWA
West Virginia
Fairmont West High School
Urbaniak
W. A
Tony) Boyle
Black Lung Association
Charleston
Moundsville
Morgantown
H. A. Wells
Johnstown
Physician Committee For
Charleston Civic Center
Wells
West Virginia University
Harley
Staggers
D-W. Va
U. S. Public Health Service
Donald Rasmussen
Beckley
West
Morgantown Man Stabbed After Early Morning Card Game Dispute
Morgantown man John Basile, 38, is in satisfactory condition at University Hospital after a stabbing at the Blue Horizon Restaurant and Service Station during a Saturday morning dispute over a card game. Terry E. Lewis, 22, is jailed on felonious assault charges awaiting a preliminary hearing.
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Morgantown
University Hospital
Blue Horizon
John Basile
West Virginia
Basile
Lewis
Four youths escape from Kennedy Youth Center near Sabraton
Four youths aged 16 to 19 fled the Robert F. Kennedy Youth Center on Green Bay Road, breaking a window lock and fleeing on foot. Police and FBI joined 25 off duty officers in the search, recapturing them on Route 7 within two hours. They had been confined for motor vehicle theft across state lines and will be held pending FBI investigation.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Green Bay Road
Sabraton
Roy Gerard
Gerard
Federal
West Virginia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Youth Center
Route
Sterling Faucet Co
Route 7
FBI
U.S
Fairmont
Consolidated Gas Sells 395 Acre LaPoe Site Near Morgantown
Consolidated Gas Supply Corp buys 395 acre LaPoe Site on W V 7 east of Pentress three and a half miles from I 79 and ten minutes from West Virginia University to lure new industry to Morgantown Monongalia County. The company aims to attract firms by offering ready land and utilities and the Morgantown Chamber of Commerce backs the move as a key assist in regional development.
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Monongalia County
W.va
Pentress
Consolidated Gas Supply Corp
John D. Lough
Consolidated
West Virginia
Hope Natural Gas Co
Charles LaPoe
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Morgantown
Joel M. Hannah
Morgantown Area
Consolidated Gas
Saphronia Cunningham Stirs Osage Legend After Acquittal
Saphronia Cunningham, a 62 year old Osage resident described as a legend by her attorney, was acquitted of felonious and unlawful assault in the knifing of a fellow card player. Neighbors recall a bright smile and a long, colorful history since arriving from Alabama 35 years ago. Her life in Morgantown is tied to local work and notoriety, with stories about her past varying widely.
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Saphronia Cunningham
Osage
Clark Frame
Saphronia
Morgantown
Alabama
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Dominion Post Capital
Don L. Rasmussen
Rt. 7
Justice of the Peace Ruth Share
FYC
U.S. Bureau of Prison
Robert F. Kennedy Youth Center
Ashland
Ils
George Crago
R.A. (Dyke) Raese
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Park Committee
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