WV lawmakers miss chance to override consumer bill veto
West Virginia supporters warn the state may not pass a stronger consumer protection bill after the Senate failed by two votes to override Gov Arch Moore Jr. veto. Senate Judiciary Chairman Mario Palumbo calls passage unlikely soon given the vetoed measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan M. Pattak
Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore Jr
Senate
Mario J. Palumbo
D-Kanawha
Palumbo
West Virginia Senate clashes over consumer protection veto
The legislature battles over a consumer protection bill as Gov vetoes, arguing it helps not the common man. Democrats seek votes to override with Sen Neeley absent, while Amtrak energy resurfaces amid party tensions. Republicans split on the veto stance and motives.
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Neeley
Charleston
Palumbo
West Virginia special session acts on loans tax aid and bonds
The West Virginia Legislature ended a special session with a consumer protection bill passed but vetoed by Gov Arch Moore, an override failed by two votes. It approved a Nov 6 constitutional amendment vote and a 5 percent teacher pay raise plus a $335 minimum for school staff. Bond sales of 50 million for school construction were authorized with 4.7 million from general funds. Amtrak funding and air rights transfers were approved, while many administration reforms failed including indigent defense and private school aid programs.
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West Virginia
Arch Moore
Public Defender
Environmental Protection
State Highways Department
Amtrak
Cumberland
West Virginia University Medical School
C P Telephone West Virginia appoints Hoffmann as new VP GM
Frank R. Hoffmann replaces Thomas M. Gibbons as vice president and general manager of C P Telephone Co of West Virginia. Gibbons moves to AT T in New York. Hoffmann joined C P in 1953 with later posts in WV and DC and returns to WV in 1969. Gibbons, his wife Rita Mae, and eight children live in Charleston.
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Frank R. Hoffmann
Thomas M. Gibbons
C&p Telephone Co
West Virginia
Gibbons
C&p
American Telephone and Telegraph
New York
Hoffmann
Richmond
Washington, D.C
Betty
Berkshire Place
Charleston
Ohio Bell
Cleveland
Ohio
Wheeling
Washington
D.C
Baltimore
Charleston Area Medical Center
United Fund of Kanawha Valley
West Virginia Foundation For Independent Colleges
Bronco Junction
Opportunities Industrialization Center
Charleston National Bank
Rita Mae
Ridgemont Road
Health project announcement expected soon
Jess Unruh former California Assembly speaker said a decision on which states join a $2 million health project will be made very shortly. The Citizens Conference on State Legislatures CCSL is sponsoring the effort and West Virginia discussed its application with state leaders.
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Charleston
W.va
Jess Unruh
California Assembly
Unruh
Citizens Conference On State Legislatures
West Virginia
CCSL
West Virginia Hosts 11th National Youth Science Camp Banquet
One hundred high school students from all 50 states attended the 11th annual National Youth Science Camp in Bartow. The group ended with an overnight hike to Spruce Knob and Seneca Creek, an astronomy field trip, and a Links of Gandee tour before a Sunday banquet at Morris Harvey College. Students depart for home states Monday as West Virginia marks its statehood centennial.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Bartow
Spruce Knob
Seneca Creek
Gandee
Morris Harvey College
West Virginia
Cass Scenic Railroad Sees Peak Season After Fire
The Cass Scenic Railroad in Pocahontas County West Virginia reports 18 453 passengers this year 30 percent above last year's figure. A July 28 peak day drew 6 062 riders on 10 steam locomotives as the town saw unprecedented overnight and early morning traffic. The line endured a fiery setback last year destroying its shop and much of its equipment.
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Cass, W.va
Cass Scenic Railroad
West Virginia
Cheat Mountain
Pocahontas County
Virginia Border
Amendment to oil bill expands relief for stripper wells
U S Senators Jennigs Randolph and Dewey Bartlett won Senate support for an amendment to an energy pipeline bill. The measure exempts small oil wells from price restraints to protect domestic production which they say would be lost without it. The amendment passed 67 to one.
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Washington
U.S
Jennigs Randolph
D-W.va
Dewey Bartlett
R-Okla
Randolph
Bartlett
America
Senate
Bartlett-Randolph
Court JPs to meet over warrants and youth cases in Mercer
Mercer County Court officials plan a Tuesday meeting with the county justices of the peace after complaints from Intermediate Court Judge Jerome Katz about many JP appeal cases and warrants against juveniles for trespassing at a drive-in theater. Probation officers say some justices have been running wild with juvenile warrants, including 24 in a recent auto theft case. JPs receive eight dollars per warrant.
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Princeton
W.va
UPI
Mercer County Court
Raymond Sarver
Justices of the Peace
Child Abuse Bill Praised By Senate
Senator Jennings Randolph hailed Senate approval of a bill to curb child abuse as a major step, citing about 60,000 annual cases and the creation of regional centers, satellite programs, trained experts, and a national commission to prevent further abuses.
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Washington
Jennings Randolph
Senate
America
Randolph
West Virginia Town Delighted with Observatory
Green Bank West Virginia residents praise the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Deer Creek Valley. The isolated site brings employment and higher property values, though some farmers initially contested land deals. Locals note friendly astronomers and a growing town pride amid the facility's quiet, bowl shaped telescopes.
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Green Bank
Ww. Va
Deer Creek
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Merritt Gunn
Dot Ervin
Grover Barkley
Linnae Macron
Commission to view plans for building legislative building
The Legislative Building Commission will review proposals from several architectural firms on designing a state legislative building. It will consider plans for the area southeast of California Avenue and Kanawhan Boulevard by the capitol. The Joint Committee on Government and Finance has authorized spending 75000 dollars for preliminary architect work.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Legislative Building Commission
California Avenue
Kanawhan Boulevard
Capitol
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Interim groups to meet on upcoming legislative sessions
Several interim committees including the Purchasing Practices and Procedures Commission and the Forest Management Review Commission are set to meet in two weeks. The sessions will hear a German forester on Black Forest timbering, review travel expense investigations, and discuss law and medical school administration at WVU and family physician needs.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Purchasing Practices and Procedures Commission
Robert McConnell
West Virginia Forest Management Review Commission
Black Forest
West Virginia University
Nine deaths, injuries reported in June coal mining
The state Workmen's Compensation Fund said nine people were killed in June industrial accidents, six fewer than last year. Three deaths were coal mining tied and about one third of 6344 injuries that month were in coal mining.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
State Workmen's Compensation Fund
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United Press International
Vonongalia
Preston
Cuzzart
Monongalia County
Deerfield Land Corp
Clinton
Morgantown
Herald’s Printing
Parkview Drive
Westover
Jps
State Meeting
Northeastern Pool Distributors
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