Hechler Optimistic On New River Campaign
Rep. Ken Hechler D West Virginia says protection of the New River from the Blue Ridge power project has improved dramatically after North Carolina legislation to place the river within the National Wild and Scenic system. A Interior Department study should conclude in four months, with Hechler noting bipartisan support and new ally Rep. Steve Neal in the House.
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Congress urged to proclaim Shut-in Day nationwide
Logan West Virginia Mrs Harry F Boone head of National Shut In Day urges Congress to establish a global observance on the first Sunday in June. Her group has visited shut ins since 1942 with chapters across the United States Canada and Pakistan. The event features flowers gifts and calls to ensure shut ins are not forgotten. Church plans rose buds vases and delivery by children along with Sunday bells.
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West Virginia plans quiet bicentennial celebration
West Virginia governors and officials urge cities to mark the 200th birthday with housecleaning and community projects. Alderson and New Mancheer plan to paint fire hydrants red white and blue while New Cumberland targets litter and junkyard problems. The bicentennial commission will spend $759000 in state and federal funds on sites and events across Berkeley Springs Wheeling Grafton Blennerhassett Island and Fort Randolph with various commemorative activities including a jousting contest and garden projects.
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Protesters drop charges over Kanawha textbooks
Protesters withdraw charges accusing Kanawha County school officials of contributing to delinquency of minors by approving controversial textbooks. Prosecutor Larry Winter said the charges were dropped after a meeting to explain the law, with warrants still issued for several former officials.
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Crashes Claim Two Lives in Kanawha County
State Police report two fatal crashes on Saturday in Kanawha County. Marine Charles Callahan 19 of Pittsburgh died in a head on collision on the West Virginia Turnpike while Lloyd Mauller 18 of Zanesville Ohio sustained minor injuries. Another Marine James Peters 31 of Acme died after his car went off a bridge into Cabin Creek near Eskdale. A separate crash on West Virginia 92 near Arthurdale killed Lillian Louk 57 of Elkins.
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Suit seeks closing of Kermit city jail
A federal class action filed in Huntington names Constable Walter Johnson Police Chief George Savage and the City of Kermit. It alleges Daniel Baisden and another man were jailed 14 hours without magistrate commitment or food or drink. The suit seeks 15000 in compensatory and punitive damages and accuses officials of cruel treatment and sanitation failures.
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Clean air hearings set to resume in West Virginia
The West Virginia Air Pollution Control Commission announced an extra session to reassess progress by six companies in meeting air quality standards. Hearings resume Thursday after a May 22 meeting ran long due to testimony on sulfur dioxide rules and emission limits for Cabin Creek and Philip Sporn plants.
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