Palumbo backs federal strip mine bill over veto
West Virginia State Senator Mario Palumbo says the federal strip mine bill vetoed by President Ford would help the coal industry. He argues misconceptions persist and expects override support, noting Virginia and Kentucky reclamation laws are obsolete and the bill would boost West Virginia coal competitiveness.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Mario Palumbo
Oanawha
Ford
West Virginia
Palumbo
Ken Hechler
John Slack
D-W. Va
Virginia
Kentucky
West
River search continues for teen after fatal train strike
Authorities scoured the Mud River in Cabell County for the body of 15 year old Tony Cyrus after he was struck by an Amtrak train and fell about 30 feet from a railroad trestle on the last day of school. His 14 year old companion Marty Beckett survived with shock after leaping into weeds.
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Ona
W. Va
UPI
Mud River
Cabell County
Ona Junior High School
Tony Cyrus
Raymond Cyrus
Marty Beckett
Beckett
Cyrus
Amtrak
Huntington
Clifton Forge
Prank Ends Kidnapping Alert After Honeymoon Beginnings
A gas station attendant in Kanawha County found a note under a car’s license plate claiming a woman was being kidnapped. Troopers issued an all points bulletin between Charleston and Logan. Police canceled the alert after learning the note was left by a prankster before the newlyweds embarked on their honeymoon.
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Cross Lanes
W. Va
UPI
Kanawha County
Charleston
Logan
Reading Notes From The Inside Pages Of The Paper
The fragment lists sections and column names across the newspaper including deaths hospital notes sports and region features. It outlines columns by Buchanan Samsell Julian Kilpatrick and others with reference to ads and inserts.
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Pennsylvania
New
U.S. News
West Virginia News
World News
Buchanan
John Samsell Julian
Kilpatrick
Statehouse Window
Wicker
South Carolina girl’s bicentennial plate design misstates history
In Orangeburg South Carolina 10th grader Cynthia Avant won a state contest for a bicentennial license plate logo. Her map of the original thirteen colonies incorrectly labeled West Virginia a state, a split from Virginia in 1863, a fact not noticed by judges until after the prize was awarded.
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Orangeburg
S.C
UPI
South Carolina
Cynthia Avant
Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School
West VI
Virginia
West Virginia
Thia
James Arant
IRS Rebates Cause Taxpayer Confusion Across Philadelphia
IRS spokesman William Bridges says rebates have sparked mass confusion and heavy call volume. Many taxpayers expected 200 dollars but receive about 100 to 200 or less than 100, as rebates equal 10 percent of taxes paid. Last checks were mailed in the region. callers advised to wait until after June 24 and to call on select days and times for more help.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
William Bridges
Bridges
Board named for curbing coal strikes
The United Mine Workers Executive Committee formed a 24 member board to curb wildcat coal strikes as lawsuits against the union rise. UMW President Arnold Miller named Nick Devince Gene Mitchell Frank Stevenson Francis Martin and Andrew Morris to the committee with districts listed. The board adopted resolutions to create an advisory panel for the UMW Journal and to improve relations with other unions. The meeting followed a request by members after the United Steelworkers complained of intervention in USW affairs.
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Washington
UPI
United Mine Workers Executive Committee
UMW
Arnold Miller
Nick Devince
Pittsburgh
Gene Mitchell
Illinois
Frank Stevenson
Utah
Francis Martin
West Virginia
Andrew Morris
Miller
UMW Journal
United Steelworkers
USW
Man fires himself after job cuts in parochial aid ruling
David Herdman, Delaware County nonpublic school services coordinator, fired himself after pink slips were sent to seven staff and 185 teachers as of June 30. Statewide about 2,000 educators face losses due to a Supreme Court ruling ending two Pennsylvania parochial aid programs worth 28 million dollars annually. Democrats confront budget hurdles as Rep. Martin Mullen blocks a 12 month plan to avoid new taxes.
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Harrisburg
UPI
David Herdman
Herdman
Delaware County
Education Department
U.S. Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania House
Martin Mullen
Philadelphia
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