Appalachian group protests split federal funds to offices
Paul Kaufman of APPALRED denounces separate $300,000 to West Virginia and $327,000 to Kentucky offices. The OEO will forward the two checks after Gov. Moore signs the grant, with Washington in flux and a court challenge blocking a CEO dismantling.
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Charleston
W.va
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund
Paul Kaufman
Kentucky
West Virginia
Office of Economic Opportunity
Kaufman
Prestonsburg
Washington D.C
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
Arch A. Moore Jr
Jury Deliberations Set in Marshall LSD Trial
Cabell County Common Pleas Court jurors will begin deliberations Monday after closing arguments in the drug case of John Michaels 24 a former Marshall University student. He faces charges for selling 800 LSD tablets to undercover agents last fall and 100 LSD packets in September. Michaels says he was mistaken for a man named George Boggs and moved from Huntington to escape drug associates.
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Huntington
W.va
UPI
Cabell County Common Pleas Court
Marshall University
John Michaels
Charlotte
N.C
Beckley
Michaels
George Boggs
Boggs
State party voices opposition to contact conference plan
In Charleston West Virginia the Democratic Party resists forming a national policy conference to take positions on abortion environment and other issues if the state wing can block it. The Charter Commission hearing yielded broad opposition with two exceptions from Arnold Miller and Lewis McManus who supported at least a policy discussion between conventions.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Democratic Party
West Virginia
Charter Commission
Hulett C. Smith
United States
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Lewis McManus
House of Delegates
Miller
McManus
West Virginia Black Lung Group to Meet Federal Official in July
Dissident members from West Virginia Virginia and Kentucky plan a July 12 Washington meeting with Bernard Popick head of Social Security Disability Insurance. They seek elimination of certain tests, rapid claim processing and documented evidence used to deny claims. The session follows months of picketing and a prior deal-breaking meeting.
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Beckley
W.va
West Virginia
Popick
U. S. Department of Labor
Byrd and Randolph Press Veterans Pension Reform in West Virginia
UPI reports Sen. Robert C. Byrd at a Veterans of Foreign Wars meeting in Martinsburg West Virginia urging hard work values and national resolve. Sen. Jennings Randolph calls for legislation to correct pension injustices from Social Security hikes affecting 1.2 million veterans and 21,000 survivors last year.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
UPI
Robert C. Byrd
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jennings Randolph
Byrd
Senate
America
Randolph
Congress
DNR Issues Six Surface Mining Permits in West Virginia
The West Virginia Department of Natural Resources issued six surface mining permits last week and received four additional applications. Permits went to Martin Marietta Cement in Berkeley County, Keeley Construction in Randolph County, Grafton Coal in Lewis County, Leckie Smokeless Coal in Greenbrier County, Ford Coal in Kanawha County, and Robinson Phillips Coal in Wyoming County. Applications came from Peaker Hun Coal in Webster County, P. & S. Coal in Kanawha County, Island Creek Coal in Nicholas County, and Eagle Coal & Dock in Boone County.
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Charleston, W.va
UPI
West Virginia
Martin Marietta Corp
Berkeley County
Martinsburg
Keeley Construction Co
Randolph County
Ellamore
Grafton Coal Co
Lewis County
Alum Bridge
Leckie Smokeless Coal Co
Greenbrier
Rupert
Ford Coal Co
Kanawha
Dawes
Robinson Phillips Coal Co
Wyoming County
Mariana
Peaker Hun Coal Co
Webster County
Belair
P. & S. Coal Co., Inc
Kanawha County
Mammorth Island Creek
Budget action tops list of priorities in special session
West Virginia lawmakers reconvene in a Tuesday special session to tackle about 200 million dollars in budget bills. High priority rests on education funding and vetoed items, with court action pending on Moore vetoes. Legislators seek finish by Friday amid unresolved items including a consumer protection bill and constitutional amendments.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Arch Moore
Lewis McManus
Raleigh
State Supreme Court
Moore
McManus
House
Capitol
Environmental Protection Agency
Neverthless
Senate
William Brotherton
D-Kanawha
Brotherton
PPPC opens inquiry into McConnell expense accounts
State Senate President Brotherton says the Purchasing Practices and Procedures Commission started an investigation of Labor Commissioner Robert A. McConnell after a Moore request and a Gazette report alleging inflated travel expenses. The inquiry covers mileage and travel costs from April and May and questions whether state car use or sedan would have been cheaper. Moore warns of possible irregularities in the Labor Department office.
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Charleston
W.va
Senate
William T. Brotherton Jr
PPPC
Robert A. McConnell
Arch A. Moore Jr
McConnell
Moore
Brotherton
Moundsville
Wheeling
Charleston Gazette
Phoenix
the Gazette
Phonix
United Air Lines
The
Gazette
Pppc Cochairman
Lewis N. McManus
House of Delegates
Department of Labor
West Virginia residents protest transfer of conservation officer
In Wyoming County residents protest the transfer of conservation officer Don Green to Mingo County after he complained of harassment. Local officials and residents praise Green as one of the best officers, while leaders claim the move is unjustified and influenced by outside interests. Earlier protests in Buffalo Creek centered on a separate transfer amid coal and timbering pressure.
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Pineville
W.va
Cook
Department
Ira S. Latimer
Arch A. Moore Jr
Jack Casteel
Wyoming County
Green
Casteel
Warren McGraw
Buffalo Creek
Paul Craddock
Logan County
Fayette County
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Appalred
Appalachia
Coal
SSA
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Shaver’s Fork
Monongahela National Forest
Ken Hechler
D-W.va
Hechler
West
DNR
Aurora Avenue
Terra Alta
Country Store
Blacksmith
Post Office
Clem Teets & Sons
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