Court gag order limits coverage of newborn deaths at hospital
A West Virginia court issued a gag order restricting public reporting on the deaths of three newborns at Memorial General Hospital and a related criminal probe. The order allows only basic facts such as names dates and ages from public records and court documents. No arrests have been made and the hospital nursery was briefly closed during an inquiry into a rare disease pneumoperitoneum suspected in the infant deaths.
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Elkins
W. Va
UPI
Memorial General Hospital
Elkins Intermountain
John F. Halenar
Randolph County
James Cain
John E. Busch
Skinner, Bennett and Mills
Southern needs prompt filibuster disrupts West Virginia House
Del James McNeely led a day long filibuster in the West Virginia House of Delegates to press Southern needs. The move lasted about 90 minutes as he objected to prioritizing a 852 500 dollar U S Track and Field Hall of Fame bill over Bluefield State Concord College merger and ambulance service. He violated a house rule naming Speaker Lewis McManus and was seated after the lapse. The Rules Committee urged a 10 minute limit on floor debate, but the chamber postponed voting. McNeely fights the Bluefield Concord merger arguing cost only sixty thousand and ambulance service costs three hundred thousand. The article notes Palo Alto as the site of the first battle of the Mexican War.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Del
James McNeely
D-Mercer
House of Delegates
McNeely
Chamber
House
U. S
Bluefield State Concord College
Lewis McManus
Bluefield State
Concord
Hall of Fame
Senate passes broadcast tax exemption in West Virginia
The West Virginia Senate approved a bill to exempt radio and TV stations from the business and occupation tax by a 19 to 13 vote. The measure, now headed to the House of Delegates, faces opposition over taxation fairness with lawmakers arguing the industry should be taxed like others. Supporters say the tax would harass broadcasters and provoke costly litigation, while opponents cite interstate regulatory concerns and administrative complexity.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Senate
House of Delegates
House
Dell
Stephen Bird
D-Wood
Dan Burleson
Wyoming
B&o
Robert Nelson
D-Cabell
O'Dell Huffman
D-Mercer
Mario Palumbo
D-Kanawha
Richard Dailey
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roland Savilla
White Named West Virginia Director of Retired Teachers
Ryland White of Fairmont has been named West Virginia director of the National Retired Teachers Association. White formerly taught mathematics in Marion County Schools.
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White
Fairmont
W. Va
UPI
Ryland White
West Virginia
National Retired Teachers Association
Marion County
West Virginia says USDA blocks food stamp error fixes
Welfare Commissioner Thomas Tinder accuses USDA of refusing to authorize corrective actions that would lower food stamp error rates. He notes WV's 1974 error level and argues applying financial aid controls could improve the program while nonassistance caseload doubles to about 60,000 monthly due to SSI transfers.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
U. S. Department of Agriculture
West Virginia
Thomas R. Tinder
USDA
Tinder
United States
Faculty cutback at Concord College announced
B L Coffindaffer president of Bluefield State and Concord College said ten Concord faculty members will be dismissed before the fall semester due to declining enrollment. He noted Bluefield State enrollment has risen and no Bluefield faculty will be terminated.
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Athens
W. Va
UPI
B. L. Coffindaffer
Bluefield State and Concord College
Concord
Coffindaffer
Bluefield State
West Virginia Abortion Statute Faces Supreme Court Review
Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Larry Winter seeks the state Supreme Court’s test of abortion statutes. Kanawha Circuit Judge Thomas McHugh ruled on Wednesday that the state’s abortion law violates the 14th Amendment.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Kanawha County
Larry Winter
West Virginia
State Supreme Court
Kanawha
Thomas McHugh
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