Prison Riot Brings Ex-Inmates Close to Jefferson Ave Homes
Neighbors along a three block strip in Moundsville West Virginia faced 542 inmates from the state penitentiary after a riot but were more unsettled by delays in turning nearby land into a Adena mound museum and park. A blind widow recounted favors from prisoners while others worried inmates could see into their homes.
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Edward McHale
Moundsville
W. Va
UPI
Jefferson Avenue
West Virginia
Floyd Ingram
Joanne Ray
West Virginia Prison Riot Prompts Death Penalty Debate
After a brutal riot at Moundsville Penitentiary in which an inmate died and guards were held 26 hours, residents demand reinstallation of a barbed wire fence. Gov. Moore negotiates hostage release and supports revived death penalty bills with two legislators arguing fate of 18 inmates' demands.
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Ray
Charleston
Arch Moore
Moundsville
Willie Hale
Moore
Jerry Lycans
Reynolds Memorial Hospital
Glen Dale
Donald Mason
Parkersburg
Billy Joe Gardner
Fayetteville
Mason
House
George Seibert
Jefferson Avenue
Hearings Schedule Revealed in West Virginia Legislature
Public hearing list shows week schedule for Senate and House of Delegates in Charleston. Topics include DPS reorganization ambulance funding local boarding fees cross crossings environmental agency water systems hospital cost review and college mergers Bluefield State and Concord colleges with后 continuation hearings.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Senate
House of Delegates
Judiciary
Department of Public Safety
Environmental Protection Agency
Bluefield State
Concord Colleges
Education
Police Officers Earn Degrees While Serving Huntington
Twenty two Huntington police officers balance duty with study at Marshall University. Ed Bellomy and Lt Ottie Adkins describe long days from raid preparations to class discussions on social deviants, highlighting time pressures and family sacrifices while pursuing degrees.
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Huntington
Ed Bellomy
Bellomy
Marshall University
Bellamy
Marshall
Ottie Adkins
Adkins
Kennth Marcum
West Virginia approves mining permits and receives additional applications
Five surface mining permits were issued last week and six more applications were filed with the state Department of Natural Resources. Permit names include Allegany Quarries near Keyser and Kathy's Farm near Frankford with acres listed by county. Applications received cover Sewell Coal near Richwood Jenkins Industries near Quinwood Valley Camp near Belle Ranger Fuel near Belt Bethlehem Mines near Whitesville and Highland Construction near Pisgah. Natural Resources Director Ira Latimer Jr. says action will follow if Senator Warren McGraw's accusation against Ranger Fuel for coal removal during road work is proven.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
State Department of Natural Resources
Allegany Quarries
Mineral County
Keyser
King Knob Coal Co
Monongalia County
Booth
Daughterty Coal Co., Inc
Preston County
Masontown
Laxare, Inc
Boone County
Peytona
Kathy's Farm, Inc
Greenbrier
Frankford
Sewell Coal Co
Richwood
Jenkins Industries, Inc
Greenbrier County
Quinwood
Valley Camp Coal Co
Kanawha
Belle
Ranger Fuel Corp
Raleigh
Wyoming
Belt
Bethlehem Mines Corp
Boone
Whitesville
Highland Construction Co
Pisgah
Ira S. Latimer Jr
Warren McGraw
Ranger Fuel Co
McGraw
D-Mcdowell
Ranger Fuel
Status of measures facing legislature
West Virginia 1973 session nears close three weeks left. Abortion bills advance but remain in committee. beer content raised to 4.2 percent by weight passed in House and in Senate committee. bingo legalization moves in Senate after House approval. numerous consumer protection and credit bills in committee. dog racing and death penalty bills in various committee stages. several reforms, including environmental, education, and public defender measures, remain in committee.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
U.S. Supreme Court
House
Senate
Consumer Credit
Senate Natural Resources Committee
West Virginia shield law under fire in legislature
A shield bill to protect reporters from revealing sources faces a tough fight in the West Virginia Legislature. House subcommittee chair Frank Jolliffe signals a vote soon while Senate action is unclear. News leaders warn that without protection, journalists risk jail and the public loses access to government corruption and errors.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
West Virginia
House
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
West Virginia Press Association
Frank E. Jolliffe
D-Greenbrier
Jolliffe
Mario Palumbo
D-Kanawha
Press Association
Bes Johnson
Huntington
Radio-Television News Directors Association
U.S
Johnson
Bill to rename WVU bureau and expand coal research role
A bill would rename WVU's Bureau of Coal Research to the Bureau of Mining Research to pursue new coal uses and markets. Other measures from Sen Robert Nelson would overhaul election law and curb campaign reporting with a $25 contributor threshold and greater disclosure duties.
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Charleston
W.va
WVU
Bureau of Coal Research
Bureau of Mining Research
Dels
Gino Colombo
D-Harrison
Thomas G. Goodwin
D-Boone
West Virginia
West Virginia University Medical School
Nelson
West Virginia Legislature Debuts Bills on Voting and Tax Provisions
West Virginia lawmakers introduced a range of measures on March 24 including name changes for university bureaus income tax credits for the elderly and election ballot color requirements. Other proposals cover witnesses allowances veteran medical personnel training nonresident dog entries into the state and court procedure updates along with measures on health care housing and campaign finance oversight.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
HOUSE
Colombo and
Goodwin
Bureau of Coal Research
West Virginia University
Bureau of Mining Research
Everson
Withrow
Kincaid
Myles
Smitl
Cabell County
Seibert
Neal
Committee On the Judiciary
Brotherton
Solid Waste Authority
Moreland
Hamilton
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Dence Springs
Legislative Building Commission
Russell Houck
Donna Harrison
Lt. Adkins
DNR
By J. Richard Toren
WVU Bureau
Robert Nelson
D Cabell
Secretary of State
Palumbo
Woreland and Darby
Poffenbarger
Wwvu-Tv
Jack Hollahan
Capitol Beat
Capitol
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