UMW Members Vote in West Virginia District Elections
About 49,000 United Mine Workers members in Districts 17 at Charleston and 31 at Fairmont will vote next week for international executive board members. Incumbents seek reelection. 68 candidates compete in District 17 and 28 in District 31 with results due Wednesday.
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United Mine Workers
West Virginia
UMW District 17
Charleston
District 31
Fairmont
International Executive Board
Andrew Morris
UMW
Arnold Miller
Morris
Miller
Lee Roy Patterson
Ivan White
White
Harry Patrick
District 17
International Union
Lawrence
Floyd
Patterson
Jack Perry
Ethel
Logan County
Joe Duffie
Dennis Scafford
President Perry
Ray Lewis
Chapmanville
Raymond Thompson
David Forms Sr
Smithers
Vernon Massey
Whitesville
Joe Taylor
Cabin Creek
Donald Bryant
Harts
Black Lung Association
Danny Wells
Marvin White
Bald Knob
Bobby Gee
Page
Troy Hendricks
Madison
House of Delegates
D.N. Workman
Sylvester
Bill Jack Belcher
Monaville
Cecil Roberts
F.L. Philyaw
Duffie
Ernest Sigman
Barrett
President Floyd
John Basagic
Fred Fritz Mercer
Fairview
Charles Kenyon
Westover
Mitchell Napalo Sr
Rachel
Burdett Crow Sr
Morgantown
Flood relief pumps questioned in West Virginia
Charleston report says Delegate Adam Toney alleges Dearing Bros. Inc. of Beckley sold 75 pumps to the state for 42 310 dollars but had to reorder from North Carolina after initial supply. Another delegate notes 246 acres in McDowell County offered free to relocate displaced flood families with little interest.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
House of Delegates
North Carolina
McDowell County
del. Adam Toney
D-Fayette
Dearing Bros. Inc
Beckley
Housing need stalls Mingo County flood debris landfill plan
In Chattaroy West Virginia reports say Cannisters of crackers and old bank records were dumped at a flood debris landfill owned by Princess Coal Co The Mingo County Commission condemned the land but Tug Fork Valley residents say normal garbage is being dumped Officials say the site has severe soil limitations for sanitary landfill and leachate could threaten Buffalo Creek water supply Princess plans up to 150 homes on the 120 acre site while testing was halted after the emergency condemnation and objections halted further disposal
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Chattaroy
W. Va
UPI
Mingo County
Princess Coal Co
Tug Fork Valley
Princess
G. Moyers
Moyers Construction Co
Williamson
Moyers
National Geological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Kelly N. Sponaugle
Soil Survey
U.S. Soil
Frank Pacific
Tug Valley
West Virginia approves broad department head pay raises
Both chambers adopted a substantial pay hike for 21 state department heads after dropping a proposed cut to the Library Commission executive secretary. Senate 23 7 House 72 16, with old salaries listed and new amounts ranging from 18 500 to 39 000 for various posts.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
State Library Commission
West Virginia
Senate
House
Senate House
W.T. Brotherton Jr
D-Kanawha
Library Commission
Rockefeller
Gearon
Governor's 11 item agenda faces deadlocks in session
Gov. Jay Rockefeller wins approval on several items but key issues linger. Budget plans differ between House and Senate with highway funding at 80 million versus 44 million. Disaster grants fund altered. pay raise for teachers not yet approved. several modernization and salary measures cleared. Conference set in Charleston to resolve funding disputes.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
Jay Rockefeller
Senate
House
Disabled Workers Relief Fund
Jefferson County man charged in stabbing death
A Jefferson County man, 24 year old Harry Lee Johnson of Rawson, was arrested on a murder warrant for the stabbing death of James L. Payne, a 30 year old Martinsburg Journal advertising salesman. Payne was found dead with multiple stab wounds in his Martinsburg apartment.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
UPI
Jefferson County
James L. Payne
Martinsburg Journal
Charles Town
Harry Lee Johnson
Rawson
Johnson
Berkeley
Berkeley Gay
Berkeley County
Payne
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Dominion Post
International
Charlie Tarasuk
Myrl Miller
Craigsville
Richard
Weaver
Maidsville
Gene Conner
Shinnston
Scafford
Ron Zara
Albert Skubis
Grant Town
Craig Cunningham
Sharon Coffman
Cobun Ave
Mingo
Civil Service
Veterans Affairs
West Virginia News Penn
E World News
Friendsville News
Buckley
Grafton
Taylor County
Lucille Rivers
Gallagher
Sdn
Kilpatrick
League of Women Voters
Tunnelton
Atte Peee
Anna Bee
Reston
America
Family
Heck
Furfari
Murphy Mart
Raese
Department of Culture and History
West Virginia Newspaper Publishing Company
GREER
Morning Reporter
Fayette and
Greene Counties
Garrett County
Jefferson
Public Service Commission
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
Frances Wallace
Delbarton Exchange
Matewan Exchange
Red Jacket
Philadelphia
U.S. Labor Department
Labor Department
U.S
Pugh
Charleston Symphony
Alex Mines
Mines
Symphony
Chico’s
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Beechurst Avenue
Richwood
Willey
Monongahela
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