Rescue effort at Farmington Mine to resume next month
Charleston based reporters note state Mines Director Walter Miller hopes rescuers will again enter the mine near the south western end next month to search for the 23 of 78 men still entombed. The 1968 explosion left a vast, blasted area with methane gas and collapsed passages, killing miners and sealing the mine for years.
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Walter Miller
Marion County
Miller
Llewyellan
Mahan
West Head
HUD reverses on mobile homes for flood victims in Lobata
Paul Cain state HUD coordinator pledged to place mobile homes on every flood victims lot by June 30 after meeting 80 angry Lobata residents. Other West Virginia items note Byrd set for Meet the Press appearance with Hartz Woodruff Broder and Angle. Congress may boost CDBG funds for Wheeling Weirton and Parkersburg under new rural-urban formula. A separate bill would merge disaster and preparedness agencies to save 15 million annually with a new Federal Emergency Assistance and Preparedness Administration led by an NSC member.
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W.va
UPI
Paul Cain
U.S
Washington
Weirton
Wheeling
Parkersburg
U.S. House of Representatives
Robert H. Mollohan
D-W.va
Northeast
Midwest
West Virginia
Mollohan
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department
Matewan City
HUD
Mingo County
Cain
Nick Joe Rahall
Rahall
Federal Preparedness Agency
General Services Administration
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
Defense Civil Preparedness Agency
Federal
Emergency Assistance and Preparedness Administration
Beckley to Pittsburgh Weekend Flight Expanded by Aeromech
Aeromech Commuter Airlines will add a weekend round trip service between Beckley and Pittsburgh starting June 1. Airline president Angelo Koukoulis cited Beckley business community pressure and a demand to satisfy industry travel needs.
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Clarksburg, W.va
UPI
Aeromech Commuter Airlines
Beckley
Pittsburgh
Angelo Koukoulis
Proctor Teen Killed in Wetzel County Car Crash
George Barr, 17, of Proctor, was killed when the car he drove crashed in New Martinsville. Three friends were injured and treated at Wetzel County Hospital after the Thursday accident.
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New Martinsville
W.va
UPI
George Barr
Proctor
Wetzel County
Wetzel County Hospital
Fatal head on crash kills Richard Johnston in Green Valley WV
In a Thursday night collision on U S Route 460 in Corridor Q near Princeton and Bluefield Richard Lee Johnston 22 of Narrows Virginia died. Three others were injured including Jimmy Dean Duncan 20 and Linda and Russell Hunsaker. April Hunsaker 2 escaped injury.
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Green Valley
W.va
UPI
Richard Lee Johnston
Narrows
Princeton
Bluefield
Jimmy Dean Duncan
Johnston
Linda Hunsaker
Russell Hunsaker
Rock
April Hunsaker
Prom night death claims Baileysville student
Timothy Burl Vanover, 17, of Hanover, died in a single car crash on the way home from Baileysville High School’s Junior-Senior Prom. The 3 a.m. accident occurred six miles from Gilbert, Logan County. Police in Pineville investigate.
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Gilbert
W.va
UPI
Timothy Burl Vanover
Hanover
Baileysville
Logan County
Wyoming County
Baileysville Rough Riders
Pineville
Miners sue over UMW building sale dispute in Washington
Two young Pennsylvania miners challenge the United Mine Workers leadership over selling a downtown Washington office building for 1 million dollars. They seek at least 1.5 million or to rent the property, citing a solid 1.5 million offer from coal operator Shelley Grover and questioning code violation costs cited by Harry Patrick.
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UPI
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
UMW
Arnold Miller
Harry Patrick
James Nuccetelli
Safety Committee
Compac
Scenery Hill
Patterson
Paul Lemmon
Marianna
Patrick
Education delegates elect officers at West Virginia Education Association meet
Delegates at Morris Harvey College concluded a three day assembly by electing Harold Smith as WVEA president and Ermalee Baice as vice president. Four new members were chosen for the executive committee: Harvey Bane, Lowell Johnson, Ruth Davis, and William White. The group adopted a four point legislative program centered on salary hikes collective bargaining retirement and health coverage for teachers and public employees.
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Charleston
W.va
UPI
West Virginia Education Association
Morris Harvey College
Harold Smith
Kimball High School
McDowell County
WVEA
Ermalee Baice
Ravenswood
Harvey Bane
Weir High School
Hancock County
Lowell Johnson
Fairmont State Teachers College
Ruth Davis
Tiskawha
William White
Lewis County
Weston
Ravenswood Men Sentenced in Firebombing Attempt
Jeffrey Garrett and Robert Lee Bush of Ravenswood were sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to possession of a Molotov cocktail. U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver suspended two years to six months with probation following the January incident targeting a police informant's home.
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Ravenswood
W. Va
UPI
Jeffrey Garrett
Robert Lee Bush
U.S
John T. Copenhaver
Bush
Garrett
Deputies Raid Bradshaw Raysal Arrest 52 in WV Bust
Nine McDowell County sheriff's deputies conducted a raid through Bradshaw Raysal arresting 52 people. Breathalyzer checks were used on the spot. Twenty were charged with public intoxication, 23 with assorted driving violations, and nine faced more serious charges including marijuana possession and pistol carrying.
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WELCH
W.va
UPI
McDowell County
United weighs extra Charleston to Cleveland flight in September
United Airlines may add a second Charleston to Cleveland flight in September while dropping a morning Pittsburgh service from June 10. Hayes Dever told 25 Charleston Regional Chamber of Commerce members the carrier remains committed to Charleston and pledged better notice before canceling the Pittsburgh leg.
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W. Va
Dever
Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburgh
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