Grafton fire tax suit stalls as court takes under advisement
No decision on the petition to require a referendum on a 50 cent monthly fire service tax increase. City Attorney Daniel Oliver and Fairmont attorney Ross Maruka argued the positions as the court postponed ruling on the writ of mandamus. A decision could come before next Thursday as the petitioners seek counting of 198 pre ordinance signatures, which could force council to rescind the hike. City Clerk Maxine Stewart certified 1,083 signatures filed Dec 23 after the council’s second reading and public hearing.
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Daniel Oliver
Ross Maruka
Fairmont
Luff
Maxine Stewart
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Oliver
Clarksburg
Mountain Statesman
City of
Grafton
State Supreme Court
Petition Signatures in Grafton Under Review by Judge
Mountain Statesman notes the city faces whether signatures are from registered voters. Agreement states 1,262 signatures needed for 30 percent participation. 4,207 residents registered in last general election. Petition leaders collected 1,466 names. State law does not require dates on signatures, Judge Luff explains while parties dispute validity if signed before an ordinance passes but after its publication.
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Maruka
Grafton
Luff
West Virginia seeks federal gas aid as cold weather bites
Gov. Rockefeller urged President Carter to allocate natural gas under the Emergency Natural Gas Act to avert shortages as a cold front drives temperatures into the teens and 20s. NWS predicts 30s with rain and snow flurries, while Columbia Gas warns colder conditions could force cuts beyond normal demands.
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Jay Rockefeller
Carter
National Weather Service
NWS
Columbia Gas System
Columbus
Ohio
Columbia Gas of
Rockefeller
Grafton
Auto workers face mass layoff amid winter weather
In Detroit nearly 92,500 American auto workers were on temporary layoff or short shifts with most expected to stay off work. Automotive News says bitter winter weather cut about 10 percent of weekly output as carmakers logged 150,974 cars for completion versus 167,260 the prior week.
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General Motors Corp
Michigan
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Pontiac Moor
Framingham
Mass
Chrysler Corp
Syracuse
N.Y
Chrysler
Ford
Wixom
Mich
Lorain
Ohio
Wayne
Dearborn
Vance outlines goals for talks with Soviet Union
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance laid out a schedule for his Moscow trip focusing on SALT arms talks, conventional force reductions, and a broader goal of reducing world arms sales. He urged separate handling of issues, downplaying linkage with Cuba China and Taiwan policy while stressing the need for negotiated limits on nuclear weapons and conventional forces.
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Soviet Union
Vance
Henry A. Kissinger
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Cuba
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United States
Havana
Africa
Peking
Taiwan
Moscow
Rockefeller seeks federal gas aid for West Virginia
Gov. Jay Rockefeller asked President Carter for federal natural gas allocations to cover high priority residential customers as shortages threaten about 57 percent of WV homes. He warned of 5 billion cubic feet deficits for Columbia Gas and Equitable Gas by mid February and urged national allocation to prevent production-use shortages.
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Columbia Gas
West Virginia
National Weather Service
Equitable Gas Co
Columbia
Equitable
Two brothers rescued by helicopter in Preston County
Howard Stockwell and his brother Budgie, both of Terra Alta, were rescued Wednesday by helicopter and admitted in fair condition to West Virginia University Medical Center with frostbite treatment after running out of coal. The Preston County Office of Emergency Services helicopter landed on a golf course green beside the medical center.
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Preston County
West Virginia University Medical Center
Howard Stockwell
Budgie
Terra Alta
Office of Emergency Services
Richard V. Wolfe
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