WV lawmakers diverge on high electric costs and court expansion
West Virginia legislators pursue two paths to curb rising electric rates with a House bill favoring off peak demand shifts for industrial users and a Senate plan to tax outofstate power. Gov Moore backs a 42 million residential rebate. Senate approves nine new circuit judges and a seventh Kanawha County seat, with new districts listed. House passes two other measures including public transit deregulation and regional airport authority formation. A pension tax exemption hike and auto insurance rate districts move through, while branch banking bills are halted. Senate leader Neeley criticizes judicial reform tensions.
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West Virginia
House Judiciary Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Arch A. Moore Jr
Senate
Kanawha County
Cabell County
Logan
Greenbrier
Monroe
Pocahontas
Summers
Fayette
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Webster
Monongalia
Grant, Mineral and
Tucker
Lincoln and
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Putnam and
Mason
Robert N. Nelson
D-Cabell
Supreme Court
House
Public Service Commission
Keyser
Maryland
Potomac Highlands
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Banks and Insurance Commission
W. Walter Neeley
Harrison
John Q
Grafton Bicentennial Pageant tickets on sale now
Tickets for a bicentennial pageant to select a bicer queen for Taylor County are on sale. The event at Grafton High School auditorium Saturday at 7 30 p.m. features 20 contestants aged 16 to 21 competing in colonial costumes a three minute talk and a personal interview with five finalists. The winner receives cape crown flowers and a $100 savings bond. Tickets from Pettrey’s Shoe Store or by calling 265 4792 or 265 4330 after 5 p.m. A separate report notes a car on Rt 5 struck by an unidentified vehicle at 11 10 p.m. Wednesday. damage $50. owner Cathy Ann Goff Rt 5. investigation ongoing.
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Grafton
Taylor County
Grafton High School
Pettrey’s
Rt. 5
Cathy Ann Goff
Review and Forecast edition for Grafton and Taylor County
Tomorrow the Mountain Statesman will publish its first annual Review and Forecast edition. It will cover Grafton and Taylor County with progress reports and articles. The special edition is at normal price, with additional copies after February 27th at 25 cents each.
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Grafton
Tomorrow’s Mountain Statesman
Taylor County
Hearst case hinges on psychiatric testimony and memory
A court trial in San Francisco features psychiatrists Dr. Martin Orne and Dr. L J West testifying for Patricia Hearst's defense about her truthfulness and mental state. The experts assert her account shows no deception after a long examination, while prosecutors caution jurors to decide truthfulness themselves, noting Hearst's drug exposure and SLA involvement. The proceedings cover her childhood, kidnaping, and alleged coercion into adopting the SLA persona Tania and Pearl.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
Martin Orne
University of Pennsylvania
Orne
U.S
West
Symbionese Liberation Army
U.S. Atty
David Bancroft
Tania
Pearl
SLA
Bancroft
Steven Weed
Weed
Mr. Weed
Clarksburg Man Dies in Home Fire
Bruce Murphy aged 55 died Wednesday night when fire swept through his Clarksburg home. A police officer who saw smoke alerted his wife Laverne and two sons, who escaped. Firefighters took about an hour to control the blaze. Cause and extent of damage undetermined.
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Clarksburg
W.va
Bruce Murphy
Laverne
Two Die In Separate West Virginia Crashes
Two men died in separate crashes in northern West Virginia on Wednesday night. Thomas E. Dotson, 37, of Vienna, died in a head-on two car crash on Roseman Road in Parkersburg. two women in the other car were injured. Joseph Starr, 45, of Enterprise, died in a two car collision in Enterprise, troopers said.
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West Virginia
Thomas E. Dotson
Vienna
Roseman Road
Parkersburg
Joseph Starr
Enterprise
Inside today Deaths Hospitals Weather
A compact community page notes death notices and hospital listings along with a brief weather snapshot. It mentions a family section and a short editorial note about seven weeks, plus a crossword and classified fee reference.
Weather Outlook With Mild Midday and Sun Expected
Forecast notes a cloudy start with mild summertime temperatures reaching mid 60s to around 70. Expect decreasing clouds tonight with lows near 40 to mid 40s. Friday should be mostly sunny with daytime highs in the low to mid 60s.
Abzug May Hear From Spy Chiefs Before Contempt Action
Rep Bella Abzug signals willingness to talk to U S intelligence chiefs before pursuing contempt against five agents who refused to testify on government interception of private cables. The panel had voted contempt against three FBI agents an ex-FBI agent and NSA employee after the five declined to testify.
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Washington
Bella S. Abzug
U.S
New York Democrat
FBI
Exformer
National Security Agency
Carter Leads Democrats Heading Into Massachusetts Primary
Democrats led by frontrunner Jimmy Carter shift focus to Massachusetts for the second primary. The state race features nine Democratic contenders including Henry M. Jackson and George C. Wallace while Ford holds the Republican edge with Reagan as a distant rival. Antibusing, regional campaigning, and volatile polling shape the tense contest.
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Jimmy Carter
Massachusetts
Bay State
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Pennsylvania
Milton J. Shapp
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Carter
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New Hampshire
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Oklahoma
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Udall
Ford
Ronald Reagan
California
New
Hampshire
Reagan
Illinois
Jackson
Sen
George McGovern
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