Teens given life terms in Logan kidnapping slaying
Two 17 year old Logan County youths Billy Joe Laws and Jody Lee Davis were sentenced to second life terms for kidnapping Tillis Dunn in 1974 and murder by a Boone County jury. Judge Harvey Oakley urged mercy and suggested they serve at least 20 years before parole eligibility. A mercy recommendation lowers parole to 10 years. In Charleston, coal output rose in early June with 14.16 million tons produced for the week ending June 12, up 23.5 percent from the prior week, and 1976 year total at 302.98 million tons, up 3 percent from 1975.
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Logan County
Billy Joe Laws
Jody Lee Davis
Harvey Oakley
Tillis Dunn
Boone County
Dunn
Oakley
Charleston
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Teen hanged self in Wayne County Jail
Wayne West Virginia AP report says 16 year old Paul Harris of Kenova killed himself with a belt Friday in Wayne County Jail. A jailer found the body while bringing breakfast. Charges unknown. It was the second teen jail suicide in the state that month. Carol Richardson, 16, hanged herself June 11 in Fayette County Jail.
Byrd endorses Carter for president in Capitol Hill talks
Sen. Robert Byrd endorsed Jimmy Carter for the Democratic nomination in a Capitol Hill meeting. Byrd noted he had released West Virginia delegates previously pledged to him and discussed campaigning and Senate leadership. Carter said he would work closely with Byrd if elected, while Byrd limited his own presidential bid to the West Virginia primary and race to succeed Mansfield.
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Robert Byrd
Jimmy Carter
West Virginia
Carter
Byrd
Senate
Georgia
Capitol Hill
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
McCoy gets life for Yukon shotgun slaying at McDowell County
Vester McCoy, 62, of Yukon, convicted by a McDowell County jury of killing Bruck Willard last August, receives a life sentence with a mercy recommendation making parole possible in 10 years. Co-defendants Erbie Meadows, 21, Roanoke, Va., pleaded guilty and got life. Mike McCoy, 17, faces trial August 20. In Charleston, WV, lawmakers discuss new auto license plates with Gov Moore and leaders exchanging numbers amid a plate reshuffle.
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W.va
Vester McCoy
Yukon
McDowell County
McCoy
Jewell Ridge
Bruck Willard
Erbie Meadows
Roanoke
Mike McCoy
Charleston
Lewis N McManus
D-Raleigh
Arch A. Moore Jr
Senate
William T. Brotherton Jr
O-Kanawha
House
Local Newspaper Seeks New Publisher Editor and Manager
The paper seeks a successor publisher editor and news editor along with advertising and production management roles. Candidates expected to lead editorial direction, oversee operations, and drive strategic growth for the paper’s future.
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Olidays
Cancer victim sues to legalize laetrile access in U S
Huntington man Ed Keene files a class action in federal court seeking to bar government denial of laetrile. He argues due process is violated by FDA restrictions and that cancer patients should freely choose treatments. Defendants include Secretary David Mathews and WV Medical Licensing Board leaders.
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W. Va
U.S. District Court
Ed Keene
Keene
David Mathews
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Frank Holroyd
West Virginia
Medical Licensing Board
Mathews
West Virginia Cancer Control Commission
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Mexico
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Moore vows to fix roads himself in West Virginia
Gov Arch A Moore Jr criticized the legislature as giving "very insignificant contribution" to roads. He pledged to repair potholes himself, saying he would act even if it were his last great act. The special session ended with partial road funding and bond approval requests unresolved.
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Charles Ton
W.va
Arch A. Moore Jr
Moore
West Virginia chief faults legislature on road funds and calls for action
Governor Moore criticized the legislature for failing to approve federal revenue sharing for roads, noting only 2.9 million of 17.5 million sought remained. He said the administration would proceed alone, without details, while approving a 1,000 pay raise for state employees and funding interstate work. Moore trimmed road maintenance funds to about 18 million from 28 to 30 million and hinted at a special session focused on education programs.
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West Virginia
Moore
Judge urges nonpartisan elections for Virginia judges
Charleston Chief Justice Berry calls for nonpartisan judicial elections as the 1974 Judicial Reorganization Amendment set options. He criticizes 1976 legislative decisions creating eight new circuit judgeships and labels the move as circuit court packing while defending the court’s constitutional function.
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Charleston
Virginia
Thornton G. Berry Jr
State Supreme Court
Berry
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Obituaries: Mrs. Gay Boyles and Ellen Felton
GRAFTON Mrs. Gay Granny Gay Boyles 85 died at home. Bartlett Funeral Home to handle arrangements. FAIRMONT Ellen Cassie Babe Felton 51 of 1280 Hillside Drive died Friday at Fairmont General Hospital. Survived by mother Mary Felton and siblings Ross, Catherine, Margret, Grace, and Mary. Member of St Peters Church and Beta Sigma Phi.
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Ellen Cassie
Babe) Felton
Hillside Drive
Fairmont General Hospital
Grafton
Hughes D. Felton
Mary Ann Felton
Ross Felton
Wheeling
Catherine Kopp
Emmanuel (Margret) Maunz
Clarksburg
John Mary
Supreme Court blocks Dukes from selling hot dogs pushcart
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 0 that New Orleans could bar pushcart vendors in the French Quarter and apply a grandfather clause to those with more than eight years of operation. Nancy Dukes, with two years in the Vieux Carre, was excluded and sued city officials claiming monopoly and equal protection violation.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Nancy Dukes
New Orleans
Vieux Carre
U.S. Court of Appeals
Funeral rites set for Ellen Cassie Felton in Fairmont
Friends of Ellen Cassie Babe Felton 51 of 1280 Hillside Drive Fairmont will gather after 7 p.m. today at R C Jones Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial at St Peters Church at 10 a.m. Monday with Monsignor Joseph W Wanstreet officiating. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Rosary at 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
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Ellen Cassie
Babe) Felton
Hillside Drive
Fairmont
Fairmont General Hospital
R.C. Jones
St. Peters Catholic Church
Joseph W. Wanstreet
Holy Cross
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