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Article: Morgan County's Lofty Argument;If U.S. Won't Pay Up, U.S. Can't Fly Over
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- The Washington Post
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- February 13, 1995
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When it comes to the national debt, the sky, it turns out, really
is the limit.
At least that's the case with Morgan County, W.Va., vs. the United
States of America. For the past two years, the rural county 90 miles
from Washington has been trying to collect $10,886.26 it says the
federal government promised to pay for emergency services after a
National Guard plane crashed outside Berkeley Springs.
County officials asked nicely. They wheedled. They whined. They
begged. Still no check. They complained. They sued. They lost.
Then Morgan County decided it was time for drastic measures.
So by a vote of 3-0, the Morgan County Commission closed the sky.
"The Morgan County Commission restricts ...