Democrats Rally Split Delegates Highlight GOP Wealth Gap
AAP survey outlines Democratic delegates' diverse occupations and broad support for Gore, with four GOP delegates backing Bradley. Issues favored include economy health care and education. Gun control and gay rights show clear party contrasts. Shedding light on advocacy within West Virginia conventions.
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Republican Party
Hess
GOP
al Gore
Bill Bradley
New Jersey
Associated Press
West Virginia
Shirley Love
D-Fayette
Audrey
Loves
Rahall
Bill Sharpe
D Lewis
Hulett Smith
Sen
Love
Democratic Party
Gore
Bradley
Archery hopeful Borowski eyes world title and pro move
Princeton archer borrows skill from husband robert to master draw strength. She increased pounds from 35 to 50, using thin arrows at 274 feet per second, aiming for the world archery tournament with plans for sponsorship and possible semi pro status. She trains daily, competes weekly, and notes fewer women in her field but expects strong showings against 50 to 100 competitors. Borowski works at Princeton Community Hospital and practices at B G Archery.
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Robert
Borowski
Michigan
Illinois
Espn Sports Network
Florida
Kentucky
Louisiana
Georgia
Princeton Archer
Princeton Community Hospital
B&g Archery
Bluewell
Gore ties short list to party unity in VP talk
Gore signals Lieberman Bayh remain front runners for his vice presidential pick while Gephardt and Shaheen rule themselves out. Daley touts all short list candidates, defends Edwards, Kerry and Bayh, and stresses character over resume even as Shrum hints at silence from insiders. Gore fundraiser stops cite Voting Rights Act plus call for hate crimes law.
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Bayh
House
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New Hampshire
Jeanne Shaheen
Gore
William Daley
ABC
Daley
Edwards
Bush
Karen Hughes
Cheney
CNN
Kerry
Massachusetts
Senate
Edward Kennedy
Michael Dukakis
Bayhould
al Gore
Bob Shrum
CBS
Tad Devine
Fox News Sunday
Hamptons
Christ Episcopal Church
Groundbreaking marks start of Coalfields Expressway project
The Coalfields Expressway project in southern West Virginia advances with a Welch ceremony inside Mount View High School. A 65 mile West Virginia route will run through McDowell Wyoming and Raleigh counties into Virginia, with an initial 1.5 mile segment near Welch costing 20.5 million dollars. The plan includes an adjacent industrial park with a federal prison expected to create 400 local jobs and a 25 million dollar annual payroll.
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West Virginia
Welch
Alvin Belcher
Little Vine Baptist Church
Big Four
McDowell County American Legion Post 8
Amanda Sandifer
Mount View
Adam Gianato
Boy Scout Trooper
Ryan Blankenship
Baileysville
McDowell County Commission
Gordon Lambert
Mount View High School
Byrd
Browning
Rick Staton
Wyoming
McDowell
Raleigh
Buchanan
Dickenson and
Wise
Virginia
Indian Ridge
McDowell County
Bizzack, Inc
Lexington
Wyoming Counties
Beckley
Father lands plane when pilot passes out in flight
In Winter Haven Florida Henry Anhalt with his wife and three children aboard a six seat Piper plane were instructed by flight instructor Dan McCullough to maintain control after pilot Kristopher Pearce 36 passed out. Anhalt made a mayday and landed after 30 minutes of effort with firefighter help. Pearce died and the cause was not known.
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Winter Haven
Fla
Henry Anhalt
Anhalt
Kristopher Pearce
Bahamas
Pearce
Dan McCullough
Rob Garcia
McCullough
Becky Anhalt
Jeremiah
Jacob
Joseph
Winter Haven Airport
Garcia
Bluefield Women Run for Leukemia Society at Nashville Marathon
Nancy Kessler and Susan Gilpin, both Bluefield women and medical providers, completed their first marathons in Nashville on April 29. Kessler walked 26.2 miles in 7 hours 28 minutes, Gilpin ran in 4 hours 29 minutes, raising a combined total of at least $3,000 per entrant for the Leukemia Society.
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Bluefield
Nashville
Tenn
Leukemia Society
Nancy Kessler
Susan Gilpin
Kessler
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Gilpin
David Tolliver
Dublin
Ireland
Five Killed in Wrong Way Wreck Near Fort Worth
Five people died and six were injured after a pickup truck traveling the wrong direction on Highway 121 crashed into multiple vehicles. The pickup driver died in a post impact fire after hitting a van carrying 12 people. Two children and a teen were among the deceased. several children were hospitalized in serious condition. Names were not released.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Highway 121
David Burgess
Cook Children’s Medical Center
Susie Lilly
Harris Methodist
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