Expressway grounds paved future at groundbreaking in Welch
A Coalfields Expressway groundbreaking in McDowell County drew 500 to 600 people at Mount View High School. Student Ryan Blankenship read an essay praising the road and its I 73 74 link as essential to regional growth, while U.S. Senator Robert Byrd noted the long journey from paper to pavement.
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Ryan Blankenship
Blankenship
Baileysville
McDowell County
Mount View High School
McDowell
Wyoming
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
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Byrd
Cecil Underwood
Mt. View High School
Chemical capitals Kanawha Putnam counties produce materials
West Virginia counties Kanawha and Putnam produce many chemicals used in terrorism. Emergency Services Director John Pack told about 75 representatives at Pipestem Resort State Park that West Virginia is vulnerable, noting only Houston offers more chemical varieties for mass destruction. Pack cited four Sarin ingredients.
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West Virginia
America
John Pack
Pipestem Resort State Park
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Kanawha
Houston
Pack
Putnam Counties
OCC hits Keystone bank officers as untruthful in exam
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency says Keystone bank officers were shockingly untruthful and that the bank would have been closed during the 1999 exam if not for obstruction by those in charge. In a June 30 letter from OCC Comptroller John Hawke to Peggy Adams, Hawke notes obstruction began years earlier and affected sentencing of Terry Church and Michael Graham for obstructing federal examiners. The OCC release followed a judge’s order in U.S. District Court.
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Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
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U.S. Comptroller of the Currency
Peggy Adams
U.S
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Terry Lee Church
Michael H. Graham
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Mr. Graham
OCC
David A. Faber
Blue Ice eyes Bluefield as world education hub
Dorothy Crabtree and NASA scientist Dr. Peter Wasilewski spearhead Blue Ice International to link classrooms and projects across the region via high speed communications. The plan envisions a center in Bluefield to connect Antarctica to the world by 2001 or 2002, funding discussions underway with private foundations, Senator Rockefeller, and NASA.
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Dorothy Crabtree
NASA
Peter Wasilewski
Blue Ice International
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U.S
Jay Rockefeller
D-W.va
Blue Ice International Center
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Bluefield
Wasilewski
Residents Propose Revenue Ideas At City Hearing
About 30 citizens attend a public hearing as Mayor Paul Cole seeks revenue ideas for Bluefield. Proposals range from trimming downtown street lights to funding a wood products plant. Bill Carper urges all options, including a voluntary round up campaign to boost city programs.
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Paul Cole
Bill Carper
Bellview Avenue
Carper
Harold Adkins
Augusta Street
John Alexander
Mountain View
Adkins
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