Dyn amite cache recovered near Bramwell
Authorities recovered the last of more than three tons of dynamite, the largest amount reported stolen in the Mountain State, hidden in a remote wooded site near Bramwell after an anonymous tip about a marijuana patch. Investigators traced the find to a location about two and a half miles up Wind Mill Gap Road near U.S. Route 52, one mile east of the Mercer McDowell County line.
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Bramwell
Here
Wind Mill Gap Road
Mercer-McDowell County
Man runs up 11674 stairs in Swiss race up Mount Niesen
In MUELENEN Switzerland the first official Niesentreppen race up 11674 steps of Mount Niesen drew top distance runners. Organizers plan annual events to promote the obscure staircase with concrete, wood and metal steps as Christian Aebersold averaged 223 steps a minute finishing in 52 minutes 26 seconds.
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Muelenen
Switzerland
Empire State Building
China
Mount
Niesen
Swiss Alps
Niesentreppen
Christian Aebersold
Mostly cloudy with showers possible today and tonight
The National Weather Service predicts mostly cloudy skies with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and light winds. Highs reach 75 to 80 while tonight’s low falls to 60 to 65 with a 30 percent shower chance.
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National Weather Service
McDowell County to Benefit from $640000 DNR Wildlife Plan
West Virginia DNR officials announced a $640,000 wildlife enhancement program for McDowell County funded from gas well revenue. The plan, starting spring 1991, includes Anawalt Lake Dam renovation, land acquisitions at Panther State Forest and Anawalt Lake, new public ranges and boating access, a deer management program, intensified Berwind Lake efforts, and a new wildlife biologist in the county.
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WELCH
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Ed Hamrick
DNR
Hamrick
McDowell County
Caperton
Anawalt Lake
Panther State Forest
Cabot Oil and Gas Corp
West Virginia
Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area
Tense standoff as U S pressures Iraq in Middle East
U S efforts to corral Iraq intensify as Iraq and allies react. Israel tests a missile, Jordan hears air raid sirens, and Turkish villagers report Iraqi tanks near the border. Iraq closes frontiers to foreigners while U S troops mobilize for Saudi Arabia. Baker travels Ankara to reassure NATO partners as U N pushes sanctions and oil stockpile plans. World powers seek to deter aggression after Kuwait’s fall.
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Arabia
Iraq
Desert
Middle East
Israel
Jordan
Turkey-Iraq
Kuwait
Tennessee
Wisconsin
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Saddam Hussein
Cairo
Taha Yassin Ramadan
Greece
James A. Baker III
Ankara
NATO
Paris
Washington
U.N
New York
United States
Security Council
Council
Coal gas sales rise 40 percent in Southwest Virginia
In Roanoke, AP reports Coal Technology Corp President Richard Wolfe says sales of a coal derived liquids blend have climbed 40 percent since Iraq invaded Kuwait. Coal gas at nine stations in coalfields sells about five cents cheaper per gallon than conventional gasoline, with Big Stone Gap’s CTC station at 1.15 and nearby Texaco at 1.19 per gallon.
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Roanoke
Virginia
Iraq
Kuwait
Coal Technology Corp
Richard Wolfe
CTC
Big Stone Gap
Texaco
West Virginia eyes windfall from high fuel prices
West Virginia officials say sustained high wholesale gasoline prices could boost state revenue, but gains may be offset by higher asphalt costs. Division of Highways manager James Haley cites a 4.85 cent per gallon revenue from a 5 percent tax and a $60.1 million take last year, with price determinations each Jan 1 from prior-year sales data.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Division of Highways
James “Spike
Haley
74 West Virginia Guardsmen activated for Middle East duties
Adj Gen Joseph Skaff said 74 state guardsmen including 73 from Martinsburg and one from Charleston were activated Thursday as backups to U S troops bound for the Persian Gulf. They reported to bases in the United States with potential overseas deployment and were joined by Gov. Caperton who praised volunteers for aiding Saudi defense efforts. President Bush ordered U S troops into Saudi Arabia amid Iraqi troop movements along the Saudi Kuwaiti border.
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Charleston
West Virginia
U.S
Middle East
Adj
Joseph Skaff
Skaff
United States
Europe
Bush
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Kuwait
Martinsburg
Department of Defense
Persian Gulf
Gaston Caperton
State National Guard
Pentagon
Mercer County Ranks Fifth in West Virginia Lottery Sales
West Virginia Lottery data show Mercer County fifth in total sales for 1989 90, totaling 67.2 million. Five headline funds directed to education seniors and tourism, with prize payouts near 32 million and over 3 million in retailer commissions. Top area retailers listed for all games and instant wins.
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Mercer County
Bluefield
West Virginia Lottery
H&c Bantam Markets
Gary
S&s Express
C&w Exxon
Northfork
Mills Market Inc
Princeton
7 Eleven Store
Cumberland Mart
Blue
Fragments Hint At Psy Testimony In Bell Recital
A garbled note suggests a test of male voices for a bell recital. Names and details are unreadable, leaving uncertain participants and location. The fragmentary text hints at a musical event or competition with choirs or ensembles involved.
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Mark Shelton
Roy M. Compton
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Old Ada Road
Rebecca Bandy
Bandy
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
James Barbery
State Police
McDowell
Catherine Sowers
The
Daily Telegraph
Wnations
Field
H&c Bantam
East End Food Mart
Lotto America
Kroger
Nottery Sales
Whorgemenavele
Psy
Testihavac
Nur Vir
S of Bellreceat
Irse
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