Virginia town for sale for two million dollars
Columbia Virginia, a town of under 100 residents on Saint James Street, is for sale for 2 million. A McLean real estate agent notes historic value with Lafayette visits and a Revolutionary War arsenal nearby. The bundle includes several houses a tobacco warehouse a restaurant and a cafe once the Pony Express office. Potential buyers include corporations and academic or retreat operations.
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Saint James Street
Amos Cafe
Columbia
McLean
Brenda Harview
Richmond
Ginia
Lafayette
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Williamsburg
Georgia
Charlottesville
APCo weighs three sites for new power plant in West Virginia
Appalachian Power Co, a unit of American Electric Power, studies three sites in Putnam and Mason counties for a new plant as Congress debates stricter coal emission rules. V P Dick Northup notes early assessments, potential delays, and the need for capacity amid regular brownouts. He says a new plant could boost the economy, but federal rules could cost hundreds of millions to upgrade existing plants.
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Charleston
Appalachian Power Co
Putnam
Mason Counties
Congress
Ohio
American Electric Power Co
Buffalo
Putnam County
Phillip Sport and Mountaineer
Ohio River
Mason County
Dick Northup
Northup
Appalachian Power
American Electric Power
Urine markers may foreshadow Type II diabetes
University of Virginia researchers led by Dr. Joseph Larner report that low urinary chiro-inositol levels correlated with diabetic groups and insulin resistance, suggesting a routine urine test could flag future diabetes risk. Findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine are preliminary and require further study.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Joseph Larner
Department of Pharmacology
U.va. School of Medicine
New England Journal of Medicine
Larner
James Craig
U.va
Thurspend
Craig
Too Many Apply to Fairfax Gifted School Jefferson
Fairfax County officials confront a surge of applicants to Thomas Jefferson High School for the Gifted, a 5 year old math and science magnet. Principal Geoffrey A. Jones says the district is turning away highly qualified students as demand grows.
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Annandale
Fairfax County
Thomas Jefferson High School
Northern Virginia
Geoffrey A. Jones
Jefferson
Susan Provyn
Fairfax County Association For the Gifted
Joanne T. Field
Carla M. Yock
Prince William County
Emergency officials study I-64 traffic woes
Charleston officials discuss fixes for I-64 congestion caused by Nitro to St Albans construction. Bigger signs, more wet lights, speed bumps, and radio reporting of accidents are proposed as traffic delays affect 50 000 daily crossings. Police and highway officials agree motorists must heed warnings.
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Charleston
Interstate 64
Division of Highways
I-64
Nitro
St. Albans
Kobetsky
D.R. Smith
Smith
Marshall students divided about Kuwait Iraq crisis
At Marshall University in Huntington Kuwaiti students express mixed views on Saddam Hussein as Iraqi troops invade Kuwait. Some praise strong leadership while others fear Arab unity through force. Many nationals linger in worry over family contact and safety as communication with home remains limited.
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Marshall
Kuwait-Iraq
Huntington
Marshall University
Kuwait
Saddam Hussein
Mazen Diab
Samidh Jamal
Hussein
Jamal
Lebanon
Mohamad Haidar
Mal
Iraq
Iran
Haidar
Ali Issa
Sheriff Bolt Suffering Stomach Disorder in DWI Trial
Beckley AP Wy oming County Sheriff Jim Bolt faces a drunken driving trial after police cited a .18 blood alcohol reading. His lawyer says a stomach disorder may have elevated the Breathalyzer result. a Raleigh County judge heard testimony from Dr John Haught who described heartburn gas and belching. The case follows Bolt's 1988 arrest while he was the Democratic nominee for sheriff.
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John Haught
Beckley
Bolt
John Wooton
Funding Up 16 Percent for Wheeling Symphony in WV
Charleston AP reports state funding for the Wheeling Symphony rose to 69,075 in the current fiscal year from 59,520 in 1989-90. Rebecca E. Stelling of the Division of Culture and History notes other groups also received increases. She says the rise is not related to conductor Rachael Worby’s marriage to Gov. Caperton.
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Charleston
Wheelin Symphony
Gaston Caperton
Rebecca E. Stelling
Division of Culture and History
Wheeling Symphony
Rachael Worby
Stelling
Worby
Caperton
West Virginia NAACP to meet for 46th state convention
About 125 delegates from NAACP branches across West Virginia will attend a two day meeting in Harpers Ferry starting Friday. Acting general counsel Herbert Henderson will speak at the closing banquet. State President James Tolbert says discussions will cover efforts to reverse recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions and the Civil Rights Act of 1990, plus issues affecting young Black males.
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Harpers Ferry
NAACP
West Virginia
Herbert Henderson
Huntington
James Tolbert
U.S. Supreme Court
Bush
Autopsy Finds Medication Error Caused Virginia Patient Death
Leslie D. Lilly Jr. 40 of Stuarts Draft died August 2 at the University of Virginia Medical Center from brain oxygen loss due to low blood sugar after a prescription drug, Diabeta, was administered. He had been hospitalized since April 12 for pressure sore relief. his wife Ruth notes years of coma before death. Hospital reviews ongoing. no conclusions yet.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia Medical Center
Leslie D. Lilly Jr
Stuarts
Brian Ward
Ward
Lilly
State Medical Examiner
Richmond
Tom Doran
Ruth Lilly
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