Fletcher Chronicles Couple Cleared of Murder
The Associated Press reports Aries and Penny Fletcher of Huntington were freed after a Caribbean island judge dismissed a murder charge tied to West Indian boat taxi driver Jerome Joseph on Bequia. They spent 283 days in a St Vincent prison, with Mrs. Fletcher recalling a dungeon like cell and long periods in confinement before a jury was directed to acquit.
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Penny Fletcher
Mrs. Fletcher
South
Florida
Fletchers
Huntington
St. Vincent
Jerome “Jolly” Joseph
Bequia
James
Miami
Monaco royals attend Red Cross ball amid Grimaldi jubilee
Prince Rainier III of Monaco arrives at the Monte Carlo sporting club with daughters Princess Stephanie and Caroline for the traditional Red Cross charity ball. The principality marks the 700th anniversary of the Grimaldi reign with celebrations and royal appearances.
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Monaco
Stephanie
Caroline
Monte Carlo
Red Cross
Grimaldi
Cat survives 22 days trapped under crate after move to Fort Adams
Rebecca Hampton feared her family cat Simon had vanished during a Oklahoma move. The 11-year-old Russian blue was trapped under a crate for 22 days without food or water in a box sprin. He was found alive at the new Fort Adams, Rhode Island home, weak but alert after IV fluids. The veterinarian noted he remained perky and purring as he recovered.
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Rebecca Hampton
Oklahoma
Simon
Fort Adams
R.I
Randal Wirth
The
Bland County School Board Meets for Personnel Talk
On Monday August 11 at 6 p m the Bland County School Board will meet at the board office in Bastian Virginia to discuss personnel assignments At 7 p m the Mercer County Peace Coalition WILPF will meet at 202 Plymouth Street Athens The agenda covers planning more programs at the Princeton Library action on the Cassini Project which coalition members say would put plutonium in space and discussion of pending legislation For more information call 3847005
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Bland County School Board
Bastian
Mercer County Peace Coalition
WILPF
Plymouth St
Athens
Princeton
Weather update for today and tonight in mild showers
Mostly cloudy today with a 40 percent chance of showers and highs in the mid-70s. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and lows in the lower 60s. Weather package A-6.
Clinton bans smoking in federal buildings
President Clinton expanded his attack on tobacco by banning smoking inside federal buildings with a one year deadline for agencies to comply. Outdoor areas remain allowed, and agency heads may still decide on entrance or courtyard restrictions.
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Clinton
al Gore
Executive Branch
Gore
Surgeon General
Interagency
Agency
Rahm Emanuel
Adoption rates vary in Virginia and West Virginia
Virginia and West Virginia sit in the middle or lower range nationally for foster children and adoption outcomes. Virginia reports 7,311 children in foster care as of June 30, 1997 with 1,450 in adoption goals and 741 rights terminated. About 34 percent of eligible kids were adopted in the year ending June 1997.
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Bluefield
Virginia
West Virginia
Rick Pond
Virginia Department of Social Services
Associated Press
Old Dominion
Department of Social Services
Social Service
Stat
Gary Henry Paul Plans Spring 1998 Water System Upgrade
Gary Henry Paul the well known mayor of Gary anticipates spring 1998 ground breaking ceremonies for a multi million dollar water system upgrade. The new plant will serve 700 families and additional McDowell County residents through a city county public service district joint agreement. It will provide water to Pageton Anawalt Skygusty and Jenkin Jones.
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Henry Paul
Gary
McDowell County
Public Service District
Pageton
Anawalt
Skygusty
Jenkin Jones
City Receives 1.6 Million for Water System Upgrade
The city secured 1.6 million dollars in federal support for a three phase water system upgrade. A 976 thousand dollar grant and a 680 thousand dollar loan were approved by USDA Rural Development. Rural Development chief Bobby Lewis delivered the check to Paul. The second and third phases will be funded through PSD. Paul has pursued funding for the project.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rural Development Agency
Bobby Lewis
McDowell County Commission
Paul
PSD
Gary mayor eyes spring ground breaking for water project
Gary mayor Paul expects start of a water system project funded by a $3.8 million phase one cost. The city awaits Small Cities Block Grant approval to complete funding and begin design work, with a ground breaking likely in early spring.
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