Local Action Program Aims to Cut Appalachian Flood Losses
Four southern West Virginia counties are among 14 in four states chosen for a National Weather Service flood warning plan. The effort seeks to reduce deaths and $2 billion in annual flood damage by 1980s. Volunteers, rain gauges, and river sensors feed data to computers to issue warnings via weather radio and media.
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Washington
West Virginia
Appalachian
Kentucky
Virginia
Pennsylvania
National Weather Service
Richard E. Hallgren
The
Weather Service
Fin
Logan
McDowell
Mingo
Wyoming
Buchanan, Dickenson and Wise
Clinton and Lycoming
Tennessee
Iran lists mob killings and executions after Bani Sadr purge
Iran reports a wave of violence with two clergymen fatally struck by alleged mercenaries in Sanandaj and a clergyman wounded in Babol. Tehran Radio says over 200 MWKA members seized in four cities and 54 executions over the weekend, pushing total for post purge past 400. Prime figures Mohammad Ali Rajai and Massoud Rajavi referenced in steady government against Mujahedeen Khalq.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Iran
Mujahedeen Khalq
Tehran Radio
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Sanandaj
Mullah
Saleh Khosravi
Hojatoleslam Towhidi
Caspian Sea
Babol
Pars
To Whidi
Supreme Court
Ayatollah Musavi Ardebili
Ardebili
Tehran
Mohammad Ali Rajai
Jahedeen Khalq
Rajai
Ayatollah
Mohammad Hussein Beheshti
Beheshti
Islamic Republican Party
Massoud Rajavi
Paris
Bani Sadr
Rockefeller backs $750 million road bond to boost WV
Governor John D. Rockefeller IV urged West Virginia voters to approve a $750 million road bond this fall, arguing it will unleash about $2.15 billion in federal highway funds over ten years. He cited specific projects along U S 52, Route 10, Route 20, and routes near Princeton, Concord, Rock, Matoaka, and Bramwell, noting priorities for Mercer County and more clarity before the November 3 vote.
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John D. Rockefeller IV
West Virginia
Rockefeller
Mercer County
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Concord
Concord College
Rock
Matoaka
Bramwell
Highway Department
Reagan Misled Says Controller Leader On Strike Deal
AP Washington The head of the air traffic controllers union charged President Reagan was misled by administration officials as talks collapsed over retirement and a shorter work week. Poli said government promises were broken and Reagan moved to fire about 12,000 strikers after Lewis asserted the president was kept fully informed.
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Washington
Administration
Reagan
Robert E. Poli
Poli
Drew Lewis
Lewis
CBS
Portugal Air Controllers Begin 48 Hour US Flight Boycott
Portuguese air traffic controllers press ahead with a 48 hour boycott of flights to and from the United States starting Monday at 1 am. FAA says impact will be slight with 40 to 50 flights affected. TWA notes delays but no cancellations as Portugal’s caretaker government stays silent on the protest.
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Lisbon
Portugal
United States
Federal Aviation Authority
Washington
FAA
Fred Farrar
Portuguese
Air Traffic Controllers Association
U.S
Azores Islands
Mid- Atlantic
Trans World Airlines
TWA
Monday Weather Outlook
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies, cooler, and less humidity through Tuesday. Highs near the 80s and lows around 60, with Tuesday highs near 80. The extended outlook shows fair, pleasant conditions Tuesday through Thursday with 70s daytime and upper 50s at night.
Crawling helps 85 year old widow in work at home
Jane Tyson of Roversford Pennsylvania an 85 year old widow with arthritis crawls to perform daily chores rather than use crutches. She juggles cleaning cooking watering a garden and animal care starting at 6 a.m. despite persistent pain and taking 20 daily pills.
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Tyson
Delay Likely In Smith Case
In Pearisburg Virginia a court order sends Randall Lee Smith to Central State Hospital for psychiatric evaluation delaying his August 19 preliminary hearing. Attorney Michael J. Davis states the judge signed the order and the duration depends on the evaluation, with the hearing likely postponed indefinitely if he is found incompetent.
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Daily Telegraph
Pearisburg
Randall Lee Smith
Michael J. Davis
Smith
General District Court
Central State Hospital
Petersburg
Laura Susan Ramsay
Robert Mountford, Jr
Kenneth Walker
Pearlsburg
Davis
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Francisco Balsemao
International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Associations
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