Record 91 Degree Highs Sweep Virginia Cities
Heat waves push record highs across West Virginia and Virginia with Roanoke matching its all time high of 104 degrees. Huntington 100 degrees, Charleston 99, Beckley 87, and Martinsburg 100. Forecasters say heat may ease next days though Sunday remains hot.
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Manor project opened in Princeton
Cosby Totten, a single parent of two, is described as just another minor under ground in a feature within today’s Sunday Magazine. The story examines family challenges and local perspectives as the manor project opens in Princeton.
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Manor Project
Princeton
Cosby Totten
French say Libyan advance halted in Chad crisis
In Chad, French commanders report that troop deployments deterred Libyan pressure on President Habre. The week long truce along the 15th parallel follows French support, air and ground action, and diplomatic moves by Mitterrand and Dumas to deter a Libyan takeover.
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Francois Mitterrand
Paris
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Valery Giscard d
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Soumaila
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Faya- Largeau
10 Year Old Accidentally Kills Man
A 26-year-old man, Dale William Jones of North Tazewell, Virginia, died after being shot in the chin and neck with a shotgun. Investigators say he was outside when he entered his trailer with a loaded gun that his 10-year-old brother-in-law apparently picked up.
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North Tazewell
Honaker
Jones
Telegraph Staffers Win Nine WV Press Awards in 1983
Telegraph staff members collected nine awards at the West Virginia Press Association Better Newspaper Contest held at Oglebay Park Wheeling after 1900 entries. Judges from the Kentucky Press Association awarded first to third places across 18 categories with Telegraph editors and writers earning top honors and seven additional runner up placements.
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WVPA
Oglebay Park
Wheeling
Kentucky Press Association
Telegraph
Richard Wesley
Walt Massey
Beckley Post-Herald
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Karen Kaplan
Wilson Ramsey
Wesley
Humana Dedicates New Hospital in Richlands
Humana Hospital Clinch Valley in Richlands Va opens a $23 million 200 bed facility employing about 350 with nearly 50 physicians. The dedication featured State Sen Daniel Bird Jr Humana executives and hospital leaders praising a new era in southwest Virginia health care. Public tours ran 2 to 6 pm as locals witnessed the modern facility replacing the old Clinch Valley Community Hospital.
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Humana Hospital
Clinch Valley
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Daniel Bird Jr
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Wendell Cherry
Wayne T. Smith
Joseph A. Robinson
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Gillespie
Smith
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