Peace Corps memories of April Beavers and the Beavers family
April Beavers recalls a homemade washing setup in Colombia and her Peace Corps service from 1965 to 1967 with Lester Beavers. She describes training, culture clashes, and efforts in farming communities, 4-H chapters, and education, noting how the experience shaped her view of service and material life.
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South America
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Peace Corps
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McDowell County
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University of Maryland
FBI
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Neb
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Ms. Beavers
Fairmont State College
April Beavers
Court to hear Concord College suspension case today
Two Concord College students, Matthew Comstock and Susana Lalinda, seek injunctions in U S District Court in Charleston to halt suspensions for the fall term. Princeton lawyers say Judge Dennis Knapp will hear the petition and challenge the prior circuit court dismissals for lack of jurisdiction while citing federal constitutional claims.
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Princeton
Concord College
Charleston
Mark Wills
Kathy Dolan
U.S. District Court
William O. Bivens Jr
Mercer County
Pat Casey
Kanawha
Wills
Dennis Knapp
Matthew Comstock
Winchester
Susana Lalinda
Washington
Jerry Beasley
Kevin O’sullivan
Beasley
O’sullivan
Bruce Walker
Ann Ewart
West Virginia Board of Regents
Circuit Court
Railway tests case in Mercer County Circuit Court
Norfolk Southern Corp sues W H Contracting Co over flagging services on U S Route 52 project in Mingo County. Railroad claims 96007.57 unpaid. defense concedes about 25000 as owing. Trial resumed with four witnesses called and a six member jury expected to deliberate.
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Norfolk Southern Corp
W & H Contracting Co
Bluefield
Mercer County
Mingo County
West Virginia State Road Commission
Concord Center aids flooded Pocahontas County businesses
The Concord Center for Economic Action SBDC will aid 61 Marlinton firms damaged by recent floods. The $12.8 million loss prompts help securing SBA loans at 4 percent as workshops and county visits continue through loan completion. College support backs regional incubator generator project.
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Concord Center For Economic Action
Pocahontas County
Jerry Hughes
Cea-Sbdc
Lewisburg
Marlinton
Hughes
Concord College
Jerry Beasley
Drive to aid Marlinton flood victims continues
Area residents are urged to donate funds, furniture, and toys for families affected by Marlinton floodwaters. McQuails of Bluefield and Christ Episcopal Church on Duhring Street coordinate the drive. Tax deductible contributions may be sent to Christ Episcopal Church at 200 Duhring St., Bluefield WV 24701 to buy children’s toys.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Duhring Street
Duhring St
W.va
PSC confirms Bluefield taxi operator complies with state rules
Public Service Commission informed City Solicitor John Feuchtenberger that Interstate Transit Cab Co. owner Charles Madison is in compliance with the state certificate of need and convenience. City officials have yet to approve the city business license, which is expected next Tuesday.
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Public Service Commission
John Feuchtenberger
Bluefield
Feuchtenberger
Charles Madison
Interstate Transit Cab Co
James Dent
Madison
Dent
PSC
Moore creates separate lottery prize fund in Charleston
Gov Arch Moore issued an executive order to create a distinct Lottery Prize Account for prize payments and allocate 45 percent of lottery revenue to prizes while the remainder goes to the state treasury. The order also requires closer cooperation between the Lottery Commission and Tax Department and reverses last week’s halt on joint licensing. Moore plans Dec 12 meetings with public officials in the 29 county flood zone to outline recovery plans.
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Charleston
Arch Moore
Lottery Commission
State Tax Department
Moore
Tax Department
Lottery Tax Department tie stirs taxpayers in West Virginia
Charleston AP reports cooperative action between the Lottery Commission and the Tax Department drew ire from some delinquent taxpayers. Gov Arch Moore issued an executive order to keep the agencies working together. Tax Commissioner Michael Caryl said the cooperation prompted many to voluntarily resolve tax issues, while Lottery Director Ralph Peters linked license screening to tax verification.
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Charleston
Lottery Commission
Tax Department
Michael Caryl
Arch Moore
Cary
Appeal Could Determine Future Of Longwall Mining In WV
In Marshall County a state board hearing on subsidence controls seeks to curb longwall mining. Residents allege water contamination and land collapse from Consol Energy’s Shoemaker mine spanning 50 square miles. Lawyers clash over plan adequacy with a board ruling due in 30 days.
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Charleston
Longwall
West Virginia
Marshall County
State Reclamation Board of Review
Department of Energy
Consolidation Coal Co
Shoemaker
Consol
Ohio River
Pennsylvania
Greg Gorrell
Gorrell
Patrick McGinley
Morgantown
Correction on Nov 11 Balloon Story Names Pierce
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph corrects an Oct 25 Blytheville High School homecoming balloon tale. Dr Walter Pierce was wrongly identified as the flyer. The balloon traveled over 600 miles and landed in Bluefield Virginia where Mr and Mrs Frank Vickers found it.
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Walter Pierce
Bluefield
Blytheville, Ark
Frank Vickers
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