Island access eyed for Blennerhassett by July opening
Blennerhassett Island near Parkersburg, once the jewel of the Ohio River, is expected to be accessible to the public by July with weekend boat service starting to gauge demand. The upper 264 acres should be cleared and prepared this week by E. Sims Contracting of Jackson County as authorities plan limited weekend access first.
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Blennerhassett Parkersburg
W.va
Blennerhassett Island
Ohio River
Parkersburg
E. Sims
Jackson County
Fowler
PSC
Charleston
State Public Service Commission
State Capitol
Harrison County Correctional Center
Clarksburg
City Hall
Martinsburg
Wheeling
Attorney General
SALT II and energy plan delayed in Congress
President Carter face delays as SALT II treaty and the energy plan are put off until next year. Senate leaders Byrd and Energy Committee chair Jackson say timing shifts risk approval and funding battles loom, with conference talks on energy measures and a Chrysler aid package attracting opposition.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Senate
House
Robert C. Byrd
Soviet Union
Byrd
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Senate Energy Committee
Jackson
Chrysler Corp
Johnny Appleseed Tale Echoes Through Wellsburg Life
WELLSBURG West Virginia AP Frank Chapman 69 is blind since age 10 and lives in the Georgian brick house he calls home He recounts family stories of John Chapman Johnny Appleseed noting documented traits of the legendary planter His ancestor lineage links to Nathanial Chapman Chapman describes Johnny with seed gathering canoeing and seed distribution to settlers in the Ohio Valley He remains connected to the legend while his own life mirrors a quieter craft building and marketing homes on his farm once part of 135 acres with over 100 houses.
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Wellsburg
W.va
Frank Chapman
John Chapman
Johnny Appleseed
Chapman
Ohio Valley
Johnny
Elizabethtown
Monongahela River
Neely and Caplan Comment on Court Administrative Continuity
Neely argues the permanent chief justice system offers continuity but limits administrative input since only one member is familiar with post duties. Caplan notes there was concern about others in the court sharing in handling administrative problems.
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Charleston
W.va
State Supreme Court
Richard Neely
Fred H. Caplan
Caplan
Neely
Gilmer County
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Lewis County
Robert Mollohan
Mollohan
EPA
Philadelphia
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Pittsburgh
Morgantown
John Weston
Sally Roderick
New Martinsville
Wetzel County Hospital
Joe Ross
Nathanial Chapman
Appleseed
Winarres
Lindsay
Princeton, W.V
Lenjlote
Princeton
West Virginia
Obes Momay
Wayne Garst
Oakvale Road
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