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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1981
Page
4
Garret Mathews humor column sketches paternal coaching as a playful wager over a baby’s first word. The dad treats “da da” as a high-stakes game plan while the mom counters with “ma ma” chants and parental pride at stake.
Huntington AP report says Marshall and West Virginia University presidents call for a joint effort to restore funding for higher education. They warn 1982 will bring heavy scrutiny and note rising competition for dollars, with budgets and pay already under strain. They urge stronger community ties and better media use. Advisory boards will meet regularly.
A National epigraphic note reveals the Limulus poe horseshoe crab has nine eyes: one on each side of its shell, two center eyes, and five light receptors beneath the shell. The creature’s eye setup ties to its mythic one eyed namesake.
Grafton resident Richard Robinson recalls the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack and the West Virginia sinking as torpedoes and bombs struck. He witnessed the ship at surrender in Tokyo Bay and described the rebuilt vessel, scars from battle, and kamikaze attacks during Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
West Virginia officials consider modular cellblocks at the 114 year old Moundsville Penitentiary to meet federal standards and improve security. The plan would house about 1,100 inmates in 14 two level units, with phased construction and a potential $10 million request for 1983.
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