Deep South twisters unleash havoc in Selma and LaPlace
Tornadoes and floods ripped the Deep South killing one and injuring about 15 as Selma Alabama housing projects and a college dormitory were destroyed and LaPlace Louisiana suffered extensive damage to 126 homes. Snow and ice threatened Plains and East while Colorado endured a bone chilling 31 below.
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Associated Press
Deep South
Rockies
Colorado
Selma
Ala
LaPlace
D.C. Nichols
Rangedale
Ella Jean Wright
Clarence Chappell
Pee
Kimberly Pettway
May Gordon
Dle
Renee Blackwell
Selma University
Alabama
New Orleans
Lloyd Johnson
St. John the Baptist Parish
Civil Defense
Bertram Madere
East St. John High School
Madere
Louisiana
Mississippi
Georgia
Piedmont
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
San Luis Valley
Creede
Alamosa
Center
Denver
John Schwab
National Weather Service Office
Fire Damages Truck Load on I-77 South of Princeton
State police said a fire sparked by overheated rear brakes on a low-boy trailer damaged about half of a load of three-quarter inch plywood on I-77 south of Princeton. The 2:55 a.m. blaze was put out by East River Volunteer Fire Department. Driver Alvin Schindler of Akron Ohio leased to J D Martin Trucking. no injuries reported.
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Princeton
Frank Thomas
East River Volunteer Fire Department
Thomas
Alvin Schindler
Akron Ohio
J.D. Martin Trucking Company
Police Seek Suspects After Break In At Kaye Station
Bluefield police continued the search Tuesday for suspects who broke a rear window at the Kaye station on Bland Street and tried to steal two 12 packs of beer. An alarm sounded 45 seconds after entry. the suspects fled on foot, leaving the beer behind. No arrests. Patrolmen Monty Wall and Tim Graham responded.
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Bluefield
Kaye
Bland Street
Monty Wall
Tim Graham
Stereo stolen from MGB on Lowe Street in Bluefield
A late weekend theft reports an in-dash Kenmore stereo and two speakers missing from a 1979 MGB parked on Lowe Street Bluefield. Police identify owner Gus McCloud of 1524 Lowe St and note unlocked doors.
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Lowe Street
Bluefield
Gus McCloud
Lowe St
McCloud
Bluefield Board delays first reading on city court ordinance
The Bluefield Board of Directors tabled the first reading of a draft ordinance to allow appointment of assistant city court judges and set higher police court costs. The measure adds that judges may not need to be attorneys, outlines judge duties and on call availability, and increases costs to $10 per case. The board also approved a $400,000 condo project at Center Drive and discussed parade plans, park naming contest, and safety measures near Whitethorn School.
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Jim Terry
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Board of Directors
John Feuchtenberger
Feuchtenberger
J. Peter Richardson
Police Court
West Virginia
Center Drive
Richardson
Ben Paine
Joe Walker
Steve Melcher
Charleston
W.va
Jay Rockefeller
U.S. Senate
New York City
Blaine Michael
Friends of
Michael
New York
McJunkin Corp
State Capitol
Rockefeller
Senate
Sen
Jennings Randolph
Dan Boroff
Burton
Walton Avenue
Whitethorn School
Ronceverte Street
James Lewis
Bluefield Junior High School
Mercer County Board of Education
Ruth Cruise
Union St
James Godwin III
Groveland Drive
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Sunday Magazine
Earth
Box 208
W. Va
Merritt
Lynchburg
Central Virginia Community College
Johnnie Earl Merritt
Johnas F. Hockaday
State Community College System
CVCC
Paul D. Camp Community College
Franklin
Donald Puyear
State College System
Hockaday
Werner Bieber
Paul Oliver
Oliver
Physicians Weight Loss Center
Beckley
Huntington
Ory
Ates
Princeton Ave
Bluefield, W. VA
Stowe & Thomas
Steuts
Haggar
Mim
Mercer Mall
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