Flash Flood Watch Issued For Central Eastern WV
The National Weather Service extended a flash flood watch through Friday morning for central and eastern West Virginia counties. Heavy rain from the Deep South was expected to move into the Appalachians, with 0.75 to 1 inch possible in eastern WV. Flooding could affect small streams feeding Greenbrier Gauley Elk and Little Kanawha rivers, in Braxton Calhoun Doddridge Gilmer Fayette Greenbrier Nicholas Webster Mercer McDowell Monroe Raleigh Summers Wyoming and Pocahontas counties.
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Chimp Causes Lights Out at London Circus Show
Minutes before a London circus performance, the auditorium lights failed as a chimpanzee threw the master switch. Frantic electricians traced the outage to the animal triggering the switch.
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Stamp Customer Hits Jackpot at Richmond Vending Machine
Richard R. Hodgman fed a quarter into a postal substation machine and received about 900 stamps worth roughly 225 dollars. He reported the fault but little help followed, then a worker advised mailing the stamps to the main post office with postage paid by the stamps.
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Nixon Wins Big but Falls Short of Landslide Record
Nixon increased his vote total to 47,042,923 in the November 7 election, with McGovern at 29,071,629 and others at 1,345,504. The official totals show a 17,971,294 margin, the largest ever, but 60.7 percent of the vote falls short of Johnson’s 1964 landslide. Electoral votes remained 521 to 17.
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Princeton Alters Friday Garbage Schedule
City officials said Friday trash collections will occur earlier, with workers finishing by noon. Residents on Friday routes are urged to set out garbage early to ensure pickup.
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