Former railroad president Saunders dies at 77
Richmond AP report notes Stuart Thomas Saunders McDowell native and former president of Norfolk and Western Railway died after a long illness at 77. He led Penn Central through its 1968 merger of Pennsylvania and New York Central, resigning in 1970 as the company filed for bankruptcy.
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Nickel Plate
Local Newspaper Staff Roster Highlights Key Editors
Executive Editor Patsy P Malamisura, Operations Manager Craig Faulkner, Circulation Director Carl H Meade Jr, and Press Supervisor lead newsroom leadership roles. Their titles indicate senior management shaping coverage, circulation, and print operations for the publication.
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Carl H. Meade, Jr
Gazette publisher Ned Chilton III dies in Washington during squash
W E Ned Chilton III publisher of the Charleston Gazette died Saturday in Washington D C after collapsing during a squash match. The 65 year old Yale graduate and noted West Virginia journalist and political influencer helped build the family paper into a hard hitting investigative outlet.
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Ned’’ Chilton III
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Profiles of dissenters and emigrant activists in Soviet era Latvia and Ukraine
Profiles recount arrests and convictions of political and religious dissidents in the 1970s and 1980s. Janis Roskaitis linked to underground movements and religious groups. Vitaly Shevchenko and Victor Yanenko faced anti-Soviet charges and emigration advocacy. Vasily Barats pressed for emigration rights. Rostislav Yevdokimov tied to Western emigre networks. Boris Chernykh tried forming an independent writers’ club. Moryan Popadyuk jailed for involvement with the Ukrainian National Liberation Front.
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Swedish Bible Society
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Kiev
Ukraiian Herald
Victor Yanenko
Israel
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Right To
Rostislav Yevdokimov
National Labor Alliance
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J Boris Chernykh
Siberian
Irkutsk
Moryan Popadyuk
Lvov University
Ukraine
Ukraiian National Liberation Front
Popadyuk
Reading Chains Break for Man Learning Again
Bill, once unable to read, now learns with help from his wife and tutors, overcoming fear and embarrassment. He progresses through fractions, history, and spelling while his family supports him. He aims for a high school equivalency diploma and maybe electrical engineering, keeping his literacy journey private at work.
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Janet Schuchmann
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Illiteracy rates highlighted across Virginia and West Virginia
State and regional illiteracy levels are reported with Virginia counties Lee Buchanan Tazewell and others showing high rates. Programs in Buchanan and Tazewell counties rely on volunteers and GED classes while West Virginia cites 570 857 illiterate adults and calls for more funding after assisting over 17 000 last year.
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Cosmonauts Dock With Mir Space Station
Tass reports two Soviet cosmonauts Yuri Romanenko and Alexander Saveikin docked with the Mir space laboratory aboard the Soyuz TM-2 capsule at 2:28 a.m. Moscow time. The docking occurred early today, tying the crew to the station as NASA tracks the mission.
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Mir Space Laboratory
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Yuri Romanenko
Alexander Saveikin
Inmates riot at Sinaloa state prison and 64 escape
Inmates seized rifles from the armory and fought guards in a Friday night uprising at the Sinaloa state penitentary. Sixty four escaped, the warden was taken hostage but freed. Three inmates were killed. seven escapees were recaptured by highway patrolmen early Saturday.
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Mexico
Sinaloa State Penitentiary
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Sinaloa
Lawmakers Split on Reinstating Seat Belt Rule
Del. James McNeely and others express indecision on reauthorizing a seat belt requirement. Bailey states he will oppose the proposal if brought to a vote again this year. The debate hinges on anticipated effectiveness and personal voting positions remain unsettled.
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Gene” Bailey
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