40mm shell explodes in Virginia school classroom
A 40mm artillery shell found on an Army base exploded during a classroom drill at Huguenot Academy Powhatan County near Richmond. One student died Scott Goodman 14 and five were injured three critically. Authorities investigate how the weapon arrived at the private school and why it was being dismantled.
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Robert M. Goodman
James Davidson
Davidson
Ft. Pickett
Virginia
Mary Mitchell
Mild Weather Forecast Returns After Snowfall
Mild spring like weather is expected in Southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia after a storm dropped up to four inches of snow Sunday night. Several counties report slick roads and school closures while others run on late schedules. Ice jams linger on major rivers and residents are urged to monitor forecasts for possible flooding.
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Beckley
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West Fork
Monongahelia
Cheat
Mines reopen as sick leave dispute nears settlement
The two week wildcat coal strike in southern West Virginia subsides with 4300 miners off. Eastern Associated Coal Corp. employees and sympathy workers affected. Union and company clash over a sick leave certificate policy and dispatcher appointment.
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W.va
West Virginia
West Virginia Coal Association
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
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al Lewis
Eastern
United Mine Workers Local
Kopperston
Wyoming County
William Stafford
Lewis
Coal Association
Utilities Continue River Poison Tracing Along Ohio
Kentucky utilities along the Ohio River will keep sampling water at treatment plants from Henderson to Paducah as officials monitor traces of carbon tetrachloride detected last week. Authorities note dilution downstream and no current boil-water order, while urging wells near the river be treated with caution if odor is detected.
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Henderson
Paducah
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Ashland
Vanceburg
Maysville
Covington
Newport
Uniontown
Forester
Ohio
Kanahwa River
Charleston
W. Va
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Goals In Tracking Spill Across Ohio River
Cincinnati AP report on the EPA miscalculations tracking a 70 ton carbon tetrachloride spill from the Kanawha River toward Evansville and Louisville. Officials admit monitoring limits and call for expanded organic testing and river intake pump monitoring.
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Cincinnati
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Joe Harrison
Region V
Chicago
Harrison's
Virginia Lawmakers Debate Policing Powers And Public Health
Highlights from the Virginia General Assembly session include the House defeating amendments to a bill on police and fire collective bargaining, a Rockefeller request for 2 million dollars for emergency water repairs, and a Senate move to add lay representatives to about 20 regulatory boards. Additional items cover venereal disease education in schools, capital punishment debate, a possible bond issue, homemaker contributions in divorce cases, a police officers bill of rights, and a push for 911 emergency service adoption.
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Virginia
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