3 State Programs Await Approval Synthel Projects Funding
Edward A. Noble chairs a boardless Synthetic Fuels Corp waiting for board appointments before funding any of 63 proposed projects. Senators caution until Noble clarifies agency direction, while industry voices describe the delay and expect signals to spur private investment under a Reagan era loan and guarantee program.
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National Synthetic Fuels Corp
Senate
Noble
Wendell Ford
D-Ky
Energy Industry
Consolidated Natural Gas
Brian Plante
Plante
the Fuels Corporation
Congress
Morgantown
U.S
West Ger
Man
West Virginia
Point Pleasant
Westinghouse
Fairmont
United Shale Oil Co
SFC
Kentucky
John Y. Brown Jr
Walter Flowers
National Council On Synthetic Fuels Production
Flowers
Interstate Completion In Sight Wythe County six mile I‑81 I‑77 project planned
The Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation may advertise bids early next year for a 5.9 to six mile overlap segment of I‑81 and I‑77 in Wythe County. The project will complete the Virginia I‑81 corridor and connect to I‑77 facilities, with three lanes each way, frontage access, and a $28 million price tag funded 90 percent federally and 10 percent state.
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Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation
Wythe County
Virginia
State Highway and Transportation Commission
West Virginia Line
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Tennessee
West Virginia
North Carolina
Wythe
Bland
Carroll
U.S. Rt. 11
Wytheville
Virginia per capita income rises surpassing southeast sum
Virginia personal per capita income reached 8588 in 1979, up 922 or 12 percent from 1978, with statewide personal income totaling 44.6 billion, 12.5 percent higher than 1978. Rural and metropolitan disparities are noted, Arlington County led, Greensville County lowest, with regional metro areas showing varied gains.
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Charlottesville
Virginia
University of Virginia
Tayloe Murphy Institute
Southeast
Arlington County
Greensville County
Richmond
Roanoke
Johnson City
Kingsport
Bristol
Wytheville CC offers tour to Beckley mine and Hatfields show
Wytheville Community College schedules a chartered bus tour for August 22 to view the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine and attend the outdoor musical drama The Hatfields and McCoys at Grandview State Park amphitheatre in West Virginia. Reservations via check to the Office of Continuing Education. Also lists recent graduates from West Virginia Tech with cum laude and magna cum laude honors in various bachelor and associate programs.
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Wytheville Community College
Beckley Exhibition
West Virginia
Grandview State Park Amphitheatre
Office of Continuing Education
WCC
Doubt Over Franklin Sightings After Long Manhunt
Charles Gregory reported seeing the escaped Franklin brothers near Paynes Ford Road prompting a four hour search for Charles and Warren Franklin who escaped from the Jefferson County jail July 10. Police doubt the sighting and note Gregory’s story weakened and may be inaccurate.
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Martinsburg
W.va
Berkeley County
Franklin Brothers
Charles Gregory
Paynes Ford Road
Franklins
Gregory
Charles Franklin
Warren Franklin
Jefferson County
Preston Gooden
State Police
Gooden
the Franklins
Regory
Greenbrier River plan faces local opposition in Marlinton
Pocahontas County residents reject placing Greenbrier River under National Wild and Scenic Rivers protection. They argue existing protections under West Virginia Natural Stream Act and EPA rules suffice, warning that riverbanks owners could face limits on land development under the federal plan.
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Marlinton
W.va
Pocahontas County
Greenbrier River
National Forest Service
Forest Service
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
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Associated Press
Edward A. Noble
Old Dominion Briefs
ODU
Norfolk
Old Dominion University
Bieber
College Avenue
Bluefield
W.W
Princeton
W. VA
Franklin
Maryland Correctional Institute
Hagerstown
Berkeley County Sheriff's Department
UMWA
Lawrence
North ST. & Woods
Mountain State Briers
UMW
Beckley
United Mine Workers District
Charleston
Emmins Henry
State Tax Department
Robert Hoffman
Tax Department
Hoffman
Lincoln County
Putnam County
Raleigh
Raleigh County
Beckley Post-Herald
Raleigh Register
Boone
Kanawha
Byone Associated
West
Lake Stevens
Surveyor
White
Adelaide
Australia
AeroMech Airlines
Pee Ute
Greensborg
W.V
Boss Hogg Star
Camden Park
Boss Hogg
West Huntington
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