Local hero Kenny Tiller saves sisters from river tragedy
Kenny Tiller Jr a Big Creek High School senior leaped into the Dry Fork River to rescue four sisters and revive two who sank after one girl Sandra Hicks fell and struck her head near Rift Breakthrough on U S Route 19. He performed CPR revived Ellen and Tammy while a bystander and deputies searched for Sandra until her body was recovered after a five hour river search. Authorities hailed his bravery though he downplays hero status.
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Kenny Tiller
Tiller
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Hicks
Sandra Lee Hicks
Big Creek High School
Tammy
Ellen
Robert
Margaret
Donna
Sandra
Miss Hicks
Pete Belcher
Squire
Belcher
Pete Beavers
McDowell Sheriff's Department
Tom Tolley
State Department of Natural Resources
The
War Police Department
Drought Hits Bland County Farms Hard in Season Outlook
In Bland County Virginia extremely dry hot conditions hurt pastures and cornfields, with 15-20 percent crop damage and cattle feeding rising. Extension agent David Danner warns rain is critical to salvage feed crops, or drought could force cattle sales and tighter winter supply. veteran dairy producer D Woodrow Bird notes the drought is the worst in his 70 years and has already culled milk cows.
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Virginia
David R. Danner
Danner
Agricultural Agency
D. Woodrow Bird
Bird
MX Vote Win For President
The Senate voted 58 41 to permit MX missile production and deployment funding in the defense bill. Hart’s filibuster failed as Reagan supporters argued MX would prove U S resolve to match Soviet missiles. A second vote blocked deployment while allowing production. The vote clears the way for Senate passage of the defense bill and further weapons programs including B 1 bombers and new M 1 tank.
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Reagan
George Bush
Gary Hart
D-Colo
Wyoming
Nebraska
Hart
Soviet Union
United States
Capitol Hill
House
Lawsuit Settled For 1.4 Million In Welch Case
A 1.443 million dollar settlement ended a six day McDowell County Circuit Court lawsuit over a July 22 1978 crash on U S Route 52 near Saeger. Dewey S Stacy sued Chrysler DeForge and Hard Motor Sales with Walker Keith DeLong insured.
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WELCH
McDowell County
Jack Maranari
Dewey S. Stacy
Chrysler Corporation
DeForge Corporation
Hard Motor Sales
U.S. Route 52
Saeger
Harry Camper
Tom Seay
Camper and
Walker Keith DeLong
DeLong
Volkswagen
Jobs Announcement Ups Morale In Gary
The U S Steel Mining Co plans to reopen two mines and a preparation plant, reviving 300 miners, while 850 remain laid off in Gary. City officials and union leaders express cautious optimism as the coalfield recession weighs on McDowell County, with talks of a potential turnaround easing tensions.
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U.S. Steel Mining Co
McDowell County
U.S
Gary
Ron Estep
Estep
Younger
Reagan Defends Central America Troop Movements
President Ronald Reagan emphasized that naval drills and troop deployments around Nicaragua and Honduras are not a prelude to Vietnam style war. He urged peace while warning that if Nicaragua attacks another nation the United States would respond, endorsing regional mediation by four Latin American leaders and stressing economic aid over military action.
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Reagan
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Soviet Union
Cuba
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Honduras
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Vietnam
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el Salvador
America
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State Fair ads are announced. Bear, bison to be on auction block. Coal refuge dam reclamation Tuesday. Coal shuttling service launched. Dean says Va. should change tuition procedure.
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