Briton on bamboo raft missing after Pacific crossing
Tim Severin and a six man crew attempting a 6,500 mile voyage across the Pacific on a bamboo raft failed to arrive for repairs and supplies in Green Bay Taiwan. A sailing boat searched 1% hours for the missing team off Green Bay after radio contact said the raft was 23 miles east of an eastern Taiwan town.
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Green Bay
Taiwan
Pacific Ocean
Hong Kong
Tim Severin
Robert Wu
Taiwan Yachting Association
Severin
Two Men Rescued After Chesapeake Bay Crossing Attempt
In Reedville Virginia two men William Lewis age 35 of Richmond and Martin A Williams age 33 of Highland Springs were found about 2 5 p m in a canoe generator by a motorboat pilot off Pungoteague on Chesapeake Bay after a thunderstorm. They were reported missing about 2 a m when a relative notified authorities. Rescue boats and several helicopters searched the area before the recovery and the men were taken to a hospital for observation.
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Reedville
Chesapeake Bay
William Lewis
Martin A. Williams
Pungoteague
Coast Guard
Robin Ressler
Lewis
Richmond
Williams
Highland Springs
Northumberland County
Plan to raise West Virginia Workers' Comp rates eyed by firms
West Virginia plans an 8 percent increase in Workers' Compensation Fund rates effective July 1 to ease a $1.2 million shortfall and fund rising health costs and more lifetime disability awards. Firms with out-of-state branches report much lower rates. critics warn customers will bear higher prices. The Dean Company notes partial relief from safety gains, but base rates keep climbing.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Andy Richardson
Richardson
Paper Supply Co
Dean Company
Princeton
Dave McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Alaska
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Annexation Petition Aims to Add Bluefield Area
Sealed 1968 QA petition outlines Bluefield plans to annex four square miles and more than 3,000 residents into the city. The document was completed and prepared for presentation to the Bluefield Board of Directors.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Board of Directors
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