Mountaintop housing plan gains attention in West Virginia
Gov. John D. Rockefeller IV backs using mountaintop removal to create housing in southern West Virginia. He cites a statewide need for about 300,000 homes, linking reclamation laws with new housing. The measure to condemn private land for housing passed court challenges and faces ongoing land negotiations with Cotiga Development Co.
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Americans Violated Ban On Travel To Iran Probe Begins
Treasury probes whether Ramsey Clark and nine Americans violated Carter's Iran travel ban. Civiletti says findings will face civil and criminal review under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Convictions carry up to 10 years and $50,000 fines.
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Blind ex-truck driver regains sight and hearing after lightning strike
Edwin Robinson, 62, of Falmouth Maine, who went blind and deaf after a 1971 truck crash, unexpectedly recovered both senses when struck by lightning in his backyard. Doctors confirmed the unusual recovery, noting they cannot fully explain the phenomenon. He now reads braille and types poems he wrote while blind.
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El Dorado Fire Dept Mixes Up Live Burn House
In El Dorado Arkansas a fire training demonstration by the city fire department and the state Fire Training Academy burned down the wrong vacant house due to an address mixup. Owner John Henry Williams had given consent for the project but the address listed was across the street, while the real target, Nathaniel Lark, plans to refurbish the other vacant home.
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Virginia Republicans Reject Baker Idea at R ICHMOND GOP Convention
Virginia Republicans chose a pro Reagan slate for the national nominating convention and rejected a floor resolution opposing any vice presidential candidate who voted for the Panama Canal treaty or Salt II. Gov. John Dalton asked for a withdrawal of a bid to consider him as running mate but supported party unity. The convention accepted 21 at large delegates and avoided further controversy.
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Candidates Meet Face To Face But Nothing Changes
Washington AP reports a rift over a photo op as Carter and Kennedy meet in the Oval Office amid post primary tension. The session produced no decisive shift, with Kennedy and Carter mending but not resolving deep Democratic rifts while Reagan and Ford pledge joint effort in California.
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