Rest Areas Stay Shelved On I-77 At Bland County
Unfinished rest area facilities and a planned information center along I-77 at South Gap Bland County delay completion. Health department sewer issues drive the hold up while a nearby weigh station nears opening. Local dissent centers on lack of northbound information center and regional brochures.
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Garret Mathews
South Gap
Bland County
Wytheville
Bluefield
John Turner
Bristol Highway District
Health Department
Wolf Creek
Turner
Jim Williams
Virginia
Great Lakes
Florida
Williams
Richmond
Virginia” Center
Bristol
Tennessee Line
Princeton
Eddie Steele
Road Association
Bluestone
Turnpike
Steele
East River Mountain
I-77
Teacher's Swim Saves 2 Teens Off Mathews Bay
In Mathews County two high school students, Jeffrey Hudgins 17 and Gregory Hudgins 18, were rescued from a submerged sailboat after their teacher Charles Dischinger Jr., 24, swam two hours to shore for help. The trio had clung to the bow for seven hours after a capsize near Cherry Point. Coast Guard notified around 11:30 p.m. after the teacher, exhausted, reached land at about 7 p.m. and alerted rescuers.
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Mathews
Mathews County
Chesapeake Bay
Jeffrey Hudgins
Gregory Hudgins
Cherry Point
Charles Dischinger Jr
Jeffrey
Dischinger
Coast Guard
Tazewell Studies Outdoor Music Ordinance Next Week
Tazewell County supervisors will review a proposed ordinance to regulate outdoor music festivals in unincorporated areas. The plan requires special permits, sanitation and fire plans, an eight hour limit, age restrictions, a $250 daily license and a $50,000 bond. Buckhorn Mountain Bluegrass Festival details are included, with regional residents voicing mixed opinions.
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Coates
Central District
Ben Susman
Susman
Gratton
James Bourne
Rt. 61
Tazewell
Bourne
Clayton Hale
Western District
Leslie Ballard
Hale
W. E. Osborne
Short’s Gap
Osborne
Short's Gap
Pounding Mill
Claypool
Ballard
Princeton Man Named Assistant To Hechler
Robert G. Graham of Princeton has been named administrative assistant to Congressman Ken Hechler at the Bluefield district office. The 29 year old Princeton Area Citizens Association leader succeeds Ronald L. Lively who returns to Beckley to manage Cliffside Amphitheater. Graham is a Concord College graduate and former social studies teacher with a background in highways, health, and research. He and his wife Sherry reside at 501 Harrison St in Princeton.
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Robert G. Graham
Princeton
Princeton Area Citizens Association
Ken Hechler
Hechler
Bluefield
Graham
Ronald L. Lively
Beckley
Cliffside Amphitheater
Grandview State Park
Southern
Concord College
Bailesyville High School
Wyoming County
West Virginia Department of Highways
West Virginia University
Norfolk & Western Railway
Economowoc Canning Company
Waunakee
Wis
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Mercer County
U. S. Marine Corps
Vietnam
Guantanamo
Cuba
United States
Concord
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Alumni Association
Sherry
Falls Mills
Harrison St
Emily Martin
Driver Charged After Accident In McDowell County
Roderfield man Raymond K. Comer was charged with failure to maintain control after sideswiping Joseph W. Lowe and striking a parked car on Route 52 at about 5 40 a.m. The 1970 Dodge and Lowe’s 1970 VW were demolished and the parked vehicle owned by Dexter Reynolds sustained about 200 dollars in damage. No injuries reported. Trooper G L Woods investigated.
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Roderfield
McDowell County
Raymond K. Comer
Joseph W. Lowe
Jaeger
Rt. 52
Lowe
Comer
Dexter Reynolds
Mohawk
G. L. Woods
Murdered reporter is buried in Phoenix
Don Bolles, Arizona Republic reporter, who died after a June 2 bombing, was laid to rest in Phoenix as mourners praised his pursuit of truth and decency. The funeral drew lawmakers and a telegram from President Ford while police pursued a witness and charged Adamson with first degree murder.
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Bluefield
Daily Telegraph
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona Republic
Don Bolles
Bolles
William O. Smith
Shadow Rock Congregational Church
Dr. Smith
Arizona
Ford
John H. Adamson
Adamson
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Jim Gilberth
Tazewell County, Va
Board of Supervisors
Tazewell Commonwealth
Wade S. Coates
W. J. Hawkins
Hawkins
Tazewell County
Pisgah
Pat
Merchants of
Pere A
Jack & Jill
Mercer ST
Nunn Bush
Mey
Asia
Blufield-Beckley-Welch
W.va
University Mall
Blacksburg
Kamericar
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