Censored A bomb aftermath stories surface from Nagasaki
Mainichi newspaper begins serializing George Weller reports and photographs from Nagasaki, showing a radiatio n sickened city after the 1945 A bomb. Weller, who slipped into the city using clever ruses, described a wasteland of war and a mysterious disease X striking residents and Allied prisoners.
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U.S
Mainichi
George Weller
Nagasaki
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Weller
Chicago Daily News
Hiroshima
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Japan
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MacArthur
Anthony Weller
United States
South China Sea
Southeast Asia
Europe
Mideast
Africa
Soviet Union
Asia
Wytheville Chautauqua Festival Draws Crowds And Balloons
Wytheville residents praise the Chautauqua Festival in Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park as multicolored hot air balloons drift over yards. Organizers anticipate thousands of visitors through June 26 with nightly entertainment led by Jerry Carrol, The Willow Spring Wildman, and Unisogha. The Wythe Arts Council sponsors the event. calls and info are posted for workshops and schedules.
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Nancy Hurst
Wytheville
Melissa Kegley
Chautauqua Festival Board
Wythe
Wythevillefestival.org
Alyesha Asghar
Aasghar
Bottonline.com
Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park
Manchin Seeks Pension Bond To Fund State Pension Plan
West Virginia officials propose a general revenue pension bond backed by a fixed 7.5 percent return. Critics like Thornton Cooper and Don Blankenship warn a stock market downturn could worsen finances. Blankenship vows ads against the plan, calling it a gamble. Investment director Craig Slaughter says funds must be conservative, with some public pensions aiming above 8 percent. Current pension funds total about 4.7 billion, including 1.39 billion from the Teachers system, which posted 15.1 percent returns.
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Manchin
Craig Slaughter
Slaughter
West Virginia
West Virginia Pension Debate Sees Moody's Fitch Ratings Back Plan
Critics including Thornton Cooper and Don Blankenship warn a stock downturn could deepen the state's fiscal slump, while pension fund yields remain low. Slaughter urges focusing on long run performance. Moody's Fitch and S P assign solid ratings with stable outlook, citing debt ratios and fully funded pensions. Moody's notes debt share high but pensions funded.
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Fitch Ratings
Moody’s Investors Service
Standard & Poor’s
Manchin
Moody’s
West Virginia
Mussels Delay Bluefield sewer line to Camp Joy area
Environmental concerns over endangered mussels along the Bluefield to Camp Joy sewer route stall progress. Officials warn the project and a proposed natural gas line may shift to protect habitats, possibly affecting nearby schools and stream banks while seeking a balance between landowners and customers.
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Camp Joy
Comfort Inn
Bluefield
Indian Creek
Cedar Bluff
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline.com
West Virginia CANA project links students to rural broadband
A diverse group of CMU students and two West Virginia brothers work in McDowell County to build a wireless network at the Stop Abusive Family Environment shelter and to develop a broadband plan for Ashland. The CANA project aims to connect rural areas to high speed Internet, with plans to produce a scholarly paper and ongoing community blogging as work continues through summer.
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West Virginia
Matt Easterday
Santa Rosa
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CMU
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Visalia
Federico Barra
Cordoba
Argentina
Sirus Sukanich
Pittsburgh
Braxton County
Mike
Justin Chapman
Gassaway
Chapmans
West Virginia University
West Virginia Broadband
Sharon
Walden
Portland
Barra
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Ciation
Ken Basel
Mar
McDowell County
Stu
Dents
Bill Archer
Barcher
McDowell
Carnegie Mellon University
Mike Chapman
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