Two-Way Renault Draws Crowds In Plant City Car Tale
Harold Ratcliff, a Bluefield native and Plant City dealer, rebuilt two wrecked Renaults into a single driveable two end car with separate engines, transmissions, exhausts, and radiators. The Harris family owns it now, viewing it as a grand toy and parade draw. Ratcliff sold it after two months, noting wide public curiosity and stating the car’s front end drives as the operative.
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Harold Ratcliff
Ratcliff
Bluefield
Plant City
Fla
Florida
Interstate 4
Erman
Renault
Cécil
Harrises
West Virginia art students study all summer at Cedar Lakes
Ripley AP report: 105 students from 31 counties attend the West Virginia Summer Art Institute at Cedar Lakes in Jackson County. They take six hours daily of chosen subjects from textiles to painting, with field trips, still time for recreation, and state support funding most costs. The two week program emphasizes hands on studio work, gallery exposure, and expanding art career possibilities for teens like Brooke Coffman and Tracy Reynolds.
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Ripley
W.va
West Virginia
Summer Art Institute
Cedar Lakes
Jackson County
Carter Seaton
Huntington
Summer Institute
Institute
State
Art Teachers Association
Charleston-Huntington
Seaton
Brooke Coffman
Vinson High School
Ann Contois
Ms. Contois
Vermont
State Education Department
State Arts and Humanities Commission
State Art Education Association
Susan Blim
Charlestown
Mass
Dan Harris
Morgantown
Tim Pyles
Tracy Reynolds
Fairmont
Fairmont Senior High School
Miss Reynolds
Protesting Women Face Jail Time Over Byrd Office Sit-In
Three women Mildred Miller Maggie Beller and Lorrie Lane from Charleston and Roane County risk jail after trespassing during a sit-in at U S Senate Minority Leader Robert Byrd s office in Charleston They protested U S policy in Central America as the House approved humanitarian aid to Nicaragua and discussed turning their trials into a public forum with witnesses from Nicaragua and international law experts.
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Charleston
W.va
Mildred Miller
Maggie Beller
Lorrie Lane
U.S
Central America
Mrs. Miller
Looneyville
Roane County
U.S. Senate
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Byrd
Miller
Beller
West Virginia
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Lane
Chuck Wyrostock
Spencer
House of Representatives
Nicaragua
Ms. Beller
Wyrostock
Reagan
Mike Kelly
Riggers Work 900 Feet Up New River Gorge Bridge
Five riggers under 30 crawl along narrow girders 876 feet above the New River, fastening ropes and ladders as inspectors from Baker Engineers search for cracks and bolts. The seven week project keeps them perched amid traffic rumble on Route 19 but offers a rare office view and nerve testing danger.
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Fayetteville
Bob Hooks
U.S. Rt. 19
Thurman Whisner
Baker Engineers
Whisner
Keith Seibel
North America
Point Pleasant
Bees Threatened by Home Gardens Endangering WV Honey Crop
West Virginia beekeepers face potential 20 percent honey losses as home gardens expand. Apiarist Bard Montgomery cites urban and suburban areas, especially Berkeley County, Kanawha Valley, and Huntington, where misusing insecticides has caused bee deaths. He urges label adherence and evening spraying to lessen risk.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Bard Montgomery
Berkeley County
Kanawha Valley
Huntington
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Tyes
Arati Pino
Eric Brady
Mrs. Harris
Harris
Garret Mathews
Tazewell County Fair
Darrell Ward
Jewell Ridge
Richlands Middle School
Fred Brown
AP Lao
Montgomery
State Agriculture Department
Levin
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