Trucker recalls PA Turnpike life and a dramatic tire failure
Bill Archer, senior writer for the Daily Telegraph, recounts a 1970s PA Turnpike haul from East Chicago to a Harrisburg area unload. He describes old and new highway design, delays at the U S Steel Merchant Mill in Calumet City, a late loading slot, and a front spread tandem recaps coming off the trailer. He details watching the tread detach at 60 mph and the calm return to the road.
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Washington, D.C
New England States
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New York City
Ace Doran
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Maine
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Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia University Mountaineer
West Coast
Freightliner
Mountaineer
Bobby Bowden
Mountaineers
California
Duffield Daily Telegraph Staff and Bible Verse
The Duffield Daily Telegraph lists William Randy Deason as Publisher and Thomas A Colley as Executive Editor with Samantha Perry as Sports Editor and Andy Patton as Managing Editor. The page also includes Brian Woodson Bill Archer Charles Owens and a Psalm quotation about children as heritage from Psalms 127:3 AKJV.
McDowell County gains federal prison funding and opening
Senators Byrd Rockefeller and Rep Rahall secured more than 189 million dollars to build a 1280 bed federal prison in McDowell County. The project will create 300 jobs, draw new families, and spur highway, school, and housing development in McDowell and nearby Wyoming County, with a target opening date after years of debate.
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McDowell County
Beckley
White House
Bush
New Hampshire
Bureau of Prisons
Nick Rahall
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Wyoming County
West Virginia
Jay Rockefeller
Dw.va
Byrd
Rockefeller
Wyoming
Beckley Register-Herald
Backpack program sparks letters against school handouts
Readers react to a Bluefield Daily Telegraph front page piece on the backpack program. The letter writer argues against free school meals being distributed via backpacks, claiming anonymity is impossible, promoting work over welfare, and warning of stigma and misuse.
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Bluefield
Virginias
Advantage and the reach of early morning schooling
Jim Davidson argues that knowledge provides the greatest life advantage and praises Holy Souls Catholic School in Little Rock for instilling discipline and spiritual truths. He promotes his Bookcase for Every Child program to aid low income families and warns of social costs if these children are left behind. He credits American tradition and calls for action to support literacy through his book and speaking work.
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Little Rock
Holy Souls School
Jesus
Holy Souls
America
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