Dangers of spill loom from ammonium nitrate freight
Officials discuss a Wytheville Virginia I 77 crash involving a Southern Blasting Services truck carrying 40 cast boosters 12 000 pounds blasting caps 8 000 to 10 000 pounds ammonium nitrate and 12 000 pounds blasting emulsion and diesel. State Police explosives expert warns boosters could trigger a deadly blast. The truck halted traffic while authorities rerouted thousands to safety and reviewed compliance with hazmat rules.
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Wytheville
Southern Blasting Services Inc
Ture
Don Lambert
Virginia
Timothy McVey
Murrah Federal Building
Oklahoma City
McVey
Terry Nichols
Southern Blasting Services
Ronda
N.C
Lambert
Pounding Mill
McDowell teachers sue over new work policies
In Harleton McDowell County teachers filed suit in Kanawha County Circuit Court against the state Board of Education and County Superintendent Mark Manchin. They challenge a policy extending the school day by 15 minutes and requiring two hour snow day tardiness for professional development. The suit alleges use of personal time for doctor or dentist appointments and a shift to longer hours amid concerns over student achievement.
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Harleston
McDowell County
McDowell County Education Association
State Board of Education
Mark Manchin
Manchin
Kanawha County
Ben Barkey
Barkey
Bush weighs war rhetoric amid Security Council vote
President Bush prepares a major address as Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei assess Iraq's cooperation on disarmament. The security council faces a pivotal vote on force authorization. Bush may urge allies to leave Iraq and consider a brief delay offer to disarm, while avoiding an eleventh hour deadline. He spoke of daily prayer for guidance and the safety of troops and civilians.
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Security Council
Hans Blix
Mohamed ElBaradei
Iraq
Saddam
Bush
U.S
United States
France
Obituary notices from Grundy and region mark several March deaths
Obituaries from Grundy Virginia and nearby counties detail the deaths of Virginia Lee Shortridge 83 of Grundy Charlotte Vista Shrader 71 of Bastian and Della W Van Wormer 93 of North Tazewell Also Marie Mercedes Ziegler 59 of Flat Top and multiple funeral arrangements with services and burials planned across local funeral homes The notices list surviving relatives and call for services and donations to local charities and organizations
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Grundy
Virginia Lee Shortridge
Lesters Fork
Buchanan General Hospital
Buchanan County
John R
Bessie Mae Compton Shortridge
Hedie St.Clair
Ruby Elswick
Linnie Jane Davis
Giles W. Shortridge
Miss Shortridge
Bobby
Betty Shortridge
Jerry St. Clair
Route 1
Grundy Funeral Home
Michael Trent
John R. Shortridge
Elkins Branch
Bastian
Charlotte Vista Shrader
North Carolina
Arthur Perkins
Bessie Carver Perkins
Round Bottom
Wolf Creek
Della W. van Wormer
North Tazewell
Tazewell
Sabin
Wis
Zachariah
Ella Gray Wheeler
Church of Christ
W.C.T.U
Charles van Wormer
Larry van Wormer
Laurel
Wilma Joann) Vincent
Delavan
Jerome
Charlotte Ella) Cox
Plattville
Ala
Roy
Susie) Vance
Bessie Hall
Detroit
Mich
Avada
Founatian
Colo
Jim van Wormer
Ruth
Nipomo
Calif
Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel
Kenny Fields
Maplewood Cemetery
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Marie M. Ziegler
Marie Mercedes Ziegler
the Lord
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B.K
Daily Telegraph
The
Virginia State Police
Pounding Mill Quarry
Charlie Bowles
Bowles
Mercer
Virginia Department of Transportation
Perry Cogburn
Interstate 77
Bristol
VDOT
Cogburn
Blacksburg
Christiansburg
Bknecessary
Bdtonline
McDowell
A-1
A-3
Bland Sports Wear
Bland, Va
Emert Clark
Robert Shrader
Retha Garland
Jerry Clark
Pamela
Rocky Gap
Danny Pruett
Amanda Clark
Sebrina Clark
Junior Perkins
Bobby Peery
Clarence Perkins
Johnny Perkins
Kentucky
Delphine Bush
Dorothy Bush
Sadie Johnson
Ruth Roberts
Fay Bush
Lois Bledsoe
Dudley Memorial Chapel
Bluefield
Rodney Lawson
Dodson-Clark Cemetery
Richard Burton
Gene Burton
Ronnie Holbrook
Don Bowling
Donnie Bowling
Jack Cavender
New York City
N.Y
George
Iris Camal
Ziegler
Mountain State University
Sacred Heart Church
Princeton
Ghent Volunteer Fire Department
Make A Wish Foundation
Beckley Kennel Club
Raleigh County Humane Society
Zieg Field
Christoph Ziegler Sr
Christoph Ziegler Jr
Robin
Butler
N.J
Michael Ziegler
Jennifer
Richmond
Max Salazar
New York
Frank Camal
Bronx
Tina Sparks
Irene Camal
Brianna Lynn
Sebastian
Elda Camal
Marie Ziegler
Hattie Bonham Fry
Resthaven Park
Edna Mae Garrett
Greater Mount Zion Pentecostal Church
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Bluewell
Julia Smith Honaker
Grandview Memory Gardens
Franklin A. Hunley
Cravens-Shires
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Lafayette J. Short
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Shortridge
Garland
Curtis Elbert Wirtz
George W. Seaver
Seaver Funeral Home
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Florio
Bland Street
Salvation Army
Highland Avenue
Bluefield, WV
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