Fire destroys Maybeury home after rapid blaze
An elderly McDowell County woman Bertha Parks was critically injured when a fire of unknown origin engulfed her two story home in Maybeury near Pocahontas Fuel Co store. Neighbors pulled her from the burning building as flames spread and crews from Northfork and Keystone departments battled the blaze. A man aiding Parks collapsed, a motor vehicle crash on Route 52 nearby blocked traffic, and two people were taken to Bluefield area hospitals or clinics with injuries.
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Jimmy
Parks
Bluefield
Northfork Volunteer Fire Department
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Keystone Volunteer Fire Department
Northfork
Keystone
W.A. Keller
Widener
Residents urge government action to curb rising fuel costs
Local residents urged steps to cope with higher gas prices including pressuring oil producers to boost domestic output. Some lawmakers oppose a 4.3 cent fuel tax repeal, arguing it won’t counter OPEC cuts. Citizens proposed reducing driving, staying home, and international pressure on OPEC alongside recalling U.S. support for Middle East nations.
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House Committee and Infrastructure
OPEC
Ation
Terri Bolin
Princeton
Mid-East
United States
Iraq
Kuwait
Pete Hoosier
Pineville
Fallout from Welchman attack leads to state police firings
State police conclude an October 9 1999 Welchman assault probe with firing Trooper R W Hinzman and demoting three sergeants T C Bledsoe G A Bishop and B K Cochran. Bledsoe Bishop Cochran also suspended 15 days. Former trooper Gary Messenger II indicted on federal civil rights and obstruction charges. State paid 1 million to settle a 20 million lawsuit by Raymond Neal Rose whose Welch apartment was raided after a noise complaint. Corsaro says actions are not connected to Rose beating.
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G.A. Bishop
B.K. Cochran
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Bishop
Cochran
Michael Corsaro
Gary Messenger II
Raymond Neal Rose
Rose
Corsaro
Wythe County man dies in Bland spelunking accident
Paul Snowburg 41 of Max Meadows Va died after a fall of about 300 feet while caving on a Bland County farm. Responders from Bland County and Bluefield teams recovered the body as authorities investigated the rural farm site on the Big Walker Mountain foothills.
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Wythe County
Bland County
Paul Snowburg
Max Meadows
Tate Farm
Big Walker Mountain
Bland County Sheriff's Department
Officials push for airport improvement funding bill
ECKLEY The Federal Aviation Administration and Airport Improvement Program funding bill awaits President Clinton approval and would fund a 400 acre industrial site at Raleigh County Airport and a $1 million terminal upgrade at Mercer County Airport. Senator Jay Rockefeller calls the $40 billion package the largest aviation funding increase and a done deal, stressing safety amid concerns of underfunding and a crisis in the nation’s aviation system.
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Clinton
Raleigh County
Mercer County
Sen
Jay Rockefeller
D-W-Va
West Virginia
Rockefeller
United States
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