Weather outlook for Monday March 19 2012
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny with a high near 77. Forecaster notes expect variable clouds and warm afternoon temperatures across the region. Stronger storms possible late in the day. hikers and outdoor plans should monitor updates.
Former Mr Universe Manohar Aich turns 100 in India
Manohar Aich, the 1952 Mr Universe winner, celebrates his 100th birthday in Kolkata with family and priests. He credits happiness, a simple diet, and a life free of tobacco and alcohol as keys to longevity, after overcoming poverty and prison.
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Century retirees mark victory after fight in West Virginia
About 400 Century Aluminum retirees attended a meeting in Charleston that cleared a $20 million tax credit to help reopen the Jackson County plant. Seventeen retirees who died during the dispute did not vote, as the agreement ends a long stalemate over retiree health benefits and restarts the Ravenswood plant shutdown a year earlier.
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Mercer Street shopkeeper recalls Mercer Street past
Rinceton business owner Margaret Pennington of Granny's Sewing Room says her store on Mercer Street in Princeton remains solid across from the new Post Office. She opened in 1996 after years of home sewing and notes quilting’s rising popularity while expressing nostalgia for earlier crowds.
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Market robberies at Hillbilly Market leave clerk shaken
West Virginia State Police investigated a late Saturday night armed robbery at Hillbilly Market in English. A male suspect wearing a Halloween mask and green plaid jacket grabbed the clerk by the hair and throat, forced her to open the safe, and fled with the cash. The clerk reported a high pitched voice as the suspect used a knife during the attack.
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Martial arts sensei from Lebanon visits Bluefield Dojo for clinic
William H. Price, a Lebanon High School graduate and Marine veteran, conducted a defensive tactics clinic at the Bluefield Dojo. Price served in Vietnam Okinawa and Japan and has trained in karate and related arts since 1967. He described martial arts as a lifestyle and lifelong commitment.
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Price Draws to Martial Arts Study Like Bee to Honey
Price said he was drawn to martial arts as students practiced defensive tactics under Sensei in A-5.
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