Arsenal Blast Injures Four at Radford Ammunition Plant
A board of inquiry led by Lt Col Robert P Seguin arrived at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant to investigate an explosion that blew the roof from a production building and injured four workers. Three burn victims were flown to UVA Medical Center in satisfactory condition, while the fourth remained in fair condition at Radford Community Hospital. The blast occurred at 12 34 p.m. Wednesday in the thermal dehydration building. two walls were shattered and automatic sprinklers likely stopped the fire.
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Radford
Army Ammunition Plant
Robert P. Seguin
Holston Army Ammunition Plant
Kingsport
Tenn
University of Virginia Medical Center
Radford Community Hospital
Arsenal
Demolition planned of two rock formations in Marks Branch
Demolition crews will remove Buz zard Rock and Tank Rock above Marks Branch in Mingo County weather permitting on May 15 or 18. Alabama? Actually A.L. King Ltd. of Nitro will be paid 84822 dollars for the work. The rocks sit atop Thacker's Ridge 1500 feet above and residents fear slides. weather and helicopter hauling are factors.
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Charleston
W.va
Mingo County
Marks Branch
Buzzard
Federal Office of
Surface A.L. King Ltd
Nitro
Thacker’s Ridge
OSM
Patrick Boggs
Boggs
West Virginia Supreme Court OKs Cameras in Courts
The West Virginia Supreme Court approved cameras and microphones in all state courts, with guidelines to preserve decorum. The 4-1 decision allows presiding judges to decide on coverage, and local media may opt in or out. The order mirrors Monongalia County practice begun in 1979 and sets limits on photographers, equipment, objections, and pool arrangements.
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Supreme Court
Larry Starcher
Monongalia County
Sam Harshbarger
Richard Neely
Starcher
West Virginia
High Court
Harshbarger
Virginia Budget Plan Aims Lean 1982 84 Spending
Virginia's Secretary of Administration and Finance Charles Walker outlined a proposed two year general fund budget of 6.67 billion dollars, up 17.3 percent from current levels. He warned that covering mandated and existing costs reduces available revenue to less than four percent for new services while public education would retain a 53.8 percent share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Administration and Finance
Charles Walker
Walker
Virginia General Assembly
John Dalton
Rockefeller Cuts Own Salary In Budget Slashing
Gov. Jay Rockefeller trims his own pay from 54504 to 50000 and reduces office spending by about 249000 as part of a 5.6 percent cut to a 4.4 million annual budget. Margolin notes staff pay raises frozen, flood funds lapse, and Mansion operating funds left intact amid the finance plan. American Wing opens after five years of work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with 150000 square feet and a glass enclosed sculpture garden court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Rockefeller
United Mine Workers
Arnold Margolin
Rockefeller
Margolin
Harrison County
American Wing
New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Parson Hatfield Shines in Virginia Wheelchair Games
Frank W. Hatfield, a 36 year old Gilbert preacher, won a gold medal in the 25 meter front freestyle swim at the Virginia Wheelchair Games in Fishersville, Va. He placed second in discus and struggled in the 100, 200, and 400 meter wheelchair dashes. He aims to reach the National Wheelchair Olympics later this year after more rehabilitation and equipment adjustments.
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Gilbert
W.va
Frank W. Hatfield
Hatfield
Virginia
Fishersville
Gilbert Preacher
Ohio
Columbus
Johnson City
Tenn
Charleston
Laidley Field
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Old Dominion Briefs
Portsmouth
Coast Guard
Kill Devil Hills
N.C
Atlantic
Bruce Pimental
Pimental
Sandbridge
Virginia Beach
U.S. Prudential Lines
Atlantico
Cape Henry
Marine Safety Office
Norfolk
Newport News
Emporia
Rocky Mountain
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Thomas M. Kerkering
MCV
Kerkering
State Bureau of Epidemilogy
Mountain State Briefs
Byrd Synfuel Washington
Morgantown
Federal Energy Department
Roger LeGassie
Fossil Energy
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On
Interior
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
LeGassie
Byrd
United States
Japan
West Germany
State Department
Department of Natural Resources
Department of the Interior
Jame Pitsenbarger
DNR
Reclamation Division
Congress
Senate
House
Beckley
Raleigh County National Bank
Nickie Harold Keene
Keene
Raleigh County
GAS Rate Hire
Columbia Gas of
Bluefield
Charleston, W.va
Galbraith Tv, Inc
Sylvania Superset
SAAN
N. Walker ST
Princeton
W.V
Holiday Inn OF
Idaho
Hokie
Cumberland Road
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