Four Grundy men die in Bath County carbon monoxide incident
Four men from Grundy Virginia were found dead from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in a Bath County camping trailer during a hunting trip. The victims Ernie Wayne Lane 42 Jo DeWayne Lane 23 Jamie E Lane 20 and Joy Keith Crawford 19 were last seen alive during the night. the cause was an improperly ventilated furnace. Crawford was a state champion wrestler from Grundy High School last year.
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Warm Springs
Grundy
Bath County
Sheriff's Department
Ernie Wayne Lane
Jo DeWayne Lane
Jamie E. Lane
Joy Keith Crawford
Pad’s Creek
Crawford
Grundy High School
Happy 116th Birthday of Woman Claimed World’s Oldest
Carrie White celebrated her 116th birthday in Palatka Florida with hundreds of well wishers. Gov elect Lawton Chiles and former President Carter sent greetings. born November 18 1874 in Gadsden County Florida during Ulysses S Grant's presidency.
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Palatka
Carrie White
Lawton Chiles
White
Gadsden County
Fla
Ulysses S. Grant
Blood Test Aids Yuppie Flu Diagnosis
Dr. Jay Levy of San Francisco announced at a Charlotte conference that a blood test has been devised to help diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome, a flu like illness dubbed yuppie flu. He predicted the illness will be the disease of the 1990s as awareness grows.
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Charlotte
N.C
Jay Levy
San Francisco
Readout A Global Experience marks WV event at Bluefield
On Nov 19 Craft Memorial Library Bluefield hosts Great West Virginia Readout 5 with schools libraries and businesses. Activities include a remote broadcast and are free to the public. Nov 20 11 a.m. dedication for Route 460 Tree Planting Project at Route 460 Leatherwood Lane intersection. Nov 20 6 p.m. Princeton Mercer Chamber Annual Dinner at Concord College Ballroom with Jack Bowman WVU Law professor. citizen volunteer and business of the year awards planned.
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Craft Memorial Library
Bluefield
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Route 460
Leatherwood Lane
Princeton-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
Concord College
Jack Bowman
West Virginia University School of Law
Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy With Mild Temperatures
Partly cloudy conditions are forecast for today with highs between 50 and 55. Tonight remains partly cloudy with lows in the mid 30s.
Stabbing suspect ID'd in Bluefield killings near Reservoir Street
Police released Calvin Gray as lead suspect in the Nov 13 14 stabbing deaths of Christopher L. Dillard and Artissa Bennett in Bluefield. Both victims died from chest stab wounds. Dillard was bound, Bennett not. Investigators found possible drug links. two warrants exist for Gray who is 35 and 6'0 to 6'1 tall.
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Bluefield
Reservoir Street
Tank Hill
Calvin Gray
Christopher L. Dillard
Greenbrier St
Artissa Bennett
Orange St
Gray
Ted Jones
Dillard
Bennett
West Virginia Medical Examiner
Charleston
Iraq hostages linked to peace effort and war moves
Iraq promised to free hostages as part of an atmosphere of peace while President Bush urged restraint. U.S. troops staged a beach assault drill in Saudi Arabia despite weather delays, signaling readiness for possible war. Thousands remain stranded from the Kuwait invasion with hundreds freed, as Iraq set a date for further releases beginning December 25.
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Iraq
Bush
Kuwait
U.S
Saudi
Baghdad
Bush presses allies for Gulf support in Paris talks
President Bush met with German Chancellor Kohl and French President Mitterrand in Paris and Rome as he seeks unity for a UN backed response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Kohl urged exhausting all negotiations before force while Bush and Mitterrand backed strengthening UN action and pursuing a peaceful resolution. Gorbachev signaled openness to options as Bush planned a breakfast meeting with him to discuss a UN resolution authorizing action.
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Paris
Bush
Persian Gulf
Helmut Kohl
Iraq
Germany
Kohl
Soviet Union
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Francois Mitterrand
Kuwait
Mitterrand
U.N. Security Council
Hubert Vedrine
Rome
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Gorbachev
United Nations
Saddam Hussein
Orly
Oggersheim
Isa
A See
Hospitals weigh legal action over PEIA cuts in West Virginia
West Virginia Hospital Association and members consider lawsuits after PEIA finance board approves plan to erase a 39 million deficit. Beginning Jan 1 state workers pay premiums, hospitals face 10 percent cuts and doctors 5 percent, on top of 15 to 20 million in unpaid Blue Cross bills. Steve Brenton threatens aggressive legal review.
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Charleston
West Virginia Hospital Association
PEIA
West Virginia
Steve Brenton
Brenton
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Low level quake risk eyed for Virginia area
Geologists in Blacksburg say Giles County and central Virginia are prime areas for a trembler but expect minimal damage. Va Tech seismologist Bollinger puts a 10 percent chance of a 5.0+ quake in ten years, with higher probabilities later. Other experts caution against sensational forecasts and urge practical readiness without alarm.
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Blacksburg
Giles County
Virginia
Virginia Tech
G.A. Bollinger
Bollinger
Dean of Bluefield ministers dies at 93
Dr Craig Houston Patterson longtime dean of Bluefield area ministers died Sunday at Sun nyside Retirement Community in Harrisonburg Virginia He was 93 Patterson served 26 years as pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church and led Bramwell church after retirement He was a missionary in China and Japan and active in civic groups including Red Cross Rotary Club and local chamber awards in his life and career.
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Bluefield
Craig Houston Patterson
Bluefield-area
Sunnyside Byterian
Harrisonburg
Patterson
China
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Bramwell Church
Margaret Mack
Sunnyside
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Washington and Lee University
Japan
Tazewell
Grundy
Williamson
Red Cross
Ministers’ Association
Rotary Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
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