Pineville Man Makes Comeback From Accident
Greg Roberts of Pineville, paralyzed from the neck down, operates the Wyoming County Courthouse switchboard using a mouth held stick and headset. The 19 year old, once nicknamed Fireball as a Little League pitcher, retrains after a 1979 motorcycle collision. Roberts graduated Pineville High last year and, with support from family and local officials, aims to prove he can handle dispatcher or other roles as he adapts to his handicap.
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Pineville
W.va
Greg Roberts
Wyoming County
Roberts
Pineville High School
Washington, D.C
Gerald Scott
Greg
Scott
Wyoming
Mike Goode
County Commission
Ron
Morgantown
Fairmont
West Virginia University Medical Center
Louis Carvelli
Interstate 79
Williamsburg
Greenbrier
Wanda L. Ramsey
Forest L. Napier
Perry McGuire
Old Dominion Briefs Norfolk Navy jet crashes Atlantic
The Navy said the pilot of an A-7 Corsair II ejected safely before the single seat aircraft crashed 100 miles south of the Azores during a routine training flight from USS Eisenhower. Lt. Stephen C. Jasper, 29, was uninjured and rescued by Eisenhower helicopter.
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Norfolk
Navy
Atlantic
Azores
Cmdr
Jim Lois
Naval Air Force Atlantic
Stephen C. Jasper
Lois
Eisenhower
West Virginia court declines to impeach Gov Rockefeller
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously refused to impeach Gov. Jay Rockefeller citing lack of jurisdiction. The petition by Billie Gene McCallister alleged maladministration over a July Fourth picnic funded with taxpayer money. The court voted 4-0 with Chief Justice absent, noting only the Legislature can initiate impeachment.
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Charleston
W.va
State Supreme Court
Jay Rockefeller
Billie Gene McCallister
Alum Creek
High Court
McCallister
Sam Harshbarger
Rockefeller
Regents Seek 14 Percent Budget Boost for Higher Education
The West Virginia Board of Regents proposed a 14 percent funding rise to 189 million dollars for 1982-83 to cover public colleges, the central office, osteopathic medicine, and medical schools at Marshall and West Virginia universities. The plan targets a 36.8 percent rise for the central office and a 51.2 percent jump for the Higher Education Grant Program as state finances tighten.
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Charleston
W.va
Board of Regents
Russell L. Isaacs
Regents
Regents’ Central Office
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Marshall
West Virginia
Central Office
John Hendrickson
Isaacs
Marshall University Medical School
West Virginia University Medical Center
Survey Shows Food Prices Drop in September
West Virginia reports a 21 cent drop in the average weekly cost of feeding a family of four to 63.12 dollars for September, with Charleston highest at 66.60 and Bluefield lowest at 61.08. Potatoes and onions led declines while pork chops rose, as officials detail the Market Basket survey and related budget requests for state higher education.
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Union Carbide Corp
Philip E. Kozak
Acheson
Kozak
Carbon Products Division
Clarksburg
Union Carbide
New York City
Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Labor Department
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Old Dominion Briefs
Richmond
Charles Robb
Virginia
John Chichester
Fredericksburg
State Capitol
Virginia Truth Committee
Robb
Marshall Coleman
GOP
Nathan Miller
Cora
Tucker
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
ACLU
Judy Goldberg
Halifax County
Toxic Waste
Buckingham County
Gerald Baliles
Democrat
State Health Department
Horsey
Accomack County
Maryland Line
Mountain State Briefs
Sparta
Niagara Falls, N.Y
Clarksburg, W.va
State Office of Emergency Services
OES
Cecil H. Russell
Russell
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Jackson County
Secretary of State
A. James Manchin
Manchin
T.K. Barnette
Barnette
Taylor Optical
Bob Taylor
North St
Bluefield
Pete Stamoulis
Mercer St
Priceton
Bill Bowman
Tyson Towers
Welch
Pete Blackwell
Taylor-Mercer Optical Center
Federal St. Bluefield
NEW Graham Pharmacy
Virginia Avenue
Bluefield Community Hospital
R.n.’S
Shirley Nelson
R.N
Cherry Street
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