Underwood awards Pisgah Hinton water work funding
Gov. Cecil Underwood announced the start of Phase III of the Hinton to Princeton water line with a $2.4 million award for three projects. The Pisgah Road project will serve 85 to 90 users, running from Fink's Tree Farm to Hazelwood Hill, with construction set to begin next spring. The Phase III plan totals about $11 million to complete, serving 250 users across Pisgah Road in Mercer County and Gold Coast Beech Run and Brooks Barksdale in Summers County. Lyle Huntington said user fees will be $100 per household and groundwork on agreements begins immediately.
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Hinton
Princeton
Cecil Underwood
Pisgah Road
Mercer County
Pisgah
Fink
Tree Farm
Hazelwood Hill
David Cole
Region I Planning and Development Commission
Norman Kirkham
Gold Coast
Beech Run
Brooks Barksdale
Summers County
Lyle Huntington
Oakvale Road
Friday the 13th Moon Sparks Fear and Superstition
The article notes Friday the 13th and a full moon sparking fear of crime and lunacy, with Dr. R T Hill citing numerology and religious links. He mentions thirteen as unlucky, Judas at the Last Supper, and Christ's crucifixion on Friday, while sailors traditionally avoid sailing on Fridays.
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Judas
Christ
Hill
Attack Kills Six U S Sailors On Yemeni Warship
A boat bomb at Aden harbor ripped into the U S Cole sinking six sailors and injuring 35 with 11 missing. President Clinton called it terrorism and ordered FBI State and Pentagon teams to Yemen amid a global alert for U S military sites.
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Ashington
Navy
U.S
Arabian Peninsula
Aden
Yemen
Defense
William Cohen
Pentagon
Clinton
Saudi Arabia
FBI
State Department
Explosion hits Navy destroyer USS Cole near Aden
An apparent terrorist attack on the destroyer USS Cole killed at least five sailors and left 12 missing. The Cole, part of the George Washington battle group with about 350 crew, was refueling in Aden when assisting craft struck it midhull causing a 20 by 40 foot hole near the main engine room.
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Cole
Persian Gulf
Aden
Asmaill
Bid for Richlands town hall hits 1.06 million
Nickels Inc of Tazewell submitted the apparent low bid of 1,059,321 for the $1.06 million Richlands Town Hall at Washington Square. Eight bids were received from firms including Bur-Wil Construction and Corte Construction. The council, after reviews by architects Dewberry and Davis and Town Attorney Lewis McNeace, will award the contract.
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Richlands
Mattie Williams
Nickels, Inc
Tazewell
Washington Square
Nickels
Bur-Wil Construction
Compton Construction
Corte Construction
Glade Construction
J&j
PIW Incorporated
Swope Construction
Tim Taylor
Dewberry and Davis
Lewis McNeace
Dewberry
Davis
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