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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 2001
Page
5
A coal truck carrying 146,800 pounds, about 72,900 pounds over the legal limit, swerved to avoid a car on West Virginia 3 and struck Sara Blizzard’s vehicle. Cam Lewis said the load exceeded road limits as police investigated the three vehicle crash in Charleston.
West Virginia lawmakers plan to recess the special session as a committee reviews Gov. Wise's proposal for a state run medical malpractice plan. Senate president Tomblin said insurers will extend doctor coverage through year end to allow time for negotiations. House will dismiss most members after ensuring continued insurance for physicians.
Purdue Pharma official Sidney Schnoll told a Virginia legislative subcommittee that OxyContin is not more addictive than other drugs. He noted 100 daily patient calls about access as officials curb misuse and said abusers are typically those with past addiction. He added many chronic pain sufferers go untreated due to fear of crackdown.
Hampton Virginia AP reports William Morrisette 54 was sentenced to death after a circuit judge upheld a jury verdict for raping and killing Dorothy White 47 in her kitchen in July 1980. The case remained unsolved for nearly two decades despite multiple suspects.
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