Weather forecast for Virginia and surrounding regions
Snow showers today in Northern Panhandle Northwest and North Central zones with colder highs near 20s and lows near zero. Zone 3.4.7 expects four to eight inches of snow then flurries with highs around the teens. Central and Western zones forecast heavy snow and wind, with potential 12 inch accumulations in higher elevations and cold lows.
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Boone Raleigh Key To Housing Plans
Boone County faces a housing crisis as population growth and rising prices strain scarce land and water facilities. Dennie Hill notes mines drawing new workers could intensify demand. Madison bans new mobile home parks while rural areas see growth of such parks. Next: absentee ownership in Southern West Virginia coal counties.
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Army demolitions expert killed defusing bomb in Northern Ireland
In Newtonbutler the British Army demolitions expert died when a milk churn packed with about 100 pounds of explosives exploded during defusing. The death marks the 16th bomb-disposal expert killed in Northern Ireland since August 1969, raising total fatalities to at least 1,689 including 262 British soldiers and over 100 militia and police. No other casualties were reported.
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Ford mixup sparks foreign policy rumor on Puerto Rico
President Ford appears to tell reporters he will recommend making Puerto Rico a state. Aide clarifies the slip saying he meant Poland. Ford jokes about the mix up, notes vacation mood, and returns to a ski trip.
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Strip mine bill revival eyed by Udall in House hearings
Udall told the House that irregular early hearings will give top priority to reviving the strip mine bill. The Interior Committee will hold brief public hearings after House organization, with Senate hearings expected to be pro forma. Supporters say the bill, blocked for five years by coal interests and by Nixon and Ford, could boost employment through reclamation work.
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Body of Mrs Sinatra Found in Plane Wreckage
Palm Springs California AP reports searchers found the crumpled fuselage and mangled bodies of singer Frank Sinatra's 82 year old mother and three others in the wreckage on Sunday confirming a fatal plane crash.
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Storm piles snow across West Virginia and crashes near Mt. San Gorgonio
A winter storm snarls roads in Kanawha and surrounding counties with slippery highways and multiple minor accidents while interstates remain open with cautions. Kanawha Valley cold snap drives salt ineffectiveness as snow totals reach over a foot in some WV cities. A private jet crash near Mt. San Gorgonio in Southern California kills four, including Mrs. Sinatra's companion and the pilot, with FAA noting the Lear Jet flew off course before striking the mountainside during darkness and a storm.
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Byrd supports public financing for congressional races
West Virginia Senator Byrd said he now backs public financing for Congress if a method curbs unlimited self funding and outlays while noting a Supreme Court ruling allows unlimited personal spending. He spoke on CBS Face the Nation and discussed surplus campaign funds, Senate committee reform, and Carter era policies. He also touched on public works funding, TV coverage of the Senate, Bell criticism, a permanent special prosecutor, national health insurance, and Kelley’s FBI tenure.
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Flying Enterprise captain marked by sinking anniversary
WOODBRIDGE Nd Capt Kurt Carlsen recalls the Flying Enterprise disaster twenty five years after he stayed aboard as the freighter sank off the English coast He ferried 40 crewmen and 10 passengers off before the ship capsized on January 10 1952 amid a North Atlantic storm with 100 mph winds.
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School Activities Bulletin for Local Bands and Clubs
Dunbar High School band boosters meet 7 30 p m at Dunbar City Hall council chambers to sell tree ripened Texas grapefruit call 768 2971 for orders. DuPont High School band boosters meet 7 30 p m in the school library today. DuPont Junior High athletic sponsors meet at 7 p m today. Marmet Junior High band boosters meet 7 30 p m Tuesday in the band room.
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