Inspection clears bridge collapse in-depth debate continues
Experts debate cause as investigators report on pin failure and eyebar joints. Thayer notes corrosion unlikely to blame main structure while testing aims to confirm load factor and instability hypotheses amid lingering questions from public hearing and inspections.
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Shawnee Park development plans move forward in Kanawha
The Kanawha County Parks and Recreation Commission discussed acquiring Shawnee Park, planning expansion from nine to 18 golf holes, a new clubhouse and pool, and land reclamation with Union Carbide. They outlined steps including securing title, architectural planning, and coordinating financing for the project.
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Land Recreation Commission
Austin Palmer
Palmer
Shawnee Park
Shawnee
Union Carbide
Commission
Armored WV Escapee Captured in Virginia Roadblock
George Edward Brown, 38, a heavily armed West Virginia prisoner serving life for a originate armed robbery, was captured by Virginia State Police at a Covington roadblock after a tip. Police seized two rifles four pistols and $100 from his car. Brown is wanted by Charleston WV for the Oct 9 liquor store robbery netting $2 139 721 and vodka.
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West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Virginia Highway Patrol
E. Dowling
George Edward Brown
Dowling
Brown
Maxwell
Washington Streets
Luther Stacy
White Sulphur Springs
Stacy
Virginia
Penc
High Salaried Feel Chances Are Improved
The Census Bureau reports income trends from a survey of 11,500 U.S. households. Among those earning $10,000 plus, 19.4 percent said incomes were substantially higher year over year and 33.2 percent said higher, versus 26 percent for all households. Separately, police announced the recapture of an escapee named Brown in West Virginia with extradition talks to Virginia for an armed robbery case. Brown, serving a life sentence since 1961 for a supermarket robbery in Kanawha County, was among four inmates who escaped from Moundsville Penitentiary by breaking through a wall.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Brown
Kanawha County
W. Va
Moundsville
Pennsylvania
Chambersburg
Weather bulletin fragment from 1868 with varied regional forecast
Fragmentary weather notice reports cloudy windy and colder conditions across Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky. Mentioned snow flurries possible in eastern regions and colder highs in the 30s to 40s with fluctuating humidity and winds from the west southwest.
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Charleston
Pennsylvania
Sts
Virginia
Peeitia BO
Alder
Kentucky
Wsw
State Solons Disagree 21 Percent on Votes in Congress
Washington report says West Virginia's Jennings Randolph and Robert Byrd clashed 21 percent of the time in the 90th Congress. Ohio's Lausche and Young led party splits at 49 percent. Mixed delegations Texas and Wyoming hit 50 percent, while Southern Democrats Mississippi North Carolina Alabama showed high agreement.
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Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Stephen M. Young
Texas
Wyoming
Mississippi
North Carolina
Alabama
Colorado
Nebraska
Jury Awards 53 118 To Three In West Virginia Accident Case
A Kanawha County Common Pleas Court jury awarded 53 118 29 to three claimants in a car truck collision suit from August 19 1967 on West Virginia 39 near Little Elk Mountain Nicholas County The verdict named R O Schoonover administrator Ruth Schoonover Goldie Blake as plaintiffs against Sylvia Shamblin Ashland Oil and Refining Co A D Stevens and Wilbert Thomas Blake received 40000 Schoonover 7000 and Stevens 6118 29 against Shamblin The suit alleged Shamblin and Blake were passengers in a car driven by Shamblin when the collision occurred with a tractor trailer driven by Thomas and held Ashland Oil and Stevens responsible for the rig as used in the claim.
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Kanawha County
W. Va
Little Elk Mountain
Nicholas County
R. 0. Schoonover
Ruth Schoonover
Goldie Blake
Sylvia Shamblin
Ashland Oil and Refining Co
A. D. Stevens
Wilbert Thomas
Schoonover
Stevens
Thomas
Ashland Oit
Two More West Virginia Men Die in Vietnam
The Pentagon reports the deaths of two West Virginia servicemen in Vietnam. Army Pfc Thomas A. Norris of Princewick Raleigh County and Marine Pfc Richard L. Moyers of Moorefield Hardy County are named. Norris is husband of Drema D. Norris. Moyers is son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Moyers.
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West Virginia
Vietnam
Army
Thomas A. Norris
Princewick
Raleigh County
Marine Corps
Richard L. Mayers
Moorefield
Hardy County
Norris
Drema D. Norris
Moyers
Richard R. Moyers
Saigon Says Yes But To Talks In Paris
Reported U S acceptance of talks without Saigon leadership criticized by Saigon observers who warn details may derail an accord. In northern Vietnam, a winter offensive begins around Da Nang with North Vietnamese units advancing on outposts and towns as U S and allied forces claim several enemy kills across the DMZ and coastal lowlands.
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Hoi An
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Quang Tri
Lam
Demilitarized Zone
Ben Hai
Dmz
Johnson
North Vietnam
Four West Virginians Dead in Weekend Road Crashes
Four West Virginians perished over the weekend in separate highway crashes. A Charleston man died when his car overshot a curve on a Virginia highway and was later struck. Two victims were found on the road after being run over by another vehicle. A Boone County man and a Huntington couple were among those killed in crashes on U S 52 near Hillsville and in Huntington. One child died from injuries in Huntington. others were injured in the various crashes. Funeral services were announced for Lawson Brown of Pineknob with burial at Cook Cemetery.
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Millstone
Bessie Webb
Alberta Blossers
Newton
Elsie White
Alpha Brown
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Harley
Pemerton
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Moon
Alarm Posted For Robbers Of Marina
State police issued an interstate alert Monday for the Lee Williams Marina robbery over the weekend. A pickup truck stolen in the break in was recovered in Braxton County, while 28 rifles and shotguns and several minibikes remain missing. FBI aid may be sought if the remaining items cannot be traced across state lines.
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Lee Williams Marina
Braxton County
FBI
Truck Driver Walter Lowen Killed in West Virginia Crash
A tractor trailer from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania driven by Walter C. Lowen 50 died in a crash on Route 73 in Monongalia County. His son Keith 14 was injured and listed in fair condition at a local hospital.
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Pittsburgh
W.va
Monongalia County
Here
Walter C. Lowen
Keith
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