Poll shows 68 percent favor Gov Rockefeller a first months
A Charleston Gazette poll finds 68 percent satisfied with Gov Jay Rockefeller's performance in his first three months, 16 percent dissatisfied and 16 percent undecided. Separate items report a Wheeling motorcycle death of Douglas Berisford, a former judge Harlan Calhoun's death, a decomposed body in the Monongahela River identified as a girl, missing inventory at Parkersburg liquor stores, and the death of Rosanne Carter at Thomas Memorial Hospital.
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Obscene Dictionary Ban At Eldon Junior High
The American Heritage Dictionary is considered obscene by the Eldon school board and banned from the new junior high shelves though educators praise it as up to date and bold. Viking 2 hibernates on Mars to save energy during a severe Martian winter beginning May 31 at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Demonstrators in New York at Kennedy Space Center attempt to block Concorde transport but are blocked by court order as cars ranged 500 to 700 in protests far short of organizers’ 4000 target.
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Protests Break Near Tokyo Airport Site Amid Skirmishes
Thousands oppose the Tokyo International Airport march at the site 50 miles northeast of Tokyo. Police report rocks hurled and slogans shouted. 24 officers injured in China province. Seven arrests for obstructing police duties. Assad arrives in Moscow for a Middle East diplomacy state visit greeted by Brezhnev Podgorny and Gromyko.
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Weather details from airport report and extended outlook
The 24 hour period ending 10 am shows a high of 73 and low of 51 with 0 precipitation. Extended outlook through Friday calls for unseasonably warm days with 70s highs and 40s to 70s temperatures and chances of showers or thundershowers. River conditions note Greenbrier at 12 feet above normal and muddy, Lake Bluestone normal and muddy, and a new Hinton gauge at 21 feet.
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Explosion rocks city leaving two blocks resembling atom bomb site
A massive blast at 4:30 a.m. EST tore through a five story building in the Sisken area causing extensive damage and millions in losses. Fire Marshal Mike Quinn and Fire Captain Harold Wooten described the scene as shocking with unknown cause and no confirmed injuries.
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Sisken
Jake Gray
Gray
Veterans who served in Africa meet decades later in West Virginia
Two former soldiers Lilly and Myers, who served in Africa from 1942 to 1945, were reunited after decades apart. They recalled wild boar hunts, military service, and traveling home from Goldsboro to West Virginia. Their paths crossed again when Lilly visited Myers in Mount Hope recently and they looked at army photos together.
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Whitesville
Mount Hope
Striking Mabscott Hill Workers Readies Thursday Meeting
Striking workers at Grogan Inc Mabscott Hill facility prepared for a Thursday morning meeting with company officials and International Union of Operating Engineers Local 132 representatives. While the union says talks began in mid January and then broke down, most Mabscott Hill staff remain at work though picketing has occurred with a few abusive incidents.
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Tragic Train Accident Kills Two Girls In Fayette County
An 8-year-old Robson girl, Patricia Ann Treadway, survived head surgery but remains in critical condition after being struck from a trestle by a westbound Chesapeake and Ohio train. Her companion Penny Marie Jenkins died at Montgomery General Hospital. Police say the girls were crossing the 90-foot trestle after church when the slow train struck them. they fell about 25 feet. Funeral arrangements for the Jenkins girl are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Fayetteville.
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Oak Hill
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Mabel Jeffries
Ellen Adams
Lochgelly
Beckley Man Shoots Self in a Tragedy
Police report Harold Delaney, 64, of 104 Laurel Terrace died from a single .22 caliber pistol shot to the head. Lt. Steve Peelish said the 11:05 p.m. incident location remains undisclosed as the body was sent to the state Medical Examiner in Charleston for autopsy.
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Harold Delaney
Laurel Terrace
State Medical Examiner's Office
Charleston
Moontan Leather Closes Raleigh Mall Shop
Moontan Leather shuts its Raleigh Mall store citing lack of business. Owners Lannie and Debbie Bryant said the closing allows a return to the wholesale operation.
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Raleigh
Lannie
Debbie
Combation
Bryants
Lysol Deodorizes and Cleans Odor from Germs at Home
The product claims to control odors from decomposing organic matter by killing germs. It cleans and deodorizes, suggested for use throughout the house to restore a fresh smelling home.
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