West Virginia jobless rate drops to 6.7 percent
Gov. Jay Rockefeller announced March unemployment at 6.7 percent with 46,700 West Virginians jobless and 652,000 employed. Payroll figures show 626,800 on winter payrolls. West Liberty State College plans a six week December to January recess to cut fuel use for next winter.
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West Virginia
Jay Rockefeller
Rockefeller
West Liberty State College
C. Robert Whiting
West Liberty
Surgeons blamed in most preventable hospital deaths study
A study by surgeons for a House subcommittee finds surgeons at fault in 78 percent of preventable complications or deaths from operations in seven states. The remaining 22 percent relate to hospital factors and patient community. PMID: Dr Budd warns cost ceilings risk services. Carter to propose health care ceiling proposal.
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House Subcommittee On Oversight and Investigations
The
American Medical Society
John Budd
Cleveland
Carter
Congress
Ethiopia relaxes deadline after expelling U S agencies
Ethiopian military rulers order closures of four U S agencies in Asmara and three consulates while relaxing the Wednesday departure deadline for about 300 Americans. State Department says time not a problem. embassies report access for remaining staff.
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State Department
Washington
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Italy
Sudan
Asmara
Britain
France
Belgium
Mengisu Haile Marian
Emperor Haile
Addis Ababa
Eritrea
Possible Intrastate Oil and Gas Price Fixing Probed
Federal investigators probe possible price fixing by intrastate natural gas producers and pipeline firms delivering gas within state borders. Civil investigative demands sent to Texas Louisiana New Mexico and Oklahoma companies. Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. confirms receipt but denies wrongdoing.
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Joe Sims
Antitrust
Sims
Justice Department
Texas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Natural Gas Co
MacArthur Teen Arrested On Drug Charge
A 17 year old boy from MacArthur was arrested early today by Deputy Bill Garafa on a drug related charge. He is charged with sale and transfer of a controlled substance and remains in Raleigh County Jail this morning.
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MacArthur Boy
Dep
Bill Garaffa
Raleigh County
Corrections issued on arrest and accident misidentifications
Corrections clarifying Carl John Herrick not a Hillcrest resident and Florence Oxendale misidentified. Also three injured in Sunday edition were from a separate accident and Walter Williams died in the event. Carolyn Webster Jessie McCumbers and Linda McCumbers not involved.
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Florence Oxendale
Florence Hayes
North Carolina
Walter Williams
Carolyn Webster
Sand Ridge
Calhoun County
Jessie McCumbers
Linda McCumbers
Arnoldsburg
Unseasonably cool start to week pins East. other regions warmer
National weather forecast calls for unseasonably cool conditions Monday across the East with seasonable temperatures elsewhere. Rain is likely from the Ohio Valley to New England and from the central Rockies to the Pacific coast, easing to coast-wide showers. Extended outlook through Friday forecasts cloudy skies, 60s daytime highs, and lows in the 40s. River gauges show Greenbrier normal and cloudy, Lake Bluestone normal with four gates open, and a new gauge at Hinton reading 2.7 feet.
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Ohio Valley
New England
Central Rockies
Pacific Coast
Greenbrier
Lake Bluestone
Hinton
Oil Capping Delayed As North Sea Rig Blowout Rages
Phillips officials said no cap attempt would start before Tuesday as the Bravo B14 offshore rig spews millions of tons of mud and oil into the North Sea. Fire experts from Red Adair and Phillips engineers prepared to cap the well amid shifting winds and rising waves.
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Phillips Petroleum Co
North Sea
Charles Lane
Phillips
Stavangar
Norway
Denmark
Europe
Lane
Houston
Red Adair
Angsar “Boots” Hansen
Richard Hatterberg
Phillips Sunday
Teeside
Snakes Invade Flood Victims Homes In Louisiana
Flood victims returning to Amite River area of Louisiana faced snakes driven from swamps by high water. Ascension Parish deputies reported water moccasins cottonmouths and rattlers in residential zones as residents were warned to take precautions while reoccupying diminished homes and dealing with silt.
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Louisiana
Amite River
Ascension Parish
Lee Gaudin
Swine Flu Epidemic Risk Remains Says CDC Experts
CDC flu experts warn swine influenza could reappear next winter despite few cases last season. Dr. Walter Dowdle predicts more cases to come, linked to the 1918 strain. Fort Dix exposure in 1976 spurred a costly vaccination program later halted due to GBS concerns. About 88 million doses remain stockpiled nationwide.
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National Center For Disease Control
Walter Dowdle
CDC
Fort Dix
N.J
Raleigh Puegister Published By Beckley Newspapers Inc
Substantive notice text appears indicating publication details for Beckley based newspaper. It lists addresses in Beckley West Virginia and Charleston West Virginia for Clay Communications Inc subsidiary, with rates for daily and Sunday subscriptions, and mentions mailing and tax considerations for West Virginia addresses.
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Prince St
Beckley, W.va
Roolstage
Clay Communications Inc
Charleston, W.va
Peat Any
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Hillcrest Apartments
Ruby Scott
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