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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1968
Page
7
The Van Allen belt is the region surrounding Earth governed by Earth's magnetic field. It lies in outer space, trapping energetic charged particles and forming a protective radiation zone around the planet.
August total of issued building permits in Raleigh County rose to 473200 led by a 420000 permit for the By-Pass Plaza at Skelton. July’s total was 123300. The Skelton project includes a Wille Department Store said to be the largest in that expanding chain. Other permits issued include residential and commercial projects across Beckley and nearby areas with costs ranging from about 1,500 to 15,000 and builders listed as B and B Construction Co of Youngstown Ohio among others.
City permits total $52,384 for one new building and renovations, up $15,000 from last month. Fees collected amount to $5,875. Permits list include Freeman Tankersley for a 26 by 26 dock and concrete carport valued at 160 dollars, R F Reed for asbestos siding on a house valued at 384 dollars, Pat Jarrell for a deck attached to a residence valued at 225 dollars, Raleigh Hotel for stair access to second floor valued at 600 dollars, Elgie Thompson for completing a shell for 500 dollars, and Nancy Tip for an item at 118 Queer.
State Geologist Price, Paul Price, returned Wednesday from Prague, Czechoslovakia, where he witnessed the Russian invasion. The 13 year veteran of World War II described a tank burning near his hotel and machine gun fire directed at a group he walked with. He criticized the American Embassy for not aiding Americans to leave and noted many had to rely on trains. Also listed are numerous building permits and a homecoming at Bethany Methodist Church in Pluto with a program at 11 a.m. and a picnic lunch.
The Raleigh County Chapter of the American Red Cross appeals for furniture and clothing for a Dorothy family after the William Hil Kinder scheme was destroyed by landslides from a mining project on Aug 8 and 9. Needed items include men s coats undergarments jet clothes dishes towels cooking utensils furniture a washer iron ironing board refrigerator and rugs. Contact Mrs Wilma Walston or Mrs Joe Asbury at 851-0536 per Mrs ais Thurmond director of the Raleigh County Chapter.
A Thursday audience of 283 viewed Honey in the Rock, with representation from eight states and the District of Columbia. States included Kentucky Ohio West Virginia New York Pennsylvania Massachusetts Virginia and Maryland. Since opening this season the drama has drawn 29754 total viewers. Meriden Connecticut nicknamed The Silver City leads the nation in sterling and plated silverware production.
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