Pipestem Park Improvements To Cost 11 Million
Pipestem State Park in Summers and Mercer counties tops an 11 million dollar segment of West Virginia’s 28 million park expansion program by the Department of Natural Resources. The project includes the state’s largest lodge with 120 rooms, rustic cabins, an amphitheater, 18 and 9 hole golf courses, a swimming pool and an aerial tramway on 4023 acres.
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Latrobe Bank Robber Sentenced For Family Aid
Latrobe man John R Romansky, 20, charged with robbing Mellon's Latrobe branch of 5038, was sentenced to four to six years. He said 800 went to food and clothing, 1200 to his mother, 1200 burned by grandmother, and he bought two used cars. FBI linked large expenditures to the case. arrest followed a month later.
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Napoleonic Code Foundation in Louisiana Law
Louisiana remains the American state where the Napoleonic Code still forms the basis of its civil law system, influencing statutes and judicial interpretation.
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Remote car startup device aims for patent
Harrisburg UPI reports 27 year old Jeffrey Bucher an Aspers Adams County electronics technician seeks patent rights for a remote control unit to start a car from up to 250 feet away The cigarette sized transmitter includes safety devices to prevent starts in gear and is designed to work like a key He envisions broader uses including military and high rise applications while noting a one mile range is possible with further development
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Wyoming 4 H Camp Closes Tonight
Glen Rogers high school hosts the closing events for the Wyoming County 4 H camping season. A chicken barbecue vesper service and final campfire circle cap the week with awards and tribal war points announced. Seneca tribe won the older camp last week. good grooming contest winners to be named.
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West Virginia Water Festival To Host Hydroplane Races
Hinton will host the second annual West Virginia Water Festival from September 16 to 18. The hydroplane races run September 17 and 18 starting at 1 p.m. on Bluestone Lake with drivers from Regions 3, 4, 5, 6 and 14 invited. Regions span six states, and officials expect over 10 000 spectators. Cash prizes totaling 3800 and 24 trophies will be awarded to winners.
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Sewing Class Set in Herndon High School
An adult sewing class will be held in the home economics room at Hern don High School. Mrs. Hester Murphree, the home economics teacher, said sessions will run Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Beginning sewers will be taught.
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Director Transferred Mrs Scott Moves Up
Gov Hulett C Smith announced that Clarence Meadows is transferred to the state Workmen's Compensation Fund to become recounting division director at his request after F L Rippetoe's retirement. Mrs Sue A Scott of Oak Hill will become personnel director succeeding Meadows.
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Apprentice plumber floods home on first job
In Sheffield England apprentice plumber Stephen Pinder repaired a dripping faucet on his very first job. He then turned on the main water tap upstairs, broke it off and flooded the upstairs.
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