Tornado watch subsides as hail and bike protest draw crowds
West Virginia counties Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wetzel, Wood, Jackson and Mason were in a Tuesday night tornado watch that ended before midnight amid storms bringing golf ball sized hail seven miles northwest of Win en and a separate hail event in West Jamlina Fairmont. bikers with no helmets faced $11 fines each amid a helmet law protest led by ABATE with support from state Sen. Richard Benson. A separate federal case seeks reversal of Rev. Marvinn Horan’s 1974 bombing conviction. Horan is imprisoned at Allenwood. In Parkersburg, Richard F Bowles faces a $100000 bond on first degree murder charges for the stabbing of Steven Vannon, a Wesleyan football star, with Vannon’s funeral scheduled today.
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West Virginia
Pleasants
Ritchie
Tyler
Wetzel
Wood
Jackson
Mason Counties
Winen
West Jamlina
Mike Beuge
Richard Benson
D-Randolph
Marvinn Horan
U. S
David C. Gibbs
Fred P. Benco
Cleveland
Horan
Allenwood
Richard F. Bowles
West Virginia Wesleyan
Bowles
Parkersburg
Steven Vannon
Belpre
Ohio
Vannoy
Wesleyan
Carter Invites Advocates To Plains Pep Rally
President Carter invites about 200 consumer advocates to a briefing on a proposed consumer protection agency while in Plains Georgia He emphasizes his ties to the town and recalls farming roots during a four day trip that included visits with family and old friends.
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Carter
Georgia
Consumer Protection Agency
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Gerald Ford
St. Simons Island
Plains
Main Street
Lillian
Billy
Amy
Lake Creee
Buena Vista
Plaies
Hostage Released In Camden Prison Siege
Camden attorney Barbara Rosenberg 28 wears a calm expression after her release by a prisoner in a Camden jail late Tuesday. She was held for more than eight hours alongside attorney Alan Turner, county official, as newsmen watch. Hartford, Conn. Vernon fourth graders celebrate the praying mantis as Connecticut's state insect after a bill signed by Gov. Ella Grasso. The measure makes the mantis official Oct. 1 following a school petition. Concord, N.H. The New Hampshire Senate approves Laetrile use for cancer patients despite FDA bans, joining several states relaxing restrictions on the drug.
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Camden
Barbara Rosenberg
N. J
Miss Hisesvetyuesss
Alan Turner
Vernon
Connecticut
Ella T. Grasso
Center Road
New Hampshire
Senate
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Begin retreats on Dayan bid as coalition talks proceed in Israel
In Tel Aviv Menahem Begin backs off on Moshe Dayan as foreign minister to soothe a potential coalition partner. Talks between Likud and the Democratic Movement for Change drift amid a possible 76 seat majority in the 120 member Knesset. Internationally rich and poor nations wrestle through a three day North-South conference toward a new world economic order with unresolved aid levels and energy issues.
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Likud
Menahem Begin
Moshe Dayan
Begin
Dayan
Democratic Movement For Change
Coal Tax Funds Narrow in Five County Review
The coal tax revenues for Raleigh, Wyoming, Fayette, Mercer, and surrounding counties show shrinking checks across quarters. Officials discuss uses from pothole repair to land purchases for landfills and planned jail construction, noting anticipated lower yields next year amid looming labor strikes and production declines.
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Gh County Blic
Hurt
United Mine Workers of America
Breck
Wyoming
McKinney
County Commission
Raleigh
Fayette
Mercer
Fayette County
Bragg
Mercer County
Harvey
Gas curtailment rules and impacts on Columbia area industry
The column discusses gas rationing tied to processing use and industrial loads, noting curtailment levels set last Nov 1 and ongoing reviews. It cites past winter closures of offices, schools, and retailers statewide and warns curtailment could shift with weather, usage, or supply changes.
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Columbia
Weather forecast shows showers in Northeast and southern Plains
The outlook predicts showers in the Northeast and southern Plains with most of the country sunny and warm. Friday to Sunday bring fair skies with daytime highs from the 60s to low 80s and overnight lows from the 40s to 60s. River gauges note Greenbrier and New River readings with clear conditions and gates opening at 3.
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Uureont
Hinton
Judge Approves Snowshoe Ski Resort Sale Deal
A court hearing led Judge Copenhaver to approve a sale of the Snowshoe ski resort to a group led by Franklin Burford. Charleston National Bank agreed to a 2.5 million loan to build a lodge and restaurant. Burford said he would seek additional federal grants and pledged royalties as security.
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Tian Fa
Sineseasa
Franklin Burford
Charleston National ‘Bank
Copenhaver
Ink
Bera
Pocahontas Reso
Burford
Bera Nacathetratios
EDA
Joan
Beckett Questions HUD Fund Sufficiency for Sycamore Water Plan
County Planner Bill Beckett warned the HUD grant of 367 400 may not cover Sycamore water needs and questioned drilling a well if it risks the overall project. He noted 98 000 could be added if a well is used and that plans to supply about 80 families faced changes due to funding limits.
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Bill Beckett
Sycamore
Eee
Sycamore Project
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Commission
County Community Action Association
Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council
Beckett
HUD li
Ips
Pemberton
Odd
Home Builders Association
County Health Sromemnest
Curtain Callers Set to Stage Blithe Spirit at Princess Playhouse
Curtain Callers will present Noel Coward s Blithe Spirit at 8 p m Thursday through Saturday at the Princess Playhouse Mount Hope concluding six weeks of rehearsals and three days of mystery theater. The cast includes Joe Dance II as Charles Condomine Nancy Petty as Ruth Condomine Margo Millen as Elvira Beverly Dance as Madame Arcati and Debbie Howells as Mrs Bradman. Tickets are $3 at the door with showtimes 8 p m.
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Noel Coward
Princess Playhouse
Mount Hope
Kcki Maley
Joe Dance II
Charles Condomine
Nancy E. Petty
King Ruth Condomine
MargotMillen
Elvira
Gene Ecniater
Dr. Bradman
Debbie Howells
Mrs. Bradman
Christine Quick
Edith Eliza Scoonerly
Beverly Dance
Madame Arcati
Charles Cire
Madama Arcati
Condamine
Government panel weighs nitrite risks in bacon and cured meats
An Agriculture Department panel expands with four new experts to study nitrates and nitrites used to prevent botulism in bacon and cured meats. The group aims to complete findings this fall amid debate on cancer links and safer substitutes.
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Agriculture Department
Ot Tre Catanins Festatioe di Asomnen
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