Local eye doctors urge buying sunglasses this summer
Beckley ophthalmologist Richard Richmond says both prescription and commercial sunglasses cut light transmission and squinting, with blue and light eyed people benefiting most. Beckley optometrist Robert Gardner warns against yellow tinted lenses and notes green gray or brown tints reduce glare. FDA regulates lens testing for impact resistance. best glasses come from an optician with optically ground or plastic lenses. Lower quality sunglasses may distort vision but are not harmful.
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Richard Richmond
Beckley
Robert Gardner
Gardner
Major change eyed for U.S. credit cards and debit cards
The article notes a shift toward debit cards and electronic funds transfers as banks fuse Master Charge and BankAmericard into Visa. It describes the rise of plastic payments, the spread of debit features, and the move by banks to issue both cards amid evolving consumer use and regulatory pressure.
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Bank
Master Charge
BankAmericard
Visa
American Express
Diners Club
BankAmericard - Visa Group
National BankAmericard Inc
Entree
Justice Department
BankAmerica - Visa
D.W. Hock
National Bank Americaid
San Francisco
Department of Agriculture Weekly Food Buy List
The notice details weekly department food orders with categories. Meat holdings hold steady while produce lists low priced items such as cabbage carrots corn head lettuce onions oranges potatoes and tomatoes. Moderate priced berries cucumbers peaches cantaloupes and leaf lettuce appear with higher priced apples beans celery grapefruit and yams. Staples include mayonnaise beef and pork barbecue cheese shortening several canned goods and condiments. Frozen buys list 13 oz pizza and 2 lb dinners including beef patties sliced turkey and Salisbury steak.
Young inventor develops ground level escape hatch for mobile homes
While attending WVUI and living in a mobile home, Brumbaugh observed a neighbor's trailer burn and designed a two by four foot ground level escape hatch with an interior lever latch. The hatch aims to provide a rapid exit for occupants during mobile home fires, addressing their typically limited exits and rapid fire spread.
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WVUI
Kevin Brumbaugh
Parkersburg
West Virginia Univer
WVU
Brumbaugh
Alcoa
WVII
Armco Steel Corp
Middletown
Ohio
Beckley City Work Focused on Paving After Severe Winter
S F Beckley asks about stray pick up. city replies street department busy with paving and repairs after heavy winter. Officials note private trash removal would incur costs. brick streets not ideal for modern traffic due to buckholes. Also a veterinary note explains white cats can have varied eye colors.
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Beckley
City of
Eve Breck
Breck
P.G.C
Obert T. Leeber
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Interbank Card Association
Master Charge Group
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Department of Agriculture
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Carl Evans Jr
Lilly’s
Gulf Station
Daniels
Hing & Register
Kley
Arthur G. Wills
Beckley Veterinary Hospital
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United Methodists
United Pro
Buckhanner
Unitedethodist Church
West Virginia
Jay Rockefeller
L. E. Crowson
Fairview United
Washington
Wood County
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