Weather Bureau Forecasting Techniques At Raleigh Airport
The Raleigh County Weather Bureau station at Raleigh County Memorial Airport explains training, equipment, and methods used to forecast local weather. Forecasters rely on teletype circuits, map-imprinting machines, ceilometers, precipitation gauges, wind and temperature instruments, and local spotter networks to provide daily and 24 hour forecasts for pilots, motorists, farmers, and the public.
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Teek Rice Register
States Weather Bureau
Raleigh County Memorial
Bureau
Hays
Weather Bureau
US Weather Bureau
United States
Beckley
West Virginia
Atlanta
Beckley Bureau
Pulaski
Chicago
Ill
Fred Hays
U.S. Weather Bureau
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Suitland
Washington, D. C
Bolt Mountain Ridge
Residents to Challenge High Sewer Tap Fees in NBPSD
About 200 NBPSD residents met at Teel School to hire an attorney and plan a PSC hearing over a $75 tap on fee rising to $150 if unpaid by April 1 and steep monthly rates. Attorney Sparacino outlined legality, service reach, and possible eminent domain action for damaged property, urging organized hearings and a community committee to press the PSC for rate scrutiny and remedies. Construction began last April with $950,950 in federal grants and $1.9 million in revenue bonds funding some 34 miles of pipe by Mountain State Construction Co.
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North Beckley Public Service
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Beckley
A. J. Sparacino
Teel School
Norman Gunderson
Gunderson
Sparacino
Commission
Public Service Commission
PSC
Sporacino
NBPSC
Mountain State Construction Co
South Charleston
BeclBeckley man admitted after mine accident
Jake Wyatt of 206 Sheridan Ave Beckley was examined in the emergency room and admitted to the Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital at 4 p.m. Tuesday for injuries to the head and face from a mine accident. Hospital spokesmen list his condition as fair.
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Jake Wyatt
Sheridan Ave
Beckley
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Wyatt
Golden Eagle Back In Cage At London Zoo
London reporters note Goldie the golden eagle with a six foot wingspan was recaptured after 11 days on the loose. He tore into a dead rabbit lure and was described as perfectly well and unharmed. Zoo keepers coordinated with walkie talkies as the bird eluded capture for days. The Royal Navy offered nets and rockets to assist in the hunt, drawing nationwide cheers for the freedom seeker turned captive.
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London
UPI
Goldie
London Zoo
All England
Royal Navy
$175 Damage Reported In Accident Tuesday
A two car collision on North Valley Drive at 11 50 a m Tuesday caused about 175 damage. Edith Hall 36 Beckley drove a 1962 model car that struck the rear of Anna M Randolph 1960 model car. No charges were filed and no injuries reported.
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North Valley Drive
Beckley
Edith Hall
Anna M. Randolph
Curtain Callers Readings Slated For Playhouse See Cast Details
Curtain Callers plan a 7 30 p m reading of The Third Best Sport at The Playhouse to open rehearsals for their seventh season. The light hearted comedy features a Miami Beach hotel suite and a Metal Founders Association convention with a 10 member cast plus a bellhop role. The production seeks middle aged actors to fill executive type parts as Readings aim to finalize the April opening.
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the Playhouse
Inez O’brien
Miami Beach
Metal Founders Association
Helen Sayre
Helen
Doug
Chuck Robbins
Robbins
Marge
Arthur Underhill
Underhill
Amy
Wire Service Guild Seek New Pact In UPI Talks
Negotiators for United Press International and the wire service unit of the American Newspaper Guild met on Tuesday to discuss contract clauses as they seek a new accord before the March 15 expiry. UPI says it would continue operations fully even if a strike occurs. The company proposed about 780000 in pay raises and benefits over two years, including 5 per week per man per year, a cost of 266000 in year one and 520000 in year two. the union rejected the offer without detail.
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New York
UPI
United Press International
American Newspaper Guild
Mims Thomason
United States
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Art Ayers
Love
Washington, Ee
NBPSD
Golden Eagle
John Wager
Jonas Lockwood
Spencer McHenry
Myra
Wire Service
Guild
Yellowstone Distillery CO
Quisville Owensburg
Pontiac
Raleigh Motor Sales, Inc
Raleigh Heights
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