Weather Details Airport Conditions and Extended Outlook
The report notes Greenbrier and Lake areas with normal and clear conditions and 18 gates open at Lake. Gauge at Hinton reads 1.6 feet. Friday through Sunday forecasts call for fair weather with possible showers or thundershowers on Saturday. Overnight lows mid 50s to low 60s with daily highs in the low to mid 80s. High today 109 at Palm Springs and low 35 at Ely, Nevada.
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Greenbrier
Hinton
Palm Springs
Ely
Nev
Holiday Inn Rezoning Sparks Beckley Protest At Planning Hearing
Ham burg firm pursuing a Beckley Holiday Inn faces opposition from nearby property owners who fear spot zoning and reduced land values. The Planning Commission deferred a decision on the Harper Road site to seek city legal counsel and guidance on sewer rights and parking before reconsidering next Tuesday.
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N. Y
Beckley
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Joseph J. Castiglia
E. M. Payne T
Council
Harper Road
Turnpike
Harpers
Milford and
Francesi
Richmond
Sunny Acres
Wilford Shumate
Delbert Webb
Planning Commission
Siasate
Shumate
Webb
Hila E. Stover
Anthony J. Sparacino
Ramada Inn
Ole. Castiglia
Castiglia
Jall
Raleigh General Hospital
Commission Act
Mann
Becketon Beckley Police Beat Reports Thefts and Arrests
Police investigate a break in at Industrial Electric Corp in Glen Morgan with reports of a few cases of coke and small footprints in dust. Five people jailed in Raleigh County including Kenneth Oakley Bobby Richmond Virginia Miller Earl Adkins Jan Vandel and Charles Shumate. Fire and rescue assisted at multiple medical calls and two auto accidents reported. Linda Lou Bryant remains missing since June 25. mother seeks information.
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Beckley State Police
Industrial Electric Corp
Glen Morgan
Clyde McDaniel
Raleigh
Kenneth Oakley
Bobby Richmond
Pemberton
Lorena Wallace
Virginia Miller
Crab Orchard
Earl Adkins
Beckley
Jan Vandel
U. S. Army
Linda Lou Bryant
Wilson W. Bryant
Beaver
City Attorney Urges Owner to Appear Over Holiday Inn Rezoning
Beckley City Attorney E M Payne says the Planning Commission should require the property's owner Richmond and wife Frances to attend, to clarify position on rezoning and options for the three acre Harper Road site. The commission will decide on a rezoning recommendation, with final city council action.
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Beckley
E. M. Payne
Planning Commission
Harper Road
Milford Richmond
Threeacre
Richmond
Frances
Payne
Commission
Common Council
Business veteran Castiglia cited for commission role
Castiglia noted to the commission in Tupelo Mississippi and Kentucky towns Winchester and Georgetown his 25 to 30 years of extensive business experience as a qualification for the position.
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Tupelo
Miss
Winchester
Georgetown
Castiglia
Doctor Receives PhD in Clinical Psychology at WVU
Thomas S Rosenbaum of 300 Circle Street earned a PhD in clinical psychology from West Virginia University. He works at Beckley Mental Health Center, a private clinic at 109 East Main Street. His wife Cheryl Chir of Duquesne Pa, and their two year old daughter, are part of the family. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Eric Rosenbaum of 120 West C Street.
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Thomas S. Rosenbaum
300 Circle Street
West Virginia University
Cornwell to Attend West Virginia Heart Association Meeting
Dr. Forest Cornwell project medical director with Mountaineer Family Health Plan will join the West Virginia Heart Association annual meeting and scientific sessions September 15 16 at West Virginia University Medical Center Morgantown He is a former state Heart Association president The program includes a strokes session fundraising seminar a membership awards banquet and a Friday live clinic with coronary artery and rheumatic heart disease patients followed by a panel with Dr Walter Frommeyer past American Heart Association president.
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Forest Cornwell
Mountaineer Family Health Plan
West Virginia Heart Association
West Virginia University Medical Center
Morgantown
Cornwell
State Heart Association
Ernie Frost
American Heart Association
Walter B Frommeyer
Dernard
Lepley
Milwaukee
Wis
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Hipona
Boston
Mass
South African Airways
Sal
Smith
Patuxent
Naval Air Station
Lajeh ‘Field
Terceira
Azores
Portugal
Rota
Spain
St. Mawgan Royal Air Force Base
England
Valkenburg
Holland
Cape Verde Islands
Africa
Selective Reserve Five
Guest Speaker at Welcome Baptist Service Tonight
The Eliabeth Missionary Society of Welcome Baptist Church East Park sponsors a 7:30 p m service with Rev Ronald Dyer pastor of First Baptist Church Wilcoe as guest speaker The Rev Thomas Pryor is host pastor Music by the First Baptist Choir.
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Eliabeth Missionary Society of Welcome Baptist Church
East Park
Ronald Dyer
First Baptist Church of
Wilcoe
First Baptist Choir
Thomas Pryor
Beckleyan Navy Reservist Completes Azores Duty Tour
C. O. Smith Jr. of Beckley completed a month long Navy Selective Reserves tour from an Azores base with flights to Spain England Holland and the Cape Verde Islands. He heads search stores and kill stores for Patrol Squadron 68 and notes a 300 member squadron rated No. 1 for safety and readiness. Smith plans for future Lockheed P3 four engine aircraft and a 12 man crew. He is Pinecrest Hospital administrator and has six years active Navy service in WWII plus 17 years Standby Reserve.
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C. O. Smith Jr
Beckley
U. S. Navy
Azores
Spain
England
Holland
Cape Verde Islands
Smith
Sal
Pinecrest Hospital
Tank Drainage Causes Red Creek Water Discharge
Beckley Water Co. plant discharged red water from a settling tank during drainage to install piping for a pollution control and wash water reclamation system. Robert Rogers, VP and GS, said the flush lasted about an hour and a half as lines were installed to carry water and sludge to lagoons, under authorization from the Department of Natural Resources.
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Glade Creek
Beckley Water Co
Robert Rogers
Rogers
Department of Natural Resources
Piedmont Passenger Boardings Hit August 1111 at Beckley Office
Piedmont Airlines at Raleigh County Airport Beckley recorded 1 111 passenger boardings in August. The airline’s August peak was 1 137 in 1970, marking a local record.
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Beckley
Piedmont Airlines
Raleigh County
Court Underwrites Major Bond Issue in West Virginia
Harrison County Court in Clarksburg agrees to underwrite 25 million in industrial revenue bonds for air pollution control equipment at the Harrison Power Station under construction. The plant costs about 370 million dollars and aims to be the region’s largest facility, with a capacity of 1.5 billion watts.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
UPI
Harrison
Harrison Power Station
James Boyce
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Mississippi River
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