Soda misdirection shuts WV Turnpike in nine hours
A truck driver swigging soda at about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday caused loss of control on the West Virginia Turnpike southbound lanes. The rig carrying hazardous material overturned off the road with minor injuries to the driver. no other vehicles were involved. State police investigated. no skid marks indicated speed.
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West Virginia Turnpike
R.S. Arbaugh
Arbaugh
Raleigh General Hospital
Albaugh
Jack Gillespie
Coronary Valley links river states to higher heart death rates
Across nine Mississippi and Ohio river states, including West Virginia, heart disease death rates are among the nation’s highest. Kentucky epidemiologist Dr Glenn Caldwell notes no clear cause while researchers from around the country gather for a conference on the so called Coronary Valley. Doctors caution against blaming the rivers alone, citing lifestyle genetics and environment as possible factors.
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Glenn Caldwell
Kentucky
James Muller
Harvard
Gill Heart Institute
University of Kentucky
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Caldwell
Missouri
Arkansas
Indiana
Tennessee
Louisiana
Illinois
Minnesota
National Center For Health Statistics
Hyattsville
Wisconsin
Iowa
New York
Hudson Aiv
Digital commerce grows as internet users surge
The Commerce Department reported internet traffic doubling every 100 days with 62 million Americans online and 10 million making online purchases by end of 1997. Business to business purchases may reach 300 billion dollars by 2002 while concerns about online security linger. Edith
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Commerce Department
United States
Canada
Chase
America
Commerce
William M. Daley
Edith
Tax deadline drives rush at Beckley post office
Citizens rush to mail 1997 tax returns before the midnight deadline. Annette Z. Fox reports Beckley Post Office staff faced hundreds of customers as the day wore on while many taxpayers admitted they make mailing the return a tradition to avoid penalties.
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Rick Campbell
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