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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1998
Page
10
Dry air moves through the East and West coasts with sunshine and warmth in the West. East Coast temperatures stay below normal amid bright skies. A storm will bring rain from Kansas to western Tennessee, and thunderstorms are forecast from Arkansas to the Gulf Coast.
The forecast calls for Wednesday night to be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and upper 40s lows. Thursday and Friday bring likely showers and storms with highs around 70, and Friday lows in the lower 50s. Saturday will be partly cloudy with highs near 60s and lows around 40s. Stream conditions are available at Bluestone Lake 466-0156 Summersville Lake 872-5809 RD Bailey Lake 664-9587.
A regional income study shows Texas, Utah, Colorado and Washington posting strong gains driven by high tech and aerospace demand. North Dakota falls in per capita income rankings, while Hawaii Alaska Nevada show slower growth. Nevada’s total income rose due to construction amid rapid population expansion.
General David Satcher noted four ethnic groups totaling a quarter of the population face major health burdens. He cited CDC data showing black teens smoking rates nearly doubled in six years, rising 80 percent and outpacing white youth. Black men with lung cancer face 50 percent higher death risk. cause of disparity remains unexplained. Clinton urged Congress to push a broad tobacco bill to curb teen smoking this year.
After a four month inquiry a working group recommends exhuming the remains of a Vietnam pilot to use modern DNA testing including mitochondrial matching to confirm identity. The remains, placed in Arlington Tomb in 1984, are among several unidentified war dead. Circumstantial evidence suggested a match to Lt. Blassie, but blood type and older forensic methods did not.
Raleigh General submits an annual request to raise charges with a 3.52 percent increase for an average inpatient stay, lower than most peers. If approved, the average inpatient bill would rise from 6882 to 7124 dollars. The hospital also seeks 8.22 percent for skilled nursing daily rate, 0.42 percent outpatient increase, and 2.95 percent inpatient psychiatric unit rise.
James Herman Sizemore 73 of Herndon Heights died April 26 1998 in a Charleston hospital after a long illness Born May 18 1924 in Davy he was a World War II Army veteran UMWA coal miner and Jehovahs Witness He leaves wife Louise Banther Sizemore six daughters three sons stepmother six sisters five brothers eight grandchildren and several great grandchildren Services 11 am Thursday Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel Mullens with Raydell Bailey officiating Burial Sizemore Heirs Cemetery Herndon Heights Pallbearers are fellow Jehovahs Witnesses.
The Division of Highways will hold an April 30 public meeting and a May 14 public hearing in Hinton to discuss a two lane scenic parkway from Interstate 64 to Hinton along the New River. The sessions run 4 to 8 PM in the Hinton Memorial Building with formal comment recording on three build alternatives. Written comments are due by May 28.
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