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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1998
Page
14
Sunday night and Monday expect mostly clear skies with temperatures in the lower 80s. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies with lows in the lower 60s and highs in the mid-80s. Stream conditions are available for Bluestone Lake Summersville Lake and R Bailey Lake at listed numbers.
Overtime payments for drug unit purchases range from 1 000 to 20 000 dollars prompting calls for formal training at the West Virginia State Police Academy. Deputies urge multi jurisdictional cooperation while officials debate ownership, funding forfeiture money and certification requirements amid a Greenbrier County drug problem.
The Third Avenue bus station cafe, operating since 1973, will close as owners Jack and Kelli Mays convert to a Cstore and Greyhound ticket operation. Self serve hot dogs replace cups, vending and games stay, and fountain sodas end. A 105 year old regular will be missed by patrons.
Gov. Cecil Underwood declined a mountaintop removal debate with the Earl of Elkview George Daughtery at the Pinch Reunion, citing prior commitments. He sent a letter supporting the mining practice, while critics warn of environmental damage and water law violations.
GAS Investment Service notes crude oil has tumbled about 35 percent from 21.33 to 13.93 a barrel as global demand wanes. Analysts say oversupply limits price rises, with notable price variations across West Virginia stations where regular unleaded ranges around 1.04 to 1.09 a gallon.
A red sports car used in a Friday holdup of the Girl's Club Truck Oasis was found with bullet holes in the driver door. An employee fired as many as five shots as the vehicle pulled away. The driver used a shotgun to steal undisclosed cash at about 2 a.m. near Interstate 79. The club sits opposite property owned by State Senator Rebecca White who had pushed to close loopholes in club laws.
The FBI reports the theft of more than 25 tons of explosive grade ammonium nitrate from Bruceton Farm Services in Bruceton Mills, a quantity about ten times the Oklahoma City bombing amount. The theft, discovered after a Wednesday report, prompted a multiagency search centered in Preston County with a $10,000 reward for information.
Jeffrey Stone, 35, of Malden, was killed by two ski masked gunmen outside his home in Charleston while returning home with his 12 year old son. Stone had earlier survived a 1995 shooting and was pronounced dead at the scene with no motive known. The suspects remained at large as of Friday.
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