West Virginia Water Festival Survives Showers In Hinton Parade
The 34th annual West Virginia State Water Festival in Hinton saw a rain shower morning give way to a humid afternoon as the 11 a.m. grand parade proceeded through downtown. Vendors, airbrush artist Wendy Knight from Tennessee and local families attended, with events including a Kiwanis pancake breakfast, art show, bateau rides, a street dance, and a nine-day schedule ending today featuring a bow shoot, car show, and rubber ducky race on the Greenbrier River.
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Knight
Tennessee
Summers County Public Library
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Second Avenue
Daniel Madison
Downs Sportsmen Club
Bluestone Dam Park
Nairobi Embassy Bombings Kill 148 People
Investigators search for clues as rescue teams seek survivors after militant bombings at U S embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. The death toll stood at 148 with 11 Americans dead, as Israeli, American, and local crews worked through the wreckage.
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Kenya
U.S
Tanzania
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Red Cross
Tom Maina
United States
Dar Es Salaam
Trial date pending for civil action against murderer Flippo
American States Life Insurance Co. seeks declaratory judgment over a $100,000 life policy on Cheryl Flippo, alleged to have been taken out by James Michael Flippo Sr. with the murder in mind. Flippo II admits the murder conviction, denies planning the policy, and awaits court action.
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American States Life Insurance Co
Flippo
Fayette County
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Insurance Company
Stucky
Hall
State Supreme Court
Public talks urged on coal development in West Virginia
West Virginia officials call for candor as public awareness grows. Division of Environmental Protection Director Michael Miano told the West Virginia Mining and Reclamation Association that the coal industry must engage communities and include locals in development plans. He cited the sector’s legacy of bitterness from past practices and urged openness.
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Michael Miano
Miano
West Virginia Mining and Reclamation Association
Greenbrier
West Virginia
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