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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1998
Page
8
Tuesday night mostly clear with lows in the mid 60s. Wednesday and Thursday will be mostly clear with highs in the mid 80s. Friday brings partly cloudy skies and similar mid 80s highs. Stream conditions are available at Bluestone Lake 466-0156 Summersville Lake 872-5809 and R D Bailey Lake 664-9587.
The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and hot conditions today with daytime highs in the mid to upper 80s. A light breeze may offer some relief, but heat remains a factor for outdoor activities. Sunrise and sunset times remain unchanged.
The Massey Coal operation in West Virginia expands through aggressive purchases of reserves and mines, despite a tense history with the United Mine Workers. Roberts notes choosing an inferior contract earlier a smart move, as Massey consolidates control across 54 to 59 entities and lines up future dominance in metallurgical coal. Leaders warn of Massey buying up properties, contracts, and reserves, including Elkay, Lady H, Pittston’s Elkay mine, and vast Decembers deals, signaling a strategy to be the top met coal producer in the United States.
In Tennessee and across the South, Daisy Anderson and Alberta Martin are among three widows tied to aging men in the Civil War era. Janeway, now bedridden and living in a Blaine cabin, received an honorary society welcome after decades of seeking recognition. Her late husband John January enlisted and died, leaving her with a monthly VA pension and a life devoted to family care.
The El Shifa factory produced a wide range of medicines in blue and white cartons and had shipments to Iraq under a UN exemption. Officials say other plants can fill the gap but prices may rise. experts debate whether the plant was used for chemical weapon production.
Lawmakers debate regulating or enforcing the thousands of unregulated gray video gambling machines in the state estimated at 15 000 to 30 000 despite illegal payoffs. Officials cite revenue and addiction concerns as the legislative panel plans a site visit to the lottery HQ in October to inspect the central computer.
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