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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1998
Page
2
A local health effort provides free weigh in services to residents in a humid, hot spell with temperatures in the lower 90s. The program aims to promote awareness and wellness among participants on page 12A.
A fire aboard the Carnival Ecstasy after departure from Port of Miami forced water spray to control flames. 2,575 onboard passengers included at least 80 from West Virginia, with Karen Fama and her dance group safe and later seen enjoying the trip at Carnival’s expense. The blaze likely started in a crew laundry room near the rear of the 855 foot liner, en route to Key West and Cozumel.
Educators and community leaders in Raleigh County met to address escalating school violence. Officials discussed interventions for potentially violent students, including school resource officers and metal detectors, following threats last year. Superintendent Dwight Dials recalled a fatal incident and noted confidentiality limits on police information.
Gov. Cecil Underwood convened a task force to scrutinize mining permits and mitigation fees after state regulators allegedly stretched exemptions on postmining land use. John Ailes, head of mining and reclamation, says about one third of variances favor commercial woodlands and wildlife habitat, with the rest split among agricultural uses. The panel's review follows lawsuits and citizen complaints against the Division of Environmental Protection amid attacks on a new mining law.
In Texas and surrounding states the extreme heat keeps people indoors. Tanning salons report higher business while sunroof installers and bicycle shops see declines. People like Kim Hanna prefer indoor tanning over outdoor sun. Some deaths linked to the heat have chills in outdoor activities and gyms see more indoor workouts.
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