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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1998
Page
15
Readable text lists three lake names with phone numbers Bluestone Lake 466-0156 Summersville Lake 872-5809 and R D Bailey Lake 664-9587 without any accompanying detail or event.
A downtown cycling route through Beckley will restrict parking on North Fayette Street after 2 p.m and narrow Main Street to one lane after 3 p.m to set up the staging area near the courthouse and bank. Officials announce blocking of several streets from 5:45 p.m. to post race, with police and volunteers guiding traffic and 50 volunteers to receive t shirts.
A study highlights heat waves cause direct and indirect deaths, with seniors most at risk. It cites 1980 St Louis and 1995 Chicago losses, notes 20th century totals, and describes city responses like cooling centers, phone outreach, buddy systems, and heat emergency plans.
Peter Arnett, lead CNN reporter on the now-retracted story alleging U S military use of nerve gas in Vietnam, says he believes a Pentagon report debunking the claims. CNN had shown the June 7 story and later retracted it. Pentagon officials said no evidence supported the nerve gas charges.
Heat attributed deaths rise to 136 nationwide and 15 in Oklahoma as Texas records 88 fatalities. Gov Bush calls it a deadly furnace. Louisiana reports 26 deaths, Missouri three, Pennsylvania two, California and Arizona one each. Forecasts warn of more heat, while Texas faces $1.5 billion in crop damage and 6,600 fires. Clinton declares disaster aid for all Texas counties and $100 million in emergency funds for 11 Southern and Western states. Oklahoma officials urge help for the vulnerable as temperatures top 100 in Dallas Fort Worth for 18 straight days. San Antonio rescues 13 Mexican immigrants from a sealed truck. locals line up for fans, with limited supply. Washington and New York see cooler highs. visitors remark on heat.
Stephen Alex Martin, 19, drowned Wednesday while swimming in the New River behind a Save A Lot store in Hinton. The incident occurred about 4 30 p m as Summers County Emergency Services and Hinton Police investigated the swimming accident with limited information available.
Mount Olive appoints Warden Painter to lead the maximum security facility effective August 1. Davis emphasizes public safety as top priority while noting Painter's extensive corrections experience. The prison opened in 1995 and currently houses about 800 inmates with 98 beds added to ease overcrowding.
Holly the show setter suffers chronic allergies with swollen foot sores and daily foot washes. The dog also reacts to Chessie the cat. Holly, named for Christmas, has show stock lineage and is cared for by Forker who seeks a definitive allergy cause through ongoing testing in Ohio.
William Jones a 71 year old Corinne resident headed west on Interstate 64 around 10 43 a m lost control of his 1992 GMC truck. The vehicle went over a guard rail rolled about 150 feet down a hill traveling roughly 560 more feet before resting. Jones was alone and flown to Charleston Area Medical Center with head lacerations and a broken arm. Cause under review by state police Trooper M A Elswick stated he did not know contributing factors. The crash remains under investigation.
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