Father’s death drive drives anchor to quit NBC for care
New City New York man John Johnson quits a 3 million dollar contract after an 82 year old father in a Long Island nursing home is diagnosed with lung cancer. He leaves Rockefeller Center on Aug 8 1997 to spend nine months visiting four days a week 368 miles round trip through his father’s decline.
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New City
N.Y
New York City
Humphrey Ogart
Cary Grant
Faler
Jack Johnson
John Johnson
New York
Johnson
NBC
Rockefeller Center
Long Island
Sophocles
Springsteen
John Johnson Sr
Unity Celebration and Cultural Fair in Beckley
The Raleigh County Area Coalition for Equality and FCI Beckley organize a community Unity Celebration and Cultural Fair at Shoemaker Square in uptown Beckley. Ethnic foods and educational displays highlight sponsored by the Federal Correctional Institution Beckley for its staff and local groups.
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Beckley Area
Federal Correctional Institution- Beckley
Fci-Beckley
Raleigh County Area Coalition For Equality
Uptown
Beckley
Shoemaker Square
Carmen Hamer
Black Lung Presentation Highlights Coal Mine Struggle
Ellis Bailey of Clear Creek became the first disabled coal miner to tell Craig Robinson how he lost his breath. Robinson, director of New River Family Health Center, presented a slide show Saturday about Bailey, other miners, lawmakers and doctors who pressed for black lung compensation. The Fayette County Black Lung Association marked 30 years of efforts for benefits as Robinson recalled war zone mining areas from the late 1960s in West Virginia.
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Scarbro— Ellis Bailey
Clear Creek
Craig Robinson
Robinson
New River Family Health Center
Bailey
Fayette County
Black Lung Association
West Virginia
Gettysburg romance blooms in Civil War reenactment couple
Rick and Anita Henry met during Civil War reenactments at Gettysburg and wed after a weekend in canvas tents. Their love grew from shared history interests to ballroom dancing and battlefield memories. They plan a July honeymoon in the meeting town and celebrate at West Virginia Days events. He grew up in Indiana, Pa., and joined Confederate units before embracing states’ rights history.
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Hinton
Rick
Anita Henry
Gettysburg
Virginia
Beckley
West Virginia
Anita
Indiana
Pittsburgh
Fayetteville
Rick Henry
Cas
Gen
Robert E. Lee
Benny Allen
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Cash
Life
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Aspire
Toshiba America Medical Systems
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Stamford Road
Beckley, WV
Heritage Health System
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