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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1998
Page
10
Wednesday night clear and cool with lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Friday partly cloudy with lows in the mid 60s and highs in the lower 80s. Saturday partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms and highs in the mid 80s. Stream conditions listed for Bluestone Lake Summersville Lake and R D Bailey Lake with phone numbers.
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In the flood aftermath Gov. Cecil Underwood added seven counties to disaster declarations bringing the total to 24. About 41,000 customers lacked power and 91,000 had lost power since the storm began. Three people died in Kanawha County and floodwaters hampered emergency response. Red Cross shelters opened, while rivers crested and flood stage loomed in Clarksburg and Parkersburg.
During a nine day visit Clinton meets leaders in Shanghai and Beijing to discuss market reform and openness. He notes Shanghai as a future force in China and fields questions on a radio program about daily problems, jobs and housing.
Utility critics led by Bob Arthur of Utility Action Group label a 22 million dollar request by Mountaineer Gas as excessive while noting the company already offers low rates. Randy Housh from the Raleigh County Community Action Association warns high bills threaten homelessness for over a thousand residents. The Beckley hearing was the second of three public sessions with final testimony set for Charleston and a decision due if approved would take effect November first.
Arthur Consulting Group International will present the feasibility study on a Raleigh County conference center Wednesday at 10 30 a m in the College of West Virginia Student Life Center. A Q A session follows with parking available in the Yale Street lot by the mayor's office.
A 13 year old, Joshua Sprouse, remains in serious but stable condition after being shot twice during a weekend burglary in Hanover with his father Jesse Sprouse Jr. Evidence is at the state police forensics lab. The father faces multiple firearm related counts and the pair were caught in the act by a neighbor.
State police released the names of victims in a Lewisburg weekend vehicle explosion on Interstate 64. Ralph Kimberlin, 50, and his five year old son were in a 1978 Dodge Truck when a 1994 Subaru driven by Stephanie Fleshman, 22, rear ended the truck near the gas tank, causing the blast. The boy was in critical condition with extensive burns. Kimberlin survived with burns treated at Cabell Huntington Hospital. The driver faces charges for failure to maintain control.
The Department of Labor will begin a July 6 probe into possible child labor violations in fast food construction and retail delivery across West Virginia. Officials say the annual summer emphasis is routine and not prompted by specific reports. Violations vary by age and job type with penalties up to 10000 dollars.
Whitewater prosecutors asked a federal appeals court to compel Bruce Lindsey to testify in the Monica Lewinsky investigation despite his attorney-client privilege claim. A White House lawyer criticized the move as beyond imagination while judges questioned whether Lindsey's Clinton work on the Paula Jones suit is at issue. Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr argued Lindsey must testify about conversations with Clinton and aides, not protected by privilege.
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