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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1998
Page
14
Weather continues to bring showers and thunderstorms along the West Coast and Rockies while heat and sun persist in the southern Plains with temperatures in the 90s and 100s in parts of Texas. Sunny and warm conditions affect the Southeast though the Northeast experiences clouds fog and showers.
The forecast calls for lows in the mid-50s and highs near 70 this week. Friday looks mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, while Saturday will be partly sunny with similar temperatures. Stream conditions numbers are listed for Bluestone, Summersville, and R D Bailey lakes.
Fog lifts by mid morning then partly cloudy with highs in the mid 70s. Tonight, showers and thunderstorms possible with lows around the upper 50s to the lower 60s. Tomorrow expects highs in the lower 70s under continued unsettled conditions.
Beclley students signed up for every session of a series featuring Sgt. Bob Tipton on drunk driving field sobriety tests, Dr. David Carrico on grief and loss, and Raleigh County Circuit Judge John Hutchison on legal issues. The program aimed to connect students with business, law enforcement, and social workers, with strong turnout and praise from Principal Jack Richmond.
Six engineering firms submitted commission proposals to conduct preliminary engineering work on the Jews Creek Peachtree Creek water project. A four member committee including Clyburn Sizemore Clayton Terry and Bill Roop will review the bids. The panel also examined one bid to clear an 8 acre site near Raleigh County Memorial Airport for a shell building for industrial use, referred to the Sizemore Terry Roop committee for analysis.
Gore urged enforcement of rules as residents and a Cal-Tex/Hobet Mining worker John Harding pressed for jobs and living conditions. Harding, a master electrician, said families rely on coal company work though many struggle with unemployment and low wages.
State Police report a 1995 Suzuki Sidekick carrying Ghent maintenance employees Conley and Pugh overturned on the West Virginia Turnpike after hitting a three foot log. Supervisor Farley found the scene. Conley was treated and released, Pugh admitted but stable. The log likely fell from a tractor trailer. vehicle total loss.
State police pursued a 1991 Honda Accord stolen from a South Carolina dealership along the West Virginia Turnpike. Johnny Pyatt and Paul Harris were arrested near Mabscott, charged with bringing stolen property into the state and felony fleeing with injuries. Pyatt held on $20,000 bond, Harris on $5,000.
Sen. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, 80, cast his 15,000th Senate vote marking a career that began in 1959. He remains ahead of Strom Thurmond by 137 votes and has served as majority and minority leader plus president pro tempore, earning a reputation as a Senate history expert.
A federal judge ruled against President Clinton in using executive privilege to block testimony by aides in the Lewinsky investigation. Prosecutors wrapped up work with an Arkansas grand jury that had probed Whitewater and turned back to Vernon Jordan, questioning him again in Washington. The White House may appeal, potentially delaying Kenneth Starr's inquiry into sexual conduct and related statements.
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