Extended West Virginia forecast with warm temps and clear nights
An extended forecast calls for Monday night clear with lows 45 to 50, Tuesday mostly clear then partly cloudy with a chance of showers and warmer highs in the mid 70s, Wednesday mostly clear with lows mid 50s and highs lower 70s, and Thursday partly cloudy with lows 45 to 50 and mid 70s highs. Lake conditions contact numbers are Bluestone 466-0156 Summersville 872-5809 R D Bailey 664-9587.
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United Way campaign gears up in Southern West Virginia
United Way leaders outline local focus for Raleigh, Fayette and Nicholas counties with 99.5 percent of funds staying local. Agencies supported include Salvation Army Red Cross Caring Hands and area shelters while USO remains non locally controlled.
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Nicholas
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New River
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Leaders Club
Cecil Graham
West Virginia
Saddlebred Golf Club
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Brent Marsteller
Raleigh General Hospital
Raleigh General
Nuclear tests escalate as India Pakistan clash widens
President Clinton urged both nations to renounce further tests while Pakistan, claiming 18 kilotons, faced U S intelligence estimates nearer 2 kilotons. Pakistan said it completed its current series. India’s Vajpayee promised a moratorium and both sides sought talks. The weeklong blasts spurred global sanctions and calls for arms control.
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Punjab
Lahore
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U.N. Security Council
Remote search ends as body found after lengthy WV county effort
Emergency crews from multiple counties aided a wide rural manhunt in a rugged 200 acre Ghent area where Ross was found near a property line. Civil Air Patrol, K-9 units, fire departments and volunteers faced heavy rain and thick terrain, with about 150 people recorded as helping and local residents supplying food.
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Ghent Volunteer Fire Department
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Shaun Winston
Hill Recovers After Liver Transplant From 48-Year-Old Donor
Hill learned his new liver came from a 48-year-old man who died of a brain hemorrhage. He can contact the donor family through the donor organization and hopes to reconnect with the community as he recovers. He thanks neighbors and friends for overwhelming support and plans to give back when medically cleared.
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Clinton rallies to calm India Pakistan nuclear crisis
President Clinton urged international unity to defuse a self-defeating arms race between India and Pakistan after Pakistan detonated an underground nuclear device. He called for direct talks, immediate CTBT signing, and global nonproliferation support while announcing sanctions on both countries. UK and UN talks slated to coordinate measures. Pakistan’s ambassador Khokhar warned sanctions risk IMF loan impact and defended his country as a victim seeking help.
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