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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1998
Page
12
Saturday night clear with lows 40 to 45. Sunday remains clear and warm with highs in the mid to upper 60s. Monday mostly clear with lows in the 40s and highs in the 60s. Tuesday partly cloudy with lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s and highs in the upper 50s. Stream conditions contacts listed for Bluestone Summersville and R D Bailey lakes.
Wal Mart Beckley acting manager Ed Skaggs reports rising sales for months as customers begin Christmas shopping following back to school. Lillys’ store foresees a busy weekend with more lockers and buyers, while optimistic forecasts from Lillys’ Smith and Day point to an OK season despite tough last year. Products and best sellers may be chosen by direct vendor contact as stock runs low.
A national AP survey finds 58 percent of Americans expect similar holiday spending to last year while 24 percent plan to spend less. Merchants worry about stock market swings and weather, yet many hope big discounts now will spur early purchases. Analysts cite discounters, electronics, home goods, and online retailers as likely outperformers while department stores face stiff competition.
In 1972 forty eight percent of ages twenty one to twenty four voted and in 1997 thirty three point four percent. Skeptics blame cynicism, complacency and disengagement as young adults raised post Watergate and Iran Contra. Leaders say turnout falls across generations. Green Party hope rises with young supporters in New Mexico races.
Burnett explained he hosts homeless men at his home daily to shower and wash clothes and he plans a 55 acre farm on 5 flat acres where the men will learn to grow vegetables. The farm aims to supply West Virginia soup kitchens while remaining dependent on donations until self sufficiency.
Two serious wrecks in southern West Virginia drew investigators from Raleigh and McDowell counties. In Amigo a four wheeler was struck by a car on Route 16 near 9:15 p.m., with Sophia Ambulance awaiting transport for one subject. In Bartley a person was flown to Charleston Area Medical Center after a crash in Johnny Cake Hollow. State Police Trooper J B Frye probes both incidents.
A Lancet study across 50 centers in Western Europe and Israel shows AIDS related deaths dropped 84 percent from 1995 to 1998 after protease inhibitors and combination therapies were introduced. Researchers led by Andrew Phillips note the decline is the steepest yet seen, with 4,270 HIV patients analyzed.
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