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Isolated town to get a new bridge without help from the Soviets
John Robinette a 42 year old Vulcan bartender pressed for Soviet aid to fund a Tug Fork bridge to Kentucky but the state decided to build the 1.3 million span reconnecting the 50 family town. The project progressed after the Moscow rumor and a visit by a Russian journalist. The bridge near completion is due next year.
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Vulcan
W.va
John Robinette
Kentucky
Parker
Mingo County
Robinette
West Virginia
Morgantown
Moscow
Soviet Union
East Germany
Iona Andronov
Andronov