Three West Virginians Die in Ohio Head-On Crash
In Marietta Ohio on Ohio 60 early Saturday a head-on collision killed three West Virginians and two Ohio residents. Ronnie Stark 20 of Marietta and Steve Fortney 17 died in a burning car. Randall Perkins 22 and two Parkersburg residents Karen Daley 22 Sharon McFee 27 also died. Robert Casto of Parkersburg was in critical condition.
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Ohio
Marietta
Stark
Rt. 3
Steve Fortney
Adams Township
Washington County
Randall B. Perkins
Parkersburg
W. Va
Karen M. Daley
Sharon Ann McFee
Robert J. Casto
Marietta Memorial Hospital
Ravenswood Towboat Crew Escape Fire Near Greenup
Pilot Burl Underwood and the Ravenswood crew fled unharmed after a Friday night fire aboard their towboat near Greenup Kentucky. Underwood, 50, said they feared they would die and recalled smoke filling the pilot house as they tried to steer the six barges back to the bank.
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Ravenswood
Reidbord seeks 100 new workers at Elkins plant
Murray S. Reidbord, president of Reidbord Brothers Co., says the Elkins apparel firm needs 100 additional workers mainly for sewing. They will train new hires with starting wages of 1.45 dollars per hour, rising to 1.60 after 320 hours, plus piecework bonuses to push earnings above two dollars hourly. Workers should contact plant management on Wilson Lane.
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Elkins
Reidbord Brothers Co
Murray S. Reidbord
Reidbard
Reidbord
Wilson Lane
Code of the Hills Lies, Grief, and Blame After Buffalo Creek
West Virginia bears a code of endurance after the Buffalo Creek dam collapse that killed 118 people. Survivors blame Pittston Coal and officials while Gov. Arch Moore faces a political fight as lawsuits begin and recovery continues with Army engineers clearing debris.
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W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Buffalo Creek
Buffalo Creek Hollow
Guyandotte River
Pittston Coal Co
Charleston
Arch Moore Jr
Pittston
New York
Citizens Commission
John D. Rockefeller IV
Moore
Rockefeller
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West Virginia Tech
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Yesteryear
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Code OF the Hills
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Arthur Crouse
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Huntington
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Black Lung
Blames Coal Company
Jerry
Sngle
Engle Racing Cams
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