New River Gorge Bridge Opens West Virginia Corridor
The New River Gorge Bridge dedication marks open traffic on more than half of West Virginia’s Appalachian Corridors Highway System. Six corridors totaling 426 miles are planned, with 225 miles currently open and 201 pending, pending federal funding and local issues.
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Jill Lawrence
Charleston
W.va
UPI
West Virginia
Congress
Appalachian
Don Moyer
Governor's Office of Economic and Community Development
John Welch
State Department of Highways
Federal Highways Administration
Welch
Appalachian Regional Commission
Bob Duis
ARC Engineering
Beckley
Sutton
Multiple West Virginia deaths and legal cases in brief
A shotgun death in Princewick was ruled accidental with Linda McAlpine 21 dying from a chest blast Friday night as her husband and two children were present. A Mullens firm applied for a new FM station construction permit with Slab Fort Broadcasting Co. A California man received the maximum one year and 500 dollar fine after pleading guilty to sexual misconduct in a Kanawha County case following a hung jury on rape. Minnie Hall 21 of Delbarton was killed at Kermit Crossing when struck by a freight train and thrown 80 feet. authorities noted she had recently claimed deaf mute status but her parents said she could hear.
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Parkersburg
W.va
UPI
Susan Louise Dulaney
Viola Cline
Columbus
Ohio
Lancaster
Missouri
Beckley
W. Va
Princewick
Raleigh County
Alex Hedrick
Irving Sopher Hedrick
Linda McAlpine
Charleston
California
Donald A. Young Jr
Radena Kaye Bundy
South Charleston
Kanawha
John Hey
Young
Kermit, W.va
Minnie Hall
Delbarton
Kermit Crossing
Mingo County
Margaret Dodd
Sheriff's Department
Preston Gooden
Bobby Holtzapfel
Mabscott
Pinecrest
Alan Hicks
Wildwood Street
Crab Orchard
Cabel Bottom
Birchfield
Durrett
Fayette County
Ansted
James Brian Chennault
Oak Hill
Eccles
Widow of former WV governor dies in Barrington fire
Valerie A. Marland 60 widow of former West Virginia Governor William C. Marland killed in a Barrington Illinois apartment blaze. Fire officials say smoke inhalation caused her death. cause under review. She taught English at Barrington High School for 17 years and the couple had four children.
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Barrington, Ill
UPI
Valerie A. Marland
West Virginia
William C. Marland
James Meyer
Marland
Chicago
Barrington High School
Harold Martens
Illinois Bar Association
Fatal Crashes Claim Logan Man and Two Teens
A Logan County man Jeff Watson 22 of Switzer died Friday night when his van hit a parked coal truck on U S 119. Two teens Timothy Witt 15 and Rickey Cales 16 died from injuries in separate incidents earlier in the week, with Harold Harris Kirby 15 in critical condition after a motorcycle crash and a pedestrian fatality near Green Sulphur Springs. Police cited no helmet use or lights and noted a frontward darting of a 16 year old. Marshall University School of Medicine received a 39000 health professions grant from HEW, part of start up funds totaling 280000.
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United Press International
Logan County
Jeff Watson
Switzer
U.S. 119
Watson
Logan General Hospital
St. Marys Hospital
Huntington
Timothy Lee Witt
Bluefield
W. Va
Harold Harris Kirby
Witt
Rickey Cales
Green Sulphur Springs
UPI
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Marshall University
School of Medicine
Marshall
Robert Coons
Liaison Committee On Medical Education
HEW
Beckley sees spike in similar assault robberies this year
Raleigh County and Beckley report seven incidents and two attempts within 15 miles amid the Sept. 7 disappearance of Shady Spring woman Margaret Dodd. Police link possible ties while naming suspects including Bobby Holtzapfel and O.B. Tyree. Victims range from 14 to 40 with several cases involving abduction and knifepoint assaults.
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Terry Pristin Beckley
W.va
UPI
M.O
Beckley
Raleigh County
Shady Spring
Thomas C. Durrett
Raleigh
Okey Mills
Reading Guide Highlights Numerous Sections and Supplements
The listing catalogs sections and page counts across publications including Good Reading Inside and sections like America's best comics and Embee supplement. It notes totals 154 pages in 12 sections with varied supplements and monthly items.
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Embee
Family Weekly
Murphy Mart
Janean Magazine
Williamson official praises Cassatt amid HUD firing
Gerald Chafin, W V official and leader of a flood relief committee, urged Patricia Harris to reinstate Howard Cassatt as disaster recovery director. He lauded Cassatt for working with local and state officials, arguing dismissals were political and praising his practical approach.
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E.S. Preston Associates
Duis
Morgantown
Maryland Line
Clarksburg
River Gorge
Fayetteville
Gov
Jay Rockefeller
Nate
Logan
HEW Awards
Fitzpatrick Park
Honey and Rock
Raleigh County Armory
New Prosperity
Holtzapfel
Victor Birchfield
C. Harold Hanks
Kermit A. Locke
U.S. Supreme Court
O.B. Tyree
Adaline Moore
Renee
Pennsylvania
U.S
CONAN
West Seem
Cheat Area
Masontown
Gallagher
Kilpatrick
Mt. Heights
Preston
HERON
Tunnelton
Reston
Spe
Beer Adeneeeee
Samsell Ae
Ce Furfari
Raese
O Kennedy
Sunday Dominion-Post
West Virginia Newspaper Publishing Company
Greer Building
Fayette and Greene Counties
Garrett County
Cassatt
Chafin
Commission
Citizens Committee
Chico's
DAIRY
Beechurst Avenue
Richwood
Willey
Monongahela
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