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West Virginia News Roundup Reflects Crashes and Proposals
Ohio man killed in a two car and tractor trailer crash in Wheeling. His wife Ellen Thomas in critical condition, Robert Tweedlie also critically injured. Kanawha County upset with state park cabin reservations a year ahead. Carlton Smith builds a 38 inch USS West Virginia model. Two Parkersburg men charged with arson after a house fire. Martinsburg lays off 22 city workers amid deficits. Powellton Co. wins pollution permits for two Cranberry Backcountry mines. Capitol cafeteria hurt blind vendors. debate over control and operation. New River Gorge coal reserve estimate cited by Senator Byrd as federal study moves forward.
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Wheeling
W.va
Ohio
Walter Thomas
Barnesville
Ellen
Robert Leo Tweedlie
Charleston
Kanawha
Department of Natural Resources
West Virginia
Leroy A. Monday
Union Carbide
West
Princeton
U.S.S. West Virginia
Science and Culture Center
Carlton L. Smith
Bluefield Gas Co
National and State Archives
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Parkersburg
E.L. Roush
James P. Foster
John Paul Casto
Roush
Foster
Casto
Powellton Co
Cranberry
Capital
State Capitol
Curley Spencer
West Virginia Society For the Blind
Kanawha County
Patrick Casey
West Virginia Building Commission
James Waybright
Waybright
Rose City
Casey
State Supreme Court
Ellie McClanahan
Capitol
Spencer
Anothr
Joe Lobuts
Vocational Rehabilitation Division
Capitol Building