Six fall ill in carbon monoxide incident at Grafton home
Six people are in stable condition at Grafton City Hospital after a carbon monoxide incident at the Oley Smith residence in Blueville Addition. Oley Smith remained in ICU. others included his wife Margorie, grown children David and Donna Smith, Nancy Smith, David Smith’s wife, and Graig Bennett. Police and fire officials ventilated the home and described several victims as unconscious or semi conscious.
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David Blair
Grafton
Grafton City Hospital
Oley A. Smith
Blueville Addition
Margorie Smith
Smith
David
Donna Smith
Nancy
Oley Smith
Grafton City
Richard Utt
Cecil Wagner
Wagner
Carbon monoxide fatality incident prompts inquiries
The Mountain Statesman reports an incident dispatched at 11:55 a.m. using three ambulances to transport victims to the hospital. Police suspect the furnace as the CO source, with the gas company notified and the furnace shut off. Equitable Gas supervisor Bruce Wright said CO was found at the scene and a report will be filed with the West Virginia Public Service Commission. Victims remain under observation for several days as doctors note CO can replace oxygen in the blood.
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Bruce Wright
Equitable Gas Company
Clarksburg
Rogers
Albino Redtail Hawk Captured Near Woodford Addition
15 year old James Markley Jr captured a rare albino redtail hawk at Morgan's Flat near Woodford Addition after suspecting a Snowy Owl disturbed his traps. The hawk, seized by the toe with no other injuries, was turned over to game authorities and sent to French Creek Game Farm in Buckhannon.
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James Markley Jr
Morgan's Flat
Woodford Addition
Ray Heffner
French Creek
Tim Gerard
Carolyn Wagner
Grafton
Morgan
James
Lincoln Library
Arctic
Canadian
Prairie Provinces
New England
Middle States
Harold Cobb
Buckhannon
Terra Alta
Charles Troxel O’brien
Mark D. Cramer
Cramer
O'Brien
Delbert Arthur
Carter weighs actions on his financial interests
Plains Georgia AP Carter says he will not announce his own financial holdings while in the White House though he will follow the same conflict of interest restrictions planned for his top appointees. He spoke after preinaugural cabinet meetings, with ethics code details to be made public later.
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Plains
Carter
White House
St. Simons Island
Georgia
Jody Powell
Congress
GRAFTON city offices close for New Year holiday
The city offices and courthouse will close Friday due to the New Year holiday while the post office will observe normal hours and Saturday will offer special deliveries and lock box service. Regular holiday collection is planned. A separate note: projects including Philippi fire station funding and Terra Alta water storage tank grants were approved.
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Grafton
Court House
Philippi
Economic Development Agency
Terra Alta
Flemington
Soviets test antisatellite device in late December
U S intelligence says the fourth Soviet antisatellite test this year was likely a failure as the hunter satellite failed to approach Cosmos 880. Cosmos 886 launched December 27 from Tyuratam, while Cosmos 880, launched December 9, stayed more than a mile away and disintegrated on its third orbit. The test, the first since July, involved no interference with U S satellites.
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Washington
U.S
Antiwar activists urge Vietnam to halt human rights abuses
United Nations New York AP a group of over 90 antiwar figures led by Joan Baez appeals to Vietnam to end detentions in re education centers and religious repression since Saigon fell in 1975 They fault Hanoi for bloodbath rhetoric and urge reconciliation built on tolerance seeking better conditions for Vietnamese prisoners and religious groups.
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United Nations, N.Y
Joan Baez
Vietnam
United Nations
Miss Baez
New York City
Saigon
Hanoi
White House
Weather blamed for high oil use in December
Washington reports U S oil demand reached a December peak of about 19.131 million barrels per day, surpassing February 1973. Colder eastern winter is cited as the main cause, with January expected to stay below normal. Distillate and heavy fuel use surged, while gasoline and other products rose modestly.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Federal
U.S
FEA
National Weather Service
The
Weather Service
Continental Divide
Rocky Mountains
FFA
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Taylor County Recreation Commission
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Mildred Markley Jr
Grafton High School
Dick Hall
Clyde Campbell
Campbell
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