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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1978
Page
1
The Labor Department reports March consumer prices up 0.8 percent driven by higher food and housing costs. Food prices rose 1.3 percent with beef and pork increases while fresh fruit jumped 4.7 percent. Housing costs gained 1 percent and clothing up 1 percent as gasoline and medical care edged higher.
In St Marys West Virginia a scaffolding collapse at a 170 foot cooling tower under construction by Monongahela Power Co. killed ten Steele relatives including four sons a brother two brothers in law and three nephews. Lee Steele 58 describes his losses as he recalls the tragedy and prior cancer battle.
The Pleasants Power Station cooling tower under construction at Willow Island collapsed during a concrete pour, sending 51 workers to their deaths 170 feet below. OSHA inspectors investigated scaffolding faults while witnesses described the mangled scene and fleeing workers.
A major Nassau fire raged for over three hours destroying a full block of four apartments, a four story office building and six businesses near Nassau docks. No injuries were reported as crews limited access due to winds and water pressure.
Governor John Dalton planned to seek a federal disaster declaration from President Carter for flood ravaged Western Virginia along with Southside and Tidewater areas. He ordered a state of emergency in Roanoke Valley Danville and Tidewater as flood damage rose to 15 to 20 million dollars in Roanoke and Danville.
The weekly Country Roads feature centers on selling eighteen years of collected antiques. The page outlines details and a photo on the Area News page with related coverage in the publication.
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