Weirton Flash Flood Displaces Hundreds In Panhandle
A pre dawn flash flood forced more than 300 people from their homes in Weirton and nearby Colliers West Virginia. Four to five feet of water swept through residences and businesses as storms dumped over five inches of rain. No fatalities were reported and residents began returning home by morning.
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Weirton
W.va
Don Mentzer
Colliers
Mentzer
Entzer
West Virginia 22
U.S. 22
Panhandle
National Weather Service
Meanee
Clarence Barnhart
John Anderson
Office of Emergency Services
Millsey
Ives
West Virginia National Guard
Don Smith
Scott Widmeyer
Jay Rockefeller
National Guard
Smith
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Iran
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Ruhollah Khomeini
Radio
Paveh
Sadeq Khalkali
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Aveh
Khoramshahr
Persian Gulf
Ndy
SAVAK
Shah Ohammad Reza Pahlavi
Shah
Khomeini
Kurdistan
West Azerbaijan
Gasohol not a quick fix for fuel shortage says Rep Robinson
AP report recalls Rep J Kenneth Robinson VA argues alcohol fuels require energy to produce and may worsen food supply if overused. Brief notes also include grievances in Roanoke city planning, a fatal Rocky Mount fire, a pipeline spill clean up, and Kent State gym near Memorial site ready for fall.
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Toms Brook
J. Kenneth Robinson
R-Va
Robinson
Toms _ Brook-Maurertown Raritan Club
Kent
Ohio
Blanket Hill
Kent State University
Memorial Gym
Theodore Curtis
National Guard
Derailment blamed on brake failure in UP train
A July 31 UP derailment blamed on brake lining obstruction turned 80 freight cars into kindling and cost the railroad 4.5 million. UP spokesman Barry Combs said the engineer was not at fault and the train slowed down only after the brake failure.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Barry Combs
Omaha
Combs
Weather Outlook For Virginia And Northern Valley
The Northern Valley shows mostly cloudy conditions with chances of showers or thunderstorms through Wednesday. Virginia expects partly to mostly cloudy skies with possible showers, then a better chance Wednesday. Extended outlook calls for warm humid days in the 80s with daily shower chances Thursday through Saturday.
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Virginia
First Round Goes to OPEC Without Court Appearance
In Los Angeles U S District Judge A Andrew Hauk ruled OPEC cannot be a defendant and is not liable under antitrust laws. He removed OPEC from the suit while keeping its 13 member nations as defendants and said a full ruling would follow Friday.
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Los Angeles
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Appeet
U.S
A. Andrew Hauk
OPEC
United States
Hauk
International Association of Machinists
Geneva
Ghry
Fire damages compacting truck at Berryville landfill
A compacting truck at the Berryville landfill on Route 612 south of Route 7 suffered extensive damage in a fire reported at 12 12 p m yesterday. Enders Fire Company responders arrived and no injuries were reported.
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Rt. 612
Rt. 7
Enders Fire Company
Enders
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