Underwood honors sunken battleship

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MORGANTOWN - Gov. Cecil Underwood has proclaimed Dec. 7, 1999,USS West Virginia Day, honoring the battleship that was sunk byJapanese bombs at Pearl Harbor.

Underwood announced the proclamation at halftime during the Navy-West Virginia football game at West Virginia University Saturday.

"I think that's a day we can never forget," Underwood said. "Weare proud of the progress made …