14 Apr 1999
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1999
Page
1
A retrospective look at the Scared Straight program two decades after its launch evaluates its warnings against youth crime, its lasting cultural impact, and debates over effectiveness. Authorities, participants, and critics weigh outcomes, lessons, and lingering questions.
Taxpayers rush to meet April 15 state and federal filing deadlines as local post offices set late hours. In Princeton, drop off returns at Mercer Street by 5:45 p.m. or Kroger station by 6 p.m. to reach Bluefield. midnight postmark available at Cumberland Road center in Bluefield.
The Clintons reported 1998 adjusted gross income of 504,109 and federal taxes of 89,951, down from 1997. They overpaid by 4,267 and applied it to next year. The Gores paid 52,951 in taxes on 224,132 income, with philanthropy above 15,000. An IRS review says taxpayer rights violations are isolated and not systemic.
Serb infantry forces advanced on Albanian border posts near Kamenica, clashed with Albanian troops in a brief hour-long battle, and torched several homes before withdrawing. Albanian officials and international monitors reported the incident amid NATO pressure and U.S. warnings against widening the conflict.
Bluefield man Jerry Wayne Higginbotham, 37, was struck around 8:50 a.m. on Lorton Lick Road near Montcalm by a 1986 Ford Tempo driven by Tammy Corder, 22, of Montcalm. Deputies said Higginbotham staggered before the impact, no improper driving signs or citations were found, and he died at the scene as Bluefield Rescue Squad responded.
The Tazewell County School Board unanimously named Gary Williams principal of Graham High School succeeding retiring Sam Crockett. Darrin Martin from Richlands High was named Graham’s new assistant principal as Williams begins leading the school into the new millennium.
Local newspaper brief outlining classified ads, comics, crossword puzzle, Dear Abby column, horoscope, and television listing. Includes readers notes and small notices with generic entertainment listings and daily trivia features.
Americans selected video games as the top postage stamp topic for a 1980s commemorative, drawing 268,746 votes. Berlin Wall’s end placed second with 265,147 votes and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial earned 258,515. Other winners include E T, Cabbage Patch Kids, personal computers, compact discs, figure skating, The Cosby Show, cable TV, the 49ers, Iranian hostages, Space Shuttle, Cats, and hip hop culture.
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