03 Aug 1992
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1992
Page
1
Westerners protest a 120-year-old mining statute as U S Rep Nick Ra hall D Va faces a letter writing campaign aimed at unseating him. Activists accuse him of seeking to abolish the Mining Law of 1872, prompting regional backlash.
European satellite dispatched by Atlantis astronauts Sunday but suffered further issues and drifted to a low orbit with its cargo of crystals eggs and seeds. On a separate Sunday a bus carried 48 distressed orphans amid a violent journey as two toddlers were killed. fighting diminishes in Sarajevo.
Haifa University archaeologists say a Neanderthal female skeleton found in a Haifa cave is over 160000 years old, dating above earlier 40000 year estimates. The upper cave level yields the age with radioactivity dating, suggesting the burial site may be the oldest known cemetery.
A three week survey named Project Urquhart reported contact with something unidentified in Loch Ness. Scientists measured the loch, Britain’s largest freshwater body, before the survey ended. Co founder Nicholas Witchell declined to confirm if the sonar ping indicated Nessie.
On today’s calendar 10 a.m. Fall Campaign Kickoff by United Way of the Virginias at Ramada Inn Bluefield orientation session. Q Noon to 6 p.m. Red Cross Bloodmobile visits Lebanon Baptist Church Lebanon Va. 7 p.m. Mercer County Lupus Support Group meets in Princeton Community Hospital board room with Dr Rowena Chambers as speaker. Call 425 5373 for more information.
Today high in the mid to upper 70s with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight mostly cloudy with a low in the mid 50s. Weather package A-8.
Charleston AP legislators report a 77.3 million plan to start a Working Parents Support Program for welfare clients but demand refined figures. Browning cites no net state cost, while officials warn costs could reach 56.8 million by year three with 30 000 eligible families and 493 new staff.
Richmond paramedics discuss adding lifesaving devices and bulletproof vests as gun violence rises. Alarms to warn coworkers are common, with 16 assaults on paramedics documented in six months, most injuries minor but some requiring hospital care for the team.
Bramwell hosted a mystery tour as part of the Writing and Mystery program with a group of girls and boys participating in activities celebrating local history and creative inquiry.
Children at the Writing and Mystery program in Bramwell join Kiwanis Street Fair Silver Anniversary events for a seaside pirate treasure hunt on Bluestone River. Louise Stoker leads first through an alley and river passage to imagine Black Beard chasing wealth and mermaids, turning into shared stories.
A Washington AP report notes that a survey by the American Council on Education shows 57 percent of colleges and universities cut budgets mid year in 1991-92, with public two year and four year schools most affected while private colleges largely maintained or increased funding.
The Charles T. Mathena II Foundation is organized in memory of Princeton man Mathena who was fatally injured in a March automobile crash. The group, formed at a luncheon, names Charles Mathena and Marquita Mathena as parents, with officers elected to pursue tax-free status and memorials including scholarships at Princeton Senior High School, UNC Greensboro, and Pike View High School. Chuck Mathena was an honors graduate of UNC Greensboro and an active member of Princeton’s First Church of God.
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