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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1985
Page
9
Betty Goins sits at a table in the New Bluestone Inn in Bramwell, a period themed interior from the 1920s and 1930s. Two guest rooms will be available for travelers visiting the town as part of the Bramwell Historical Society tour.
More than 50 parents teachers and staff urged the Buchanan County Board of Supervisors to reconsider closing Garden Elementary and relocating students. Officials cited ongoing structural cracks and safety risks with mobile units near the building while noting classes will move to Garden High Middle Schools and temporary units.
Princeton officials opened the new information center project at the I 77 and Route 460 site. The $40,000 project aims to begin operations by Labor Day with completion anticipated in spring. Officials expect tourism traffic from Route 460 and I 77 to boost Mercer County businesses and the local economy.
The state will provide 1.5 million dollars in back welfare to 3,400 West Virginians whose grants were improperly cut between 1981 and 1983, pending an RLB ruling on whether the Department of Human Services owes the retroactive payments. Clarksburg reports also note Fairmont attorney James Esposito was indicted on six federal mail fraud counts for collecting 16,000 in black lung payments as executor of Max Rauer Jr.’s estate from 1979 to 1983.
Virginia Norfolk AP reports Albert A. Greenwood, 30, convicted by a federal jury on two counts of falsifying expense vouchers to gain 3800 dollars while transferred from New York City. Sentencing set for Sept 20 by U S District Judge Richard B Kellam. Lawrenceville AP adds lawyer for Stanley J Callis pharmacist charged with murdering his wife and a niece says gut feeling warned against release during abduction case.
The Virginia National Guard establishes a new 70-member detachment in Tazewell, adding about 300000 dollars in county income. Richlands and Tazewell units will share recruits, easing overcrowding, while serving local needs through engineering work and community projects.
Princeton Police Chief George W. Johnson, 59, a 26 year veteran, will retire Oct. 3. Johnson, a Princeton native, joined as a patrolman in 1959 and rose to captain and acting chief before becoming chief in 1982. City Manager Jim Juhl will advertise the position and consider internal officers. an acting chief is possible during the transition. Johnson plans to use accrued vacation in September and retire officially October 3. He is married to Betty Malcolm and has one daughter and two grandchildren.
A telephone survey of Mercer County residents started Monday to identify priority health needs. County officials said 390 residents will be surveyed, with Bluestone Health Center contacting a similar number in District III. The project supports the Planned Approach to Community Health program funded by the CDC and West Virginia State Health Department.
In Cabin Creek Kanawha County two shootings occurred about 2:30 p.m. Monday near a strike bound coal mine. PG and H Co owner George Dunham was leg-wounded at a Dairy Queen while nearby coal trucks servicing the mine were fired upon. Investigators say the incidents are linked with heightened strike tensions.
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