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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 2000
Page
1
Hundreds of volunteers from 23 fire and rescue squads cover 522 square miles in Tazewell County. At the Aug 17 appreciation dinner at the fairgrounds, 320 volunteers and families shared experiences. Training officer Bill Allison stressed volunteering is about helping people, not money.
Lawyers for Waynesburg College and Hargrave Military Academy meet in Mercer County Circuit Court for a status conference at 3 30 p m to address issues in the state civil case against the estate of J Knox McConnell. The schools seek to recover bequests tied to the First National Bank of Keystone collapse while a federal file may spark new state suits against executrix Terry Lee Church and beneficiary Billie J Cherry.
In a Washington AP report, Gore and Bush run tied among likely voters as campaigns vow to push debates. Hughes cites five debates proposed by Bush aides while Brazile says Gore will begin negotiations. The Commission on Presidential Debates plans three presidential debates in Boston Winston Salem and St. Louis.
BE On BE reports a plan for a vice presidential debate in Danville Kentucky on October 5 with negotiations likely between candidates. Bush aides warn Gore's poll bounce after the party convention may fade, while Bush's post convention surge also evaporated. Hughes on CNN predicts a close, hard fought election through November.
West Virginia officials debated replacing subsidies and sick leave with retiree tax credits to ease PEIA debt, with Director Bob Ayers noting potential long term relief but revenue risks. The program covers about 211,000 workers and faces a projected $162 million deficit by 2004 if unchanged.
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