Bosnian siege and aid plan color Tuesday world mix
U N rights team blocked at a Bosnian prison camp, Serbs accused of cover up conditions while clashes flare near Sarajevo. NATO plans to deploy 6000 troops to safeguard humanitarian aid as Bush proposes 10 billion for job training and Clinton criticizes the plan. Fire Creek mine case defendants plead guilty in Bluefield federal court. Princeton Mercer Chamber interviews four candidates for executive director role.
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Tadeusz Macowiecki
Brussels
NATO
Bosnia
Bush
Bill Clinton
Fire Creek
Region B
Bluefield
U.S
David Faber
Retired lawyer offers Whitten high school for use or gift
Dudley Gray, 70, former Whitten High graduate, bought the 72 year old brick high school three years ago for 2700 dollars and now will give it to any person or institution that can make good use of the building. He has not found a suitable taker and says only frauds have shown interest. Whitten, a small farming town 60 miles north of Des Moines, idle since the mid 1950s.
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Dudley Gray
Whitten
Iowa
Gray
Whitten High
California
Des Moines
Family Night Picnic and Support Group Meetings in Princeton
On Thursday August 27 the Princeton Mercer County Chamber of Commerce hosts a Family Night Picnic at the Princeton City Pool with a pot luck format and the chamber providing hot dogs and hamburgers. At 7 p.m. Breast Cancer Support Group meets at Princeton Community Hospital board room with Rowena Chambers detailing cancer staging and treatments. Contact Rachel Fink at 425-1605 for details. Humana Hospital St Luke’s Prostate Cancer Support Group meets at the Diabetic Center with invites extended to family and friends.
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Princeton-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
Princeton City Pool
Princeton Community Hospital
Rowena Chambers
Rachel Fink
Humana Hospital
St. Luke's
Mostly sunny with light variable winds today
Mostly sunny conditions with variable winds of 5 to 10 mph. Highs near the lower 80s. Tonight remains mostly clear with lows around the lower 60s. Weather package, A-8.
Graham High Band Prepares for G-Men Halftime Shows
The Graham High marching band gears up for the G-Men football season with planned halftime performances. The group practices routines and coordinates with the team to deliver engaging shows on game nights.
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Graham High
Andrew strikes Florida with deadly force and inland damage
Hurricane Andrew roared into southern Florida with 160 mph winds and a 12 foot surge, flattening homes and triggering at least 10 deaths in Florida and three in the Bahamas. It then moved into the Gulf toward New Orleans as millions lost power and curfews were imposed. President Bush declared federal aid while Homestead suffered near-total destruction, with widespread looting and emergency responses ongoing.
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Florida
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Bahamas
Joel Holstein
Florida City
Dade County
Bush
Pascagoula
Miss
Vermillion Bay
Joaquin Avino
Andrew
Bluefield Va Council Maintains Water Fees and Debates Project
Bluefield Virginia will not raise water fees as rates already fund land acquisition legal fees and engineering design. The town discusses FiHA loan closing of 1.6 million over 25 years and the demolition contract for the Chicago House Building with bidders Empire Salvage and S&R Welding.
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Bluefield
Art Mead
FIHA
Fmha
Mead
Council
Chicago House
Empire
Es&r
Virginia
Cecile Barrett
Stephen E. Arey
WV Poll Finds 82 Percent Expect Heaven statewide
The West Virginia Poll released Monday shows 82 percent of residents expect to go to heaven, with Eastern Panhandle residents at 97 percent and seniors at 90 percent. Women lead men in heavenly expectation at 85 to 79 percent, while 73 percent oppose doctors assisting patient death by own action and 21 percent support.
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West Virginia
West
Heaven
Hell
Eastern Panhandle
Charleston- Huntington
Cancer screening clinic urged for Mercer County women
Mercer County public health nurse Melody Rickman promotes the You're Worth It clinic at John Stewart United Methodist Church in Bluefield offering breast and cervical exams, pap smears, self detection guidance, pelvic exams, and referrals. The event runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a sliding scale for fees.
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Suefield
Mercer County
Melody Rickman
Mercer
John Stewart United Methodist Church
Bland and
Jones Streets
Bluefield
Rickman
West Virginia
Robb visits Tazewell makes pitch for industrial park
U S Sen Charles Robb D Va visited Tazewell County Airport for a breakfast briefing with area business and government leaders. Officials pressed for federal funding for a new industrial park and for the Baptist Valley Water and Sewer Project while outlining plans to acquire industri al properties and speed airport development. Executive directors pitched regional programs to spur job growth, as Robb pledged to work on funding and loan approvals.
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Kent’s Ridge
Tazewell
U.S
Charles Robb
Robb
D-Va
Tazewell County
Buchanan
Russell
Christy Parker
Richlands
Parker
Stort
Baptist Valley Water and Sewer
Aobb
Farmers Home Administration
Buchanan County
Andrew Chafin
Cumberland Plateau
Charles Yates
Coalfield Economic Development Authority
Virginia
CEDA
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