Bluefield clash over parking debt and city parking plan
City manager and merchants group president differ on repaying a 1.3 million loan for the Princeton Avenue deck and on sustaining parking for shoppers. City officials say revenues will retire the debt. merchants warn of possible tax hikes. GTE workers protest a new metering rule affecting downtown female workers, with 5 pm enforcement and two-hour limits.
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Bluefield
Princeton Avenue
Pat Deason
Bluefield Merchants Association
Dan Boroff
Deason
Greater Bluefield
Fice
Bland Street
Central Business District
Billie McClanahan
GTE
Driver error blamed for bus wreck on Pinnacle Mountain
NTSB investigator says Roanoke based bus crash on October 13 was caused primarily by driver error. Howard A. Stout failed to shift to a lower gear, bus brakes were not properly adjusted, and fatigue did not contribute. Four killed included the driver and three Roanoke church members. Investigators urge West Virginia to lower bus speeds on the mountain.
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National Transportation Safety Board
Pinnacle Mountain
Roanoke
Howard A. Stout
Claude Harris
Safety Board
Harris
Stout
Bibleway Pentecostal Apostolic Church of Christ of Roanoke
Mount Zion
West Virginia
Retail sales edge higher after Thanksgiving rebound
Major retailers reported weak November results with Sears down 4.4 percent and Kmart off 0.9 percent, while JCPenney rose 3 percent. Federated and Dayton Hudson posted stronger gains as analysts noted a late Thanksgiving shift shortened holiday shopping days, tempering overall growth.
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Sears, Roebuck & Co
Kmart Corp
J.C. Penney Co
Federated Department Stores Inc
Dayton Hudson Corp
Snow forecast for Bluefield and state totals
Weather service predicts two to four inches for the Bluefield area by morning and one to three inches in Wheeling Morgantown Martinsburg Keyser and Elkins. Western areas expected less than an inch. Temperatures mid 30s to low 30s with scattered snow showers ending today.
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National Weather Service
Charleston
Bluefield
Princeton
West Virginia State Police
West Virginia State Turnpike
Beckley
West Virginia
Wheeling
Morgantown
Martinsburg
Keyser
Elkins
Logan
Huntington
Williamson
Quarter of doctors may leave due to malpractice costs
Charleston AP report says 23 percent of West Virginia doctors surveyed by the state Medical Association contemplate leaving the state over rising malpractice insurance. A former Trial Lawyers Association leader calls the exodus claim a fraud. The doctors seek tort reform including a statute of limits tightening, a $250000 cap on pain and suffering, and tighter filing rules.
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Charleston
State Medical Association
West Virginia
Association
State Trial Lawyers Association
David Z. Morgan
Morgantown
State Medical Associaton
Capitol
Morgan
Community Christmas Tree Fund needs $10,000 more
Donations to the Community Christmas Tree Fund have fallen to 225 on Thursday, well under the 12,000 goal. The fund helps 1,200 area underprivileged children with gifts and a Bluefield Auditorium party. supporters are asked to mail or deliver gifts to Bluefield Daily Telegraph offices or donate to the District 29 United Mine Workers fund.
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Charles and
Sany Sluss
Suthers Street
Bluefield
Bluefield Auditorium
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W.va
Bland St
General Fund
United Mine Workers of America
Leonard Wolf
TON Tesiketes Tacad
C.N. Kirby Realty Co
Russell Wood
Richard B
Barbara Cook
Srputte
Warden
Deborah Brewster
Don A. Hubbard
Lisa
Kelly Rasnake
Edgar S. Sweeney
Paul Street
Frigid Friday Morning Clears Into Cold Evening
Snow flurries end Friday morning as skies gradually clear. A blustery, colder day follows with winds making for a cozy stay by the stove. Tonight, fireside warmth returns as temperatures dip further under fair skies.
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