Y2K fears fade as Melrose students imagine future tech
Fifth graders at Melrose Elementary explore the Y2K millennium topic through social studies and essays, noting fears but largely expecting little disruption. Students like Jessica Riffe envision helpful robots, while others predict light outages or new family dynamics and aging populations.
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Mary Ellen Hill
Jessica Riffe
Lucas Mann
Anessi Strakey
Melrose Elementary School
Connie Toler
Pearl Harbor memories span generations across the nation
McDowell County natives recall fear and shock from December 7 1941. A 12 year old and an elderly man describe warnings and panic as Americans faced potential Japanese attacks. Witnesses from Skating Rink Hollow and Schenectady recount radio broadcasts, infamy speech, and wartime resolve.
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McDowell County
Japan
Rocchetti
FDR
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Bo Bowman
Skating Rink Hollow
Bowman
Continental
United States
Lyle Huntington
Schenectady
N.Y
Huntington
Union rejects EIMCO contract in Bluefield strike vote
United Steel Workers Local 9281 voted overwhelmingly to reject the latest EIMCO contract offer. About 140 members at the mining equipment plant have worked without a contract since Oct. 1, with 200 area residents employed at the site. Union president Ronnie Coburn cited outsourcing, seniority, insurance, and wage levels as key concerns. EIMCO President Bill Reid said more meetings will be scheduled and the company expects a successful conclusion to negotiations amid coal industry pressures.
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Bluefield
United Steel Workers Union
EIMCO
Ronnie Coburn
Bill Reid
Reid
Bluefield Mayor Nelson Walker Recovers At Hospital
Bluefield Mayor Nelson Walker, 69, shows improvement after a throat blockage during a dinner at the Bluefield Elks Lodge. Paramedic Christy Mooney removed the obstructing piece using forceps. Walker regained breathing and pulse, with the mayor hopeful for release today or Wednesday after heart bypass surgery earlier in the year.
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Bluefield
Nelson Walker
George McGonagle
McGonagle
Walker
Bluefield Elks Lodge
the Elks
Robert Youther
Christy Mooney
Youther
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