Tuesday Warplanes and Marines Conflict Eyeing Beachhead
World warplanes patrol skies while Marines prepare to hit the beach. A separate note reports a 15 year sentence for Faber and 10 months. Local updates note a president elect ready to name his first cabinet. A regional piece covers school board consolidation hearings and local mail order pharmacy competition. A United Way drive reaches 85.3 percent as a young chess prodigy from San Diego County gains national attention. An asteroid Toutatis narrowly misses Earth, prompting warnings of potential global disaster.
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Cory Evans
U.S
Gilbert
Ariz
Cory
California
Larry
Sharon
Evans
San Diego County
Greater Bluefield Chamber to Install Officers Banquet
On Thursday December 10 at 6 p m the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce holds its annual installation banquet for board directors and officers at Bluefield Country Club. Dinner starts 6 30 p m with the program at 7 15 p m RSVP by December 8 at 327 7184 or fax 325 3085.
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Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield Country Club
Weather forecast brief for today and tonight
Partly sunny with a high in the mid 30s and northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight will be clear and cold with a low in the 20s. Weather package, A-8.
Eight Trapped In Wise Mine In Virginia Blast
An early morning explosion at the South Mountain No. 3 mine in the Dixiana area near Norton Va trapped eight miners about a mile inside the shaft. One trapped miner, Robert Kevin Fleming, crawled to safety after suffering burns and was listed in stable condition after treatment at St Mary's Hospital Norton. Rescue teams had reached 2800 feet into the 6000 foot shaft by 10 PM while the cause remained undetermined.
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Dixiana
Wise County
Robert Kevin Fleming
Clintwood
St. Mary’s Hospital
Norton
Bill Hendrick
Fleming
Burns
Mike Abbott
State Division of Mines
Big Stone Gap
South Mountain No. 3
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration
MSHA
Harry Childress
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
WNVA
Ralph Bradley
Veterans mark Pearl Harbor anniversary at Princeton bank
World War II veterans gathered for a reception at First Community Bank in Princeton to observe the 51st anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Sy Gaspersich registers as Jennifer Luppold serves refreshments, with the Princeton Commemorative Committee cohosting.
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Pearl Harbor
First Community Bank
Princeton
Sy Gaspersich
Jennifer Luppold
Community Christmas Tree Fund Tops $4,000 in Donations
The Community Christmas Tree fund has reached 4080 dollars toward a 14000 dollar goal to supply a Merry Christmas for 1200 area children. Donations support a Dec 24 party at Bluefield Youth Center with toys and goodies, and may be mailed or dropped at the Daily Telegraph lobby.
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Bluefield
Stadium Drive
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
P.O
Public Hearing on McDowell County School Consolidation
A McDowell County Board of Education public hearing will address closing Hemphill Elementary and sending students to Fall River and Welch schools. The session, at 6:30 p.m. in the central office, is the third of five hearings on consolidating over a dozen schools due to declining enrollment.
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Princeton
Panthers
Athens
Matoaka
Oakvale
Spanishburg
PikeView High School
Mercer County Schools
Pam Bailey
Pike View
Eades Mill Road
Bailey
Sarah Beasley
Athens High
Audra White
Matoaka High
Bridget Blankenship
Oakvale High
Jessica Dye
Spanishburg High
WELCH
Hemphill
Fall River
McDowell County
Roberts
Bradshaw Junior High School
BHS seniors take over Bluefield city government day
More than 40 Bluefield High School seniors will run a mock Bluefield City Board meeting and attend related activities. Tom Sawyers, chairman of the 1992 Student Government Day, said students will be paired with city officials and participate in a reception, assembly, and visits to the youth center before the simulated council session at City Hall.
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Bluefield
Bluefieldigh
Tom Sawyers
BHS
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Com
Stadium Drive
Bluefield City Hall
Sawyers
Richlands Area Chamber Banquet Highlights Leaders and Legacy
Richlands Virginia community leaders gathered as E H Cotton Ivy Tennessee agriculture commissioner entertained with humor and quotes. Incoming chamber president Velma Conner was announced for 1993 while awards honored football coach Dennis Baught and WVU star Mike Compton. Citizens James Mullins Joe Adair Jane Adair Gene Hurst Jr and Bob Massif received Citizen of the Year honors.
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Richlands
Richlands Area
Agriculture
Chamber
Mike Ratliff
Ratliff
Ginger Branton
Velma Conner
Hurst
Dennis Baught
Charlotte McVey
Marilyn Compton
Mike Compton
West Virginia University
James Mullins
Joe Adair
Jane Adair
Gene Hurst Jr
Bob Massif
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Faber
Nation A
McDowell School Board
United Way Drive
Earth
Toutatis
Concord College Board of Advisors
Concord
Main Street
Bluefield Area
Abbysseyseveseanoner
Wise
Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
Davis Mining and Manufacturing Co
Coeburn, Va
Virginia Iron and Coal, Inc
Mary Cox
John Stewart United Methodist Church
Wm. B. Harden
Maxey Ann
Bob & Floriene Austin
J.S. Compton
Debbie
Jennifer
Jack Conley
Lena
Bill Edwards
Hot Spring
Nathaniel, Kristen, Deak
Burt
Panthers-to
Pike View High School
Dye
Blankenship
Oakvale High School
White
Beasley
Athens Trojan
PikeView
Mercer County Board of Education
James Harrison
Hank Marockie
Debbie Akers
Dan Zirkie
Athens High School
James Barbery
Future Panthers
Hearing
Charles Owens
The
Richlands Area Chamber of Commerce
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