Wednesday Campaign Finance Reform Test for Clinton Resolve
Nation A-5 reports campaign finance reform as an early test of Clinton's political resolve. Princeton wants new hires to live near city, reflecting local hiring policy. One dead and two injured in a Mingo mine accident highlight ongoing safety concerns. Holiday decorations that melt in your mouth spark seasonal shopping buzz. BSC begins iron competition against WV Tech as teams duel. Barry Bonds heads to San Francisco in ongoing player movement and career discussions.
Community Christmas Tree Decoration Drive
Bluefield Daily Telegraph asks residents to donate unused working Christmas lights and decorations for the Community Christmas Tree. Deliver to Bluefield Avenue location. items must be functional and free of needed repairs. Santa’s elves cannot repair donations.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
Hanging Christmas Tree From Ceiling Sparks Debate
An 8 year old niece helps as Dean Bordenave of Hagerstown Maryland suspends his Christmas tree from the ceiling for nearly a decade. Some call it devil worship while others see family humor and holiday spirit. The tale mirrors quirky holiday notices alongside civic meetings in Bluefield and Concord with upcoming events and RSVP details.
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Bordenave
Hagerstown
Bodenave
Weather forecast brief for today and night
Partly sunny day with southeast winds 10 15 mph and a high in the lower 40s. Tonight light snow then freezing rain by dawn with a low near 30 degrees. Weather package A 6.
Rescue efforts making progress at Wise County mine
Drilling operations at the Southmountain No. 3 shaft reached 419 feet of an estimated 900. Officials reported no difficulty cutting through sandstone and a coal seam as rescue workers monitor methane and may lower an inspection camera. Eight miners were trapped with hopeful but unconfirmed survival. Names identified include Sturgills, Gentry, Norman Vanover, James Mullins, Mike Mullins, Brian Owens, and others. The mine opened in 1990 with no prior fatalities.
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Norton
Wise County
Opie McKinney
State Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
Southmountain No. 3
McKinney
Tom Brown
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration
MSHA
Associated Press
Sturgills
Pound
Gentry
Norman Vanover
Clintwood
James Mullins
Mike Mullins
Brian Owens
James
BHS seniors run the city in student government day
Bluefield High School seniors took charge of Bluefield city operations during the 1992 Student Government Day. More than 40 students toured the city and joined a mock City Board meeting led by "Mayor" Jay Disibbio and "Vice Mayor" Sarah Burns. Topics included a mandatory recycling system and sanctioning Little League, which Disibbio noted as unique to Bluefield in West Virginia.
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Bluefield
Bluefield High School
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
BHS
Disibbio
West Virginia
Craig Hammond
Bluefield Considers Citywide Christmas Decorations and Permit Plan
City Manager Andrea Pawlowski urged Bluefield to join in Christmas display efforts. Police Chief Charley Dodson proposed a city permit system for hunting within limits. No action taken. Recreation Director Tracy Bone announced Friday teen nights at the Youth Center and a new skating rink at City Park. Vice Mayor Ben Paine praised seniors and urged exchange program involvement. Burns and classmates reflected on the experience.
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Bluefield
Andrea Pawlowski
Charley Dodson
Tracy Bone
Stadium Drive
Bluefield City Park
Ben Paine
Paine
Consolidation Hemphill residents oppose plan
McDowell County residents including Sheriff-elect Donald Hicks and Hemphill PTO leaders attended a public hearing to challenge a board of education proposal to close Hemphill Elementary and move students to Fall River and Welch. Critics warned of effects on teachers and students, road conditions, and costs. next hearing set for Bradshaw Junior High School.
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Welch
McDowell County
Board of Education
Hemphill
Fall River
Donald Hicks
Hicks
Jan Kendall
Hemphill Elementary Pto
PTO
Kendall
Hensley Mountain
School Building Authority
Hemphill Elementary
Fall River Elementary
Bradshaw Junior High School
American forces land in Somalia to aid starving Somalis
U S troops landed at moonlight in Mogadishu to seize the airport and port, with amphibious vehicles and helicopter support. Marines entered by sea and air as a special forces team sketched the operation amid heavy media lighting, while delivering food and medical aid to the famine-stricken country.
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Mogadishu
Somalia
Indian Ocean
United Nations
Donations push Community Christmas Tree past five thousand
Donations to the Community Christmas Tree exceed 5000 toward a 14000 goal to fund toys for 1200 youngsters at a Christmas Eve party at Bluefield Youth Center. People can donate at the Daily Telegraph lobby or by mail to Bluefield WV 24701, with some gifts in memory of loved ones and several named donors listed.
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Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
P.O
Curtis Akers
Bruce E. Webb
Richard & Loraine Alley
Arlette H. McKinney
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