Iowa farmer kills bank president and three others
Hills Iowa AP report says Dale Burr a 63 year old farmer shot and killed John Hughes president of Hills Bank and Trust Co a neighbor Richard Goody and Burrs wife before taking his own life. Authorities said financial stress involving Burr and the bank appeared to drive the killings.
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Kalona
John Hughes
Tom Huston
Hughes
Burr
Johnson County
Richard Goody
Gary Hughes
Goody
Emily
Dick Edwards
Iowa
Dean Kleckner
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Roy Justis
Village vigil honors drunk driving victims in Bluefield
About 100 people gathered at Center Square Bluefield Monday evening for a candlelight vigil. Participants marched from the Elizabeth Kee Federal Building to Center Square as Mayor Paul Cole Jr. spoke of grief caused by drunk driving. Organizers said the service, framed as an awareness program, highlights holiday road danger.
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Center Square
Bluefield
Elizabeth Kee
Weather outlook for the region with sunny to partly cloudy skies
The day should be mostly sunny with highs in the 40s to low 50s and light winds. Tonight cloud cover increases as temperatures fall to the mid 30s to 40s. Tomorrow stays cloudy with a 40 percent shower chance and high in the low 40s.
Dow Jones hits new high as oil dip aids gains
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record 1497.02 after rising 19.84 as oil prices declined. The 30 blue chip stocks surged to extend 1985 records, marking the 32nd new high of the year and the 16th since mid October.
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Dow Jones
Hospital board pledges to meet five year mandate
Princeton hospital directors assured West Virginia Health Care Cost Review Authority officials the facility will comply with a five year mandate to safeguard financial stability. The order requires annual audits, a bidding process for major purchases, and co signing on high value transactions, with authority approval for committee voting and bid actions.
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Princeton
Princeton Community Hospital Board of Directors
West Virginia Health Care Cost Review Authority
PCH
Edward Horton
HCCRA
William Sheppard
Larry Fizer
Fizer
PCH Board
Bluefield Supply to Close Ohio Operations of Rish Equipment
Bluefield Supply Co. directors will shut the unprofitable Ohio Rish Equipment operations including facilities in Sharonville Cadiz Columbus Toledo Cleveland and Youngstown starting early 1986. The step accompanies a sale of Skyland Hospital Supply Co. though Skyland is profitable. A $2 million write-down will hit Q4 results with no anticipated loss on the Skyland sale.
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Bluefield Supply Co
Ohio
Rish Equipment Co
Skyland Hospital Supply Co
B.W. Harvey
Ficials
Skyland
West Virginia Tax Projections See Lean Years Then Gain
West Virginia faces lean tax years through 1986 87 with gradual gains to 1.55 billion by 1989 90 the West Virginia Research League Inc and former Tax Commissioner Clifford G Lantz report. The five year outlook shows 1.506 billion in 1984 85 rising to 1.551 billion by 1990 amid B O tax shifts to income based levies.
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Charleston
West Virginia
West Virginia Research League Inc
League
Clifford G. Lantz
Nobel doctors aid Soviet journalist after heart attack in Oslo
American Dr Bernard Lown and Soviet Dr Yevgeny Chazov, Nobel Peace Prize laureates, assisted a Soviet journalist who suffered a heart attack during a news conference in Oslo. Officials reported the journalist was listed in stable condition.
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Bernard Lown
Yevgeny Chazov
Oslo
Norway
Christmas Tree reports best daily total: $750
The 69th Annual Christmas Tree Fund reached $750 on Monday, surpassing $3,000 total as of now. With under two weeks to the Dec 24 party at City Auditorium, organizers still seek over $8,000 to fund gifts for 1,200 needy children. Contributions may be sent to The Bluefield Daily Telegraph or delivered at 412 Bland St. Local residents are urged to help ensure a memorable Christmas for the children.
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Santa
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
W.va
Bland St
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