Stone argues against blaming the messenger at Cairo film festival
Oliver Stone defends Natural Born Killers as a harsh social mirror amid Cairo Festival screening. Mohamed Khan calls the film vile though technically distinguished while the movie satirizes media violence and follows Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis on a killing spree, prompting debate over censorship and messaging.
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Cairo
Mohamed Khan
Woody Harrelson
Juliette Lewis
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Stone
Christmas Gala and Tours Featured on Bramwell Calendar
On Bramwell Main Street today at 1 p.m. a Christmas Gala with food, concert, choirs, and costume prizes runs. Santa will greet children for photos. Sunday events include a Historic Crab Orchard Museum homes tour and a Candlelight Homes Tour with ticket details. Also open house at Crescent View Senior Center and a Chamber of Commerce Christmas reception on December 13 with location specifics. Weather.
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Bramwell
Santa
Crab Orchard Museum
East Fincastle Turnpike
Church Street
Bramwell Presbyterian Church
Crescent View
Me Et
Vencil St
Bluefield
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield Area
Rain expected with heavy showers this day
A weather package notes 100 percent chance of rain today with peak showers in the afternoon and an 80 percent chance tonight ending around midnight. Temperatures will be in the upper 40s today and the low 30s tonight.
Mourning, calls for tougher juvenile penalties at deputy’s funeral
In Pulaski Virginia hundreds of law enforcement officers gathered to bury Wythe County deputy Cliff Dicker killed while trying to arrest a 15 year old suspect. The service saw uniformed officers form a quilted rainbow and pledge unity while urging lawmakers and Gov George Allen to reform juvenile justice and restore respect for police.
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Pulaski
Cliff Dicker
Wythe County
Donald Keller
Police crack Montcalm area burglary ring
Five suspects were arrested in Montcalm for burglary and tied theft to marijuana. Police seized $10,000 in stolen property and three pounds of marijuana. Defendants include Hancock 21 charged simple possession and Perdue 25 charged with receiving and transferring stolen property plus drug offenses. Investigation by Princeton State Police and Mercer County Sheriff.
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Montcalm
Robert Eugene Hancock
Verlin Clower Sr
Patrick Brian Taylor
Joey Sands
Carl Lonnie Perdue
Princeton
State Police
Mercer Sheriffs Department
Restoration aims to restore Elizabeth Kee Building to original design
Local attorneys historians and citizens gather in U S District Court to discuss restoring the Elizabeth Kee Federal Building in Bluefield to its 18th century Palladian inspired style. The GSA will seek bids for phases including window replacement exterior cleaning and eventual courtroom refurbishment over three to five years with bids next spring and work planned for summer.
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Bluefield
Elizabeth Kee
U.S. District Court
U.S
David A. Faber
General Services Administration
Faber
Andrea Palladio
Feinberg
Phyllis Gray
GSA
Huntington
United Way drive nears final stretch in Bluefield
The 1994 United Way Open Your Heart campaign has raised 451,392 dollars toward a 500,000 goal. Volunteers contact past donors and review unreported accounts to secure final pledges while emphasizing local impact. Donations can be mailed to Box 6279 Blue Prince Road Bluefield West Virginia 24701.
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Green Valley
Santa
United Way
al Modena
Larry Gore
Modena
Bill Craft
P.O
Blue Prince Road
Bluefield
W.va
Craft
Stadium Drive
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
P.O. Box
Community Christmas Tree Fund Reaches Over Five Thousand
The tree fund gathers strong support with donations of 340.00 and total contributions exceeding 5 182.00 as community members rally to fund a public holiday tree. The update highlights ongoing generosity and the growing fundraising total.
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