World War II Prelude and Pearl Harbor Note
A compact reminiscence traces the late 1930s era of Franklin D Roosevelt’s New Deal, rising global tension with Hitler and Poland, Britain’s stand in 1940, and the Pearl Harbor assault leading to U.S. entry in 1941. It notes the infamy remark by FDR and Japan’s escalation, with Germany and Italy declaring war.
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Franklin D. Cheosevet
United States
Fdr
U.S
Free World
Europe
Adolph Hitler
Germany
Poland
Great Britain
Empire of Japan
Pearl Harbor
Rosie
NBC News
Tom Brokaw
Remembering heroes of war and a Christmas call to support troops
The piece honors World War I and II veterans Alvin C. York and Audie Murphy, commends civilian wartime efforts, and urges ongoing support for troops. It recounts Armistice Day, Christmas 1945 joy and sorrow, and the Bluefield Daily Telegraph’s charitable work. Samuel E. Lester of Tazewell writes a heartfelt appeal for generosity and prayer for service members.
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Tennessee
Alvin C. York
France
York
America
Audie L. Murphy
Texas
Murphy
United States
Germany
Japan
Italy
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Four Seasons
Santa Claus
BDT
Jimmie
Tiny Tim
Charles Dickens
Local Staff Roster At Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists staff including News Editor William Randy Deason, Sports Editor Samantha Perry, and editors Andy Patton Brian Woodson and Thomas A Colley Executive and Managing Editor. The page includes a biblical quote about trust in lying words.
Coal to liquids plant could boost southern West Virginia economy
U S Rep Nick Rahall welcomed TransGas Development Systems to Mingo County as a 3 billion coal to liquids project proposed along the King Coal Highway corridor. The plan aims to convert coal to liquid fuel, creating 1,400 to 2,000 construction jobs, spurring housing, hotels, and services across McDowell Mercer and beyond, with broader regional benefits if funded and built by 2010 and tied to national energy independence goals.
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King Coal Highway
Mingo County
West Virginia
U.S
Nick Rahall
D-W.va
TransGas Development Systems, LLC
America
Rahall
McDowell
Mercer
Mike Whitt
Whitt
Bluefield
McDowell County
Barack Obama
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Letters Remembering many a phrase on the opinion page
Cecil J. Sargent from Salisbury N C thanks Larry Hypes for not rising above heritage and recounts rural sayings from his 44 years in Tazewell County Virginia coal fields and a friend John who mocked early breakfasts with humorous dialects and crude blankety blanks.
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Larry
Salisbury
N.C
Saulsbury
Cedar Bluff
Bandy
Tazewell County
Virginia
West Virginia
Larry Hypes
John
Cecil J. Sargent Salisbury
Rename VA to Department of Veterans Advocacy
Letter urging President Obama and General Shinseki to rebrand the Veterans Affairs Department as the Department of Veterans Advocacy. The piece argues mid-level opposition hinders reform, cites recurring delays and denials, and calls for veterans advocates to assemble facts and secure earned benefits for those who served.
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CTION
Barack Obama
Veterans Affairs
Eric Shinseki
Department of Veterans Advocacy
America
Shinseki
Army
Congress
Iraq
Department of Veterans
Department of Veterans’ Advocacy
Veterans’ Advocates
Illinois National
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Samuel E. Lester
Tazewel
William
Randy’ Deason
Samantha Perry
Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
Thomas A. Colley
City Editor
Southern
Alfred Brown
Court of Appeals For Veterans Claims
Kenneth Kramer
Brown
Eric Adams
Tampa
Martin Schram
Scripps Howard News Service
Martin.schram
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