Davy Parents Seek School Timetable
A Welch McDowell County meeting heard Davy residents and lawyers press the Board of Education for plans to replace Davy Elementary after a fire. Officials discussed a possible building bond and state funding, with emphasis on equitable support and potential consolidation with Hemphill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Davis
Daily Telegraph
Welch
Davy
McDowell County Board of Education
Benny Barringer
Tom Czarnik
Princeton
Tony Romeo
Robert I. Goosens
McDowell County
Hemphill
Goosens
Barringer
State School Board
Charleston Law Firm
Jackson, Kelly, Holt, & O'Farrell
State Department of Education
Ted Osborne
Romeo
Osborne
Commercial Union Insurance Company
Mt. View High
D’appolonia Consulting
William Bender
Bluefield State College
EMI
Bender
Jerry Jenks
Mount View High School
Patricia Raines
ECE
Bartley Elem
Patricia Green
Randy Green
William Cantrell
Saeger
Sandra Hamilton
Superior Elem
TMR
Big Sandy Center
Loretta Dial
EMR
War Elementary School
Kuwait Bombings Probe Opens as Iran Denies Ties
Official sources report unspecified arrests in Kuwait amid a security sweep after bombings tied to Islamic Holy War. Tehran radio denies Iran involvement, saying attribution is part of a US plot. In Kuwait, police guard embassies, and U.S. forensic teams join the inquiry as the American business community, about 2,500 people, awaits developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Beirut
Iran
Kuwait
Persian Gulf
Islamic Republic of Iran
Tehran
Foreign Ministry
United States of America
Washington
White House
Griffin
Tazewell Council Seeks Historic Registry Status
The Tazewell Town Council voted to petition the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission to survey Main Street for state and national historic registries. Nellie Bundy reported on a survey by Dave Edwards including key homes and areas, with review processes and potential 25 percent tax breaks if registered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheryl Mays
Daily Telegraph
Tazewell
Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission
Main Street
Nellie Bundy
Bundy
Dave Edwards
Anelle Greever
Painter
van Dyke
Edwards
State Review Board
Richmond
Review Board
State Landmarks Commission
National Registry of Historic Places
Ings
Landmarks Commission Office
L.E. Conley
Service members Merlin Pruett and Alvin Billings noted
Merlin Pruett son of Rebecca Tipton of Rural Route 1 Pounding Mill Virginia arrived for duty at Fort Hood Texas with the 2nd Armored Division after serving at Camp Casey South Korea He is a 1958 graduate of Richlands High School His wife Carolyn daughter of Thelma Herron of Kingsport Tennessee Master Sergeant Alvin G Billings son of Julia S Billings of Pocahontas Virginia decorated with a third Air Force Commendation Medal at Fairchild Air Force Base He is chief of administration with the 2039th Communications Squadron and a 1964 graduate of Pocahontas High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlin Pruett
Rebecca Tipton
Route 1
Pounding Mill, Va
Fort Hood
Texas
Pruett
2Nd Armored Division
Camp Corner
South Korea
Carolyn
Thelma Herron
E. Mill Pond St
Kingsport
Tenn
Richlands High School
Alvin G. Billings
Julia S. Billings
Pocahontas
Fairchild Air Force Base
Wash
Billings
2039Th
Pocahontas High School
Company Wins Drilling Right In Ohio River Lease Near Sistersville
The Public Land Corp board awarded Tetra Systems Inc a lease on 1311 acres to drill for oil in a riverbed near Sistersville using an unconventional up drilling method. The bid from Deep Rock Drilling Co. of Parkersburg lost. Tetra pays one eighth royalty, a $19,665 signing bonus, $19,665 annual rent until production, and a $100,000 supplemental bonus on first oil production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W.va
Colorado
Ohio River
Sistersville
Public Land Corp
Tetra Systems Inc
Golden
Colo
Jay Rockefeller
Tetra
Deep Rock Drilling Co
Parkersburg
Richlands Council Adopts Passageways Ordinance
Richlands Virginia town council voted unanimously to close all streets alleys and public passageways in Rogers Circle and surrounding areas to allow Humedicenters Inc. and American Medicare Development Corp. to install hospital parking. residents Ratliff called for a roadway promised by former owner Shreeves, council to demand temporary access by January 10 and set a construction deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly Barth
Daily Telegraph
Richlands
Rogers Circle
Old Hospital
Humedicenters Inc
American Medicare Development Corp
James
Serenda Ratliff
Spratt Subdivision
Ratliff
William Shreeves
Shreeves
David Altizer
Talking bottle cap signals opened state in plain English
An Evansville Indiana AP report details a Sunbeam Plastics invention a plastic bottle cap that shows Sealed when closed and Opens when first opened the message remains permanently locked in place on the cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Sunbeam Plastics
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Mountain Cats
Aspen
Jaguar
United States
Jaguar Club of North America
Bob Alder
Tazewell Council
Neil Armstrong
Armstrong
Edwin Aldrin
Michael Collins
Moon
Alvin Billings
Stone
Mim
Mercer Mall
U.S.A
Rt. 460
Blue Prince Plaza
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Richlands Council
Mite
Ispoons
Lad Fork
Sears
Roebuck & Company
Reed & Barton
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