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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 2002
Page
1
Controversy over Senator Lott continues amid calls for forgiveness and forbearance. State and national leaders weigh remarks and reactions as debates on civil rights and reconciliation unfold across political circles.
About 40 residents packed Painters Chapel Church in Speedway for a Dominion Transmission meeting on routing changes. Landowners Phoebe Meadows and Jerry Bailey voiced fears of land devaluation and asserted the project benefits North Carolina more than West Virginia.
Local Catholics react to Cardinal Bernard Law stepping down after his resignation was accepted by Pope John Paul II. The Associated Press reports the move, with voices from Bluefield noting the church must heal and move on while some say responsibility rests with the diocesan leadership.
Two men died and two others hospitalized after mistaking a methanol filled gas can for moonshine in Matoaka. Kenneth Earnest, 38, and Roger Coburn, 32, were residents of Matoaka and died after ingesting the poison. Authorities said an unidentified man fled Matoaka Monday seeking help for his vehicle.
The Little Jimmie campaign raised about $600 on Friday, boosting the total to $8,005 toward a $12,000 goal for children most in need this Christmas. Donations can be mailed to Bluefield Daily Telegraph or dropped at the newspaper lobby. a noon party is planned for Monday, Dec. 23. Mary Ellen and Ralph McCue contribute $100.
President Bush announced he will receive the smallpox vaccine along with U S military personnel while advising against broad inoculation for most Americans. Initial vaccinations began with a few dozen military staff and health care responders with wider public access planned for late spring or early summer.
Warner Brothers and Acme Productions will air a segment about Bluefield on a nationwide morning television program titled Nature's Air-Conditioned City. The show's photographer editor Eric Colley, a former Bluefield resident, recently relocated to join The Daily Buzz team.
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