Star Wars Revival Sparks Nostalgia in 1977 Movie Ads
Greg Jordan recalls his first encounter with Star Wars in a South Charleston newspaper ad. The memorable posters showed a muscular hero with a flaming sword and a tech-savvy heroine as Darth Vader loomed. He watched audiences cheer, witnessed C-3PO and R2-D2 banter, and felt the era shift as Star Wars merchandise and sequels followed.
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South Charleston
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Leia
Darth Vader
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Needa
Vader
Captain Needa
Anakin
Lord Darth Vader
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Masthead Note Names Editors
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists staff roles including News Editor Randy Mooney Publisher Andy Patton Sports Editor Samantha Perry Editor Asst Managing Editor Charles Owens and Brian Woodson, reflecting a regional newsroom leadership lineup.
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Charles Owens
Brian Woodson
Bluefield Eyes Master Plan to Develop Exit 1 Corridor
City officials push a comprehensive master plan for 80 acres at Exit 1 on Interstate 77 in Bluefield. With daily traffic around 31,000 vehicles and grants from Appalachian Power and the Shott Foundation, work begins next year to guide growth of a business park and related facilities.
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Bluefield
Princeton
Mercer County
Appalachian Power
Shott Foundation
Jim Spencer
John Nash
Bluefield Area Transit
BAT
Spencer
The
Daily Telegraph
Renewable hydro storage facility in Southwest Virginia debated
Ominion Energy aims to build a hydroelectric storage facility in Southwest Virginia to stabilize wind power on the grid. Hydroelectric storage provides steady output by using water reservoirs as fuel to fill generation gaps, aiding integration of variable renewable resources. The letter questions whether Dominion still plans wind turbines for East River Mountain.
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Ominion Energy
Virginia
Dominion
East River Mountain
Bad choices in the Middle East and oil’s long shadow
In The Prize Daniel Yergin links oil to historic missteps from 1911 to today. Churchill’s pivot to oil, Iran’s coups, and 20th century wars show how energy shaped politics. The piece urges balanced policy, warns against taking sides in Iran Saudi rivalry, and favors nonconfrontational, tolerant soft power.
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Daniel Yergin
Winston Churchill
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Churchill
Wales
Persia
Iran
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Mossadegh
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Trump
Jerusalem
Israel
Saudi Arabia
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Tribune Content Agency, LLC
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Mises
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