Bluefield Chamber Studies 18 Month Plan to Repeal Blue Law
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce discussed repealing Mercer County Sunday Closing Law. If started now, process would take at least 18 months to reach a ballot. Proponents must file a petition with 10 percent of last general election voters for Mercer County Commission action.
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Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Greater
Mercer County Commission
Kantor
Chamber
Bill Dantzler
al Land
Buckley to Be Speaker Seeks Sundays Open
Mercer Mall merchants push repeal of Sunday closings under state law counties may repeal with voter approval. Chamber endorses Beckley Women’s Resource Center project cost $300,000 and slated to open mid next month with fundraising for operating costs. Also plans to bring drug education leader Bill Rudolph to Bluefield area and discusses alcohol detox center and Project Charlie. SBA Resource Center designation received. new board member appointed. Christmas reception set. literacy volunteer program proposed. 1983 budget published. Sixteen Atlantic Fleet ships to return from Lebanon crisis to Norfolk and Charleston ports by December 22.
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Mercer Mall
Chamber
Women's Resource Center
Beckley
West Virginia
Mercer
Elmo J. Hurst
J.O. Lively Construction Co
Ben Paine
Bluefield
Bill Rudolph
Northside High School
Atlanta
Fantasy Island
Rudolph
Paine
Mercer County
John Hughes
Board of Education
Tazewell County
Small Business Administration
Charleston
SBA
Charles Tyer
Dan Moen
St. Luke's Hospital
Richmond
Louella Dye
Norfolk
Navy
Norfolk Naval Base
Independence
Biddle
Dupont
McCloy
Seattle
Sylvania
Truett
S.C
MacDonough
William V. Pratt
Julius A. Furer
Aylwin
Thorn
Mount Baker
Former Attorney Found Guilty in Virginia Forgery Case
A Tazewell County jury found former attorney John A. Caldwell Jr. guilty of forgery and uttering and recommended a $1,000 fine on each charge. The grand larceny charge was struck due to insufficient evidence. Sentencing is deferred to January 18, with a pending motion to set aside the verdict. Other charges remain to be heard in February. Commonwealth's Attorney Michael McGlothlin acted as prosecuting attorney before Circuit Judge N. E. Persin.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
John A. Caldwell Jr
Caldwell
Buchanan County Commonwealth
Michael McGlothlin
N.E. Persin
Richlands Firemen Respond to Two Power and Trailer Fires
Richlands Virginia firemen answered two calls late Wednesday night and Thursday morning. A 2100 volt line fell on a pickup and car on Farmer Street causing minor damage. One truck and five firefighters responded. A second call at 359 a.m. to Daw Road in Tazewell County involved an electrical short at Bessie Lawson's trailer home. Lawsons son had already extinguished the blaze. two trucks and 15 firefighters arrived. no major damage reported.
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Richlands
Drew Puckett
Farmer Street
Puckett
Bessie Lawson
Daw Road
Tazewell County
Lawson
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