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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1985
Page
9
West Virginia prosecutors push to reinstate the death penalty while Senate leaders caution against a divisive year in the Legislature. Marshall County prosecutors back the move citing repeat offenders and rising prison killings.
A two day radiothon in Virginia raised over 55000 for James A. Biedenbender a 22 year old in need of a liver transplant. He expressed disbelief at the generosity while organizers celebrated the funds raised to save his life.
Approximately 66 Princeton city employees will receive bonuses of up to 250 dollars from Workman's Compensation fund savings in 1985. Full time staff with over a year of service get 250, others with three to twelve months or part time workers with over six months get 100. No raises in current budget. City Manager Juhl said checks will be written this week. Mayor Cannon said council supports the bonuses and will not take the money for extra hires.
Mercer County Commission scheduled the closing of a 300000 dollar bond issue for Benafuels Inc. after a Monday public hearing with no opposition. The plant at Thomas Hollow McComas will reclaim coal from refuse, employ 20 full time workers, and generate about 600000 dollars in annual payroll. Smartwood Hesse Inc. of New York will purchase the bonds. the county acts only as a clearing house and bears no funding responsibility.
Virginia schools report improved evaluation procedures amid merit pay debates yet strong opposition persists. The Virginia Education Association argues for fair, reliable assessment methods while warning that across the board raises must precede any performance based pay. Baliles remains skeptical, seeking broad salary increases before adopting incentive plans. In Virginia Beach and Fairfax County, linking evaluations to bonuses stalls due to overhaul needs.
Bluefield Virginia will install a new GTE based phone system in January after a town council vote. The town now pays $139.59 monthly and will save about $26 monthly over three years while adding six lines for better call access. Council also approved Nationwide Insurance Co. coverage totaling $37,202.
Robert A. Brown of McQuails reports that students from Brushfork Elementary and Princeton High School along with Mercer and Tazewell county residents collected enough furniture and toys to fill one 45 foot trailer. Pictured loading items are Ronald Borrer, Buford Hall, Jerry Bulford, and Rev. Robert A. Goodrich Jr., with Christ Episcopal Church of Bluefield leading the effort.
For Marlinton flood victims Santa will ride a tractor trailer filled with furniture and toys from a church drive. The 45 foot truck, led by Robert A. Brown and Ben Paine, will be loaded with eight or nine living room sets and appliances and distributed from St James Church in Lewisburg through the ministerial association.
Two ex McDowell County lawmen, former Sheriff Clark Belcher and chief deputy Harold Wolfe, are slated for release from federal custody in late January 1986 after paying fines tied to extortion convictions. Sentenced to eight and ten years respectively, their release hinges on fines being repaid or waived, with parole dates at the discretion of the U.S. Parole Commission.
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