Local News Digest Highlights December 18 2004
A compact recap from December 18 2004 featuring standout items from BDtonline coverage. Highlights include notable local events, weather notes, and community updates relevant to readers in the period.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 2004
Page
1
Weather Update Partly Cloudy With Light Southwest Winds
The WVVA weather team reports clouds moving in to bring partly cloudy skies. Light southwest winds will accompany a mild range from 38 to 45 degrees.
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WVVA
Hunter mistakes llama for deer leaves owner in grief
John M. Burger faces trespassing and animal mistreatment counts after firing on a llama named Snicker Doodle Silk grazing on land owned by Susan and Kevin Kovacs near Madison. He said he fired from a tree stand at about 60 yards, mistaking the animal for a deer, then found llamas fleeing as he approached. He reported the accidental shooting and apologized.
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Madison, Wis
Hunter
John M. Burger
Susan
Kevin Kovacs
Burger
Kovacses
Lottery draw results from West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia Daily 3 numbers are 6 8 6. Daily 4 draws show 5 3 0 5. Virginia Pick 3 numbers are 1 7 6 with Pick 4 at 7 7 9 1.
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West Virginia Daily
Daily
Virginia Pick
Pick
Delivery questions line for Telegraph re-delivery
Contact the Telegraph re-delivery line at (304) 327-2802 from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. seven days a week. Call by noon to ensure timely delivery and resolve paper delivery issues.
Bush signs sweeping 50 year intelligence overhaul
President Bush signed the largest overhaul of U S intelligence in five decades creating a national intelligence director and a federal counterterrorism center to unify and coordinate agencies. The 563 page measure tightens borders and aviation security while shaping budgets and placing a strong emphasis on integrated threat assessment.
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Washington
Bush
U.S
America
Uni
CIA
Porter Goss
FBI
Robert Mueller
Congress
National Intelligence
Tor
DNI
Michael Hayden
National Security Agency
Richard Armitage
White House
Homeland Security
Fran Townsend
Bikers and British Embassy Bring Christmas Cheer to Kimball
More than 400 children at Kimball Elementary School in McDowell County received holiday gifts from the Gold Wing Road Riders Association and a British Embassy member Patricia Rakes. The volunteers gathered classroom wish lists and aimed to fulfill every child’s request, noting the kids’ appreciation and memorable reactions.
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Santa Claus
Gold Wing
Bruce Babcock
Kimball Elementary
Jeremy Burks
Shannon Cleary
Gold Wing Riders Association of
Manassas
K Comines
Washington, D.C
McDowell County
Gold Wing Road Riders Association
Patricia Rakes
Kimball Elementary School
Pat Hassack
The
Deb Sterling
Homecoming near for 150th Armored Battalion troops
BLUEFIELD Local Army National Guard unit 1st Battalion 150th Armored Battalion plans return stateside after holidays though officials urge no premature celebration. Spokesman Michael Cadle says two members at Fort Bragg coordinate logistics for about 500 troops as December ends.
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Bluefield
Army National Guard
150Th Armored Battalion
Michael Cadle
Cadle
Fort Bragg
Little Jimmie fund gains ground toward 25000 goal
A $1700 donation from the Fraternal Order of Police pushed the Community Christmas Tree Fund past $20000. The Little Jimmie campaign, sponsored by the Bluefield Daily Telegraph for 87 years, helps provide toys books gloves fruits candy and nuts to children in need this holiday season. Organizers expect over 800 children to sign up this year and set a $25000 goal. Contributions can be mailed or dropped at the newspaper lobby.
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Bluefield
Fraternal Order of Police
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Mission receives $5365 to aid Bluefield union efforts
Craig Hammond of the Mission accepts a $5,365 check from Telegraph Publisher Randy Deason and Executive Editor Tom Colley for Day-By-Day with Baby 2005 proceeds. Kathy Kish captured the staff photo.
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Bluefield
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