Stallard recalls Maris record pitch and life after baseball
Coeburn Virginia native Tracy Stallard reflects on the October 1961 pitch to Roger Maris that broke Babe Ruth's record, his own journeyman career, and life after baseball. He describes financial limits, a shift to heavy equipment work, and his hope for a new traveling job while aging fans recall the moment.
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Judge urges child abuse law in Mercer County case
Mercer County Circuit Judge William O. Bivens Jr sentences Nannie Ayers Collins to an indeterminate term of one to five years after pleading guilty to unlawful wounding. He urges the Legislature to enact a strong child abuse statute with videotaped testimony and commensurate penalties, noting no current specific law exists.
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Princeton
Monroe County
Mercer County
William O. Bivens Jr
Bivens
Nannie Ayers Collins
Collins
Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office
Tony Whitlow
D-Mercer
Steve Goad
David Knight
Fire marshal probes fires at Meyer Building in Bluefield
Assistant State Fire Marshal Paul Gill and Bluefield firefighters sift rubble at the Meyer Building on Princeton Avenue after Monday fires. Bluefield Fire Chief Richard Poe says kerosene or other fuel sparked the blaze, causing superficial damage. No arrests have been made.
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Bluefield
Meyer
Princeton Avenue
Richard Poe
Bond denied for suspect in shooting
PRINCETON A 24 year old Bluefielder charged with malicious wounding and kidnapping in the Mercer Mall incident had his trial date delayed and bond denial ordered. Circuit Judge William O Bivens Jr set a bond hearing for Friday and said the February term would docket the case on Feb 18 with other proceedings. The indictment includes malicious wounding of Deputy Ernie Taylor and two counts of kidnapping.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Mercer Mall
William O. Bivens Jr
Christopher Lee Umberger
Umberger
Ernie Taylor
Talks fail to end Holiday Inn strike
Representatives of Local 278 of the United Food and Commercial Workers and the Princeton Holiday Inn met for over five hours but did not reach a settlement in a long contract dispute affecting 30 workers at the Oakvale Road motel. The latest proposal will be presented to union members for a vote, with details not released.
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United Food and Commercial Workers
Princeton Holiday Inn
Oakvale Road
Hugh Mercer Corp
Holiday Inn
Bluefield
Larry Morhous
Gene Moser
Donations to be sent today from Bluefield flood relief
A tractor-trailer loaded with food and dry goods departs Bluefield for Tucker County flood victims, organized by Herb Simms of the Bluefield Parks and Recreation Commission. Donated items from local families will aid Parsons area survivors. Separate AP report notes West Virginia Recovery Foundation will delay distribution of over 1 million in aid until January as IRS and federal benefits questions loom. Stoves refrigerators clothes and beds were donated and turned over for distribution through St. John's United Methodist Church and the Rev. Eldon Shingleton with assistance from Rev. John Mendez.
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Tucker County
Herb Simms
Simms
West Virginia Recovery Foundation
Brad Crouser
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IRS
West Virginia
John Mendez
United Methodist Church
Mendez
Eldon Shingleton
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Parsons
Salvation Army donations slow as flood relief draws funds
Salvation Army Maj. Jack Edwards says donations are down about $6,000 from last year as flood relief appeals draw in funds. The group notes more families, now 307, seek food aid via certificates redeemable at Deskins Supermarket Bluewell. certificates range from 15 to 39 dollars.
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