Interstate Commerce Commission Bans Smoking On Interstate Buses
The Interstate Commerce Commission voted unanimously to ban smoking on all regularly scheduled interstate buses in the United States. Charter passengers may smoke if the chartering group agrees. The ban takes effect after the decision is issued in writing and published in the Federal Register.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Commission
Federal Register
ICC
A. Dennis Watson
Ponytail Spurs Prolonged Isolation for School Boy
An eight year old boy Zachariah Toungate wears a seven inch ponytail and is kept isolated from classmates over a dress code dispute. His family argues the rule targets boys while allowing girls long hair. State District Judge H R Towslee denied a temporary order to restore class placement last month. The family’s attorney seeks expanded arguments through January 10 to show how isolation affects Zach and mother September Toungate as he pursues the case against school officials.
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Zachariah Toungate
H.R. Towslee
Zach
Charles Beall
Hendrix Lyrics Fetch $17 600 At Sotheby's Rock Auction
Sotheby's auctioned rock memorabilia including Jimi Hendrix handwritten lyrics for Purple Haze, valued at 8 000 to 12 000, selling for 17 600. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame bid the lyrics, part of a 176 000 Hendrix collection that helped total 293 269 for entertainment items.
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Ee Presley
Jimi Hendrix
Sotheby
Hendrix
Laura Stewart
Sotheby's
Bluefield Chamber Hosts After Hours at First National Bank
On Thursday December 20 the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce hosts a Business After Hours at First National Bank of Bluefield located at 500 Federal St co sponsored by the bank. Also on December 20 Princeton Community Hospital marks Twenty Years of Caring with an observance in the lobby and cafeteria from 1:30 p.m. refreshments served 2-4 p.m.
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Greater Bluefield
Princeton Community Hospital
Clouds Followed by Partial Clear Skies Today
The National Weather Service forecasts cloudy skies in the morning with a high near 50 and west winds 5 to 10 mph. Clearing later in the day. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 40 degrees.
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National Weather Service
Coal powered gasoline hits West Virginia fueling market
Coal Technology Corporation opens its first West Virginia outlet in Bluefield offering a coal blended gasoline. Dr. Richard Wolfe says the 10 percent coal liquid blend requires no engine modifications and is priced near regular gas. Expansion plans loom as demand could boost coal jobs.
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Nick Joe Rahall
Bluefield
Dickie
West
Falls Mill
Lee
Kargo
Virginia
Richlands
Abingdon
Dr. Wolfe
Wolfe
CTC
Bris
Rate hike debate at Tazewell PSA hearing raises questions
Dennis Thompson Jr. reports at a Tazewell County Public Service Authority meeting residents challenge planned rate increases. Speakers demand dollar justifications and printed income and expenditure reports, noting limited board representation among water and sewer customers. Curtis Breeding leads session as roughly 75 to 100 attend.
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Tazewell
Saddam Hussein
Say
Davis
PSA
Hussein
Otto Wilson
Ellen van Dyke
Doug Wells
Roy Horn
Raven/Doran
Horn
Curtis Breeding
Breeding
Scotty Lawson
PSA Board
West Virginia seeks tort reform to curb malpractice costs
West Virginia doctors say defensive medicine, driven by malpractice fears, adds 20 to 30 percent to Medicaid and other care costs. They urge tort reform to lower liability and malpractice insurance rates, citing examples like Bluefield physician Dr. Daniel Noble paying about 60 000 more annually than in California.
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West
West Virginia
Mercer County
Bill Carper
Chamber of Commerce
House
Senate
State Medical Association
Bluefield
Daniel Noble
Carper
California
William Harden
Virginia
Harden
WVU study finds breakups driven by commitment, differences, flaws
WVU researcher Vicki Loyer Carlson studied 88 couples at the University of Oklahoma Norman, finding about 74 split. She cites three main reasons: commitment dilemmas, genuine but difficult relationship differences such as religious divides, and personal flaws leading to loneliness and failed future relationships.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Vicki Loyer-Carlson
WVU
Division of Family Resources
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Loyer-Carlson
National Council On Family Relations
Seattle
Loyer- Carlson
Loyer-Carson
Generosity fuels Community Christmas Tree donations rise
Bluefield donors push the Community Christmas Tree past ten thousand dollars with a twelve hundred eighty seven contribution on Tuesday. The 74th year appeal seeks to reach twelve thousand as weeklong drives continue through the season.
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Bluefield
Community Christmas Tree
P.O
Giampocaro
Fred
Della Simon
Silas Warden Jr
Angie
Jason Culver
Kegley
Timmy Melvin Bailey
Sean
Rachel Blalock
Bluefield Selly Telegraph
Woody & Belva
F.L. Hoops
Betty
R.C
Albert S. Kemper Jr
Ralph Kegley
Shelby Stables
Linda
David
Carol Bird
Cee Fries
Bluefield Avenue
Silas War
Ec Gillespie
Ruth Booth
Ccs Ck
Sonny Stephan
Stacy, Shannon
Tracy
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Richard A. Wolfe
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Brandi Smith
Erin Lewis
Rock Post Office
Girl Scout Troop 2446
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