Time names Clinton Starr Man of the Year on cover
Time magazine selects Bill Clinton and independent counsel Kenneth Starr as Men of the Year for 1998, highlighting their intertwined roles in the year’s political drama. Other candidates included Greenspan Glenn McGwire and Ireland peacebuilders, with Hillary Clinton as a leading contender.
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Josef Stalin
Ayatollah Khomeini
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Senate
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Starr
Charles Lindbergh
Andrew Grove
Intel Corp
Ted Turner
Pope John Paul II
Newt Gingrich
Republicans quick to back Hastert for speaker role
After Livingston's surprise resignation amid impeachment fallout, GOP leaders moved rapidly to crown J Dennis Hastert of Illinois as speaker designate. Rival contenders Steve Largent and Christopher Cox dropped out. caucus to confirm is set for Jan 5 as Republicans seek a unifying figure to lead a slim majority into the new Congress.
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Oklahoma
Christopher Cox
California
Gingrich
Dick Armey
Tom DeLay
Armey
Capitol Hill
Roll Call
Bonnie
Runaway vehicle and public disturbances logged by police
Daily Record notes incidents from Dec. 18 to 20 including a runaway vehicle on U.S. Rt. 460 Nash Boulevard stopped by state police with Patrolman D Mitchem, driveway blockage on Lee Street, a Ramsey Street verbal dispute settled in court, hit and run on U.S. Rt. 460 and 1417 College Ave, drunk driving on Cherry Street, shots fired at 100 North Bland St, a bleeding man on Bluefield Avenue, man in the road on Cumberland Road near Kmart, vandalism on Princeton Avenue at the Tiger's Den, large crowd and fights on Jefferson Street at Neon's, and threats on Mountain View Avenue with police investigating various officers named.
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Lee Street
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Ramsey Street
Rtment
U.S. U.S
R.S. Mason
Cherry Street
D.M. Kahle
North Bland St
Bluefield Avenue
H.L. Harmon
College Ave
Cumberland Road
Kmart
J.D. Vance
Princeton Avenue
The
Tiger's den
Jefferson Street
Neon’s
B.E. Vicchio
Mountain View Avenue
M.A. Beck
Mercer County December Crime and Community Notices
A police blurb lists several local thefts and incidents including a van break in on Petry Road near Athens with golf clubs and disks stolen, a 12 pack beer theft at Go-Martin, a lost WV plate 5W-3313, a jewelry burglary in Olen Estates, and a Christmas related crime in Princeton. Also noted are a deer strike on Rt 460 near Kellysville, a destruction of property arrest, and follow up by investigators. brief community items include Camp Creek meeting, landfill holiday hours, bloodmobile visit, extension service meeting, and WV campus holiday schedules. upcoming Christmas social at Princeton Lodge, SVCC admissions hours, nursing admission test, and Westminster Church ornament sale in Bluefield.
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Go-Martin Greer Valley
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Ingleside
Bramwell
Olen Estates
Princeton
R.A. Hill
Australia
Ambrose Lane
K.W. Reed
C.T. Lowe
U.S. U.S. Rt
Kellysville
C.V. Truckenmiller
Eddie Allen Hicks
Sgt
D.B. Bailey
R.E. Haynes, Jr
Brushfork and Bluefield State form Partners in Education pact
Brushfork Elementary School and Bluefield State College signed a Partners In Education agreement to broaden cooperation in technology, student teaching, math, science, and teacher training. Principal Terry Quesenberry noted existing ties as a Microsoft demonstrating site and business partner with First Community Bank, while university president Robert Moore said the pact expands real educational pathways for Brushfork students.
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Brushfork Elementary School
Bluefield State College
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Brushfork Elementary
Quesenberry
First Community Bank
Bluefield
Brushfork
Bluefield State
Robert Moore
Moore
BSC
Hotel tax boosts Mercer County finance as Bluefield lags
Mercer County hotel and motel tax revenue for the first 11 months totals 912,296.16, up 8,498.16 from 1997. County gains arise from tourism near I-77 and Route 460 south of Princeton. Bluefield shows 52,252.53 but down 4,214.64 year over year. Princeton's share is 988.53, up 131.61.
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Mercer County
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County Commission
U.S. Rt. 460
Livestock Market Report From Tazewell Virginia Auction
Report of the December 17 livestock sale in Tazewell Virginia shows heifers and steers by weight with prices from 42 to 72 dollars per hundredweight. Bulls slaughter cattle and breeding stock prices are listed alongside hogs sheep and goats with varied ranges. Market will close December 24 and December 31 for holidays.
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Tazewell
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