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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1992
Page
2
Congressional investigators found the Standard Systems Center at Gunter Air Force Base Alabama wasted millions by mismanaging data processing and computer technology purchases. The GAO said inappropriate actions led to unneeded equipment and services.
A Rand Corp study urges the Army to view reservists as partners rather than competitors as active forces shrink. It praises Navy and Air Force for smooth Reserve integration but notes the Army's mixed record, with long lead times to deploy National Guard combat units for the Persian Gulf War.
In World MARJ AL ZOHOUR a group of 415 deported Palestinians stranded between Lebanon and Israeli held territory tried to march home but were halted by artillery and machine gun fire. They huddled in coats and blankets, chanted slogans, and waved the Koran while vowing to return to the West Bank and Gaza Strip or die trying. Belgrade. Yugoslavia AP Milosevic looks set for reelection amid irregularities. His win could further isolate Serbia and invite international intervention in Bosnia.
A chartered Dutch jumbo DC-10 with 340 aboard crashed on landing in a storm near Lisbon. Officials report 54 dead and four missing feared dead. 282 survivors released with injuries. Fire and debris scattered. pilots cited wind gusts and proximity of fire services as factors. Rescue teams with dogs worked amid smoke and chaos.
Police in Welch say the man killed in last week’s McDowell Street apartment fire remains unidentified. Investigators have not found medical or dental records to assist, and officials note the body is burned beyond recognition. An alcohol level of 1.8 percent was reported. Identification could take until mid week. no foul play is suspected. The fire was confined to one room and put out in about an hour.
A string of police calls reports vandalism at Fincastle Country Club where a green and a ball-washer were damaged. A Bluefield teen received a reckless driving citation after a high speed crash on Frederick Street. An intoxicated man was escorted from an Omelet Shoppe to his car to sleep off intoxication. A Route 20 Allen’s Supermarket Pepsi machine was kicked but no money taken. Jewelry and pistols were stolen in a Nubbins Ridge burglary with dogs present. A golden retriever was shot in a neighbor’s yard. An abandoned 1971 Dodge was found over Windmill Gap Mountain, battery removed and glove box cleaned. No injuries reported in the incidents.
Mercer County Circuit Court found 18 year old Brian Keith Brown not guilty of sexually assaulting a female on July 24 after a Dec 17 trial. Evelyn Gillespie 49 from Bluefield Va was cleared of telephone harassment after a Dec 8 jury trial. Pete Elwood Poindexter was sentenced to one year in jail and a $500 fine, suspended. three years probation after 45 days served for joy riding under a plea deal, grand larceny dismissed.
In Bluefield a Princeton man Kenneth Varney and his wife Teresa faced drug conspiracy charges. Defense counsel David Downes withdrew before Varney's sentencing by Judge David A. Faber, who set a new date for January 25. Prosecutor John Parr indicated Varney would get new counsel if eligible. Teresa Varney's prior attorney Debra Kilgore also withdrew after an October plea hearing.
Mercury County Sheriffs Department detective said charges are pending in a Saturday night shooting near Mercer Mall that injured a 17 year old McDowell County youth. Nine juvenile suspects ages 15 to 17 were involved in a feud over a girl, with multiple guns drawn and fired but no direct name released.
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