Budget showdown looms as talks stall over deficits
Washington reports a tough year ahead as President Clinton and Republicans brace for pivotal budget talks. After months of deficit trimming discussions, both sides hint at progress yet face the decisive issues on Medicare, Medicaid, welfare and taxes. About 260,000 federal workers are furloughed and nine cabinet departments run slow amid a partial shutdown entering its ninth day.
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Washington
Clinton
Senate
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Sunday morning hours at Telegraph CS on Christmas day
The Daily Telegraph Customer Service will be open 7 to 8:30 a.m. on Christmas morning. On Tuesday December 26 at 7:30 p.m. Bluefield Mercer Lodge No. 85 AF&AM will meet at the Masonic Temple. All Master Masons are welcome. Weather data notes a temperature of 35 degrees.
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Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Mercer Lodge No. 85
Af&am
Masonic Temple
Weather update for Mercer area with midweek highs
Variable cloudiness expected with highs around 30 to 35 and a chance of rain by midday. Tonight remains cloudy with lows near 20 to 25. The WV Daily 3 and Daily 4 games and a toll free tip line are noted for Mercer and surrounding counties.
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Mercer, Tazewell
Bland
Monroe
Summers
Fayette
Greenbrier Counties
Welchman may keep the peace in Bosnia
Ed Kornish, assistant Mac Dowell County prosecutor and major with the Moundsville 152nd Military Police Detachment PWID, prepares for Christmas with his two children before heading to Germany and possibly Bosnia for peacekeeping duty. He notes a 60 person unit with 17 involuntary deployments and expects to be in Germany by January, with Bosnia likely by late January or early February. He references a Washington Post editorial comparing Bosnia to West Virginia with more snow and hills.
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Welch
Eddie” Kornish
MacDowell County
Kornish
Moundsville
Germany
Bosnia
Washington Post
West Virginia
Twelve Days of Christmas Eleven Troopers Watching Drunk Drivers
Virginia police campaign None for the Road urges sobriety during December as DUI patrols, sobriety checkpoints and increased patrols rise across counties. Sheriff Joe Johnson and local departments warn alcohol involvement in Virginia crashes, with 1994 figures showing high percentages in Buchanan, Bland, Wise, Giles and Washington counties.
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Virginia
Tazewell County
Joe Johnson
Luefield
Hest
Buchanan County
Bland
Wise
Giles
Washington
Tazewell
Wythe
Russell
Bluefield
Richlands
Wytheville
Department of Motor Vehicles
Rick Arnold
Christmas Tree Party Delivers 1000 Toy Bags to Children
Bluefield Youth Center hosted the Community Christmas Tree event on Stadium Drive delivering about 1000 bags of toys fruit stocking stuffers and candy to area children. Volunteers and local entertainers provided the program with Cecil Surratt marking his 40th straight year with the event.
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Luefield
Bluefield
Stadium Drive
Four Seasons
Illinois
Chicago
Salvation Army
Cecil Surratt
Bluewell
Santa
Lisa English
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