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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 2008
Page
1
Local news roundup from the December 24 2008 edition. Brief summaries highlight notable happenings, including community alerts, city briefs, and scheduled events for the holiday season. Names, places, and organizations present in readable items are listed with concise factual notes.
Today forecast shows rain mainly before 1 p.m. then cloudy with a high around 54. Precipitation chance 30 percent. In finance news Rep Barney Frank pushes to release the second half of the 700 billion bailout before Obama’s inauguration. PikeView visits Princeton. Light crude settles at 38.98 dollars a barrel with market data showing mixed Nasdaq activity.
A man melting ice on his back porch with a blow torch caused a fire in a three story New Bedford house. A 20 pound propane cylinder fueled the blaze and vinyl siding caught fire, spreading to second and third floor apartments. No injuries. 25 firefighters fought the flames. total damage about 30000. The homeowner will not be charged.
Daily 3 in West Virginia shows 1 9 9 while Daily 4 reads 2 1 3 0. Virginia Pick 3 posts 0 4 6 and Pick 4 8 8 1 5.
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Massey Energy subsidiary to plead guilty and pay 4.2 million in civil and criminal penalties over January 2006 Alma No. 1 mine fire that killed miners Don Bragg and Ellery Elvis Hatfield. Investigation ongoing. possible charges for others. Overheated conveyor belt linked to blaze.
Washington analysts warn the third quarter drop broadened in the current quarter. The Commerce Department reports GDP down 0.5 percent for July to September and corporate profits down 1.2 percent. Some economists fear October to December GDP could fall as much as 6 percent, potentially the steepest quarterly decline since 1982.
The former Pocahontas High School in Pocahontas Virginia may reopen as a community center and multi purpose facility by late spring per Tazewell County School Board member David Woodard. Nearby law enforcement officers report two arrests for attempted break in at the closed school.
Local volunteers hosted the Community Christmas Tree event at Bluefield Auditorium. Hundreds of local children received gift bags as musicians including Don Whitt of Bluefield Va prepared sound and stage setups. The tradition continues with community support and hours of labor by volunteers.
A NIH and University of Chicago study of nearly 3 000 adults aged 57 to 85 finds at least 2 million older Americans use dangerous drug or supplement combinations. One in 10 older men hit potential interactions. Experts urge patients to discuss side effects and avoid unprescribed pairings.
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