Bluefield Christmas Tree Party Delights Local Children
The Bluefield Community Christmas Tree event drew a large crowd at the Bluefield Auditorium on Friday. About 1,300 bags of treats and toys awaited distribution as Scoop n Snoop and Randy Basham Jr. entertained. Santa received a steady line of smiles as workers and police volunteers, including Herb Sims and Sam Payne, offered thanks for their help.
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Bluefield
Scoop ‘N
Snoop
Randy Basham Jr
Santa
Recreation Department
Herb Sims
George Hollie
Ann Bivens
Tina Hunt
Jim Blackburn
Sam Payne
Paulette Huna
Rockefeller Grants Five Christmas Pardons in West Virginia
Governor Jay Rockefeller pardoned five individuals in a Christmas action clearing their criminal records. Among them are Robert L. Howes, acting administrator at Lakin State Hospital, and Betty Jane Burks Randle, WV State College instructor. Other recipients include Paul V. Andriozzi of Toronto Ohio, LeRoy Russell Castle of Durham North Carolina, and Bernice L. Walden of Huntington.
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Charleston
W.va
Jay Rockefeller
Rockefeller
George Carenbauer
Robert L. Howes
Henderson
Mason County
Carenbauer
Howes
Lakin State Hospital
Lakin
Inez
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Point Pleasant
Paul V. Andriozzi
Toronto
Ohio
Brooke County
Andriozzi
Wheeling- Pittsburgh Steel
United Steelworkers
LeRoy Russell Castle
Durham
N.C
Monongalia County
Castle
Campbell College
Buies Creek
MedChem Industries
Truckers Fear Gas Tax Cuts Business prospects in WV trucking group warns
FAIRMONT West Virginia truckers president Virginia Thompson says a new federal bill raising the gasoline tax by five cents plus added taxes may push many firms out of business. She notes amendments hike heavy use tax, tire and tread rubber costs and a 12 percent excise on parts. Government argues 5.5 billion yearly for highways and jobs. West Virginia could gain up to 40 million in highway aid. Thompson, who runs a Fairmont firm with 38 employees and 80 independent contractors, fears will force involuntary or voluntary exit if conditions worsen.
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Fairmont
W.va
West Virginia
Virginia Thompson
West Virginia Motor True Association
Ms. Thompson
Crackdown On Beer Ordered By West Virginia Officials
State Beer Commissioner John Hoff announced a crackdown yielding the most activity against illegal beer sales since 1980. A Morgantown firm, T Fortuna Distributing, had its license suspended 21 days for untaxed out-of-state beer, plus back taxes and a 50 percent penalty. City Beer Distributing of Mineral Wells pleaded guilty to furnishing free equipment to boost sales. Hoff noted two other investigations and said May 1980 rules easing stamp requirements opened the market to foreign brands, while warning some firms push too far seeking market share.
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Charleston
W.va
John Hoff
West Virginia
Hoff
Morgantown
T. Fortuna Distributing Corp
Tom Fortuna
Pennsylvania
City Beer Distributing Co
Mineral Wells
Wood County
Beer Commission
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