Outcry Kills Tazewell County Charter Plan
About 800 residents protested Christmas Eve hearing as the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors moved the meeting to a high school auditorium. They opposed a proposed charter expanding board power in taxation eminent domain and borrowing. Critics accused the move of crowding power to county leaders and questioned notice timing. Local officials cited haste after learning of the plan from Roanoke County officials and defended flexibility to meet citizen needs.
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Tazewell
Roanoke
Hudson Huffard Jr
Board of Supervisors
Virginia Association of Counties
Richmond
C. Don Dunford
Bitterly Cold Wednesday With Snow Flurries Across City
A bitter cold front brings blustery winds from the west north west at 15 to 30 mph. City accumulations near one inch with 2 to 4 inches in high mountain areas. Highs near 10 degrees, tonight's low around minus two. Thursday stays very cold despite sunshine. Weather A-10
Dow Jones Falls on Christmas Eve Dragging Dow Past 1,500
The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 9.63 to 1,519.15 as markets closed. Editorial notes Christmas has become overly commercialized yet recalls deeper values of family, home, and love.
Durable goods orders rebound after three month slump
U S factory orders for durable goods rose 0.9 percent in November led by a 17.2 percent rise in defense orders. Excluding military demand the gain strengthens a cautious view of improving domestic manufacturing amid 1985 competition.
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Washington
U.S
Spirit of Christmas fills auditorium in Bluefield party
About 1,200 area children and families benefited from the Community Christmas Tree Fund at the Bluefield Auditorium on Christmas Eve. Through Thanksgiving to Monday, $13,311.65 had been raised for the event, now in its third year, with teachers selecting children in need. Volunteers including Glenn Moore of Bluefield and Phi Kappa Gamma members handed out candy bars as families entered and found seats.
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Bluefield
Glenn Moore
Moore
Phi Kappa Gamma Fraternity
Samantha Myers
Montcalm
Bluefield State College
Christmas Tree Party Brings Joy Amid Hard Times
Bluefield family details hardship and resilience during a Christmas Eve party. Tim Taylor Jr. and sister Shannon joined about 1200 children for gifts while father Tim, a seasonal construction worker, notes job uncertainty. Dee Dee Cole, a Wade Elementary first grader, shares joy for her seven month old brother John Arbuckle Jr.
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Tim Taylor Jr
Tim Taylor
Bluefield
Tim
Shannon
Taylor
Dee Dee Cole
Wade Elementary
John Arbuckle Jr
Christmas Tragedy Hides In Hanging Poverty In Cedar Bluff
In Cedar Bluff Virginia Frank and Cleo Martin live in a derelict bathhouse style dwelling with a coal stove as heat and six cats for company. The 80 year old wife and 66 year old husband lack basic furniture and memory for dates or numbers while a social worker searches for relatives and birth records. They survived a previous house fire and depend on monthly Social Security as Rex Tester of Tazewell County social services notes Martins A-2
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Cedar Bluff
Frank
Cleo Martin
Martin
Tazewell
Mrs. Martin
Rex Tester
Tazewell County
Martins A
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