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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1990

Page

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Make-A-Wish grants computer to ill Parkersburg girl

Christina Gregg, an 11 year old from Fairplains Elementary School, received a computer as her wish while battling a kidney illness. Make-A-Wish West Virginia director Frank Lee arranged the gift after her mother Pam Kimble requested it as a Christmas present. The story also notes AT&T refunds for Gulf War calls and a string of Christmas name anecdotes from Indianapolis families.

Parkersburg Make West Virginia Christina Gregg Fairplains Pam Kimble Frank Lee Christina Disney World Doogie Howser Lee Jon Hristmas Greg Christmas Indianapolis Mary Mary Ann Christman Larry Christmas Jessie Clyde Christmas West Newton Jeri Christmas New Whiteland Mari Heather Heather

Tazewell County Public Service Authority meeting notice

On Thursday Dec 27 at 5 30 p m the regularly scheduled meeting of the Tazewell County Public Service Authority will be held in the conference room of the Tazewell County Administration Building Free training and employment services are available through the Senior Community Service Employment Program and the Job Training Partnership Act Program sponsored by the Southeastern West Virginia Area Agency on Aging at 701 Mercer Street Princeton Contact Box 1432 Princeton WV 24740 or call 425 1147

Tazewell County Public Service Authority Tazewell County Administration Southeastern West Virginia Agency On Aging Mercer St Princeton

Partly Sunny Forecast Beneath Chilly Temperatures

The National Weather Service projects partly sunny skies today with highs in the lower 30s. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with temperatures dipping to the lower 20s.

National Weather Service

Soldiers Christmas joy and hardship in the Desert Shield

U S troops in Saudi Arabia face a bittersweet Christmas as 300000 personnel under Operation Desert Shield balance holiday cheer with homesickness. Santa visits the Mercy hospital ship while others, including Bob Hope and volunteers, bring comfort. stories span airman, sailors, orphans, and blood drives across the nation.

Saudi Arabia Stephanie Hart USNS Mercy San Antonio John Davidson 37Th Airborne Engineer Battalion Bob Hope U.S Santa Awacs Chad Dombrosky Milton-Freewater Ore Dombrosky

IRS to mail 1990 tax forms starting Thursday

Millions will receive 1990 Internal Revenue Service tax packages beginning Thursday two days later than the year before. Form changes are modest. basic rates stay at 15 and 28 percent, with exemptions rising from 2000 to 2050 dollars to adjust for inflation. Interest on car loans and credit cards remains a focus for deduction rules.

Washington Internal Revenue Service Arthur Altman IRS Altman Congress Bush Administration

West Virginia eyes highway upgrades but funds scarce

West Virginia plans several four lane upgrades including U S 52 in coal country and U S 40 renamed as Interstate 68 near Morgantown. State officials say no new interstates will be built this session with most construction money coming from the federal government. Local priorities focus on Appalachian corridors and repairs to aging bridges while counties seek improvements on U S 35 and West Virginia 2.

Glenwood Milton Trippetts Mason County Ohio River Trippett Helen Cobb West Virginia Congress Morgantown Coal Fields U.S. 52 Mingo Wayne Counties Cabell Putnam Mason U.S. 35

Hall of Fame adds Misty Moonlight Serenade and more

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences inducts pre 1958 blues jazz big band and Broadway musical pieces into its Hall of Fame. This year’s selections include Call It Stormy Monday Misty Moonlight Serenade Show Boat and the West Side Story original cast album.

Burbank Calif National Academy of Record In Arts and Sciences Academy

Bluefield Targets Delinquent B and O Taxes in Citywide Drive

Bluefield officials launch a campaign to collect delinquent business and occupation taxes. About 900 city businesses generate roughly 2 million in revenue for the general fund and 15 percent have received late or final notices. City Treasurer Charles Stahl notes 19 tax classifications create confusion and supports replacing the tax with a more equitable system.

Bluefield Charles Stahl B&o Charlie Stahl Stahl

Bluefield B O tax funds nearly half of city budget

City Treasurer Charlie Stahl says the Business and Occupation tax accounts for almost half of Bluefield 5 million annual budget. The tax applies to all business within city limits and is tied to gross income, with calls for state reform to replace it with a more equitable revenue source.

Bluefield B&o Charlie Stahl

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