World leaders seek peace as Christmas lights hope across globe
On Christmas Day hopes for peace spread from Sarajevo to Bethlehem with leaders urging goodwill. Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth II praised peacemakers while Sarajevo eased curfew and hosted midnight Mass under a fragile peace pact. Mandela welcomed villagers at Qunu as violence raged in KwaZulu Natal. The pope urged reconciliation for Africa amid Rwanda’s crisis and ongoing Bosnia tensions.
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Dean Martin dies at 78 in Beverly Hills
Dean Martin, crooner and former Martin and Lewis star, died at his Beverly Hills home at age 78 from acute respiratory failure. The Rat Pack member and Hollywood icon left behind a storied career, with Sinatra calling him a brother and reflecting on their lasting friendship.
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White Christmas brings light traffic despite snow in region
In southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia, 2 to 3 inches fell except McDowell County where conditions were worse. Mercer County roads were partially covered but passable. DOH crews salted and scraped roads all night. State Police reported no major accidents. only slick conditions noted in Buchanan Russell and Dickenson in Virginia and Route 622 in Tazewell County.
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Pocahontas Opens New Town Hall in Historic Site
The Pocahontas town offices now occupy the former Bank of Pocahontas building from 1901. Treasurer Greg Jones notes the new town hall has been open about four weeks, well maintained, attracting attention as the police department moves into the old town hall.
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Regional justice network eyed for Virginia’s 29th District
A regional criminal justice computer network planned for Virginia’s 29th Judicial District will cost hundreds of thousands and start April 1. Initiated by Dickenson County Magistrate Ellen Bryant, the system links 33 agencies in Tazewell, Buchanan, Russell and Dickenson counties with video arraignment planned in phase two to cut transport time and mileage for arraignments. The network aims to connect 27th 28th and 30th districts and provide shared case information across magistrates prosecutors judges and investigators.
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Twelve Days of Christmas prices drop in 1995 index
The Daily Telegraph reports that the 1995 Christmas Price Index fell 21.3 percent to 12,481.65 for the 12 gifts, with the total true cost of all 364 presents at 51,764.94, reflecting lower prices for swans and pear trees but stable costs for others. The drop follows greater supply and includes notes on endangered swan populations and regional price variation.
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