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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1998

Page

3

Virginia to adopt new crime reporting system in 1990

Virginia will switch to the National Incident Based Reporting System on January 1, reporting 46 crime categories and detailing up to 53 facts per incident. The change will raise apparent crime rates but provide richer data for investigators and crime prevention, per police officials. About 200 local departments must convert by the deadline.

Richmond Virginia Lewis Vass Virginia State Police Uniform FBI Danny Hatch Stafford Roland Chilton University of Massachusetts American Society of Criminologists UCR Chilton

Correction: Officer details in Daily Telegraph piece

Correction states Investigator Donald Lockhart of the Richlands Police Department handles the case, not the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office. It also notes Chris Disibbio, 31, of Bluefield received 19 days of work release, implying a remaining 12 or 13 days under sentencing guidelines.

Donald Lockhart Tazewell County Richlands

When King Coal dies the towns of Greene County fade

In Greene County Pa coal towns face ruin as mines drain tax revenue and jobs linger. With 7.6 percent unemployment and one fifth in poverty, county leaders warn of tax hikes and fiscal instability as Enlow Fork and Bailey mines near closure in about 13 years, despite new town investments.

Ind Ridge Greene County Pennsylvania Farley Toothman John R. Gardner Toothman West Virginia Ohio Appalachian Regional Commission Lyndon Johnson Richhill Township King Coal Enlow Fork and Bailey Consol Coal Group Consol Thomas Hoffman Harry Gillespie

Balloonists abort round-the-world balloon voyage off Hawaii

A three-strong crew led by Richard Branson Steve Fossett and Per Lindstrand abandoned their nonstop round-the-world balloon attempt seven days in after losing favorable winds. Coast Guard helicopters rescued them from shark-infested waters near Honolulu in good condition. The craft, a 272-foot balloon, hit the Pacific after a failed ballast release due to frozen bolts.

Honolulu Coast Guard Mhen Richard Branson Steve Fossett Per Lindstrand Sweden Pacific North America Lindstrand Branson London Pacific Ocean Island Oahu

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