Nightclub keeps booking comedians for January
Bluefield venue Folks Bo's Nightclub continues Friday shows through January co owner Dennis Fowler says. Last night three acts performed including Pat Miller and Allyn Ball. Miller, Emory & Henry Radford graduate, speaks of fame and film work while Ball, a Miami native and former Sugar Factory worker, pursues a big time standup career across the Southeast.
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Bo’s
Bluefield
Dennis Fowler
Lionel Norman
Funnyman
Pat Miller
Allyn Ball
Miller
Ball
Chilhowie
England
East Coast
Bowery
Big Miller
Charleston
S.C
Emory & Henry and
Radford
Johnson City, Tenn.s
New York City
Charlotte
N.C
Lenny Bruce
America
Slack Times
John Belushi
Bluto
Miami
Domino Sugar
Charleston, S.C
Punch Line
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Northern Ireland
DLJ campaign finance ties tied to highway bond contract
Secretary of State Ken Hechler released campaign finance statements showing Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette contributed to Gov. Arch Moore’s 1984 campaign and now underwrites $123.4 million in state highway notes earning $836,000. The reports cover prior to Hechler’s term and probe whether filings were on time, with questions over in kind support and omissions.
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Charleston
Ken Hechler
New York
Arch Moore
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Inc
Moore
Hechler
DLJ
Better Government Fund
Federal Election Commission
Washington
Secretary of State
PAC
John Price
Mary Ratliff
Department of Highways
Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co
Charles Capito
Ratliff
Breakfast draws 400 plus at Bluefield Short Yuletide event
More than 400 local businessmen attended the 36th annual Short Yuletide Breakfast at the Bluefield Country Club. West Virginia Board of Regents Chancellor Leon Ginsburg and lawmakers Rep. Nick Rahall and Del. Jeff Stafford joined dignitaries invited by the Shott family. The Shotts plan to continue the annual breakfast started in 1949 by the late Jim H. Shott.
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Bluefield Country Club
West Virginia Board of Regents
Leon Ginsburg
Ginsburg
Nick Rahall
Del
Jeff Stafford
R-Pearisburg
Shott
John
Scott Shott
Linvil G. Rich
Clemson
S.C
Shotts
Hugh
John C
Scott
John H
Mike
Jim H. Shott
Repass plans Christian TV station in Princeton
Princeton minister Rev. Leonard Repass announced a nonprofit Christian station WFFC TV with 100 watts initial power, aiming to serve a 100 mile radius from Princeton. He seeks FCC license, funding around 100000 dollars, and a 100-foot tower, with 12 hours daily programming and 65 to 70 percent religious content.
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Princeton
Leonard Repass
Wffc-Tv
Federal Communications Commission
Repass
Mercer Street
Upper Room
West Virginia
California
Virginia
Kansas
Oklahoma
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
East River Mountain
Princeton TeleCable
CBN
Virginia Beach
PTL
Charlotte
N.C
WFFC
Christ
Bluefield Post Office celebrates centennial open house
The Bluefield Post Office marks 100 years of service with an open house on January 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the main North Street office. Wayne Dick notes 90 current staff across North Street and Federal Street locations. Attendees can tour the building, view historical photographs, meet postal employees, and enjoy a school band and balloons for kids. Retired postmasters and former workers are invited for a reunion-style event.
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Bluefield Post Office
North Street
Federal Street
Wayne Dick
Bluefield
Virginia Power to test 30000 tons Colombian coal at Chesterfield plant
Virginia Power plans a Monday test burn of 30 000 tons of Colombian coal at the Chesterfield plant to probe potential cost savings versus Virginia coal. Spokesman William C Hall Jr noted lower delivered price and transport efficiency though Virginia coal producers fear a longer term contract with Carbocol. Coal would be shipped by sea to Newport News and then barged to Chesterfield as Virginia Power widens its supply options.
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Virginia Power
Chesterfield
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
William C. Hall Jr
Hall
Colombia
William Bales
Norfolk Southern Corp
Norfolk Southern
Bales
Barbara Altizer
The
Virginia Coal Council
Virginia Coal
Carbocol
Massey Terminal
Newport News
Appalachia
Dole to bring Conrail sale to vote after recess
Senate leader Robert Dole pledged action on the proposed Conrail sale to Norfolk Southern on a 1.2 billion bid for 85 percent of Conrail. Norfolk Southern extended its offer while Morgan Stanley investors also proposed a competing 1.65 billion bid.
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Dole
Conrail
Washington
Senate
Robert Dole
Congress
Norfolk Southern Corp
Norfolk Southern
Transportation Company
Robin Chapman
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Chapman
Transportation
Elizabeth Dole
New York
Morgan Stanley & Co
Morgan Stanley Group
CSX
Allen & Co
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