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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1998
Page
2
Charles Owens reports that January usually brings a surge of gym memberships at health clubs like the Greater Bluefield Community Center. Many start strong but about half quit after three months, while incentives include buddy systems to sustain workouts through the winter.
The downtown Leggett building in Princeton, a 45 year icon, was demolished Monday to make way for a new business and the Princeton Post Office relocation. Demolition followed asbestos removal and Mercer County magistrates moving out in December. The site, formerly Leggett store opened in the mid 1950s and later empty after relocation to Mercer Mall.
Princeton Community Hospital delays completing its 60 percent stake in St. Luke's Hospital after Bluefield Regional Medical Center filed for a hearing on the certificate of need. A pre hearing is set for Jan 14 in Charleston with the full hearing Jan 21.
In Washington, U S warplanes fired on Iraqi air defenses after Iraqi surface-to-air missiles fired on U S aircraft. President Clinton said there would be no setup in American and British pressure on Saddam Hussein. Baghdad reported four Iraqi soldiers killed and seven wounded. Iraqi officials called the U S attacks murderers and criminals.
Bill Raney president of the West Virginia Coal Association says 1998 is on track for another coal production record in the Mountain State. He notes early month comparisons show activity around six percent below last year but two percent ahead by the same point.
The Daily Telegraph recalls 1998 as a year of striking headlines from the Clinton scandal that led to impeachment to McDowell County's Rocket Boys. It surveys top events across local and national scenes, sports, and trends in a Thursday year-end special review.
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