Millennium party plans light up the world as 1999 nears
As 1999 ends, plans spread across continents for a global millennium celebration. Concorde flights, cruises, and massive light shows aim to mark the turn to 2000. The Millennium Society, started by Yale grads, aims to raise $100 million for worldwide events at iconic sites and a year of Jubilee in Rome.
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Iceland
England
Sri Lanka
Colombo
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
New York
Times Square
British Airways
London
Dublin
Ireland
Liffey
Vatican
Rome
Edward McNally
Millennium Society
Planet Earth
Yale
Mount Fuji
Japan
Great Wall
China
Pyramids
Egypt
Cathleen Magennis Wyatt
Monday Two more teams whittled out of hunt
In a tight week of play two more teams were eliminated from the championship chase as the race narrows. Key players were cited as the turning point in recent results and the standings shifted accordingly.
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Hunt Sports
Oprah Winfrey Named TV Guide Performer of the Year
Oprah Winfrey tops TV Guide’s Performer of the Year list for the year ending. The Jan. 4 edition credits her with unmatched attention and ratings and featuring guests like Madonna John F Kennedy Jr and the artist formerly known as Prince. It notes her avoidance of tabloid format and emphasis on women health and children. John Lithgow follows second for notable comic performance on NBCs 3rd Rock From the Sun Rosie ODonnell ranks third for reviving upbeat talk show format.
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Oprah Winfrey
TV Guide
Ms. Winfrey
Madonna
John F. Kennedy Jr
Prince
John Lithgow
NBC
Rosie O'Donnell
Calendar Pieces From Local Groups Tonight and Next Week
Mercer County Historical Society meets at Finks Cafeteria on Beck ley Road at 5 p.m. The Shawnee Parkway Authority holds a bi monthly meeting January 2 at Williamson Community Center in Mingo County with Curtis Fletcher and Bill Davis as hosts. Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center directors meet January 7 at the Princeton facility.
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Mercer County Historical Society
Fink’s
Beckley Road
Shawnee Parkway Authority
Williamson Community Center
Mingo County
Curtis Fletcher
Bill Davis
Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center
Princeton
Weather summary and lottery drawing notes
Partly cloudy today with highs in the mid-50s. Tonight also partly cloudy with lows around 38. Daily Millions Sunday draw shows Red 16 17 White 2 4 Blue 2 3. Powerball numbers 3 11 21 22 31 with 13 as Powerball. no $100,000 tickets sold in West Virginia. Wednesday’s estimated jackpot is $7 million.
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Daily Millions
West Virginia
Northwest hit by second major storm across region
Blizzard warnings spread through northwestern Washington as Whatcom County declared a state of emergency and mobilized the National Guard. Two feet of snow and 90 mph winds caused road closures, airport delays, and buses and patrol cars to be abandoned or restricted.
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Seattle
Northwest
Washington
Whatcom County
National Guard
Pete Kremen
Oregon
Seattle-Tacoma International
Anita Risdon
Portland International
Oregon Coast
Netarts
Canada
British Columbia
Everett
Public Works Department
Elliott Woodall
Abbotsford
George Lukefeld
Lukefeld
New Year Plane Crash At Bluefield Club Remembered
A Budd Conestoga twin engine cargo plane piloted by Joe Robert of Long Beach crashes near Bluefield during a New Year celebration in the 1940s. The Flying Tigers Line aircraft, lost in a snowstorm on a Washington to Nashville leg, was seen low over Bluefield before crashing in the city limits, leaving a lasting memory for locals.
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Bluefield
Luefield
Four Seasons
United States
Bluefield Country Club
Bluefield Avenue
Flying Tigers Line
Washington, D.C
Nashville
New York City
Long Beach
Calif
Joe Robert
Knoxville
Mercer County
Princeton
Princeton Community Hospital
Pulaski
SVCC to establish regional industrial assessment center
Southwest Virginia Community College plans a regional industrial assessment center funded by a Virginia Works Fund for Innovation Grant of about 200000 over two years. The center will profile the local workforce using Work Keys to aid economic development and match job seekers with area openings, aiding Reynolds Aluminum’s new plant near Lebanon.
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Richlands
Southwest Virginia Community College
Virginia Works Fund For Innovation
SVCC
Frank Horton
Horton
American College Testing
SWCC
Russell County
Reynolds Aluminum
Soce
Reynolds
Lebanon
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Associated Press
Oprah
Daily Telegraph
Bdtonline
Virginia Lotto
Grubb Photo Service
Svcc Regional Industrial Assessment Center
Mike Davis
Nancy Crockett
Nashville, Tenn
Jane Garrad
Mountain View Avenue
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