Protests Attend Downing Of Cuban Planes In 1994
Exiles led by Puentes protest the downing of two U S planes by Cuban fighters amid coast guard search for missing fliers. Witnesses on a cruise ship described the attack while Secretary Christopher urged U N action. Cuban Foreign Ministry claimed the planes were pirate aircraft in Cuban airspace.
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Miami
Enel Puentes
Straits of Florida
Coast Guard
Puentes
New York
Navy
Havana
Cuba
Florida
Guven Vakints
Knoxville
Tenn
WSVN
John Ciurciu
Elmwood Park
N.J
Warren Christopher
Clinton
United Nations
Christopher
United States
Cuban Foreign Ministry
East River Widowed Persons Service Meets at Bluefield
Monday Inside today at College Avenue Baptist Church Bluefield carries a carry in dinner. New officers are Delores Rolen president Lena Lawrence vice president Lorraine Bishop secretary and Ollie Finley treasurer. Tuesday Feb 27 7 p.m. Bluefield High School Improvement Council hosts a parent input meeting at the school. Weather.
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East River
Widowed Persons Service
College Avenue Baptist Church
Jefferson Street
Bluefield
Delores Rolen
Lena Lawrence
Lorraine Bishop
Ollie Finley
The
Bluefield High School Improvement Council
Weather and lottery update for West Virginia and Virginia
Cloudy skies with highs in the 60s and a chance of light rain today. Tonight mostly cloudy with showers and lows in the 40s. Lottery results show Powerball numbers 2 27 29 33 40 42 with no winner in West Virginia and a $21 million estimated jackpot. Virginia Lotto numbers 6 7 8 25 30 39 with no winner.
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West Virginia
Virginia Lotto
Robbery suspect described after Bluefield pair
Police link two Saturday robberies in Bluefield to a single suspect. The man is 5'10, dark-skinned, 30 to 35, slim, with short black hair, no glasses, last seen in tan pants and a blue shirt. The Manor Market robbery netted 20 dollars, the pet shop 714 dollars after choking the clerk.
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Bluefield
J.M. Bailey
Manor Market
Federal Street
Bluefield Avenue
Bailey
Elizabeth Jones
Minnie Moody
Mercer County Hospital Beds Half Empty Says PCH Official
Princeton Rotary heard Charles Mathena president of the Princeton Community Hospital Board discuss bed utilization across PCH BRMC and St Luke's. He supported a bill restricting local governments from selling hospitals without voter approval and urged repurposing space for extended stay care behavioral medicine and skilled units.
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Mercer County
PCH
Princeton
Charles Mathena
Princeton Community Hospital Board of Directors
Princeton Rotary Club
Mathena
House of Delegates
Pch-Bluefield
BRMC
St. Luke’s
Graham High Model UN hosts international dinner fundraiser
Graham High School Model United Nations members hosted a Sunday international dinner at Graham Middle School cafeteria. Volunteers served global dishes as 16 students showcase diverse attire and aim to raise about 11 000 dollars to travel to New York City for the national competition in mid March. Co Secretaries General Devina Bhasin and peers hope to win.
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Luefield
Graham Middle School
Graham High School
Model United Nations Club
Karen Shott
Model U.N
New York City
Devina Bhasin
Graham Model U.N
Virginia
Khalid Razzaq
Sundus
Khadija Razzaq
Nabeel Rana
U.N
Davis Sisters Lead Black History Month Celebration at Summit Theater
The Davis Sisters performed to honor Black History Month at Summit Theater, hosted by Bluefield Community Center. Rescheduled twice due to weekend storms, the event featured remarks by center director Dora Moore and opening prayer from Rev. Michael Cunningham, with Donna Moore guiding audience singing.
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Davis Sisters
Summit Theater
Bluefield Community Center
Dora Moore
Michael Cunningham
Donna Moore
Rluefield
Sheila
Sylvia
Greater Bluefield Arts and Crafts Center
Owl released after rehab near West Virginia turnpike
Great Horned Owl named Alowl by forestry workers was injured on the West Virginia Turnpike and treated at the U S Forestry Products Laboratory. After rehabilitation the owl was released back near the Gard ner exit ramp where Kentucky students Jamie Baker and Anne Schneiter first spotted it on November 3.
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Gardner - U.S. Forestry Products Laboratory
West Virginia Turnpike
Here
al Owl
Kentucky
Arnold Palmer
Jamie Baker
Anne Schneiter
Louisville
Gard
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Three River Raptor Center
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