World warms as Japan-U.S. tensions ease on accusations
A senior politician retracted claims that American workers are lazy as Japan faced a new brushfire in its tense ties with the United States. In separate items, pharmacists oppose a state plan to use mail order for prescriptions, calling it a misunderstanding blown out of proportion. State Attorney General Mario Palumbo spoke to Princeton seniors, outlining the Senior Citizen Consumer Education Project.
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Japan
U.S
Mario Palumbo
American Association of Retired Persons
First Methodist Church
Princeton
State Commission On Aging
Richlands Recycling Center Opens at Kroger Store
Richlands hosts a new recycling center at Kroger, part of Kroger Company efforts across the two Virginias. The center offers bins for paper glass and aluminum, encouraging residents to recycle at the store location.
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Richlands Recycling Center
Richlands
Kroger's
Kroger Company
Virginias
Blessing Buck the police dog in Renton Washington
Lee may not have a prayer against police dogs in South King County. Mark Day a Renton police officer blessed his new dog Buck before patrolling Monday. The idea, started as a joke, grew as other departments joined in. The ceremony was set for Saturday at St Barbara Catholic Church.
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Lee
King County
Wash
Mark Day
Renton
Buck
Day
Jack McDonald
Pierce County Sheriff's Department
McDonald
St. Barbara Catholic Church
Lions Club and Rotary Club Host Weekend Shooting Matches
On Friday January 24 at 6 p.m. the Gary Lions Club sponsors a shooting match at Gary Lions Park. On Saturday January 25 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the Keystone Rotary Club sponsors a shooting match at Keystone Rotary Park. A fuller calendar is on page A-2.
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Gary Lions Club
Gary Lions Park
Keystone Rotary Club
Keystone Rotary Park
Weather brief for today and tonight in the 50s
Partly sunny today with southwest winds 5 to 15 mph and a high in the 50s. Tonight a 60 percent chance of light rain with a low in the upper 30s. Weather package, A-6.
Resign demand from Mount View parents at McDowell meeting
Angry Mount View High School parents and citizens pressed for the resignations of McDowell County Schools Superintendent J Kenneth Roberts and the Board of Education after a student shot another in a special education class. They demanded metal detectors at every entrance, random locker checks, security guards, and full staff resignations, with a special board meeting set for Thursday.
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Welch
Mount View High School
McDowell County Schools
Board of Education
J. Kenneth Roberts
McDowell County Board of Education
Betty Lester
Roberts
Protesters press school board amid Welch shooting
In Welch angry parents and citizens protested outside Mount View High School after a 17 year old Kimball student shot 18 year old Clayton Hightower in a special education class. Law enforcement directed traffic at Route 52 and the school as the juvenile. held in Princeton Juvenile Detention Center. faced Mc Dowell Circuit Court. Jeane Harvey, a Bluewell Elementary pupil, posted a desk sign to avoid interruptions while working in a cooperative learning class.
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WELCH
Mount View High School
McDowell County Director of Transportation
Kimball
Clayton Hightower
Jenkin Jones
Welch Emergency Hospital
Princeton
Sgt
T.K. Mullins
Betty Lester
Board of Education
Hightower
McDowell Circuit
Booker T. Stephens
Princeton Center
Bluewell
Jeane Harvey
Giles County schools chosen for restructuring grant program
Giles County public schools were selected as one of three divisions in Virginia to partner with Virginia Tech on a grant aimed at restructuring schools. The effort, led by New American School Development Corp, involves business and industry outreach and includes Scott and Wise counties and Forward Southwest Virginia.
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Pearisburg
Giles County
Virginia Tech
New American School Development Corp
Robert C. McCracken
McCracken
Scott County
Wise County
Forward Southwest Virginia
University
Magazines chosen to suit clientele in waiting rooms
In Princeton Hair Studio and Fred's Barber Shop, wait areas reflect their customers. Emma Stevens notes female readers favor Cosmopolitan and Seventeen while Fred Belcher stocks Sports Illustrated and Field and Stream for male patrons. Doctors’ offices choose mainstream titles like People, shaped by patient demographics.
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Hair Studio
Princeton
Cosmoplitan
Allure
Seventeen
Mademoiselle
Emma Stevens
Sue Hardin
Hardin
Fred
Fred Belcher
Belcher
West Virginia Considers Auto Insurance Rate Hikes
Public hearing at the Arts and Crafts Center addressed rising auto insurance costs driven by stacking and liability increases. Insurance Commissioner Hanley Clark explained the 40 10 formula and the 1988 WV Supreme Court change, as agents and consumers shared concerns.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Arts & Crafts Center
Tom Susman
House of Delegates Insurance Committee
Insur
Hanley Clark
Clark
West Virginia Supreme Court
Tazewell PSA delays water and sewer rate action
Tazewell Virginia public service authority again put off action on the 1992 water and sewer rate schedule. Attorney Fred Harman presented a revised plan that keeps most rates near current levels while noting major changes and a switch of the commercial category to non-residential status. The board tabled the proposal to allow more study time. The basic residential rate (0-2,000 gallons) would be 10.45 dollars for water and 10.45 for sewer, with non residential (0-2,000 gallons) at 18.28 dollars for water and 19.20 for sewer per month.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Public Service Authority
PSA
Fred Harman
Harman
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D3 Daily Record
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Ineenae Ad
Seaeel
Jeane
Susan Levert
Samantha Myers
Giles Schools
Shirley Herron
William Lovern
People
Tazewell Psa
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