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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 2002
Page
1
A compact roundup references July drought worsening as per D-1 Dry season report while noting new McDowell County businesses and the rising interest in Confederate tags. It also asks about plate popularity in Tazewell and hints at a hobbies takeoff by one man.
A bone marrow donor drive will be held at Clinch Valley Medical Center on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Potential donors should bring their driver's license or social security card and the addresses and phone numbers of two alternate contacts who do not live with them.
The Bluefield city board, by a 3-2 margin, voted to terminate City Manager Ron Crabtree and pay him through month end. Donnie Turner moved to dismiss and fund severance to July 31, with Jim Bailey seconding and Deb Sarver supporting. Mayor Perkinson and Vice Mayor Moore opposed.
Bill Archer reports from Imball Federal, E sie and local officials map Elkhorn Creek by boat and on shore to locate dredging targets. NRCS engineer Loren Rice says they identify choke points where water must flow. Brackenrich and Saurborn join in planning and execution.
President Bush on Wall Street called for tougher penalties for corporate crime, including doubling prison terms for mail and wire fraud, strengthening obstruction laws, and creating a task force led by Deputy Attorney General to pursue corporate wrongdoing. He urged the Sentencing Commission to push longer penalties for executives and announced a new anti corruption drive with FBI and DOJ support.
Bluefield Police Chief C N Blizzard confirms a full homicide investigation into the June 11 death of Allah Jamaal Wallace 21 a Bluefield State College student and city businessman with details being withheld to protect the inquiry.
In Pocahontas Virginia a joint community and school project moved forward as concrete was poured Tuesday for Pocahontas High School’s new stadium bleachers. The endeavor, planned for months, aims to provide a modern bleacher setup for the school and local fans.
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