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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 2002
Page
2
Investors bought stocks with optimism that the worst days are over, lifting the Dow more than 400 points for the second time in four sessions. The Nasdaq rose strongly, and the S&P 500 gained as confidence grew in earnings and lighter bookkeeping concerns.
The report notes a customer satisfaction rating of 99.77 percent for Tuesday July 30 2002. The source provides a brief data point from the bdtonline platform referencing that date and metric.
Investigation continues as authorities search for answers in Bland case with the body still unidentified. Officials pursue leads and await autopsy results to determine cause of death and potential connection to other incidents.
WVVA tonight highlights Wise area homecoming as area youth return from a Papal visit. The program includes Governor addressing seniors to voice concerns and a shoppers advisory about how Kmart plans to keep the blue light on.
Gov. Bob Wise urged shoppers to take part in the first state wide sales tax holiday during a Mercer Mall stop in Princeton. He highlighted the 6 percent tax relief on back to school items and invited neighboring state residents to shop in West Virginia. About 26 children and their instructor attended, along with mall staff and local officials, as officials warned the state may lose about $1 million in revenue.
An editors note explains copyright limits for Martin Luther King Jr's I Have a Dream speech in Freedom's Foundations. The current feature highlights the Bill of Rights and its enduring impact.
Blaine Mayhugh and eight other coal miners spent three days trapped 240 feet below ground in a flooded Quecreek Mine. With more than 150 rescuers above ground, they kept warm and hopeful as they fought to stay alive, quoting the day he wished he had kissed his wife good bye. All nine men were pulled to safety in a nationally watched rescue in western Pennsylvania.
Larry Hypes of the Daily Telegraph recalls the 1968 miners rescue in Somerset where 14 miners were pulled alive from 240 feet underground. Local miners offered thanks as engineers from McDowell County and the West Virginia Bureau of Mines helped mark a cold hilltop February breakthrough.
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