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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1993
Page
1
Tuesday Inside reports the Bulls tie the playoff series with the Knicks. Also notes Tazewell facing Christiansburg in regional baseball, plus other items under Also in the news.
A teenager with reported ties to extremist groups was in custody charged with murder for a firebombing that killed five Turks in Solingen. The Saturday attack triggered protests against hate crime and a backlash with looting and clashes as riot police faced demonstrators.
Parts cloudy conditions prevail with a forecast of highs in the 60s. No significant precipitation expected and winds light to moderate throughout the day. A brief cool spell may develop tonight as skies clear slightly.
On Wednesday June 2 at 3 p.m. a two day five state conference convenes at the Bluefield Holiday Inn to form a coalition along the proposed Interstate 73 route. Weather predicts leaden clouds with highs in the low 60s. Tonight clear skies with lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Weather package A-8.
The body of 43 year old Darrell Skeens of Princeton was found Monday near Shanklin's Ferry in Summers County after a Friday wading accident on the New River. Virginia and West Virginia agencies conducted a three day search with divers, rescue squads, sheriff's offices, and volunteers from Mercer Summers Giles counties and nearby regions. Skeens slipped and disappeared about 100 yards from the Mercer County line while in Wiley Falls near Glen Lyn and was recovered about two miles downstream. The body was taken to Summers County Hospital for autopsy.
Gloomy skies did not dampen a Memorial Day ceremony in Bluefield as veterans and 150 plus spectators gathered at Chicory Square. American Legion Riley West Post 9 and VFW Post 3856 led the program with a flag raising, readings from Flanders Field, Taps, and a poppy tribute.
Roanoke forum heard health care expenses might drop by up to 400 billion dollars if citizens heed physician advice and tobacco use is made illegal. Paul Keckley, founder of the Keckley Group, urged wellness programs and preventive care to cut costs, noting rising rates tied to overweight and stress.
Health Care Reform topics draw employers employees and unemployed seeking to understand managed competition access to care. This third part discusses Health Care Out of Control and Practice Parameters, outlining principles and implications for the nation.
Dr. James Todd of the AMA champions practice parameters as the wave of the future to standardize care, reduce variation, and help employers assess value. The plan envisions guidelines developed by medical societies, with costs and savings from reduced misuse and agreed criteria.
The Tazewell County LEPC urges area businesses to compile inventories of hazardous materials. State officials Petrie and Owens will speak at Tazewell Middle School at 7 p.m. Wednesday to explain regulations and provide forms. The program aims to build a database for emergency personnel with advance warnings.
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