Mercer County case reduces sexual assault charges
In Mercer County Circuit Court a man and woman accused of abducting raping and torturing a Raleigh County woman in Bluefield last November have had charges reduced from first-degree sexual assault to second-degree. The article notes related political and social context.
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Raleigh County
Bluefield
Police search for vehicle after reports of child in trunk
Police continued the chase Wednesday night for a vehicle whose driver may have placed a small child in its trunk earlier in the day. Witnesses saw a person place the child in the trunk of an older model green vehicle in the Wal-Mart lot and drive away. Bluefield Police Department officials described the car and said the call originated with Bluefield Va police, but officers would not comment further.
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Community calendar items for Bluefield and Tazewell area
On today’s calendar Bluefield Regional Medical Center offers blood pressure screening and Ask a Pharmacist at First National Bank 2020 College Ave Bluefield from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday June 5 maps a flea market at The Maples Nursing and Retirement Home from 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Donations welcome. At 6 p.m. Humana Seniors Association and Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens co host a Mardi Gras at the Tazewell Senior Citizens Building with a $5 cover. Tickets at the door or from the two groups or Richlands and Tazewell offices. A complete calendar is on page A 10.
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First National Bank
College Ave
Bluefield
Maples Nursing and Retirement Home
Ruth
Humana Seniors Association
Appalachian Agency For Senior Citizens
Tazewell
Weather Today High in the mid sixty forecast
Today will see a near total chance of rain and thunderstorms with south winds from 10 to 15 mph. High temperatures reach the mid sixties while tonight brings showers and possible thunderstorms and a low around the upper fifties. Weather package, A-10
Earth Summit Opens With Calls for Unity Across Rich and Poor
The Rio de Janeiro summit opens with warnings of disaster if environments decline. U N Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali blames rich nations for warming while poor nations insist aid to protect resources. President Bush faces criticism over conservation laws. Delegates seek global agreements on warming technology transfer oceans forests population species and safe development.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
United States
U.N
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros-Ghali
Bush
U.S
United Nations Conference On Environment and Development
Biocentro Convention Center
Earth
Sitwell cee bee Air wars draw travelers to grab seats
In BLUEFIELD amid soaring prices travelers race for scarce seats as the fare war continues. Agents report record demand with many seats snapped up and computers overloaded. Purchases must be used by Sept 13 and the Friday deadline remains June 5.
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Bluefield
Katie Goodwin
Full Circle Travel
Goodwin
Laura Gooch
Bluefield Aaa
Ed Tomchin
Mullens Travel
Tomchin
Las Vegas
Florida
Princeton
No Threats Made at Princeton Auto Salvage Yard
Princeton business manager Rusty Howard denied accusations that his store threatened Mercer County inmate Pete Church during a visit to McDowell County Jail. Church, 39, of Montcalm, is under arrest in a separate slaying case and has ties to other 1989 Virginia killings. he claimed he was threatened at the salvage yard while seeking a truck window.
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Pete Church
Montcalm
Rusty Howard
Fred
Jack
Auto Salvage
Princeton
Howard
Church
Robert Davis
Pocahontas
Mixed Reactions to Virginia School Budget Cut Warnings
In Tazewell Virginia reaction was mixed to Gov L Douglas Wilder warning that county school funding cuts could hurt efforts to ease disparity. Superintendent Woodrow Mullins backs the concern noting cuts undermine the disparity issue and a coalition of rural districts plans to sue over inequitable funding. County supervisors cut the 1992 93 budget by 600 000 dropping local funding by 100 000.
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Tazewell
Virginia
L. Douglas Wilder
Woodrow Mullins
Tazewell County
Board of Supervisors
Mullins
Ben Barringer
Wilder
Barringer
Prorams
Unding
General Assembly
Rumors of St Luke's buyout debunked in Bluefield
BRMC administrator Eugene Pawlowski and Humana-St Luke's Executive Director Barry Papania denied rumors that Bluefield Regional Medical Center plans to purchase Humana St Luke's hospital. They stressed all three Mercer County hospitals provide similar basic services and that duplication should be reduced to improve access and efficiency.
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Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Humana-St. Luke's Hospital
BRMC
Eugene Pawlowski
Humana-St. Luke’s
Barry Papania
Papania
Mercer County
Humana-St. Lukes
Princeton Community Hospital
Humana-St. Luke's
Humana
Pawlowski
State
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