Baliles urges ready child care system at Virginia conference
Gov. Gerald L. Baliles opened a two day conference on child care in Richmond urging 400 delegates to build a statewide, affordable quality day care system drawing from all sectors. He noted over 50 percent of Virginia mothers with children under six work and warned unregulated care risks, calling for partnerships to expand childcare and enable parents to work.
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Richmond
United States
Gerald L. Baliles
Norman Rockwell
Saturday Evening Post
Baliles
Virginia
Falwell Calls for Unity Over PTL Doctrinal Dispute
In Lynchburg Virginia Rev Jerry Falwell urged followers to keep doctrinal differences from fueling hatred as PTL ministry crisis unfolds He said there is room for disagreement on gifts and baptism but not hatred and criticized prosperity theology while noting PTL ownership transfer from Jim Bakker after his admission of a sexual encounter.
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Lynchburg
Jerry Falwell
Falwell
Thomas Road Baptist Church
PTL
Jim Bakker
Africa
All Saints
Heritage USA
Bakker
Fort Mill
S.C
Robertson blames scandal for layoffs at CBN
Norfolk AP Robertson confirms CBN will lay off a substantial number of employees after donations dropped. He cites Gallup data and links to the PTL and Oral Roberts scandals. Network employs 1,700 to 1,800 with a $230 million budget. 41 were cut last April amid donation declines.
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Norfolk
M.G
Pat” Robertson
Wtkr-Tv
CBN
Robertson
Gallup
PTL
Oklahoma
Oral Roberts
Jim Bakker
Bakker
The
Assemblies of God
Government surplus commodities to be distributed in Princeton WV
Area 27 office of the West Virginia Department of Human Services will distribute surplus government commodities in Princeton with Mercer County civic groups. Applications run 9 am to 4 pm at nine sites including 1010 Mercer Street and Princeton Senior Citizens Center. Income limits apply and verification of all household earnings is required.
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Princeton
Area 27
West Virginia Department of Human Services
Mercer County
Department of Human Services
Mercer Street
Princeton Senior Citizens Center
Bluefield Auditorium
Stadium Drive
Bluefield Senior Citizens Center
Federal Street
Bluefield
Bromwell
Lashmeet Raritan
Montcalm
Oakvale
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Justice Department
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Benton Miller
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700 Club
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