Hammond Walker win seats on Bluefield City Board
Hammond and Walker win seats on the Bluefield City Board while incumbents Cole Oliver and Paine retain seats. Incumbent Lyle Gage loses. turnout modest with 7,000+ votes. Oliver leads with 1,109, Cole 1,069, Paine 1,033. Hammond 994, Walker 832. Brammer 817, Gage 792.
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Craig Hammond
Joe Walker
Bluefield
Paul Cole
Paul Oliver
Ben Paine
Lyle Gage
Oliver
B Cole
Paine
Hammond
Walker
J. Rudolph
Americans Give Billions to Charity Reaching New High
Americans donated 104 billion dollars to charity last year, up 7 percent from 1987 and 1.8 percent above inflation, per the American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel. Individuals gave about 87 billion, foundations 6 billion, businesses 4.8 billion, with bequests totaling 6.8 billion. The rise marks the first time donations surpassed the 100 billion mark.
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American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel
Partly Cloudy With Showers Chance in the Mid 70s
Partly cloudy today with a 30 percent chance of showers and highs in the mid-70s. Tonight will be cloudy with lows in the upper 50s. Details A-6.
Bluefield Votes To Keep At Large City Election System
Bluefield residents approved maintaining the at large city election system 1107 to 762. NAACP attorney J Franklin Long hinted the legal challenge may resume, predicting further litigation. City Attorney John Feuchtenberger noted light turnout and potential focus on representation and district balance in future actions.
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NAACP
J. Franklin Long
John Feuchtenberger
Feuchtenberger
Mercer County
Circuit Court
John Frazier
Newcomers win Princeton vote in city council races
Princeton voters re-elected one incumbent and four newcomers while rejecting annexation bids. Paul McManaway retained his seat over Dewey Russell, Dan Mathena finished third as Vicars led a three-way race, Mike Stafford swept Ward III, and Betty Hutchens won in Ward II. George Johnson captured the at large post amid a field of contenders.
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Princeton
Boulder Park
Quail Valley
Paul McManaway
Dewey Russell
Dan Mathena
Joe Vicars
Vicars
Wanda Demont Perdue
Mathena
Mike Stafford
Stafford
Ted Vargas
Homer Skeens
Jim
Cannon
Betty Hutchens
Hutchens
Libby Price
Randall Bailey
Harold Bandy
Ken Vaught
Judy Joyce
Princeton Police
George Johnson
Bill Draper
Marlin Howell
Annexation votes deny Princeton area incorporation
Residents in the Quail Valley and Boulder Park sections voted Tuesday against annexation into Princeton. Boulder Park 146 against 87 for, Quail Valley 419 against, 99 for, with four challenged ballots. City Clerk records show no annexation, despite split minorities in wards.
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Quail Valley
Princeton
Damewood
Low Gap Road
New Hope Road
Rolling Hills
Sandstone Park
Fran Goodman
der Park
Anne
Ley
Valley
Robert Carr
Oakvale council set after coin toss for final seat
Oakvale voters elected Iris Harry and Dorothy Copenhaver to the last council seat as incumbents and new members Ramona Thomas Ellen Smith join two incumbents Sue Osborne and Jack Thomas. A coin toss tonight will decide the final seat with mayor O'Ree Boothe conducting.
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Oakvale
Iris Harry
Dorothy Copenhaver
O'Ree Boothe
Copenhaver
Boothe
Tony Rose
Vickie Rose
Tony
Ramona Thomas
Ellen Smith
Sue Osborne
Jack Thomas
Foley Becomes 49th Speaker and Urges Unity
Foley of Washington was elected 49th House speaker by 251 to 164, calling for end to bitterness after Wright v ethics turmoil. He urged bipartisanship, promised ethics reform, and stressed debating issues vigorously but without rancor. Michel conceded, vowing to restore order but criticizing rug sweeping. Foley urged reconciliation.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Thomas S. Foley
Jim
Wright
Foley
Robert H. Michel
Illinois
Michel
Troops Evacuate Beijing Center Amid Gunfire Flare
Thousands of soldiers from the 27th Army withdrew from Tiananmen Square area in convoyed trucks spraying gunfire as they left, some aiming at a diplomat residence. Rival factions remain inside and around the city as chants echoed the party line. It remains unclear if the evacuation is complete after a deadly crackdown that began Saturday.
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Movement For Freedom
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Theople
Communist Party
Tian
Anmen Square
China
Tiananmen Square
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