Gizmo smoking confession from a long lost classmate
An ex-classmate Garret Mathews writes to his old sixth grade friend Gizmo. He recalls their tombstone smoking days, the spread of peer pressure, and how public health warnings now frame those memories. He notes the rise in smoking dangers and asks Gizmo if time has changed his views.
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Gizmo
Charles
Granny Miller
Enlish
Grannier
Dyer
Counts
Tombstone
Tombstones
Sam
Garret Mathews
Richard J. Davis
Davis
Baliles
Baliles Nominated for Virginia Governor Bid
Virginia Democrats nominate Attorney General Gerald Baliles for governor in 1985, with L. Douglas Wilder as lieutenant governor candidate and Mary Sue Terry as attorney general nominee. Wilder, first black statewide nominee since Reconstruction, and Terry, first female top legal candidate, win unopposed. Baliles asserts experience and leadership surpass Republican rivals Durrette and Chichester.
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Richmond
Gerald L. Baliles
Virginia
Democrats
Waytt Durrette
Baliles
Durrette
Fairfax
L. Douglas Wilder
del. Mary Sue Terry
Patrick
Wilder
Terry
Charles S. Robb
Virginia Senate
Senate
Colleage
John Chichester
Fredericksburg
del. W.R
Buster
O’brien
Virginia Beach
Yeager says timing outweighs right stuff in flying legend
Paris report notes Charles Yeager, retired brigadier general and consultant, argues being in the right place at the right time matters more than the famous right stuff. He recalls breaking the sound barrier and discusses fame, risk, and enduring popularity at the Paris Air Show.
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Yeager
Paris
Charles E. Yeager
U.S. Air Force
West Virginia
America
Tom Wolfe
Air Force
Northrop
Lear Siegler
Piper
Washington
Newfoundland
Wolfe
West Virginia Hollow
Frye Receives Death Penalty For Trooper Slaying
An Alleghany Circuit Court jury sentenced Gregory Frye to die in the electric chair for the December killing of Virginia State Trooper James L. Biggs after Frye gunned him down during a speed stop on Interstate 64. A jailhouse witness testified Frye offered $27,000 to help him escape, while Frye claimed passenger James Henderson Price fired the shot. Price testified Frye shot Biggs to avoid returning to prison.
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Covington
Gregory David Frye
Virginia
Alleghany Circuit Court
Frye Friday
James L. Biggs
Biggs
Alleghany County
Frye
Jeff Armentrout
Commonwealth
Greg Mooney
Donnie Cale
the County Sheriff’s Department
Armentrout
Richmond
Cale
West Virginia
James Henderson Price
Price
Hampton
Nehlen to Speak at 41st Bosses Night Event
West Virginia University football coach Don Nehlen will headline the 41st Annual Bosses Night by the Greater Bluefield Jaycees. The June 13 event at Frankie’s La Salute Club includes a 6:30 p.m. cocktail hour and dinner awarding Citizen of the Year and Boss of the Year. Reservations, $15 per person, are limited and accepted by mail to P.O. Box 1051 Bluefield WV 24701 on a first come basis.
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West Virginia University
Don Nehlen
Greater Bluefield Jaycees
Bluefield Jaycees
P.O
Bluefield
Wva
Y fund drive passes $19,000 in Bluefield YMCA appeal
The Bluefield YM-YWCA fund drive has raised $19,336 in its second week as officials seek $150,000 to retire past due utility bills, fund renovations, and establish sustaining funds. A kickoff breakfast is set for Wednesday at 6:30 a.m., with a report breakfast on June 19 and a victory dinner planned for June 27.
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Bluefield
Ym-Ywca
Corky Sarver
YMCA
The
College Avenue
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Richmond Coliseum
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Oakhurst Street
Brent Whittaker
Michael
Kelly Franklin
Suzy Wilkinson
Eric Brady
Chuck Yeager
Duncan Byrd Jr
Jim
Nehlen
Lioness Vie
D.B. Garrison
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