BRMC rejects multi-hospital plan for open heart center
Bluefield Regional Medical Center officials reject a four-hospital joint operation for a Mercer County open heart center. BRMC argues a solo project costing 6.5 million is faster and avoids interest costs, while Princeton Community Hospital and others favor collaboration. BRMC notes its decade old cardiac lab and argues Columbia/St Joseph’s in Parkersburg could gain by delaying BRMC’s plan.
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Luefield - Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Princeton Community Hospital
Dan Dunmyer
West Virginia Health Care Authority
BRMC
PCH
St. Luke’s
Raleigh General
Beckley
Eugene Pawlowski
Mercer County
Pawlowski
Bluefield
HCA
West
Columbia
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Parkersburg
St. Joseph’s
Survivor recalls Holocaust ordeal and Israeli bond plea
Perlmutter, a 1945 survivor, recounts being marked with numbers, forced labor, death marches, and escapes from Nazis with his brother. He now promotes Israel Bonds at a Bluefield event, detailing desert agriculture progress and Ben-Gurion University ties. The talk balanced memory with fundraising and praise for Israel's bond program.
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Perlmutter
Europe
Bluefield
Fincastle Country Club
Israel
Ben-Gurion University of the
Negev
United States
First Community Bank
Mercer County
Clinton declares victory for a safer world in Kosovo
President Clinton in an Oval Office address hailed the end of the 79 day bombing of Yugoslavia as a victory for a safer world. He said Milosevic’s aggression has been contained and Kosovo Serb and Albanian civilians will be protected by 50 000 peacekeepers while urging Serb citizens to push Milosevic from power.
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Perlmutter
Gestapo
Germany
Washington
Clinton
Oval Office
Yugoslavia
Slobodan Milosevic
Kosovo
NATO
Milosevic
Serbia
U.S
White House
America
Europe
Jacques Chirac
Boris Yeltsin
Tony Blair
Javier Solana
Army
Wesley Clark
South Lawn
New York Yankees
Defense
William Cohen
Cohen
Triplets Continue Recovery After Birth Ordeal
The mother says the birth was the most traumatic event for the triplets beyond their arrival. After the ordeal, the trio will rest for two or three days. Hospital staff gifted them Beanie Baby Frogs and they were treated to strawberry and peach yogurt.
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Shrader
Warden Resigns Over Alcohol Policy After 45 Years
The Bluewell volunteer fire chief and longtime board member resigns citing alcoholic beverage issues. Appointed last spring by Underwood, he notes his stance against promoting sales after seeing alcohol-related wrecks. The three member board prepares for its first meeting Thursday.
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Warden
Bluewell Volunteer Fire Department
Underwood
Theater owners weigh ways to curb juvenile film access
O Neal of Cinemas 8 backs strict measures to block youths from R rated films. The National Association of Theater Owners plans a policy requiring photo ID for unaccompanied minors, affecting about 20 000 screens or 65 percent of US displays. The MPAA rating system began in 1968 with restricted ratings.
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United States
Motion Picture Association of America
Associated Press
Weekend Community Events in Southwest Virginia and Bluefield
Calendar items list gatherings across June including the Southwest Virginia Chapter of American Ex Prisoners of War meeting at Bonanza Restaurant in Lebanon. A concert by Rev Leroy H Anthony and Enduring Faith is at Bluefield State College. Mercer County NAACP meets at Mount Zion Baptist Church Bluefield. Bluefield neighborhood group meets at Sacred Heart in Bluefield. Flat Top Copperheads and Order of Bonnie Blues meet at McNutt House Princeton.
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Southwest Virginia
Lebanon
Leroy H. Anthony
Enduring Faith
Bluefield State College Basic Science Center
BSC
Mercer County Naacp
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Bedford Street
Bluefield
Virginia Court
The
Flat Top Copperheads
Order of Bonnie Blues
McNutt House
North Walker Street
Princeton
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Heart Center
Barbara Hawkins
Daily Telegraph
Survivor
Stuart V. Pavilack
Pittsburgh
State of Israel Bonds
A-1
Baquacil.com
Buck Stove
Mercer Street
Baquacil
Penn Evergreen Log Inc
Bailey
Skamper
Cao
Ougla
Brick Street
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