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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1994
Page
9
A man vanished after leaping into the New River while attempting to swim ashore near Fayette Station Bridge. National Park Service officer Rick Brown said rescue teams halted Friday night due to darkness after about four hours of searching. operations resumed Saturday.
Radford University officials will audit every phone call and hundreds of Federal Express charges in a review of the departing president’s discretionary fund. Donald N. Dedmon, Radford’s 22 year leader, announced retirement after six hours of board discussions prompted by faculty claims of financial mismanagement. The internal review follows Dedmon reimbursing the state 2862.56 for personal expenses including calls and Express bills.
Looking Back recalls federal rules banning infectious waste dumping in landfills leading to a firm that ships infectious waste to a Charlotte incinerator. It also notes a Bluefield Virginia hearing on a real estate tax increase, set at 7.82 percent, drawing over 60 attendees. Also mentions SRC bid record for East River Mountain Tunnel at $23,718,612 and two Thunderbolt pilots trapping a German column near Bayeux.
Virginia voters brace for a volatile primary pitting incumbent Charles S. Robb against three lesser known challengers while Oliver North leads the Republican ticket. The race will also shape independent bids from Marshall Coleman and L Douglas Wilder as turnout nears 2.9 million eligible voters. With Robb widely ahead, GOP mood and undecided voters could influence the outcome.
Bobby English arrives as the newspaper's new circulation director, relocating from Decatur Alabama. He brings a decade in the field, previously leading circulation at The Decatur Daily and noting climate and time differences as he settles with his wife Lisa and children Abby and Jacob in Bluefield.
In McLean Virginia Vice President Al Gore and Senator Charles Robb urged Democrats to stay vigilant as Robb faces three challengers Virgil Goode Jr Sylvia Clute and Nancy Spannaus. Gore praised Robb on economy crime gun control and abortion rights and warned not to assume victory as polling favors Robb. Intermittent rain kept turnout lower than expected at a Robb campaign event with a later note on Virginia Senate race dynamics and potential independent challengers.
The 1994 Camp Joy summer camp in Bluefield Virginia runs eight weeks from June 13 to August for children ages six to 16. Free camping for those meeting Federal Income guidelines. others may attend at a reduced rate. Activities include nature studies hikes crafts outdoor games Bible studies swimming line dancing and a Friday hoedown. Call the Bluefield office at 327-7411 for details.
Athens planning commission meeting explored downtown revitalization, park and playground needs, and recycling programs. Residents urged better use of downtown buildings, lake reopening for fishing, and improved streetscapes while noting limited town funds for new projects.
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