Northwest owl plan sparks clash over jobs and habitat
Environmentalists meet with White House aides to challenge timber industry claims about the economic impact of protecting the northern spotted owl. A government plan may set aside 8.4 million acres, risking large harvest cuts and tens of thousands of jobs across Oregon, Washington, and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bush
Northwest
White House
Fish and Wildlife Service
Tuttle
Wilderness Society of Oregon
Sein
Forest Service
Jack Ward Thomas
Oregon
California
F. Dale Robertson
Thomas
Greyhound bans smoking on regular buses next week
Greyhound Lines Inc will ban smoking on most regular buses starting at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Charter service is affected. The firm cites passenger surveys showing only 22 percent smoke and notes eight states already ban bus smoking. Rest stops may offer relief. city or state laws may prohibit smoking at terminals. Douglas family layoffs hit McDonnell Douglas aircraft unit. James S. Douglas Jr. and his father express sadness as 7,000 McDonnell Douglas workers are laid off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Greyhound
George Gravley
Greyhound Lines Inc
Ralph Borland
Health and Human Services
Louis W. Sullivan
Rest Stone
California
Idaho
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Utah
Washington
Gravley
Long Beach
Calif
Douglas
Douglas Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas Corp
James S. Douglas Jr
McDonnell Corporation
James S. Douglas Sr
Aviation
Donald W. Douglas
Prosecution ends its side in Soering murder trial
The prosecution closed its case against Jens Soering by presenting a second confession describing knife attacks on his girlfriend's parents as an absolute horror experience. He claimed he went to the Haysom home to stop opposition to his relationship with Elizabeth Haysom, not to kill them. The judge allowed first-degree murder charges, rejecting defense calls for second-degree only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Jens Soering
Bedford County
Derek
Nancy Haysom
Elizabeth Haysom
Soering
William Cleaveland
William Sweeney
Arlington man accused in two day spree of prostitution deaths
Arlington police tie Chander Matta to the suffocation deaths of Sherry Larman 26 Jodie Phillips 16 and Sandra Johnson 20 across a Memorial Day weekend. Prosecutor Karp says Larman was killed in Matta's family home after he picked her up in downtown Washington. Her body was found in a bathroom and autopsy showed asphyxiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Chander Matta
Risly B
Sige
Matta
Commonwealth
Attor
Arthur Karp
Sherry K. Larman
Jodie Marie Phillips
Sandra Rene Johnson
Karp
Ms. Larman
Washington
Matta Pingeay
Ms. Larm
Bluefield assault and theft reports clutter daily record
A Bluefield man reported being shot with a BB gun by a black male in a gray shirt near Augusta Street and College Avenue. A juvenile with a BB gun was taken into custody. The day also saw checks written on a Richmond bank found stolen for K Mart losses totaling 157.56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Augusta Street
College Avenue
J.C. Gillespie
Robert Bowling
T. Miller
Gillespie
Patty M. Wilson
K-Mart
Richmond
Detective Bureau
Ramsey Street
G.A. Haynes
Raymond David Brown Jr
Brown
John Smith
Ohio
Ramsey
Haynes
Ferguson
Doug Bourne
Washington Street
Bourne
John Helton
Helton
Westwood
Swift Mart
Mart
Poe Street
Wharton Street
Farm Bureau
Highland Acres
Virginia considers race day drug ban in racing rule
Virginia aims to ban all race day drugs including Lasix under a proposal by Virginia Racing Commission executive secretary Donald Price. The move sparks industry debate with opposition and praise from Thoroughbred groups and trainers noting New York already bans race day drugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Donald R. Price
Virginia Racing Commission
New York
A.W
Nick”’ Arundel
the Plains
Price
Glenn D. Petty
Virginia Thoroughbred Association
Will O'Keefe
Virginia Steeplechase Association
Calendar of church meetings and worship services across Bluefield area
A dense listing of daily and Sunday religious meetings across multiple churches in Bluefield Bluefield Heights Princeton and nearby towns. The schedule includes Alcoholics Anonymous Narcotics Anonymous Overeaters Anonymous Emotions Anonymous and various worship services with times locations and church names such as Sacred Heart Holy Tabernacle First Presbyterian Calvary Tabernacle St Elizabeth Catholic St Therese St Matthew St Marys Lifespring and Mount Calvary among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Narcotics Anonymous
Princeton Presbyterian Church
West Main St
Princeton
Alcoholics Anonymous
Princeton Community Hospital
Al-Anon & Alateen
First Presbyterian Church
Tazewell Ave
McCulloch Avenue
Bluefield
College Avenue Baptist Church
Emotions Anonymous
Bluewell United Methodist Church
Bluewell
Valley View
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Green Valley Road
Holy Tabernacle Church
Preston St
Irma Cabiness
Willowbrook Baptist Church
Willowbrook
St. Theresa's Catholic Church
Tazewell Avenue
Tazewell
Calvery Tabernacle
Glenwood Park
Bowles
Pineville
Mt. Olivet
Lashmeet
Humble Hearts
Calvary Tabernacle
St. Elizabeth Catholic Church
Pocahontas
Bluestone Missionary Baptist Church
Bramwell
Falls Mills
Christian Church
Larry Murphy
Abundant Life Fellowship
Old Gienwood School
Glenwood
G. Michael
Barnard
Truth Pentecostal Church
Ave
Friendship Presbyterian Church
PCA
Douglas St
BSC
Northside United Holy Church
George Heartwell
St. Matthew United Holy Church
Calvary Messenger Ministries
St. Mary's Orthodox Church
Ikhorn
Lifespring Fellowship Church
Old Bluefield
Princeton Road
Jim Stewart
Kellysville Church of God
Route 4
Kellysville
Beacon Baptist Church
Lighthouse of the Bluefields
Maryland Avenue
Cumberland Road
Steven Lilly
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McDonnell Douglas
Sweeney
Monay
West Germany
London
United States
Canadian Steel Company
Ricky Gardner
Klaus Soering
Jens
Jodie Phillips
Daily Record
Bluefield — 911
Ramsey St
T.R. Miller
Clara J. Schoefield
Faw
Schoefield
McPeak
Magistrate Court
Sam Crawley
C. Reed
Reed
Prince Street
Dolly” Smith
W.L. Harman
Tina Smith
McKinley Avenue
Tina
Drema Smith
Associated Press
Rebol Group
Sacred Heart Church
Wyoming St
Humana Hospital
Richlands
Al-Anon
W. Main St
Scott St
Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church
High Street
Omega Dowell
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Bedford & Peck Streets
Garry Moore
Mount Zion Young Adult Choir
Croy
Sidi
Ronnie A. Linkous
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