G7 backs U N buildup amid Bosnia crisis in Halifax
At a Halifax meeting the G7 approved plans to finance a larger U N peacekeeping force for Bosnia and an international bailout fund to curb future crises. Leaders pressed for contributions from Gulf states and wealthy nations while noting uncertain pay shares and limited diplomatic progress.
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U.N
Balkans
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Boris Yeltsin
Persian Gulf
Asia
John Major
Jacques Chirac
Tomiichi Murayama
Jacques Santer
Jean Chretien
Clinton
Helmut Kohl
Kohl
Mercer County seeks Supreme Court review of levy ruling
The Mercer County Board of Education appeals Judge Burnside's June ruling that halted a November 1994 excess school levy. Citizens Watch Group contends the levy violated West Virginia law by not itemizing funds on the ballot. The group warns of a statewide impact as about 16 similar levies exist.
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Mercer County Board of Education
West Virginia Supreme Court
Robert A. Burnside Jr
Mercer County Circuit Court
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Citizens Watch Group of
Mercer County, Inc
Citizens Watch of
Joan Byrd
Ermo clears hurdle to begin construction
BLUEFIELD The East River Mountain Overlook restoration project clears a final federal formality. The ISTEA funded work has the go-ahead from the state Division of Highways and the federal government will receive project forms. Groundbreaking is delayed to late June or early July due to the clearance.
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Bluefield
East River Mountain
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Nelson Walker
State Division of Highways
Walker
East River Mountain Overlook
West Virginia
Hardwood Expo 95 to feature technology in action
The fourth AH Expo at Brushfork Armory in Mercer County runs Friday and Saturday with about 6,000 expected attendees and exhibitors from 14 states and two foreign countries. The event opens with a ribbon cutting led by James Buck Harless of Gilbert Lumber, showcasing primary and secondary wood processing gear and products.
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Luefield
Appalachia
Mercer County
Brushfork Armory
Dave Martens
West Virginia-Virginia
James “Buck” Harless
Gilbert Lumber Company
United States
Canada
Robert C. Byrd Hardwood Technology Center
Gardner
Janet Bailey
Officials identify air crash victims in Virginia
Three Tennessee residents died in a Piper PA-31 Navajo crash two miles west of Southwest Virginia Community College. Pilot Reginald Stanley Swick, 38, and Justin Andrew Lee, 10, of Chattanooga, and Leon Paul McDaniel, 50, of Ooweh, Tenn., were identified by Virginia State Police. Engines were found about a mile from the scene after witnesses said the plane clipped trees before crashing and catching fire. Initial radar contact came at 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday with descent requested from 17,000 to 15,000 feet amid icing conditions.
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Richlands
Tennessee
Southwest
Virginia Community College
Virginia Department of Aviation
Tazewell
Russell County
Reginald Stanley Swick
Stepon
Justin Andrew Lee
Riverglade Drive
Chattanooga
Tenn
Leon Paul McDaniel
Milstone Drive
Oohewah
Virginia State Police
D. Fowler
Atlanta
Saturday Weather Forecast for West Virginia
Mostly sunny today with highs in the 70s to 80s. Tonight will be clear with lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Weather package A-10 West Virginia Daily 36-9-1 Daily 4.
Thorn leads NBA rules shift to calmer playoff flow
Rod Thorn, former Princeton standout and WVU All-American, now NBA senior VP of basketball operations, chaired a five-man rules committee that shortened 3 point range, cut hand checking, and altered illegal defense. After 1995 playoffs saw no fights and only one technical foul, he says the league now supports varied styles and open play for smaller stars like Avery Johnson and Dana Barros.
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NBA
Tiorn
Basketbrawl
WVU
Jerry West
Thorn
New York City
Avery Johnson
Dana Barros
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