Perot contract canceled amid improprieties cited
The government abruptly canceled a lucrative 1986 contract with Ross Perot's computer company after an Associated Press review found improper favoritism by officials. Separately, Gov. Caperton joined Fayette County press members for Whitewater Wednesday on the New River as Bluestone Travel Plaza launches a summer promo tied to the Beckley Air Show. Col. Robert Morgan, widower, plans to wed Linda Dickerson, aviation buff, under the Memphis Belle bomber at Mud Island park on August 29.
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Associated Press
Gaston Caperton
Fayette County
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Turnpike Authority
Bluestone Travel Plaza
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Margaret Polk
Memphis
Linda Dickerson
Algonquin
Morgan
Polk
Mud Island Park
Calendar notes for Welch and Bluefield events
On today’s calendar Phyllis S Brown president of the Mercer County Alliance for the Mentally Ill will address Welch Area Chamber of Commerce at McDowell Public Library about aims and research. Gary Lions Club meets at Lions Park for a joint dinner with the ladies at 6 30 p m. Bluefield Antique Festival runs June 19 20 21 at the Bluefield Recreation Center and Auditorium with hours each day.
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Mercer County Alliance For the Mentally Ill
Welch Area
Gary Lions Club
Gary Lions Park
Bluefield
The
Appalachian Antique Association
Bluefield Recreation Center
Weather forecast shows showers and storms plus mild lows
A weather package notes today will be cloudy with a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and a high in the low 80s. Tonight remains partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and a low in the low 60s.
Yeltsin vows to find MIAs after arms pact
Washington AP Bush and Yeltsin signed a major arms reduction accord during a two day summit. Yeltsin promised to locate any missing Americans held in Russia and return them to their families. Bush said the agreement will reduce Russia and US nuclear arsenals and end land based missiles. He warned against over promising domestic spending from any peace dividend. The White House ceremony capped a summit that aimed to reset Cold War tensions.
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Soviet Union
Russia
Yeltsin
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Sia
America
White House
Celanese workers reject contract in Narrows and Rock Hill
In Narrows Virginia and Rock Hill South Carolina Local 2024 members voted against a proposed Hoescht Celanese contract. Ninety percent plus rejected health insurance changes and lower wage and pension increases while local issues on seniority bidding and contracting out also failed. UMWA support and fears of a possible strike loom as negotiations continue.
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Pete Wilburn
United We Stand
Hoescht Celanese
Narrows Va
Narrows
Textile Workers of America
South Carolina
Rock Hill
S.C
Terry Blankenship
Hoescht
TWA
Wilburn
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
Day Camp Highlights Scouting Skills At Glenwood Park
In the Mountain Dominion District Cub Scout Summer Day Camp at Glenwood Park 4-H Camp, 86 scouts ages 7 to 10 learn outdoor and life skills. Director Elwood Vaughn emphasizes broader life preparation, safety framing, and badge advancement as Webelos prepare to become Boy Scouts. Program Director Ann Meadows notes crafts archery nature and sports plus Family Day Friday with rain gutter regatta and Olympic style events.
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Lenwood
Mountain Dominion District
Glenwood Park
Elwood Vaughn
Vaughn
Webelos
Ann Meadows
Seneca
Floyd Graham
Robert Wilson
Athens
Sanitary Board seeks Kmart contractors in Bluefield
Bluefield Sanitary Board urges Kmart contractors to contact executive director Terry Honaker after an existing sewer line was crushed and a retaining wall placed over the planned line. Plaza Associates, developers of the site, have been contacted in writing to address sewage service questions.
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Bluefield
Sanitary Board of
Kmart
Terry Honaker
Honaker
Plaza Associates
City study shows demand for public golf course
Bluefield studying a municipal golf course finds rising overall golf demand despite a shrinking market. A 63 000 round annual demand from residents exists and a new public course could capture about 75 percent of unmet demand over time, per a feasibility study by Astin & Associates of Little Rock.
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Bluefield
Astin & Associates
Little Rock
Ark
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