Gun show background checks drive narrow congressional passage
The Senate backed a gun shows background check expansion and safety device requirements for handguns amid partisan jockeying. The House bill failed to pass, while negotiations ahead of House-Senate talks leave a murky path to a final measure. The bill drew 137 Republicans and 10 Democrats in favor, with 82 Republicans and 197 Democrats opposed.
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Senate
Bob Barr
Georgia
House
Dick Gephardt
Missouri
Columbine High School
Colorado
Charlton Heston
NRA
Hastert
Tom DeLay
White House
Gephardt
Festival Offers Plenty of Fun From Dawn to Night
Festival schedule spotlights Teen Fling Pool Party at 10 a.m. and runs to 7 p.m. Saturday features Beach Volleyball Tourney at 11 a.m. Pepper Eating Contest noon to 4 p.m. and a Coca Cola Car driven by Dale Earnhardt at 1 p.m. A lineup includes Chick Bar-B-Q, Red Cross grills, kid activities, petting zoo, train rides, clown acts, and a 9 to 11 p.m. Color Me Badd concert plus Made in the Shade 2 to 5 p.m. on stage.
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Taco Bell
Dale Earnhardt
Mickey Mouse Club
Elvis
Made In the Shade
Bluestone Valley Fire
American Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Sister’s
Kid’s Place
Greg
Penny Prudich
City of Princeton
DARE
Bicycle Police
Mountain State Street Red Association
West Virginia
Travel
Ira
Ike” Southern
Mountain Heritage Woodcrafters
Local Schedule Features Gospel Singing and Lumberjack Event
Schedule continues with a noon basketball tournament at the Princeton Rec Center followed by Forest Fitzpatrick’s gospel sing from 1 to 2 pm. Free blood sugar and blood pressure checks run 1 to 5 pm. A five event lumberjack competition starts at 2 pm. Concessions from multiple vendors and a West Virginia pavilion offer diverse entertainment. Local acts begin at 2:30 pm with Clinton Collins and David on stage.
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Princeton Rec Center
Church of God Gospel
Forest Fitzpatrick
Princeton Community Hospital
American Red Cross
Roma III Pizza
The
Chamber
Travel West Virginia
Mountain Heritage Woodcarver’s Guild
City of Princeton Police Department
James H. Drew
Clinton Collins
David
Calendar of local meetings and events in Princeton area
On Monday June 21 at 7 p m the Flat Top Copperheads and the Order of Bonnie Blues meet at the McNutt House in Princeton North Walker Street. June 22 at 7 p m the Mercer County Board of Education holds a regular session in the Technical Education Seminar Center Princeton. :30 p m Bluefield Mercer Masonic Lodge No 85 installs officers with refreshments. June 29 at 6 p m the Mercer County Historical Society meets at Camp Creek State Bark. June 30 at 4 p m Hiawatha Water Association opens bids to repair the system at Donald Jones home. July 11 at 12 30 p m Woodmen of the World family picnic at Glenwood 4H Park.
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Flat Top Copperheads
Order of Bonnie Blues
McNutt House
North Walker Street
Princeton
Mercer County Board of Education
Technical Education
Bluefield-Mercer
Mercer County Historical Society
Camp Creek State Bark
Hiawatha Water Association
Donald Jones
Woodmen of the World Family
Glenwood
Red Coats Reunion Night with Encore Opening Act
Ledgerwood and Jean Hanna Davis announce a reunion of the Red Coats at 7 p.m. with Encore performing as the opening act from 5 30 to 6 30 p.m.
Summit Groups Push Debt Relief and Balkan Aid
Leaders from the United States Britain France Germany Italy Canada and Japan backed changes to the global financial system to curb currency crises and expand debt relief. They discussed long term reconstruction aid for Kosovo and Balkan nations with pledges pending and noted Russia's late arrival as NATO bombing scars Kosovo.
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Asia
Russia
Brazil
Kosovo
Balkan
U.S
Sandy Berger
Blair
United States
Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Canada
Japan
Boris Yeltsin
NATO
Grundy flood project gains Senate approval under funding bill
The Senate advanced funds totaling 4.6 million dollars for Grundy flood mitigation for fiscal year 2000. The plan moves Grundy from the flood-prone riverbank to the old train depot site across the Levisa River, with four lane widening of U S Route 460, flood walls around the courthouse, and flood-proofing for homes and businesses. The package funds land acquisitions, relocations, and engineering. A separate 200 thousand dollars would start a Dickenson County flood study, part of a larger regional project. House approval remains required.
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Senate
Grundy
Robb
Levisa River
Levisa
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Virginia Department of Transportation
Dickenson County
Big Sandy River
Cumberland River
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
John DiBiase
Sen. Robb
U.S. House of Representatives
Arson cases cast doubt on Pocahontas fire department
Santolla said youths arrested in arson of an unoccupied dwelling acted on boredom for adrenaline. Court dates are pending for several defendants. most released on bond. Mayor Anita Brown and officials acknowledge an investigation into the Pocahontas Volunteer Fire Department with limited details.
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Santolla
Lee
Pocahontas
Anita Brown
Brown
Kenneth Buchanan
Abbs Valley
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