Supreme Court blocks plan to spur waste disposal
The Supreme Court blocks a congressional plan aimed at overcoming NIMBY resistance to disposing of low level radioactive waste within states. Mercer County Health Department cites only 30 percent vaccination rate for children under two, targeting 90 percent by 2000. FDA weighs renewed request to permit Depo-Provera use in the United States. Batman Returns opens nationwide with a warm, sunny reception despite the film's dark mood.
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Mercer County Health Department
The
Food and Drug Administration
United States
Princeton Woman Abducted at Gunpoint in Bluefield Park
Mary Elaine Taylor, Walmart department manager, was abducted at a traffic light on Stadium Drive near Bluefield Regional Medical Center at 6 35 a.m. Friday. She was forced to Bluefield City Park where she was robbed of $50 by a male suspect described as a white man, 6 feet tall with long blonde hair blue eyes and a medium build wearing jeans a black T shirt and black gloves. Police from Bluefield and Bluefield Va are investigating with few details released Friday night.
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Bluefield City Park
Mary Elaine Taylor
Wal-Mart
Stadium Drive
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Bluefield
Taylor
Bluefield Festival and Hamfest Schedule This Week
On Today’s calendar the 1992 Bluefield Hamfest will run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Brushfork National Guard Armory, sponsored by East River Amateur Radio Club. The Bluefield Antique Festival runs 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Bluefield Recreation Center and Auditorium with a Sunday finish. A Standard First Aid Instructor Class is 6 to 10 p.m. at Bluefield Community Wellness Center, costs 60 dollars, pre-registration required, call American Red Cross at 327-5017 for details.
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East River Amateur Radio Club
Brushfork National Guard
The
Appalachian Antique Association
Bluefield Recreation Center
Bluefield Community Wellness Center
American Red Cross
Mostly cloudy with mild winds at mid-60s high
Forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with a high in the mid-60s. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low in the lower 40s. Weather package notes A-10.
Senate OKs benefits despite veto threat
The Senate backed extending unemployment benefits despite Bush warnings of a veto. The measure would add up to 33 weeks of aid for those who exhausted 26 weeks, aiding about 300,000 monthly during the recession while weekly payments average 170 dollars. A compromise with the House is pending.
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Senate
Bush
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Bob Dole
Kansas
House
Princeton city has no say over Glenwood Lake water says county
Princeton Mayor Mike Stafford asks the Glenwood Lake PSD to improve its raw water sources and place charges on water drawn from Glenwood Lake. County Commission President Tate Lohr criticizes the city for attempting to regulate water rights, calling its stance off base and motivated by self interest. An in formal meeting to explore the issue is planned.
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Princeton
Mercer County Commission
Tate Lohr
Glenwood Lake
Green Valley
Glenwood
Lohr
PSD
Ial
Mike Stafford
Dan Hale
Blaydes Honored for Decade of Service at Bluefield Club
Dr J Elliott Blaydes Jr co founded the Ophthalmology Center for Excellence at Humana Hospital St Lukes Bluefield in 1982 and received Humana Inc A Decade of Excellence award from Wayne T Smith at a luncheon. The center was among Humana Foundations first 30 Centers of Excellence and works with the Blaydes Clinic on eye care research.
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Luefield
Appalachian
J. Elliott Blaydes Jr
Humana, Inc
Wayne T. Smith
Bluefield Country Club
Smith
Bluefield
Humana- St. Lukes's
Opthalmology Center For Excellence
Blaydes
Theodore Werblin
Humana Hospital
St. Lukes’s
The
Humana Foundation
Biggest Chili Bash Ever Set in Athens Morning
ATHENS ABATE chili bash kicks off at Speed Way with 300 to 400 expected attendees. Donna Claypool, Bluestone Chapter secretary, notes fundraisers for Muscular Dystrophy and the Salvation Army and ABATE education on motorcyclist legislation and safe riding practices. The event unfolds off Route 20, with camping and concession areas being prepared.
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Athens
Speedway
Donna Claypool
Claypool
Bluestone
ABATE
The
Salvation Army
Tazewell officials weigh merging county and school libraries
Tazewell County leaders unanimously voted to explore combining the county public libraries with area school libraries as a cost cutting measure. The move follows concerns over lack of county control of library finances and potential funding cuts amid the 1992-93 budget.
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Tazewell
Don Payne
LaVern Bechtel
Robert Galumbeck
Jim Hale
Laurie Surface
Surface
Payne
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Turk” Shelley
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Tate Lohr Commission
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