Little River Plan Aims For Federal Funds For Dam Park
Tazewell County officials and the Little River Project Steering Committee plan to seek federal aid from the U S Bureau of Outdoor Recreation and the Appalachian Regional Commission for a 15.8 million development near Wardell. The project would include a dam and 3200 acres of recreational residential and industrial areas creating about 640 jobs and a four million dollar annual payroll.
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Tazewell County
Little River
Wardell
Claypool Hill
U. S. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Appalachian Regional Commission
Bill Hawkins
Hawkins
Wise
Thompson and Litton
Steve Breeding
Breeding
Cumberland Plateau Planning District
Tazewell County Board of Supervisors
Sam Baylor
U.S. Rt. 19
Virginia Rt
AAA Opposes Proposed Tax on Motorists
The Bluefield Automobile Club urged opposition to a Congressional plan to repeal state gasoline taxes as a federal income tax deduction. AAA warned that removing the deduction would tax motorists and increase costs for millions who use cars for work.
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Bluefield Automobile Club
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
AAA Club
AAA
Carter
Congress
Enlisted US Forces Receive Average Uniform Allowance
Enlisted men in the US armed forces receive an average initial uniform allowance valued at about $250.
Bluefield Candidates Set for Monday Public Meeting
Jaycees president Ray Waller announced ten city board candidates have accepted invitations for a Monday event. Each will have five minutes for statements followed by a Q A session. cocktail hour starts at 6 30 p m. The July 5 general election will select five board members who will choose a mayor. The event is a Jaycees function not open to the general public.
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The
Bluefield Jaycees
Bluefield Board of Directors
University Club
Bluefield
Jaycees
Ray Waller
Donald Keesling
Ben Paine
Joe Walker
Jason McGuire
Paul Oliver Sr
Allan Connolly
Angelo Monaco
Allen Peacock
Lois Spencer
Ray Bragg
Waller
Princeton Chamber Adds 32 Members In Special Drive
The Princeton Mercer County Chamber of Commerce enrolled 32 new members in a special drive after aiming for 30. The event, themed Building Mercer County, raised 2036 with teams winning prizes for top memberships and cash totals.
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Princeton Chamber
Princeton-Mercer County
Mercer County
Phares Foley
Linda Foley
Don Whitten
Sanders
Joe Dyer
June Coffee
Harry Price
Mechanics
Bill Draper
Dick Copeland
John Mathews
Jerri Hutchins
PMCCC
Absentees Face Arrests In Mercer County Court Docket
Judge William O. Bivens Jr orders arrest warrants for numerous defendants who failed to report for the June Term docket in Mercer County Circuit Court. Listed are individuals charged with offenses ranging from forging and grand larceny to breaking and entering, burglary, and drug related crimes.
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William O. Bivens Jr
Mercer County
Robert Franklin Aichinger
Karen S. Blankenship
Claude J. Barnett
James Michael Burton
John Michael Burkey
David Richard Bailey
Douglas E. Brinkley
Andrew Lee Campbell
Jerry Cecil
Ricky Lee Floria
Ralph Gravely
Robert McPherson
Charles Jackson
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Marks
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House of Burgesses
Scotland
London
New World
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Ansey
James M. Bush
Capital Fasncsnciass Services
Wey
Mercer St
Princeton
Homer C. Bennett
Capital Industrial Savings & Loan Co
Stafford Drive
James L. Whitman
Rickey K. Dawson
Curtis Lambert
John Ray Musick
Charles O'Dell Saunders
Robert Lee Scott
Rex Southern
Anthony Steptoe
Steve Shore
Paul Simpson
Danny Eugene Varney
Herman Marshall Whitlow
Beverly Williams
Mack A. Harless
Tyrone Jones
Darrel A. McPherson
John Robert Powell Jr
William Webb
James William Lowe
RED Cross
Bland ST. United
Otera CIA
General Foods Corporation
Ids Corporation
Kankakee
Illinois
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