Admiral Katz Takes Reins of U S Central Command
Rear Admiral Douglas J. Katz of Bluefield assumes command of Cruiser Destroyer Group Two and will lead to Bahrain as commander of U S Central Command. He led Gulf War forces aboard USS America, captained by a 1,047 foot carrier with 5,000 crew, and previously commanded USS New Jersey. Katz, a 1960 Bluefield High and 1965 Naval Academy grad, is set to assume duties in October after a July 10 change of command at Charleston Naval Base.
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Douglas J. Katz
Katz
LeRoy Katz
Arabian Gulf
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U.S
U.S. Middle East
Middle East
Iraq
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Pakistan
Africa
Egypt
Sudan
Ethiopia
Charleston
S.C
Red Sea
Tion
USS America
Norfolk
Bluefield High School
New Jersey
Long Beach
Calif
Naval Academy
Bluefield High
Sharon Mustard
Clinton Mustard
J.G. Robert Katz
University of South Carolina
Erica Perkins
Virginia Tech
Nathaniel Perkins
Blacksburg
Charleston Naval Base
Bahrain
Service people honored for military training and scholarships
Airman Joel A. Bolen and AIC Kevin W. Perry completed basic training at Lackland Texas and are continuing tech school at Lowry. Marine Pvt Samuel G. Hill finished recruit training and is a 1991 Lebanon High School graduate. Sgt Thomas C. Skaggs arrived at Fort Irwin as a fighting vehicle system mechanic. Mitzi R. Bibey joined the West Virginia Army National Guard and attends Princeton Senior High School with Junior ROTC. John M. Skeens enlisted in the Army and Kevin M. Maynard joined the Army Reserve’s Delayed Training Program. Walter S. Bradley earned the Army Achievement Medal as a Fort Bragg chemical operations specialist. Jeffrey W. Davis II completed a wheel vehicle repairer course at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Charles Steven Vanney, Class of 1992, earned the Moose International $1,000 scholarship to West Virginia University. Steven O Saile, a Bluefield College graduate, was accepted to the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. Rawley Dale Martin named United States National Award winner by the U S Achievement Academy for science. he attends Rocky Gap High School and is the son of Rawley W. and Stella R. Martin. Grandparents noted in Bluefield Virginia line.
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Samuel G. Hill
Denzel E. Hill
Princeton
Lebanon High School
Virginia
Army
Thomas C. Skaggs
Fort Irwin
Calif
Hinton High School
Lota H. Skaggs
Alderson
AIC
Kevin W. Perry
Sue Gibson
Clarence Gibson
Bluefield
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Lowry Air Force Base
Colorado
Bluefield High School
Mitzi R. Bibey
Gail Bibey
West Virginia Army National Guard
25Th Transportation Company
Huntington
Brushfork
Princeton Senior High School
Fort Leonard Wood
Spee
Walter S. Bradley
Sherman M. Bradley
Fort Bragg
N.C
Athens High School
Army National Guard
Jeffrey W. Davis II
Laura Cheaney
Jeffery W. Davis
Aberdeen
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Edgewood High School
Charles Steven Vanney
U.S
Canada
R. Robert Dale
Moose International Inc
West Virginia University
Moose
Curtis E. Vanney
Lodge No. 1521
Rawley Dale Martin
U.S. Achievement Academy
Rocky Gap
Athens
Doris E. Irwin
Concord College
State College System Advisory Council
Irwin
West Virginia
Sytem
Bluefield State College wins federal support for student services
Bluefield State College announced federal approval of 206383 in Title IV funding for the Student Support Services program for 1992-93, a 13 percent increase over 1991-92 and a 66 percent rise in two years. The funds will expand tutoring counseling and workshops aiding disadvantaged and first generation students, with about one in eleven students expected to receive assistance.
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Bluefield State College
Claudius Oni
Larry Mangus
BSC
Oni
Dr. Oni
U.S. Department of Education
Crime Proofing seminar at Bluefield bank Tuesday
The Flat Top National Bank of Bluefield hosts a free 10 am seminar with the Bluefield Police Department on crime proofing homes. Detective Tyrone Miller and Harry Kammer will discuss security tips, lighting, timer switches, and the Residential Check program for vacationing homeowners.
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Flat Top National Bank of
Flat Top
Bluefield Police Department
Tyrone Miller
Harry Kammer
Kammer Security Systems
W.K. Bentley
Flat Top National Bank
Bank
Federal Street
Karen Grim
Jury Awards 105000 in Mercer County Suit Over I-77 Right of Way
In 1967 a Mercer County Circuit Court jury in Princeton awarded $105,000 to John D. and Mildred Johnson in State Road Commission vs. Johnsons. Officials said it was likely the county’s largest verdict. The case stemmed from value disputes over property acquired for Interstate 77 and the jury deliberated about 45 minutes.
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State Road Commission
John D
Mildred Johnson
Johnson
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Joel Bolen
Joel A. Bolen
Elbert H. Bolen
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Air Force Basic
Samuel Hill
Nashville Auto Diesel College
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Kevin Perry
Mitzi Bibey
John Skeens
John M. Skeens
Virginia Meade
Kevin Maynard
Kevin M. Maynard
Charles Maynard
Army Reserve
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Blueeld
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Jeffrey Davis
Steven O’saile
Bluefield College
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Carolyn and
William Bassett
Bill
Jimmie Sargent
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King College Bristol
Tenn
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Bristol
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Breedlove
Health Science Department
University of Charleston
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Camp
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Shirley Wright
George Washington University
Sudhakar Jamkhandi
BSC Center For International Understanding
Bluefield State
Gregory Adkins
Wright
Itmann
Wyoming County
Clyde Graham
Graham
Pineville
Mullins
Princeton Police Department
L.A. Larue
Daily Telegraph
Lillian Roten
Robert T. Gardner
Lawrence Optical
North St. Bluefield
Dominion Advantage
Dominion Bank
Common Sense Loans
Common Sense Bank
Dominion
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