Forbes Rich List Names Japanese Barons and Walmart Family
Forbes July issue ranks 311 billionaires with a combined wealth of 636 billion. Yoshiaki Tsuusumi leads at 9 billion, Japan’s hotel and railroad baron. The Walton family tops as the world’s richest, valued at 25.3 billion. Notables include Robert Ler Edward Bass and Warren Buffett with multibillion fortunes in the United States.
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Forbes
Yoshiaki Tsuusumi
Walton
Wal-Mart
Onald cL. Newhouse
United State
Robert, Sid
Ler
Edward Bass
United States
Warren E. Buffett
Bombings kill seven in Basque attack on Madrid streets
Two car bombs exploded on busy streets in a well to do Madrid neighborhood during the morning rush hour. Seven people died and about two dozen were wounded when the parked car bombs detonated near an army Land Rover. The attack is blamed on ETA separatists, underscoring that the group remains active despite leaders jailed and members at large after a long campaign.
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ETA
Spain
Understanding Your Rights and Responsibilities Medicare Patient Program
On today’s calendar at 10 am West Virginia Medical Institute offers a Medicare beneficiaries program at the Senior Center 744 Mercer St Princeton. Noon United Way agency directors meet in the United Way Conference Room. 3 30 pm Bluestone Visitors and Convention Bureau Board of Directors meeting at the Princeton Mercer County Chamber of Commerce. Executive committee at 3 pm. 7 pm Princeton High School Football Boosters meet at the visitors concession stand. 7 pm Mercer County Board of Education convenes in regular session at the Seminar Center Mercer County Technical Education Complex Princeton.
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West Virginia Medical Institute
Medicare
Mercer County Commission On Aging
Mercer St
Princeton
United Way Agency
United Way
Bluestone Visitors and Convention Bureau Board of Directors
Princeton-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
Princeton High School
Mercer County Board of Education
Mercer County Technical Education Complex
Weather brief Partly sunny with light NW winds
Partly sunny today with northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a low in the mid sixties. Highs expected in the mid 70s under a partly cloudy sky. Weather package A-10.
ISTEA Falls Short on New Jobs
Washington AP reports two years into the 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act states say job goals are unmet. Despite federal funding shortfalls at about 85 percent of promised money, states continue highway repaving bridge rebuilding and new transit projects while Clinton pushes economic stimulus to restore missing funding.
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Washington
America
California
New York
Las Vegas
Bush
Associated Press
Francis Francois
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Clinton
Okage
Senate
Transportation
Federico Pena
Anti abortion group seeks to intervene in Medicaid suit
West Virginians for Life Inc requests to enter as defendant in a Kanawha County case challenging Medicaid abortion restrictions. Judge John Hey sets a Tuesday hearing after Gov Caperton signed the bill June 4 and DHHR sued to challenge the law. The group argues DHHR will not vigorously defend the provision and seeks to dissolve an order blocking enforcement for 40 days.
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Charle
TON (Ap
Kanawha County
John Hey
West Virginians For Life Inc
Gaston Caperton
Attorney General
Department of
Health and Human Resources
Geoff Haddad
West Virginians For Life
Department of Health and Human Resources
Ruth Ann Panepinto
Caperton
Charles King
Hey
Four McDowell schools donated to communities for reuse
McDowell County Education Board donated Keystone Bradshaw Hemphill and Newhall Elementary Schools after December closures. Keystone will host an elderly housing unit via EVDC, while Bradshaw goes to the town for future use. Hemphill expands SAFE services in Welch and Newhall joins BCPIA to study options.
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Keystone
McDowell County
Hemphill
Newhall
Bradshaw
McDowell County Board of Education
Kenneth Roberts
Board of Education
Elkhorn Valley Development Corporation
EVDC
Billie Cherry
West Virginia Housing
Cherry
Graham Manor
Bluefield
Tor. Cherry
Burl Laxton
Laxton
Stop Abusive Family Environments, Inc
Welch
SAFE
Big Creek
People In
BCPIA
Linda Underwood
BCPSA
Caretta
Concord College
Family Connection
Transition Plan nears completion at courthouse
PRINCETON The ADA Transition Plan to improve mercy access at Mercer County Courthouse should finish by June 30, said Commissioner T A Warden. A site survey by Southern Hills Regional Rehabilitation Hospital led to curb cuts and base ment access plus an elevator to the second floor. Temporary wheelchair areas and a ground level phone with assistance shown were installed as part of ongoing accessibility upgrades.
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Princeton
Mercer County
T.A
Buddy” Warden
County Commission
Warden
Southern Hills Regional Rehabilitation Hospital
Ted Boggess
Coach Tours Highlight Bluestone Area Attractions
Guided Coach Tours offered by Bluestone Visitors and Convention Bureau and the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce showcase the Coal Heritage Trail Pioneer Country Road Scenic Mountain Path and Historic Bluefield. Tours begin in Bluefield visiting Pocahontas Bramwell Crab Orchard Pipestem and East River Mountain overlook with Nature's Air Conditioned City tag. For details call BVCB at 325-8438 or the chamber at 327-7184.
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Bluefield
Bluestone Visitors and Convention Bureau
Greater Bluefield
Virginia
Crab Orchard
Hitler
Pipestem
East River Mountain
BVCB
Chamber
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Forbes Magazine
Mars Family
Yoshiaki Tsuts
du Pont Family
Moru
Akira Fari
Fam
Samuel I
Erivan Haub
Supe
Shana
West Virginia
Istea
Francis Francois Aashto
Congress
Eddie-Lee Isorr
Edsel
Veterinary Associates
McDowell
Treasure Island Naval Base
San Francisco
Story
James Barbery
The
Daily Telegraph
Anna-Marie Fuda
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