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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1993
Page
1
Experts say technology drives health care costs, not greed. Polio era iron lungs gave way to vaccines, yet modern advances replace cheap old treatments. Dr. William Schwartz notes hip replacement costs reach 20 000 to 25 000 while offering greater effectiveness. Americans will spend 912 billion on health care this year, climbing by 80 billion annually.
Today at 11 a.m. the Starlab Planetarium presentation will be held at the Bluefield Science Center with Recreation Director Clifford Parnell bringing youth. Noon to 2 15 p.m. the Bluefield Christian Women's Club hosts a Celebrate America luncheon at Ramada Inn costing 5 75. On Thursday June 24 at 6 p.m. the Homeless Coalition meets at the Salvation Army in Bluefield.
Today sunny with easterly winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight clear with a low in the mid-50s. Weather package A-8 Inside.
President Clinton pressed his economic package in a lobbying push as Republicans denounce tax increases and liberals push back on Medicare cuts. Senate Budget Democrats sent the measure to the floor on a party line vote. Clinton defended the plan aimed at cutting the deficit by about 500 billion dollars.
Residents in Bradshaw Virginia voiced anger over a nearby Class 2 disposal well where salt water is being injected six days a week. Local residents collected water samples as Mayor Burl Laxton warned the practice could worsen conditions. Oxy USA Inc of Richlands Virginia holds the permit issued in September 1992 for injecting salt water into the Dry Fork area well.
Kanawha County Judge John Hey kept in place a temporary injunction blocking the anti abortion provision while the case proceeds. Gov. Gaston Caperton and Ruth Ann Panepinto face litigation over state funded abortions and a bid by West Virginians for Life to intervene was rebuffed. Hey set a July 9 hearing to consider motions and response from Panepinto.
Representatives from Michael Baker Jr Inc study the environmental social and economic effects of two billion dollars in highway projects in Four Seasons Country. The review covers the Coal Field Expressway Shawnee Parkway and King Coal Highway with separate EIS efforts and focus on need and concurrence to avoid delays.
Princeton council hears Bell Street neighbors urge leaving $60,000 HUD Small Cities money in their area to fix drainage rather than diverting it to a planned South Wickham Avenue bridge. Eastern residents favor the bridge for economic gain while council weighs options and a cost study.
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