Teenagers find promising summer jobs in Virginia
In Virginia, teen employment looks upbeat despite a national slump. William Mezger of the Virginia Employment Commission cites last year as the best for teens to find work and predicts this year will match. About 60,000 teens seek summer jobs, earning typically six to eight dollars an hour, with amusement parks like Busch Gardens Williamsburg employing many. teens gain early work experience and often pursue future opportunities there.
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Ichmond
Virginia
William F. Mezger
Virginia Employment Commission
Employment Policy Foundation
Mezger
Busch Gardens Williamsburg & Water Country USA
Dave Spencer
Busch Gardens
Spencer
Great America
Santa Clara
Calif
Ireland
Busch Garden
the Park
Greenbrier drops defamation suit with anti casino campaigner
The Greenbrier resort and lawyer Barry Bruce settled their dispute over Bruce led anti casino campaigns. They apologized, agreed to follow fair campaign rules, and will drop the defamation suit. The casino referendum failed 7065 to 5109.
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Charleston
Greenbrier
Ted Kleisner
Lewisburg
Barry Bruce
Kleisner
Bruce
West Virginia
Greenbrier County
Congress
White Sulphur Springs
CSX Corp
Jacksonville
Fla
Iran and Saudi rebuke U S Khobar bombing indictments
Iran and Saudi Arabia condemned the U S indictment of 14 people in the 1996 Khobar Towers attack in Dhahran, asserting no Iranian involvement and warning the move could strain regional ties. Saudi Defense Minister Prince Sultan urged Saudis to handle the case domestically with full documents and charges.
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Saudi Arabia
Iran
U.S
Khobar
Ehran
America
United States
Washington
Persian Gulf
Tehran
Prince Sultan
Fahd
John Ashcroft
Hezbollah
Khobar Towers
Dhahran
Hamid Reza Asefi
Islamic Republic
Mohammad Khatami
Gilmore’s popularity holds after budget dispute in poll
Mason-Dixon poll of 625 Virginia registered voters conducted June 13 to 15 finds Gov. Jim Gilmore rated excellent or good by 56 percent, fair by 27 percent, and poor by 16 percent. Ratings rise slightly from March. poll cites approval of Warner, Allen, and Bush.
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Richmond
Jim Gilmore
General Assembly
Gilmore
Mason-Dixon
U.S
John Warner
George Allen
Bush
March of Dimes Grants WV Counties WIC Project
The March of Dimes West Virginia Chapter awards $8,190 to WV Emergency Medical Services Technical Support Inc for the Folic Acid Healthy Moms and Babies Project in nine southern counties. Funds support prenatal nutrition counseling and health education for the Women, Infants and Children program.
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Bluefield
March of Dimes
West Virginia
Women, Infant and
WV Emergency Medical Services Technical Support Inc
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Dairy Queen
Chesterfield Towne Center
Thompson
Yellow
Chesterfield County
Patrick Bingham
Chesterfield
Haagen Dazs
Bingham
Toucan Sunglasses
Germany
Chesterfield Town Center
the Greenbrier
Beckley School OF Massage
WLR Ea
Oakwood Ave
Lila White
Virginian Pilot
Senate
Maste
Hig
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Pyint
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