Phase One Of Planned Storefront Facelift In Bluefield
An Illinois firm completed phase one of a storefront redesign project for Bluefield downtown as part of a Chamber of Commerce revitalization plan. Twenty or so interviews gathered ideas for target areas Raleigh Street Bland Street and municipal areas. Public meeting and free design drawings follow with owners paying for actual work. The effort may expand to a city wide program if successful.
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Bluefield
Greenville
Ill
Chamber of Commerce
Allen Johnson
Illinois
Raleigh Street
Johnson
Greater
Chamber
Bob Hamilton
Bill Bentley
Lohr Disputes Hatchery Report On Oakvale Site
West Virginia delegate Tate Lohr says reports on the Oakvale trout hatchery are premature and inaccurate He notes longtime work on the project and emphasizes correct funding status prior to release The site near the Mercer County Anglers Club headwaters could later become a public park and would stock southern streams with 20 000 pounds more fish annually bringing total stocked to 537 000 pounds.
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Ray Lynch
Daily Telegraph
Oakvale
House of
C. E. “Tate” Lohr
Lohr
Clarence Christian
House Finance Committee
Mercer County
Anglers Club
Big Spring Branch
W. Va
Pocahontas County
Dept. of Natural Resources
David C. Callaghan
DNR
Finance Committee
Senate approves 9.8 million for Bailey Dam project
The Senate Appropriations Committee funds include 9.8 million for the R. D. Bailey Dam and 200 thousand for the Oceana local protection project as part of a 25.4 million state total. Additional allocations cover Burns ville, Stonewall Jackson, Beech Fork Lake, East Lynn, and Bowlesburg Lake Dams plus various surveys.
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Public Works
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
R. D. Bailey
Oceana
Burnsville Dam
Stonewall Jackson
Beech Fork Lake
East Lynn
Bowlesburg Lake
Tug Fork Valley
Wheeling
Kanawha River
Guyandotte River
Mullens
Logan
Gauley River
Big Sandy River
World Almanac Q and A trivia challenge
Questions list three queries about Nobel Peace Prize presidents the Mississippi source lake Itasca and the Triple Crown. It includes garbled foreign text string likely OCR noise and non readable characters.
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U.S
Missouri River
Lake Itasca
Minn
Lake of the Woods
Ontario
Bonar Appeal Rejected by U S Circuit Court
The Fourth U S Circuit Court of Appeals denied former West Virginia state police superintendent R L Bonars appeal of a grand jury subpoena for department documents. The ruling said his only option is to comply, as the panel investigates electronic surveillance equipment use and undercover narcotics agents.
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Charleston
W.va
R.L. Bonar
Fourth U.S Circuit Court of Appeals
Department of Public Safety
Bonar
Beating death in Charles Town lacks robbery motive
Jefferson County authorities ruled out robbery as the motive in the beating death of 39 year old Raymond Phelps of Goochland Virginia. His body was found early Friday behind The Finish Line liquor club near the Charles Town Race Track. A pool cue was found nearby but not the weapon.
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Charles Town
W.va
Jefferson County
Raymond Phelps
Goochland
Rawson
Bill Mercer
TV Influence to be Studied at West Virginia University
A six week course for parents and teachers will study the effects of television on children at West Virginia University from July 5 to August 15. Co designer Sandy DeCosta says the program will examine programming with an eye to selectivity and teach how to use TV to educate children.
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Morgantown
W.va
West Virginia University
Sandy DeCosta
Ms. de Costa
Liberty Bell hid in Allentown to guard from British
The Liberty Bell was moved to Allentown Pennsylvania and hidden in Zion Reformed Church to protect it from the British army as Philadelphia faced occupation on September 18. It remained there until June 27, 1778 when it was returned to Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Allentown
Zion Reformed Church
Sleeth Resigns as Wesleyan College President
Dr. Ronald E. Sleeth resigns as president of West Virginia Wesleyan College effective August 31 after less than a year in office. Hugh A. Latimer, on behalf of the board of trustees, will lead an external-search for an interim president.
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Buckhannon, W.va
Ronald E. Sleeth
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Hugh A. Latimer
Susman Named Chair Of Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner
Sen. Alan Susman of Raleigh was named Friday chairman of the annual Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner. The announcement came from state Democratic Chairman J.C. Dillon. The event raises funds for the Democratic party.
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Charleston
W.va
Alan Susman
Raleigh
J.C. Dillon
Saint Patrick’s 432 Founding of Armagh Church
Legend places Saint Patrick in Armagh Northern Ireland where he founded a church in 432. This traditional claim links the city to early Christian foundations and Patrick’s mission in Ireland.
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St. Patrick
Armagh
Northern Ireland
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Jay Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Aah
RAC
North Street
Susman
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Man
Keller
Sylvania
General Electric
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Bluefield Avenue
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