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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1999

Page

4

Constitutional Free Speech Pledge Quoted by Executive Editor

The passage asserts Congress shall not establish religion nor abridge freedom of expression or assembly. Quoted by Thomas A. Colley, executive editor, as part of a broader editorial emphasis on rights and civic accountability.

Congress

Underwood outlines progress and focus on McDowell County

Gov. Cecil H. Underwood told Princeton Rotary that Southern West Virginia advances include a $30 million June surplus and three record job years. He highlighted ARC plans to revive McDowell County, calling it the worst economy in Appalachia and urging local leadership and citizen cooperation to rebuild the county’s base. The ARC aims to turn McDowell around and set a model for other low in spirits counties.

Virginia Cecil H. Underwood Princeton Rotary Club Underwood McDowell County Appalachia Appalachian Regional Commission ARC Rotarians West

Fleeting fame and forgotten moments of the century

Tom Colley notes how the century will erase much of its fame recalls tragedies like the Johnstown flood and the Titanic, landmark moments from moon landings to the Beatles, and lists many forgotten trends and people from hula hoops to Route 66, urging memory of notable names such as Alexander Butterfield and Ira Hayes.

Johnstown San Francisco Albert Einstein Charles Lindbergh Fdr Harry Truman Billy Graham Robert Frost Alexander Butterfield Richard Nixon Oval Office Pinky Lee Joe Jackie Gleason Everyman Ira Hayes Johnny Cash Mt. Suribachi Iwo Jima Howard McNear Floyd Andy Griffith Hallmark Hall of Fame HUAC House UnAmerican Activities Committee Joseph McCarthy

Readers urged to sponsor illiteracy battle in Mercer county

Letter thanks sponsors of Newspapers in Education program in the Telegraph urges support for Mercer County Literacy Volunteers. It notes over 7,000 adults cannot read, describes free one on one tutoring, and lists contact details for the program and local libraries.

Newspapers The Telegraph Daily Telegraph Mercer County Literacy Volunteers West Virginia Mercer County Bee St Princeton Geraldine Huffman Bluefield Tazewell Magann Eleanor Smith

Washington security lapses blamed on UC in labs row

Jack Anderson and Jan Moller report on the Rudman panel’s findings blaming lax oversight at U S weapons labs on bureaucratic culture in the DOE, while avoiding direct blame on the University of California. Congressional criticism grows over UC contract handling and lab governance.

Ashington America University of California Los Alamos National Laboratory Clinton Warren Rudman R-N.h Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board Rudman Department of Energy DOE Christopher Cox R-Calif Joe Barton R-Texas Sidney Drell Council On the National Laboratories Drell Congress Bart Stupak D-Mich Senate House Stupak Pete Domenici Laboratory

Clinton health plan faces Capitol Hill rejection

The Clinton administration pushes a broad health package centered on a prescription drug benefit funded by a tobacco tax hike. Critics warn high premiums for 50 percent coverage will deter many seniors. Lawmakers expect long-term decisions to be postponed.

Washington Clinton Capitol Hill Hillary Clinton Hillary Congress U.S Navy Richard Danzig Pentagon Commission On

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