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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1997

Page

5

Tech shares recover as market slips on inflation fears

Technology shares move higher Friday while the broader market declines for a third straight day amid expectations the Fed will curb inflation with higher interest rates. The Dow fell 47.33 to 6877.74, with the week showing a 53.88 point drop and the Nasdaq helped by computer group gains despite overall weakness. Existing home sales rose 2.1 percent in January, signaling ongoing brisk activity and inflation pressures.

RON Campbell Investment Planning Robert Thomas Securities, Inc SIPC Abbott Labs Allegheny Power Electric Power AM. Family Corp Ameritech At&t Corp Anheuser-Busch Apple Computer IND. Tech Ashland Coal Inc Ashland Oil Inc Atlantic Richfield Baker-Hughes Inc Baltimore Gas & EL Bell Atlantic Bellsouth Corp Bethlehem Steel Boeing CO Cabot Oil & Gas Carolina Power Chevron Corp Chrysler Corp Chubb Corp Citizens Utilities Coca-Cola CO Columbia Gas Sys Columbia Healthcare CON Nat'l Gas Corning Inc Crestar Financial CSX Corp Detroit Edison Dominion Res DOW Chemical Dupont Eastern Ent Eastman Kodak Emerson Electric Ethyl Corp Exxon Corp First Union Corp Virginia Bank Flowers Industries FMC Corp Food Lion Inc Ford Motor CO GEN. Electric CO GEN. Motors Corp GTE Corp Georgia Pacific Gillette CO Glaxo Holdings Goodyear Tire Hercules Inc Humana Corp IBM Corp Ingersoll Rand K-Mart Corp Kroger CO Lowe's CO Mapco Inc McDonald's Corp MC Communications Merck & CO. Inc Mobil Corp Monsanto CO Mylan Labs Nash Finch CO Nationsbank Corp Navistar Int'l Nike, Inc Norfolk Southern Occidental Pete ONE Valley Bank Pacific Telesis J.C. Penney CO Pennzoil CO Pepsico Inc Phila. Electric Philip Morris Cos Phillips Petroleum Pittston Minerals Potomac Elec PWR Praxair, Inc Premier Bankshares Pulaski Furniture Reebok Int'l REX Stores Corp Reynolds Metals Rite Aid Corp RJR Nabisco Hldg Rockwell Int'l Sara Lee Corp Sears Roebuck Sherwin Williams Shoney's Inc Signet Banking Southern CO Tenneco Inc Texaco Inc TRI Continental Union Carbide Union Pacific Unisys Corp Universal Corp Usair Group USX Marathon Oil U.S. Steel Wal-Mart Walt Disney CO Wendy's Int'l Westinghouse EL Westmoreland Coal Westvaco Corp Xerox Corp DOW Jones New York Federal Reserve Fed Alan Greenspan Greenspan Congress Russ Labrasca Principal Financial Securities of Dallas National Association of Realtors

Nigerian oil scam crosses U S

Local authorities warn residents about the Nigerian oil mail scam that has victimized hundreds nationwide. The letters promise a $21 million transfer from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in exchange for upfront money and secrecy, with bank details and private contact information requested. Sheriff Buckner and Prosecutor Peters urge public alert as the scheme spreads locally.

Princeton Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Nigeria U.S William Gearhart Mercer County

Grant funds boost Mercer County court security upgrades

A $31 000 West Virginia Court Security Funds grant will buy panic buttons and monitor cameras for Mercer County courtrooms. Mercer joins 14 other counties sharing $798 800 to equip county courts. Sheriff Harold Buckner said a group of officials will decide on spending with judges, and personnel hires are not allowed. Plans include panic buttons in circuit courts family law master offices and magistrate courts and cameras in courtrooms and hallways. Bids will be sought for the new equipment.

Princeton State Court Security Board Mercer County Mercer West Virginia Harold Buckner Family Lawmaster Buckner

Credit card scheme leads to indictments

A Tazewell County grand jury indicted Margaret Jeannie Booth 25 of North Tazewell on six counts of credit card fraud forgery and falsifying documents. Doris Jean Johnson 54 of Bluefield was indicted on eight counts of grand larceny for taking money from an elderly woman. Both suspects are free on bond.

Tazewell Tazewell County North Tazewell L.J. “Mac” McCarty Margaret Jeannie Booth McCarty Booth Social Secur Doris Jean Johnson Bluefield W.va Johnson Bluefield, Va

Bluefield High principal retires on disability

John T. Disibbio of Bluefield High School has taken disability retirement from the Mercer County Board of Education effective Friday. He had served as principal for four years before a April 1996 leave of absence due to a knee injury. An interim principal was appointed and the district will advertise to fill the post.

Bluefield John T. Disibbio Bluefield High School Mercer County Board of Education Disibbio Bluefield High Joar Grindstaff Board of Education Princeton Senior High School Ted Gillespie BHS Bill Seaver Grindstaff

Multiple incidents reported by Bluefield daily 911 calls

Police logs detail Friday and Thursday incidents across Bluefield and nearby towns including domestic assault on Princeton Avenue, a disturbance on Third Street, a suspicious person near Little Caesar's, juvenile trouble on Ramsey Street and skating on Union Street, plus theft of $1000 in tools at 403 Oakvale Road and a shattered rear window on a 1993 Ford Explorer at a Bluewell bank.

Bluefield Princeton Avenue J.M. Williams Third Street M.A. Beck Bland Street Little Caesar’s Frederick Street Ramsey Street A.B. Palmer Union Street G.A. Ruth Oakvale Road Bluewell M.T. Smith

Correction on Bedford Street stabbing arrests reported

The Bluefield Police Department informed the Daily Telegraph that prior information was incorrect. William Brown of Bedford Street was arrested and charged with domestic battery. Sylvia Marrs, also of Bedford Street, was arrested and charged with malicious assault.

Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bedford Street William Brown Sylvia Marrs

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