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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 2002
Page
1
A Virginia and Washington committee eases a public private proposal drawing scrutiny from parents concerned about school safety and funding. Local families gather to honor a longtime community figure as a hardwood tournament celebrates the legacy.
Richmond AP reports House and Senate negotiators closed a $50 billion two year state budget deal. The package includes pay raises and bonuses for state workers and teachers and will go to both chambers for an adjournment deadline. The compromise restores funds Gilmore cut and covers nonprofit grants as talks ended late night.
West Virginia will keep the .10 blood alcohol limit for another year as lawmakers showed no interest in a bill to lower it to .08. Delegate Mark Wills, chair of the House Judiciary subcommittee, said the measure died in the House of Delegates after the Senate showed no interest, noting a federal mandate and potential loss of federal dollars if not changed. Wills pledged to persist in efforts to lower the limit.
Bluefield police report a scene with a struggle and potential resistance. Lt. Mike Helton says investigators are exhuming evidence as part of the inquiry and note there may be material to analyze.
Charles Boone was murdered near his office at the old Commercial Bank building in Bluefield on March 14, 1981. His body was exhumed from Monte Vista Park Cemetery in Green Valley for forensic analysis. Elizabeth Miller recovered potential DNA from Boone’s fingernails and hair, indicating a breakthrough in the two-decade-old case. Lt. Tom Helton of the Bluefield Police Department confirmed the developments.
Amy Boone watched investigators exhume the coffin of her father Charles Boone at Monte Vista Park Cemetery in Green Valley. The 33 year old businessman was killed near his Bluefield office on March 14, 1981. Detectives recovered new DNA evidence using advances in forensic science.
Mercer County Senator Anita Skeens Caldwell seeks to study and address the state's medical malpractice insurance crisis. She filed Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 153 requesting an interim review by the Joint Committee on Government and Finance, with 29 of 34 senators co sponsoring. The measure passed the Senate without opposition and is now with the House of Delegates.
Tony Roop of Brown Edwards will speak on income tax at 7 a.m. at Shott Hall, Bluefield College, Bluefield Va, for the Rotary Club. At 12 30 p.m. the Retired Railroaders Club meets at the Ramada in Bluefield for their luncheon gathering.
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