Nation avoids repeat of oil crises despite price surge
AP reports rising gasoline costs echo past fears, but experts say lessons from the 1970s, including energy efficiency gains and new oil reserves outside OPEC, reduce near term panic. Officials urge patience as OPEC discusses output while conservationists push for fuel efficiency.
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New York
Ed Porter
American Petroleum Institute
Richard Nixon
United States
U.S
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Clinton
Alan Nogee
The
Union of Concerned Scientists
RSVP accountants aid area seniors with free tax help
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program volunteers led by Virgil Moore return to tax work for seniors in Bluefield and Princeton. The CASE sponsored free service offers appointments, with Moore at Princeton on Morrison Drive and Ozzie Ellison at the Kennedy Center on Bland Street. Regular hours run Tuesdays at Princeton and Mondays and Wednesdays at the Kennedy Center.
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Bluefield
Virgil Moore
Moore
American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
Princeton Public Library
Margaret Meador
Meador
Internal Revenue Service
Community Action of
South Eastern West Virginia
CASE
RSVP
Brenda Miller
Concord College
Virginia Tech
IRS
Princeton
Kennedy Center
Virginia quilter showcases Appalachia craft in London show
Phyliss Street of Onaher Virginia led a 24 member Appalachian group to the Ideal Home Show in London. The event displayed 170 artisans from 11 states, underscoring ARC efforts to improve life in Appalachia. Street demonstrated quilt making and described the audience as attentive as orders were taken for future delivery.
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Andrew Hamaker
Concord College
Steve Barrett
East River Mountain
London
Onaker
Phyliss Street
Street
Virginia
Appalachia
Europe
Appalachian Regional Commission
Appalachian
Jesse L. White Jr
ARC
Honaker
Traffic jams plague Stafford Drive residents say long lines trigger stress
Residents describe heavy traffic on Stafford Drive with long intersection lines and fraught exits from Pine Plaza and nearby Princeton Shopping Center. Police aim to curb crashes by reminding drivers how to use the left turn lane while more signals are urged at Pine Plaza Bee Street.
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Princeton
Stafford Drive
Jonathon Cline
Athens
Pine Plaza
Norma Tincher
Bluefield
Tincher
Bee
Stafford
Michael Bailey
Debbie Lucas
Peterstown
Ruby Fitzko
Bee Street
Telegraph announces staff promotions and edits changes
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Executive Editor Tom Colley reveals promotions in the newsroom. Sara Lynn Coleman from Buchanan County Virginia becomes night news editor and Tammie Lynn Toler of Athens rises to copy editor. Don Cuppett returns to the staff after a three month hiatus as copy editor.
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Daily Telegraphewsroom
Tom Colley
Sara Lynn Coleman
Buchanan County
Tammie Lynn Toler
Athens
Coleman
Bluefield
Pew
Virginia Tech
Toler
Months
Concord College
Colley
Daily Telegraph Newsroom
Don Cuppett
Princeton
Cuppett
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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