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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 2003
Page
2
City officials examine a Streetscape plan update as part of a progress report. Wartime relief programs are highlighted for troops families while guidance on managing household finances during deployment is noted. A Virginia school showcases regional diversity through classroom displays.
U S airborne troops parachuted into northern Iraq seizing an airstrip near the Turkish border as British warplanes hit a fleeing convoy leaving Basra. A major battle loomed within 100 miles of Baghdad while relief efforts began for Basra amid humanitarian fears.
The Mercer County Black Lung Association will meet at 6 p.m. Saturday at Allay Home Care behind First Community Bank in Princeton downtown. Guest speaker Michael E. Beavers, a claimant's representative and benefits counselor from Charleston, will attend. Refreshments will be provided. For info call Bluestone Health Center Black Lung Program Matoaka at (304) 467-7143 and ask for Debbie Johnson or Kay Brim.
West Virginia's workers compensation program needs $680 million from employers starting July 1 to stop the $3 billion deficit from growing. The figure, advised by the Rate-Setting Compensation Programs Performance Council, is about $130 million above this year's expected payments. Arthur Cohen of Ernst & Young urged that the levy will at least hold ground and prevent further deterioration.
A Norfolk Southern train derailed near Bluefield causing fires in transport cars. Dark smoke drifted over the area for more than two hours as firefighters battled the blaze. Burning vehicles released fumes, with occasional explosions from batteries tires and gasoline tanks.
In Mercer County area schools expand safety drills beyond fire to lockdown and emergency evacuations. Bluewell Elementary School conducts code red drills relocating students to an undisclosed community location per Principal Elaine Jessee.
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