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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 2002
Page
8
The Salvation Army Flood American Red Cross 1-800 HELPNOW Bluefield Union Mission contact details and addresses for Clinch Valley Community Action in North Tazewell Virginia. United Way of the Virginias provides Bluefield West Virginia office mailing address and phone.
Communities rally with donations of food water and supplies for Northfork and Tazewell County victims. Volunteers coordinate through Clinch Valley Community Action and United Way networks, accepting eggs, coffee sugar and disposable goods. Donations sent to Clinch Valley PO Box 188 North Tazewell VA 24630 or United Way Bluefield WV 24701. Contact Rev Kennedy Diane Bailey Don Lester HELP hotline for pickup.
Adelphia Communications will pay 1 million to settle a lawsuit alleging a manager kept a hangman’s noose in his office and subjected black employees to daily racial harassment at a south Miami-Dade office. The EEOC sought relief, and the company will appoint an ombudsman, provide manager training, and post an anti-discrimination policy for four years.
Miami and Kansas City detectives pursue the case as missing child versus homicide after strong similarities in age height and features between Precious Doe found in Missouri and Rilya Wilson missing in Miami. DNA results are awaited and authorities may involve Miami detectives in the probe.
Wise continues from A-7 as water wrecks doors and counters in Welch. Monti and locals help clear mud while owners worry about reopening. An aerial county tour shows receded water but widespread debris. National Guard eyeing full county flood recovery and delivering medicines as rescue work continues.
Virginia State Police trooper bravely drove a Humvee into swift murky flood waters to the vehicle's traction limit. Buchanan County Deputy Alan Honaker Grundy Fire Chief Alan Honaker and two Hurley residents Pee Wee Baker and Timothy Fields extended a rope from the bumper and waded about 300 feet to pull the woman and child to safety. Spectators gasped in relief as the rescue succeeded, and the observer thanked those who risked themselves for others.
Gentrys faced flash floods near Mercer County as storms dumped four inches of water spilling into trailers and floodwaters. In Matoaka and Bottom areas residents evacuated by bus and bridge crossings were overwhelmed. Green Valley and Bluefield residents reported ruined basements, submerged vehicles, and livestock concerns as the flood surged through towns, prompting aid from the Bluefield Union Mission.
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