May 7, 2007 local report summary
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Greensburg Tornado Echoes Bush Rally Confidence
President Bush addressed Greensburg Kansas after a deadly tornado destroyed the town. He spoke of a resilient Midwest spirit and pledged that the community would be rebuilt as sunshine returns and recovery begins.
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President Bush
Greensburg
Kan
Spider-Man 3 tops box office records in opening
Spider-Man 3 set domestic and foreign box office highs with 14 million in the first three days and 59.3 million on opening day. The film has earned 375 million worldwide and 117 million more than its production budget, with Sam Raimi directing Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst in the lead roles.
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Los Angeles
Sony
Sam Raimi
Tobey Maguire
Kirsten Dunst
Powerball and Win for Life Numbers Listed
Lottery numbers shown include Powerball 13 21 29 40 50 with missing Powerball. Win for Life sequence lists 15 18 21 26 30 35 with 17 as the life ball. The fragment presents no event or result details.
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Win For Life
Delivery Details for Telegraph Re-delivery Line
Contact the Telegraph re delivery line at 304 327 2802 from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. seven days a week for problems with your paper. Call by noon to ensure timely delivery within the limited re delivery area.
Pocahontas State Correctional Center job fair seeks 350 plus openings
Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports that the Pocahontas State Correctional Center will hire 350 plus full time positions. The job fair at Nuckolls Hall May 9 and 10 aims to interview local applicants for roles including correctional officers medical staff clerical maintenance and more as the 1024 bed facility prepares to open in early September. Warden Stanley K. Young and Virginia Department of Corrections officials oversee the hiring drive.
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Nuckolls Hall
Tazewell County Fairgrounds
Stanley K. Young
Virginia Department of Corrections
Young
Tazewell
New Eagle Scouts reminded of value of accomplishment
About 100 people gathered at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Bluefield for an Eagle Scout Court of Honor honoring Justin Mahood and Stacy England. Speaker John Spracher, an Eagle Scout and Virginia Tech graduate, stressed that once an Eagle Scout, forever an Eagle Scout, and noted Tech tragedy coverage often mislabels Sterne as a former Eagle Scout. Teal history of Troop 1018 and the church scouting tradition were highlighted as the audience welcomed the new Eagles.
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Luefield
Bluefield
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Justin Mahood
Stacy England
John Spracher
Virginia Tech
Tazewell
Tech
Kevin Sterne
Spracher
Sterne
Stacy
Justin
Boy Scouts of America
Immanuel Lutheran
Boy Scouts
C.R.W. Kegley
Eagle Scout Court of Honor
Solomon Sowers
West Virginia Aims Health Checks to Cut Child Ills
Gov. Joe Manchin urged federal flexibility to fund a CHIP style program in West Virginia to provide periodic health screenings for about 1,200 uninsured children. The effort targets early obesity and vision and hearing tests, aiming to prove gains with national support. The plan was unveiled at the Cardiovascular Health Action Summit in Charleston with Appalachian state representation.
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Joe Manchin
West Virginia
Charleston
Appalachian
Manchin
Murder by dueling charges rare West Virginia case
In Welch West Virginia prosecutors pursue murder by dueling in the April 20 shooting death of Dana Martin 39 of Worth. Steven Bryant Simpson Sr 47 of William Bottom is charged after an argument led both men to retrieve firearms and duel at the scene. The 1849 law equates dueling mortal wounds with first degree murder. Prosecutors note old Virginia law remains in state code.
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J.S. McCarty
West Virginia
Associated Press
Virginia
McDowell County
Sid Bell
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