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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 08, 2006
Page
1
A concise wrap of events from bdtonline.com dated Monday May 8 2006 highlights community items, updates on local affairs, and brief notices. Readers encounter quick summaries of city happenings, weather notes, and short reports involving local institutions and residents.
Today mostly cloudy with a small chance of showers early. Highs near 61 and overnight lows around 50.
Air Force General Michael Hayden, 61, emerges as a leading candidate to replace Porter Goss as CIA director. President Bush is poised to nominate a candidate this week, with Hayden holding extensive intelligence and defense policy experience across NSC and DIA roles.
Lillian Gertrud Asplund, the last American survivor of the 1912 Titanic sinking, died at age 99. The Shrewsbury, Massachusetts resident lost her father and three brothers, including a fraternal twin, when the ship struck an iceberg. Funeral home official Ronald E. Johnson of Nordgren Memorial Chapel in Worcester confirmed the death.
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Two hot contests in McDowell County spark turnout expectations. Senate District 6 pits incumbent H. Truman Chafin against Greg K. Smith, while a three way McDowell County Commission race stirs local chatter, County Clerk Don Hicks says.
Hicks reports more than 215 early ballots cast and over 60 absentee ballots mailed, with 20 returned. Absentee ballots must be postmarked by May 3. He predicts high turnout and notes neck-and-neck standings in the 6th Senatorial race as county residents are urged to vote Tuesday.
Three people were transported to Bluefield Regional Medical Center after a two vehicle crash on US Route 460. Deputy E P Parks said a westbound Black Pontiac Grand Am crossed the median and struck an eastbound white Dodge pickup. Investigation ongoing Sunday.
Bluefield observers can glimpse a “string of pearls” as Comet Schwassmann Wachmann 3 approaches Earth. Ed Evans notes the 1995 split into at least 19 mini comets, with best viewing May 12 to 14 using binoculars and clear skies. The comet will be about 6 million miles away, about five times the Earth–Moon distance.
In St. Cloud Minnesota AP report Art Altrichter fills a Ford F 150 at 2.03 a gallon while the area averages 2.73. A year earlier he bought 500 gallons at 2.03 and stores it as a hedge against rising fuel costs at First Fuel Banks which markets future gasoline purchases.
A retired milk truck driver secured 500 gallons of gasoline at First Fuel Banks, locking in the price at 2.03 dollars per gallon. The move caps a cautious purchase amid fluctuating fuel costs and reflects careful budgeting by the driver.
Anne and Kevin O Sullivan of Athens were nominated for a national volunteer award for disaster relief work after Hurricane Katrina. The couple helped evacuees in Baton Rouge through Catholic Community Services, with Anne providing medical care as a mobile unit member for two and a half months.
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