21 May 1993
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1993
Page
1
Friday review notes hard liners win local elections in Northern Ireland amid violence. The IRA signals influence as over 3,000 killed since 1969. a truck bomb injures and damages more than a dozen downtown buildings including Grand Opera House and Europa Hotel.
The SAM airline Boeing 727 crash on a 12 300 foot peak left 132 dead including seven Americans. The jet slammed into a remote Andes mountainside and as of 6 30 p m EDT the exact model was not confirmed.
Today at 4 30 p m the Golden Age Club hosts a spaghetti dinner at 1008 College Ave Bluefield tickets four dollars adults two dollars children for info call 327 0492 322 3091 or 327 5498 on Sunday May 23 7 30 p m Meet the Candidates Night at Kiwanis Hall invites all town election candidates. Monday May 24 7 9 p m Meet the Candidates Forum for Princeton City Council at Mercer Tech Education Center. Also May 24 6 30 p m Graham all sports awards banquet at Graham Middle School sponsored by the Graham Women s Boosters. May 25 7 30 a m Greater Bluefield Chamber Point of View Breakfast at Bluefield Holiday Inn guest speaker Hugh Keogh Virginia State Chamber. Weather.
Parts cloudy with a high in the mid 60s and west winds 5 to 15 mph. Tonight remains partly cloudy with a low near 40.
COALWOOD The McDowell County Public Service District expects about 3.36 million in loans and grants by June 9 to start the Coalwood and Caretta water project. An FHmA grant of 242 thousand was added, enabling immediate contractor work. four contractors will oversee construction and a new treatment plant to meet state and federal standards.
U S Office of Surface Mining awards 8.6 million for abandoned mine lands in West Virginia. Mercer and McDowell counties receive projects including Crane Creek Mercer County 66000 and Turnhole Branch McDowell 2.5 million. Other funded sites cover Red Hollow Burning Refuse in Mercer County 2 million and various Fayette Boone Logan projects.
Kevin L. LaRose 18 of Princeton waived a preliminary hearing in Mercer County Court after being charged as an accomplice in a Princeton Senior High School hostage situation that involved a 15 year old male student. The case advances to a grand jury, with possible life imprisonment if convicted.
Mike Ditka addressed over 400 attendees at the Bluefield Country Club as part of a West Virginia FCA tour. He urged discipline, preparation, and personal responsibility, citing Walter Payton, Michael Jordan, and Dan Marino while stressing faith and leadership to students from Bluefield, Princeton, Athens, Tazewell, and War.
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