Town time capsule to be buried for 2054 surface
Larry Hypes notes Frog Level, Lawyer's Row, and town landmarks as memories fade while a 50 year time capsule planned for burial recalls Shamrock Grill Walker Chevrolet and Conklin era streets. He imagines future readers encountering four concrete piers, old Acme supermarket sites, and a changing Tazewell.
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Arewell
Tarewell
Shamrock Grill
Walker Chevrolet
Louise Leslie
Tazewell
Acme
Farmer’s Bank of
Clinch Valley
Martingale
Jeffersonville Hospital
Jackson Fleet Drug Store
John’s
Emory Kilgore’s
Tazewell National Bank
Lawyer’s Row
John Boggess
Fincastle
Clinch River
Four Way
Clinch
Norfolk & Western
George Dickerson
Gladys
Midway
John “Raindrop” Rainey
Don “Stoney” Barnes
Billy
Wagner
Phillies
Bulldogs
Nottoway
Frog Level
Pisgah Church
Wayne Hoops
Gulf Station
Rabbit” Herald
Wilbur Memorial
Cluefield Telegraph News Editor Names Fragment
A partial list shows staff roles including State Editor Senior Writer Executive Editor and City/County Editor with names such as Tammie Toler Barbara Hawkins Bill Archer Thomas A. Colley Bob Redd Charles Owens and Andy Patton. A biblical quote from Matthew 6 6 appears at the end.
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Tammie Toler
Barbara Hawkins
Bill Archer
Sess
Bob Redd
Charles Owens
Andy Patton
Unemployment Fund Faces Potential West Virginia Crisis
West Virginia officials warn the Unemployment Compensation Fund could go broke in four years. Director Daniel Light says payouts exceed receipts and the fund may exhaust by 2008 unless changes occur. Options include extending the wage base, raising tax rates, or cutting benefits.
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Light
Bluefield Pet Licensing Ordinance Questioned
A letter challenges Bluefield's proposed ordinance to license unaltered pets arguing it is costly and hard to enforce and unlikely to meet goals. The writer urges neuter and spay services and altered-pet shelter policy as a better approach to responsible ownership. A separate note honors coal miners at a memorial service in Richlands, memorializing the industry and the workers.
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Bluefield
Richlands
Letter to Mr and Mrs Public on gas price gouging and boycott plan
A concerned citizen urges a nationwide response to perceived gas price gouging noting no shortages exist. The plea calls for a consumer boycott of stations with red and white markings from May 25 to June 9 and white and blue from June 10 to June 25, urging collective action against oil interests.
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John Q
Bush
Public
Plan of action calls for relief on minimum wage drivers
A letter from H C Adkins of Bluefield WV urges a coordinated plan to ease price gouging on essentials for minimum wage workers who must drive to work. He links hardships for families and fixed incomes to rising prices and calls for action, referencing past political stances and thanking readers for care.
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Saddam Hussein
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