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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 2002
Page
2
Nation reports a landmark agreement between the United States and Russia on limits and verification of strategic weapons. Leaders President Bush and President Putin signed the accord amid ceremonies and international reception.
Graham High School seniors celebrated the Class of 2002 during graduation exercises at Graham Middle School in Luefield Virginia. The 110 graduates, led by honor students Andrew Price and Michael Shroyer, received diplomas as Principal Gary Williams and Assistant Principal Todd Baker handed them out. Alicia Asbury Krista Branham and Felisha Harmon led the Pledge of Allegiance.
A sea of green caps and gowns marked Tazewell High School’s 2002 graduation at Witten Field as the crowd watched the graduates. Co valedictorian Sandra Peery expressed gratitude for the blessings of the year and the experience of the seniors in Tazewell.
The body of Sgt Gene Arden Vance Jr of Morgantown returns to McDowell County for a private family viewing at Fanning Funeral Home in Saeger from 1 to 2 p.m. and a public viewing from 2 to 5 p.m., with a service at 4 p.m. U.S. Rep Nick Rahall and State Senator John Pat Fanning note his death from small arms fire in Afghanistan on May 19, and his status as the first WV National Guard member killed on active duty since World War II.
Angela Davis Fritz, daughter of murdered Robert and Una Mae Davis and Bobby Hopewell, testified for the government in the 1989 Pocahontas triple murder case, recounting her mother’s warning to hide and detailing shotgun wounds found on her family. The jurors heard about a secret bathroom room as the trial proceeded.
Princeton Mercer County Chamber of Commerce executive director George Santon, in office over 10 years, resigned for personal reasons. He will take a rest before pursuing a new career as Summerfest proceeds June 1 weekend. Board and staff plan interim steps and a search, praising Santon’s role in economic development.
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