Clinton and Jiang signal mending ties with visits exchange
In Manila Clinton and Chinese President Jiang Zemin voiced improving relations after 90 minutes of talks. They agreed to exchange presidential visits over two years and China called the discussion friendly and constructive. Jiang showed a WWII bomber site find to Clinton as U.S. investigators may visit Guangxi. Clinton later joined 17 Asia Pacific leaders at the APEC summit, urging tariff cuts by 2000. He heads to Thailand for a state visit before Thanksgiving.
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Jiang Zemin
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Foreign Ministry
Shen Guofang
Winston Lord
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China
Taiwan
United States
Guangxi
Thailand
Monday AA Playoff Night Preview and Box Office Notes
Bluefield hosts East Bank at 7 30 Friday in Monday AA playoffs. Star Trek First Contact led the weekend box office with 30 4 million as Jingle All the Way opened fourth with 12 2 million. Space Jam earned 16 6 million and Ransom 13 7 million.
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East Bank
Patrick Stewart
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Jean-Luc Picard
Mel Gibson
Community Christmas Tree Signup Window Opens
People who wish to sign up for the Little Jimmy Community Christmas Tree party on Monday, Dec. 23, must register at the Daily Telegraph from 3 to 5 p.m. today through Wednesday. Bring a Daily Telegraph coupon and a birth certificate for each child.
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Rain Likely With 70 Percent Chance Today
Today's forecast calls for rain with highs in the lower 50s and a 70 percent chance of precipitation. Tonight may see occasional rain, possibly heavy, with lows in the lower 40s. Weather package values listed as White 5-6 Blue 10-13 totaling $9 million.
State health official backs strengthening smoking ban in Mercer
Bluefield officials clash as Mercer County Board of Health weighs amendments to the clean indoor air rule. Health Commissioner Henry Taylor urges against weakening the ordinance, while several members including Bluefield Mayor Craig Hammond voice support for preservation. Only 15 of 197 county establishments permit smoking. 182 are in compliance, and a Dec. 12 meeting at Mercer Health Center in Green Valley is expected to be highly charged.
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Mercer County Board of Health
Mercer Health Center
Green Valley
Craig Hammond
Hammond
Mercer County
Sherry Ciccolini
American Cancer Society
Henry G. Taylor
Ben Paine
Mercer Board
Paine
County Board of Health
Bill Reynolds
Buddy Warden
Paul McManaway
Harvey Phlegar
Rick Krout
Steve Akers
Charles Sizemore
Hijacked Ethiopian jet crashes off Comoros Islands
Drunken hijackers seized control shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa forcing Captain Leul Abate to fly toward Abidjan. Fuel ran out as the Boeing 767 cartwheeled into the Indian Ocean killing 123 and leaving 52 survivors. Survivors reported hijackers beating crew and threatening passengers before the crash.
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Leul Abate
Yonas Mekuria
Associated Press
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Madagascar
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Ivory Coast
Abidjan
Australia
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Abate
Seychelles
First Rwandan refugees arrive home after long deadly walk
Refugees limped into Gisenyi after walking over 100 miles from camps in southeast Zaire. U.N. officials warned of many more on the way as aid flights noted tens of thousands moving toward the border. One woman recalled seeing numerous corpses along the route as she traveled with children.
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Rwanda
Zaire
U.N. World Food Program
Trevor Rowe
Lake Kivu
U.S
U.N
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