Christmas parachutist crashes onto moving car in Quincy
In Quincy Massachusetts during a Christmas festival more than 1,000 spectators watched as parachutist Robert G. Humphrey of Holbrook veered from Faxon Field in a wind squall and landed on a moving car. He suffered a broken knee and leg with bruises and is said to be resting comfortably at Quincy Hospital. Parachutists dressed as Santa and elves landed safely.
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Quincy
Mass
Robert G. Humphrey
Holbrook
Faxon Field
Humphrey
Quincy Hospital
Santa Claus
Monkeys Dine at Invitation-Only Feast in Lopburi
About 500 monkeys attended a lavish banquet in Lopburi Thailand hosted by Yongyudh Kitwattananusom owner of a local hotel. Invitations were sent to residents of an ancient temple area with 50 tables laid with cloths and a menu including salad cashews rice and tropical fruits. The event aimed to promote the Lopburi Inn and the city once part of the Cambodian empire. Lopburi sits 90 miles north of Bangkok.
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Lopburi
Thailand
Yongyudh Kitwattananusom
Yongyudh
Bangkok
Calendar notices for Bluefield area chamber events and meetings
On Tue Nov 27 7:30 am Dr Charles Manning WV Higher Education chancellor addresses Greater Bluefield Chamber breakfast at Bluefield Holiday Inn. Also Tue Nov 27 5 pm Princeton Community Hospital board meets in hospital board room. Thu Nov 29 3 pm Retirement Community Task Force general meeting at Bluefield Holiday Inn. Tue Dec 4 7:45 am Business After Hours plus Mercer County TEC Center seminar on 1991 legislative goals. Wed Dec 12 4 pm Bluefield State College advisory committee meeting rescheduled to Conley Hall 309.
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Charles Manning
Board of Trustees of
West Virginia Higher Education
Greater Bluefield
Greater
Bluefield
Princeton-Mercer County
Richlands
Tazewell Area
Bluefield State College Center For International Understanding
Conley Hall
Sunny and warm day forecast with upper 60s highs
The National Weather Service forecasts another sunny and warm day with highs in the upper 60s. Tonight will be partly cloudy with lows in the 50s.
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National Weather Service
Hokies Top Cavaliers 38 13 Sparks Post Collapse Crowd Set
Virginia Tech fans tore down a goal post after the Hokies defeated Virginia 38 to 13 in Blacksburg. Virginia, once No. 1, ends the regular season 8 3 and earns Sugar Bowl bid. Hokies finish 6 5 after beating three bowl teams and losing to Georgia Tech on a last minute field goal. Crowd of 54 157 at Lane Stadium marked the largest football crowd in Virginia.
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Virginia Tech
Hokies
Virginia Cavaliers
Blacksburg
Cavaliers
Georgia Tech
Lane Stadium
Virginia
Virginia Medicaid expansion adds at least 17000 people
Virginia officials warn federal budget provisions will add at least 17 000 poor Virginians to Medicaid over the next two years. The expansions, funded jointly by federal and state governments, will cost about 25 million dollars in Virginia’s two year budget. Congress requires coverage for children up to age 19 in poverty.
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Gerald L. Baliles
Congress
Virginia
Washington
Virginia stay-in-school age to 18 shows little effect
A new Virginia law raising stay-in-school age to 18 appears to have little impact on truancy, with school officials saying courts face more pressing issues. Administrators voice concerns that enforcing the rule is burdensome while advocating making school more attractive. The change aimed to keep students in class longer.
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Virginia
Keith Burnett
Manassas Park High School
Joseph A. Spagnolo Jr
Virginia Department of Education
Spagnolo
Virginia raises stay-in-school age to eighteen
Virginia becomes the eighth state to raise compulsory attendance to 18 while 31 states still end at 16. Delegate V. Thomas Forehand Jr. says the aim is to give schools an extra year to guide students to better paths, not force math and science on all truants. Critics warn limited room for improvement and note rising truancy caseloads.
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Virginia
Virginia del
Poland First Round Chooses Walesa in Runoff Race
AP reports Lech Walesa led Poland’s first popular presidential election with 41 percent, signaling a runoff as Mazowiecki and Tyminski trailed at about 20.5 percent each. Farmers largely deserted Mazowiecki, and Tyminski emerged as a late challenger to Mazowiecki for second place.
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Warsaw
Poland
Lech Walesa
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Stanislaw Tyminski
Tyminski
Canada
Peru
Walesa
Solidarity
Mazowiecki
Fire Departments Prepare for Possible Major Earthquake
In Tazewell County Virginia volunteers from several fire departments and a rescue squad met at the courthouse to plan how to handle a predicted major quake along the New Madrid Fault around December 3. Fire Chief Ben Barringer warned emergency services would bear the brunt if a large quake strikes, given the departments’ wide spread. Local participants included Clearfork Cove Bishop and the Tazewell Lifesaving Crew plus a consultant from Albuquerque.
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Tazewell
Memphis, Tenn
Virginia
Tazewell County
Ben Barringer
Tazewell Firemen’s Association
Clearfork
Cove
Bishop
Community Christmas Tree campaign opens with $25 donation
The 74th annual Community Christmas Tree kickoff reports a $25 gift from William Craft toward a $12,000 goal. The raise funds to provide hundreds of toy and fruit filled bags to area children ahead of the December 24 event at Bluefield City Auditorium. Contributions can be dropped at the Daily Telegraph or mailed to Community Christmas Tree, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, 928 Bluefield Ave., Bluefield, WV 24701.
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William Craft
Bluefield City
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Ave
Bluefield
Blind hiker Bill Irwin hailed as folk hero after 2100 mile Appalachian Trail trek
After finishing the 2100 mile hike through the Appalachian Trail, Bill Irwin plans interviews and appearances while life in Burlington may change. His sister Midge calls him a folk hero for handicapped people and suggests a film could follow. Irwin has begun speaking engagements and a manuscript project with Bill McCandless aiming for a March deadline.
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Greensboro
Bill Irwin
America
Burlington
Irwin
Bill
Maine
Midge Irwin
Oklahoma City
Greensboro News & Record
Bill McCandless
Colorado
Big Moose Inn
Maine Woods
Peoples Memorial Christian Church of
North Carolina
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Norma Mahood
BS Opinion
Mark Shelton
Associated Press
Nancy Cook
Manassas City Schools
Bob Nace
Prince William
Browning
Albuquerque, N.M
New Madrid
Iben Browning
Bill Inwin
Orient
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