Comaneci wowed Romania crowd with flawless floor routine
Nadia Comaneci, 33, wowed 4,000 including Premier Vacaroiu with a graceful floor routine in Bucharest broadcast live on state TV. Wearing a pink velvet leotard she performed with fiancé Bart Conner. She recalls being Romanian and plans to stay involved in gymnastics.
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Bucharest
Romania
Nadia Comaneci
Nicolae Vacaroia
Comancci
Bart Conner
Comaneci
Conner
Norman
Okla
Calendar notices and events for Bluefield area
November events include Widowed Persons Christmas dinner at College Avenue Baptist Church Bluefield with officer nominations for 1995. A Labor Department contact station in Wise Plaza Norton Va assists coal miners widows and reps with Black Lung benefits on Nov 29 30 and Dec 1. Also a Point of View Breakfast featuring education officials and a planning retreat at Holiday Inn Bluefield. MS support group gathers at Princeton Community Hospital.
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Widowed Persons Service
College Avenue Baptist Church
Bluefield
U.S. Department of Labor
Greater Bluefield
Princeton-Bluefield Area
Princeton Community Hospital
Doug Mullins
Partly cloudy with a chance of light rain
A weather brief notes today will be partly cloudy with highs around 50. Tonight remains partly cloudy with a chance of light rain, as outlined in Weather package A-12.
West Virginia Court declines garbage fee appeal in Princeton case
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals refused to hear an appeal over Princeton's garbage ordinance. Councilman John Conley and resident Samantha Stamper had challenged paying the city trash fee, which applies to all residents. Circuit Judge John R. Frazier ruled the fee constitutional, allowing waste disposal by residents or self-transport to the landfill. The Supreme Court denied review, with a hearing likely before Judge Frazier on the ruling.
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Princeton
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Conley
Stamper
Circuit
John R. Frazier
Frazier
Supreme Court
Agencies aim to restock shelves for Christmas aid
Bluefield area human service agencies prepare for Christmas support as Thanksgiving pantry use depleted supplies. Salvation Army leaders report feeding 952 people this fall and appeal for canned meat, soups, milk, and other staples. Princeton unit to aid about 500 families. coats and canned goods are top needs.
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Bluefield
Dianna Blevins
Bluefield Salvation Army
Bluefield Police
Blevins
Salvation Army
Princeton
Princeton Salvation Army
Human Service Agency
Bluefield Union Mission
Welch
Matoaka
Craig Hammond
Christmas shoppers flood Mercer and Tazewell stores
Local shoppers crowd Mercer and Tazewell County stores on the first day of the 1994 Christmas shopping season. Kmart at Claypool Hill Mall reports ahead of last year with demand for 14 carat gold rings toys electronics and ornaments. Hills Department Store in Mercer Mall started giving coffee and doughnuts at 8 a.m. as crowds surged for Christmas trees toys and gifts.
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Bluefield
Mercer
Tazewell
John Ringhoffer
Kmart
Claypool Hill
West Virginia
Mercer Mall
Pam Gilmore
Hills Department Store
Gilmore
Mary Cox
Santa Clause
Ringhoffer
Beverly Toney
Stateside Wholesale, Inc
South Bluefield
Village Card Shop
West Virginia shoppers brave cold for post Thanksgiving sales
Amid rain and frigid temperatures, West Virginians lined up before dawn for traditional post Thanksgiving sales. Store managers reported strong demand for toys especially Barbie products, battery riding toys, and entertainment furniture as shoppers stocked up and decorated for the holidays.
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Zavatsky
Wheeling
Winfield
Republicans vie for minority leader in West Virginia House
Three Republican delegates, Larry Faircloth, Ron Walters, and Bob Ashley, seek to replace the late Bob Burk as House minority leader. Burk died of heart failure, and the GOP, now larger after November elections, plans a Dec 4 caucus in Charleston to choose leaders. Faircloth criticizes Ashley as not aggressive enough and Walters as too inexperienced.
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Charleston
Bob Burk
Larry Faircloth
Berkeley County
Ron Walters
Kanawha County
Bob Ashley
Roane County
Burk
R-Wood
Parkersburg
Faircloth
Ashley
Walters
GOP
Airport Authority moves to repay sick leave debts
The Mercer County Airport Authority will fund about 26921.76 in accumulated sick days owed to five employees by creating a special account. President Ron Satterfield says the plan shifts monthly deposits toward retiring these liabilities, with retirements ranging from 65 in 10 to 23 years.
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Airport Authority
Bluefield
Mercer County
John Gilley
Charlie Peters
Owen Griffith
Gilley
Tion
Satterfield
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Shane
Paul West
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