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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 2001
Page
1
WVVA notes the start of West Virginia fall fire season and outlines burn restrictions with local officials. The segment mentions CJ W.Va. and the week's weather context impacting outdoor burning decisions. Virginia Tech quarterback expresses eagerness ahead of WVU matchup preparations.
Community Check-up Day will be held Saturday October 13 at Tazewell Middle School from 8 a.m. to noon offering free and reduced rate health care services. For information call Shelley Keene Hicks or Kathren Dowdy at 540 988 2506.
White House chief of staff Andrew Card told reporters that intelligence indicates the Taliban are harboring Osama bin Laden. The claim heightened tensions as U.S. officials pressed for action against the al Qaida leader and demanded accountability from Afghan authorities.
Washington reports the Taliban claim to hold Osama bin Laden but the White House rejects any conditional talks. Andrew Card says the president will not negotiate and demands bin Laden and al Qaida operatives be turned over. Attorney General Ashcroft warns of ongoing terrorist threats and potential other suspects in the country.
New York lists 4 World Trade Center 5 219 missing and 314 dead with 255 identified. Hijacked planes include American Flight 11 United Flight 175. Washington reports Pentagon 189 believed killed. Pennsylvania notes United Flight 93 44 killed.
BLUEFIELD VA Local officials vow strict action against false bomb threats after Sept 11. Police Chief Jack Asbury says threats will be pursued vigorously. A juvenile was arrested for a Graham High School false call made near 8 am, one week after the attacks.
Bluefield Regional Medical Center advances a plan financed by BRMC and area physicians to replace impending St. Paul malpractice coverage. St. Paul will cease West Virginia coverage in July 2002, prompting higher costs despite BRMC’s claim of a perfect record. Board members voted to renew with St. Paul but pursue the offshore proposal.
Jim Nelson notes Billy Harris and Drew Nelson from boyhood summers who, as summer 2001 neared autumn, reenlist in the United States Marine Corps. The piece traces their shared path to join the elite Marines, highlighting friendship and resolve in a time of national strain.
At 6 p.m. Tazewell County Habitat for Humanity convenes at the Tazewell Fairgrounds Office in Tazewell Virginia. At 6:30 p.m. the Bluewell Lions Club gathers at Margaret's in Bluewell.
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