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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 2003
Page
1
Greg Vineyard is named AP co-player of the week following the Monday October 13 2003 sports recap. The Bolton Online report highlights Vineyard from the local team and notes the AP honor as the featured achievement for the period.
Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman deliver payback at the box office as Kill Bill Vol. 1 opens in first with 22.7 million. School of Rock falls to second with 15.4 million while Intolerable Cruelty debuts third at 13.1 million and Good Boy! opens fourth at 13 million.
West Virginia public colleges and universities face further budget cuts as state funding shrinks. West Virginia University has reduced 41 full time faculty posts including positions at extension campuses and health sciences. Cost shifting has raised class sizes and reliance on adjuncts, with research funding affected as teaching demands rise. Two dental clinics and two international health programs have closed due to reduced funding.
Terri Davidson, a Bluefield resident, decorates her house for about five or six years and says Halloween is her favorite holiday. She notes it is less stressful than others because there is no pressure to buy presents or cook.
A row of skulls decorates the yard of David Pauley and Terri Davidson on College Avenue in Bluefield. Nearby, 6 year old Gary Wright of Pocahontas Va sets out colored lights as Halloween approaches. A chrome skull adorns a hearse at the Bluefield Rescue Squad.
At a Charleston meeting of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, Concord College president Dr. Jerry Beasley and Bluefield State College president Dr. Albert Walker outlined cost-saving proposals prompted by House Bill 2224. They explained how a potential administrative link could yield academic and fiscal efficiencies and reported progress from a Sept. 1 submission.
Bland Virginia hosts the 10th annual Festival of Leaves with crafts food and games for all ages. Betty Muncy Publicity Chair notes the event honors local contributors to the community and features contests horse shoe tourney bubble gum blow contest senior Olympics and a motorcycle poker run. The festival is free to attend.
Twin car bombs in central Baghdad exploded on a crowded commercial street, killing six bystanders and wounding dozens. Gunfire from Iraqi guards and U S personnel thwarted an attempted strike on the Baghdad Hotel, housing U S occupation officials and possibly Governing Council members. One guard died and both bombers were believed killed. Mouwafak al Rabii said he injured his hand.
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