Reagan Willing To Go Extra Mile On Budget Talks
President Reagan signaled willingness to consider tax increases as part of a 1983 budget package. He opposed altering existing individual and business tax cuts but left room for other tax proposals from Congress. Negotiators aim to cut the federal deficit to 93 billion in 1983 and 45 billion in 1985 through spending cuts, tax hikes, and assorted reforms.
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Reagan
Washington
Congress
Senate
Howard H. Baker Jr
White House
Rose Garden
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
James A. Baker III
Baker
Tip
Andrew Dodson Day To Honor Bluefield Police Chief
City officials in Bluefield proclaim Sunday as Andrew Dodson Day honoring late police chief who led through racial unrest. A 3 to 5 p.m. reception, church remembrances, and a tax deductible memorial scholarship fund aim to support Bluefield State College students pursuing criminal justice or civil service degrees.
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Daily Telegraph Star
Paul Cole
Andrew Dodson
Bluefield
Dodson
Buddy Ammar
Ammar
John Feuchtenberger
James A
Tony) Bevins
Bluefield State College
U.S. Army
Plan to smother Virginia mine fire with crushed rock
Island Creek Coal workers at Pocahontas No 5 mine prepare to dump crushed stone into the cavities to seal the blaze at the mouth of No 4 section. Director John Sanders says initial seals failed under gas pressure and a week or two may be needed to fill shafts, while other extinguishing options remain under review.
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Daily Telegraph
Deskins
Island Creek Coal Company
Virginia Pocahontas No. 5
John Sanders
Sanders
Reagan Urges Time For Falklands Talks And Restraint
President Reagan called on Britain and Argentina to extend mediation time to avert hostilities over the Falkland Islands. He spoke after talks with Secretary Haig as London and Buenos Aires reported concessions and counterproposals. British Prime Minister Thatcher criticized the Argentine plan as flawed while an armed flotilla neared the islands. The OAS voted to hold a hemispheric meeting on sanctions, with potential delay to Haig’s talks. Reagan praised Haig’s mediation and warned against actions that could worsen the crisis.
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Reagan
Great Britain
Argentina
United States
Falkland Islands
White House
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Buenos Aires
Brittan
London
Margaret Thatcher
House of Commons
Britain
Francis Pym
Haig
Leopoldo Galtieri
Organization of American States
Columbia
Trinidad
OAS
Veto Issues Dominate Virginia Assembly Session
RICHMOND AP The Virginia General Assembly reconvenes in Richmond for a short session to consider overriding one veto and to review amendments to 39 others. Governor Robb vetoed 22 of 706 bills. most were duplicates or fulfilled. The sole veto focuses on executive-legislative balance over employee benefit evaluations by the Board of the Virginia Supplemental Retirement System.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
House Finance
Archie Campbell
D-Wythe
Charles S. Robb
Robb
Legislative Branch
Executive
Virginia Supplemental Retirement System
General Assembly
Assembly
AeroMech Airlines Gains Regional Status in West Virginia
Aeromech Airlines, based in Bridgeport, has been designated a small regional carrier by federal officials amid deregulation. The airline plans expanded service, including long haul routes from Pittsburgh to Washington, Cincinnati, and increased Pittsburgh to Columbus flights. CEO Castro notes 191,148 passengers in 1981 with growth projected to 240,000, while occupancy stands at about 35 percent, below the ideal 40 to 50 percent. The carrier operates 18-seat twin-engine Brazilian planes and markets cheaper fares like the Super Saver to Washington, D.C.
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Morgantown
W.va
AeroMech Airlines
Bridgeport
Lee Castro
AeroMech
Civil Aeronautics Board
Castro
Pittsburgh
Washington
D.C
Cincinnati
Pitt
Sburgh
Columbus
Ohio
West Virginia
David O’connor
Washington, D.C
O’connor
Piedmont
Angelos Koukoulis
Air Tranport World Magazine
Weather and stray doll leg headline mix in multiple locales
Wednesday brings partly cloudy cooler conditions with morning showers in the north and mountains and varying highs from the upper 40s to low 60s across regions. A chilly night and a partly cloudy Thursday give way to a multi day cool trend into the weekend with 50s and 60s. In Princeton deputies Stilwell and Boone encountered a doll leg mistaken for a child, sparking humor. In Montpelier the Vermont House backed a resolution protecting Champ the lake monster to raise awareness and encourage scientific study.
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Panhandle
Virginia
Princeton
Mercer County
Carl Stilwell
Roscoe Boone
Helly, Dolly
Stilwell
Boone
Bluefield
Bland Street
Stillwell
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R-Hartford
Champ
Mercer School Board
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