Saudi Arabia Breaks Ties With Egypt
Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic relations with Egypt following a Baghdad summit decision to sanction Cairo for signing a peace treaty with Israel. Kuwait also cut ties, with Prince Abdullah presiding at the Riyadh cabinet meeting as Fahd travels abroad.
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Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Riyadh
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Abdallah bin Abdul Aziz
Kuwait
Prince Abdullah
Fahd
Spain
Arab League
Baghdad
Sadat
Mohammed Abdo Yamani
Thornburgh defends TMI decision not to evacuate
Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburgh testified before a Senate subcommittee that he acted correctly in not ordering an evacuation near the Three Mile Island facility. He said the crisis raises doubts about relying on nuclear power and that the toughest choice was not ordering evacuation despite ten days of deliberation. Nuclear regulators proposed temporary shutdowns of related plants, citing safety concerns and the need to reassess risk ahead of potential restarting.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Dick Thornburgh
Three Mile Island
Senate
Thornburgh
William Kuhns
General Public Utilities
Metropolitan Edison Co
Kuhns
Pennsylvania Utility Commission
Metropolitan Edison
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Joseph M. Hendrie
Babcock & Wilcox
Oconee
South Carolina
Rancho Seco
California
Arkansas
Ohio
Florida
Weather and flood updates with regional impacts and labor news
A multi item report notes light rain in West Virginia with mid 60s to mid 70s highs through Wednesday. East Grand Forks floods peak this century as Red River breaches dikes. Pearl River in Columbia Mississippi floods threaten 7,500 residents. Newport News Shipbuilding ends 12 week steelworkers strike as talks resume. Virginia lawmakers debate gasoline tax structure. Fifty thousand Cambodians flee toward Thailand amid Vietnamese offensive. Virginia watchdog probes state vehicle use. Dalton administration discusses police reform and probes staff.
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Red River
East Grand Forks
Minn
Columbia
Miss
Pearl River
National Weather Service
Ticket Drama Increases: Churchgoers Get Theirs
Princeton police issued 49 citations for cars parked on yellow lines while drivers attended morning worship services across city churches. The crackdown followed a council directive to ticket all violators in yellow and green zones during a two hour period from 9 10 to 11 26 a m.
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Daley
Princeton
Dalton's Stripping Testimony Backs States' Rights
Virginia Governor John Dalton urged states' rights on strip mine regulation during a Virginia hearing in a federal suit by strip mine operators. He argued federal authority over mine inspections and contour restoration undermines land use planning and harms jobs, while highlighting Virginia's reclamation success and alternative land uses. The court set briefing deadlines through July 2 with possible further hearings.
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Abingdon
Virginia
John Dalton
U.S. District Court
Dalton
Marshall Coleman
Mountain Empire
Virginia Surface
Commonwealth
Walch
Mercer County Board Votes to Seek PHS Funds and Additions
The Mercer County Board of Education, in a 3-2 vote, approved seeking $1 million from the Better School Amendment Funds to start Princeton High School construction, with plans for a bond issue next summer to raise about $4.6 million more. The board also backed adding to Princeton High School for a junior high wing and two rooms at Oakvale and Brushfork, financed from insurance funds and local money. Superintendent Lilly noted architects have been hired for $100,000, with estimated costs of $5.6 million for the high school and smaller sums for the additions. The proposal aims to avoid delays from a state office change as state superintendent Dana Taylor resigns June 30. The motion to recess until Wednesday failed 2-3 amid debate over premature action and a separate bond plan.
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Barbara Hawkins
Mercer County Board of Education
State Department of Education
Princeton High School
State Board of Education
Princeton Secondary School
Princeton Jr. High
Oakvale
Brushfork
Princeton
Glenwood
Harold Tomchin
Harold Wood
Robert Walthall
Clinton D. Lilly
Allen Lackey
James Oxley Jr
PJHS
Lilly
Brushfork Elementary
Tomchin
Walthall
Wood
Dana Taylor
Oxley
Lackey
School Improvement Committee
Daily Telegraph
Mercer County
Harold Brewster
SIC
Board of Education
Citizens’ Advisory Council
Glenwood Jr
Matoaka- Spanishburg
Bluewell Elementary
Bond Issue Plan Finalized for Mercer County Schools
The School Improvement Committee finalized a $24 million bond proposal to fund maintenance, roof repairs, and new construction across Mercer County schools. The plan, split evenly among three districts, includes a Glenwood Jr High project and revisions to Matoaka Spanishburg plans while recommending state board submission in May or June.
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J.F. Newton
Charlottesville, Va
William Aubrey Wood
NBC
West Virginia
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co
Ana Regourp
Wayne Crosby
United Steelworkers of America
Virginia House Finance Committee
Archibald A. Campbell
D-Wythe
Thailand
Cambodia
Heng Samrin
Pol Pot
Virginia General Assembly
State Crime Commission
Ray Lynch
Williams
B of E
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Princeton-Mercer County and
Greater Bluefield
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