Iran Demonstration Demands Return Of Ex President Bani Sadr
Iran mobilized thousands outside the French Embassy in Tehran to demand the return of ex president Abolhassan Bani-Sadr. Rafsanjani taunted France over asylum granted to Bani Sadr and Massoud Rajavi, urging an oil embargo on the United States. Demonstration proceeded 90 minutes with police at all embassy gates and no violence reported.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Iran
Tehran
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr
Bani- Sadr
Eiffel Tower
United States
Zionist Mitterrand
Mitterrand
Bani-Sad
Foreign Ministry
Paris
Hashemi Rafsanjani
France
Bani Sadr
Massoud Rajavi
Mujahedeen
Rafsanjani
Tehran University
Bani-Sadr
Rajavi
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Milan
Corriere Della Sera
West Virginia Briefs Rural water pollution list sparks questions
EPA labeled four Charleston area waterways among the nation’s worst pollution sites without sampling them, citing computer analyses. State officials question the findings since Elk River Cabin Witcher and Paint creeks have few major industries nearby while Kanawha River hosts many chemical plants. EPA says the list reflects analyses. no tests were conducted.
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Charleston
W.va
Environmental Protection Agency
Charleston-area
EPA
Elk River
Cabin
Witcher
Paint
Kanawha River
Joe Donovan
Philadelphia
West Virginia
Elk Run Probe Evidence Lacking
State Police Superintendent John O’Rourke says the Elk Run attack on May 14 at Boone County Elk Run Coal Co site lacks sufficient evidence to bring charges. Trucks and buildings were destroyed after a United Mine Workers march, with officials claiming the response was adequate though witnesses report no police presence. Damage estimated at $100,000 and the probe remains open but progress appears unlikely.
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Charleston
W.va
John O'Rourke
Elk Run Coal Co
Boone County
United Mine Workers
O'Rourke
Jay Rockefeller
Rabies Spreads From South Into Virginia and West Virginia
The CDC reports a virulent raccoon rabies strain has established in Virginia and West Virginia, with four rabid raccoons found near Shenandoah National Park. Officials say the outbreak is not epidemic but warrants caution and updated exposure treatment guidance.
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Associated Press
National Center For Disease Control
West Virginia
Virginia
CDC
Atlanta
Shenandoah National Park
United States
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
John Brough
Preventive Health Services
Eastern
Panhandle
Protest by Polish workers over battered economy and meat cuts
Hundreds of workers marched on Parliament in Warsaw to protest food shortages and a planned August meat ration cut while the government announced the replacement of deputy premier Miec zyslaw Jagielski. Solidarity backed warned strikes and a bus and taxi parade was planned in Warsaw to demand economic reform and better food supplies.
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Warsaw
Poland
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Mieczyslaw Jagielski
Seweryn Jaworski
Solidarity
Soviet Union
Kiev
Baltic Sea
Europe
Moscow
U.S. House of Representatives
Power Line Survey To Begin In Virginia High-Voltage Route
AP reporter notes Appalachian Power plans field surveys for a Wythe County to Henry County high voltage line now priced at 85 million dollars. Floyd County group threatens a legal challenge to the National Park Service permit for the 765000-volt line to cross the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Roanoke
Appalachian Power Co
Wythe County
Henry County
Apco
Floyd County
National Park Service
Blue Ridge Parkway
Bill Blatter
Citizens For the Preservation of
James Cohen
Washington
Park Service
Axton
Jacksons Ferry
Rockefeller Seen as Presidential Material in West Virginia
National reporters weigh Gov. Jay Rockefeller as a potential 1984 presidential candidate. They note name recognition and money, but question his national image and ability to spark a fresh Democratic message. Reporters cite his appeal at fundraisers and debate his place among early contenders.
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Charleston
W.va
Jay Rockefeller
Rockefeller
James J. Kilpatrick
Hedrick Smith
Washington
New York Times
Kilpatrick
West Virginia
Pat Moynihan
New York
Walter
Mondale
Smith
Jack Germond
The
Washington Star
Inmates Lose Prison Lawsuits in West Virginia
A six member federal jury in Wheeling cleared state officials of wrongdoing in a five day civil trial. Inmates alleged harassment and beating during the November December 1979 prison shakedown after a mass escape. Defendants included Gov. Jay Rockefeller and officials Mohn Mooney.
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Wheeling
W.va
West Virginia
U.S. District Court
Gov
Jay
Slavery Convictions Upheld by Court in Migrant Camp Case
The 4th U S Circuit Court of Appeals upheld convictions of Tony Booker and two lieutenants for using two workers as slaves at a Johnston County migrant labor camp. Booker received two five year terms, Rollins one five year term. The ruling cites post Civil War anti slavery laws to prevent forced labor in any form.
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Richmond, Va
North Carolina
4Th
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U. S. District Court
Tony Booker
Johnston County
N. C
J. D. Rollins
Tony Gibson
Booker
Rollins
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Elkview
DOH
Gary Chernenko
Chernenko
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Jefferson County
Pierre Dostert
West Virginia Supreme Court
Jefferson County Commission
Dostert
Supreme Court
Bolivar
Grafton
Barbour County
Taylor County
Harrison County
E.V. Kerns
Clifford Marshall Cain
Brownton
Kerns
West Virginia University Medical Center
Morgantown
Brenda Taylor
Flemington
State Supreme Court
Mill Creek
Roger Pingley
Bayard L. Conrad
Randolph County
Pingley
Conrad
Huntington
Veterans Administration
West
Justice Department
Martinsburg
Eastern Panhandle
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Berkeley
Jefferson
Morgan
Elk Run
Cpl
J.L. Miller
Whitesville
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Vaughan
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Martinsville
Blatter
Floyd Group
State Corporation Commission
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Caboose Express
Bluewell
David Broder
Becky Potasnik
Charles Haden
Mohn
Old Dominion Briefs
Richmond
U. S
Newport News
Princeton Church of God
Children's Church
Church OF God
Oliver Ave
Princeton
Frank Meadows
Pastor Jimmy Jones
Johnston Chapel Baptist Halls Ridge Road
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