Wampler Sees No Solution To Labor Ills
Virginia congressman William C. Wampler says there is no clear legislative fix for the coal industry strike cycle in southwest Virginia. He cites environmental restraints and a stalled Norfolk and Western Railway strike as key factors hurting production and scaring off investors. He toured a mine that was shut due to the rail strike and noted layoffs at Jewell Smokeless Coal Corp. He urged presidential influence to restore bargaining talks and discussed updates to the Black Lung bill, including expanded eligibility and faster reviews, while noting the Social Security fund remains sound for about a decade.
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Virginia
U. S
William C. Wampler
Wampler
Jewell Ridge
Southwest Virginia Community College
Norfolk and Western Railway
Jewell Smokeless Coal Corp
Buchanan County
United Mine Workers
N&w
Roanoke
Department of Labor and Social Security
Rural elderly air woes at Virginia conference
Elderly from rural areas voiced a spectrum of issues at a conference on aging at Southwest Virginia Community College. They cited Social Security, medication, denture access, transportation, isolation, and mounting conflicting regulations. The event, the fourth in a series led by Rep. Wampler, sought concrete recommendations for federal policy changes and local programs to keep seniors independent in their homes.
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Southwest Virginia Community College
U. S
William C. Wampler
R-Va
House Select Committee On Aging
Appalachian Agency For Senior Citizens
Wampler
Congress
Edwin Wood
Virginia
Wood
Thomas Antonucci
Concerned Citizens For Justice
Antenucci
Buchanan
Andrew Hagg
Farmers Home Administration
Fmha
Princeton Firemen Called To Church Sparks From Phonograph Plug
Princeton Fire Department responded to First Church of God on Mahood Avenue at 1:51 pm after sparks flew from a phonograph plugged into a wall socket. Investigators noted a missing socket plate and a plug prong touching metal, causing the sparks. No fire or damage occurred. units returned after about 30 minutes.
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Princeton
First Church of God
Mahood Avenue
Whistler Flunked Chemistry, Missed West Point Graduation
American painter James A. McNeill Whistler enrolled at West Point but failed chemistry and would have graduated in 1855 if not for the setback. The anecdote highlights his early schooling before pursuing art.
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James A. McNeill Whistler
West Point
Bluefield faces review of Virginia side bus plan
Gateway Regional Transit Authority outlined trial routes for Pine Hill Park and West Graham areas from Flat Top Bank to the Virginia side community with six daily runs. Bluefield town council paused payments while awaiting trial results and council approval by next meeting. Transit officials and Bluefield leaders spoke at Deskins Cafeteria with Daily Telegraph observing.
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Gateway Regional Transit Authority
Bluefield
Pine Hill Park
Parkview Heights
Double Gates
Gateway
Cecil
Ed) Spurgeon
Mickey Newman
Flat Top
Virginia
Transit Authority
Virginia Avenue
Daily Telegraph
Joe Walker
Walker
Flat Top Bank
West Graham
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Badur Jamal
Clover Dew Dairy
Green Valley
John Spicher
Marguerite Spicher
Harvey RK. Sentman
Shoe World
Pintuck
Oxford
Green Valley Plaza
How
Princeton Rd
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Acti
Gia
Wie
Witil Pas
International Brotherhood OF Electrical Workers
Camden Park
Huntington
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Virginia Side
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Parkview Drive
Rt. 720
South College Avenue
W. Va
Lower College Avenue
Spurgeon
Virginia-side Council
Newman
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Mercer County Commission
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