Marcos Denies Link In Aquino Assassination
Manila Philippines AP President Ferdinand E Marcos denied any involvement in the murder of rival Benigno Aquino. He called rumors of a coup and his death ridiculous and blamed the opposition for spreading them. Aquino was shot as he returned from exile and stood in front of a coffin at his Manila home.
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Manila
Philippines
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Benigno Aquino
Marcos
Aquino
China Airlines
United States
Aurora Aquino
Lupita Kashiwahara
Salvador H. Laurel
No New Jobs Targeted By Retraining Program
The federal government will fund nearly 3 million dollars next fiscal year to retrain West Virginians without work, but officials and business leaders say the skill focus is undecided. The Job Training Coordinating Council will administer the program replacing the Comprehensive Employment Training Act. It aims to aid workers displaced by plant closings automation or foreign competition by teaching new skills. Kanawha County is excluded, with its own group. Local leaders urge meaningful training through community colleges or technical schools, warning against pointless chores for the unemployed.
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Associated Press
West
Tazewell supervisors back branch library plan
Tuesday supervisors in Tazewell go on record supporting a new branch library, signaling municipal backing for the project and outlining anticipated benefits to the community. An unrelated note mentions an American monster hunter claiming to possess photographs of Nessie, reported on page seven.
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Tazewell
Free Lemonade Set Atop Hot Bluefield Day
Sweltering heat pushed Bluefield to 91 degrees at Mercer County Airport as the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce offers free lemonade at three spots noon to 2 pm. Locations include the downtown mini-park, Bluefield Plaza, and Tazewell County Bank in Bluefield Virginia.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Greater Bluefield
Banks
Economists Predict Steady 1984 Recovery in US Economy
Washington AP reports a national group of economists foresees a steady 1984 recovery with no inflation surge or rate hikes, projecting 4.6 percent growth next year, unemployment easing to 9.2 percent by year end, and CPI rising about 5.1 percent in 1984. They caution deficits around 200 billion annually could threaten long term health.
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Washington
Reagan
Trade and Finance
Edgar R. Fiedler
National Association of Business Economists
Fiedler
Carter
Association
UMW Leader Pushes Voter Registration at Coal Meeting
UMWA President Richard Trumka urged a broad driver to register voters amid COMPAC’s four day gathering in Beckley West Virginia. He backed mail registration via notaries and aims for 100000 primary votes. Delegates plan discussions with Democratic candidates and set 1984 lobbying priorities.
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Beckley
W.va
United Mine Workers
Richard Trumka
West Virginia Coal Miners’ Political Action Committee
Trurka
Compac
Mike Burdiss
UMWA
West Virginia
Burdiss
Senate
Warren McGraw
Wyoming
Homer Heck
Wayne
Chauncey Browning
Clyde Lee
D-Hardy
E.E. Compton
Wyoming County
McGraw
Trumka
UMW
Isolated patrols reported in Chad amid French force stance
A diplomatic observer noted isolated patrol activity by Habre's army and Libyan rebel forces in northern Chad with no major offensives. France has deployed 3,000 troops and 12 aircraft to halt Libyan advances. no evidence Habre seeks to attack Faya Largeau immediately. Brig. Gen. Jean Poli arrived to command French forces as airspace bans affected flight plans.
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N'Djamena
Chad
Hissene Habre
Muammar Khadafy
Habre
Arada
Faya-Largeau
Soumaila Mahamat
France
N’djamena
Bouar
Central African Republic
Jean Poli
Africa
Paris
Kroger Officials Dedicate Bluefield Beverage Plant
Kroger Co executives from Cincinnati attend a dedication in Bluefield Virginia to inaugurate Bluefield Beverage Co a bottling plant in the Industrial Park. Virginia Attorney General Geret Bellies is keynote with Aug 24 Beverage Day proclaimed by Mayor Cecile Richardson. Plant manager Richard Morath oversees production capable of eight million cases yearly with 47 employees already on site.
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Kroger Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bluefield
Bluefield Beverage Co
Carmel
Ee Ee Mo Srogeness
Ee Eee Eae
John A. Cornett
Eynote
Virginia
Geret J. Bellies
Bluerend
Cecile Richardson
Richard Morath
Kroger
Super X Drug
Kroger Company
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Kanawha
Del
Larry Wiedebusch
D-Marshall
Wiedebusch
John DeBonis
Nothern Panhandle
Industry Council
George P. Grogich
Hancock County Commission
ESOS
SCS
Fred Brown
David Pack
Tony Cline
Dick Bowman
Vicky Janutolo
Joett Vernon
Margaret Jones
Consolidation Coal Co
DuPont
Goukouni Oueddei
Salal
Oum Chalouba
Algeria
Libya
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