Green Acres Ordered To Install Water Filter Before Sale Decision
A Public Service Commission hearing ordered Green Acres Subdivision Sewer and Water Utility to immediately install an iron and manganese water filter. PSC examiner Halbritter tied the mandate to the pending sale, with a decision expected in over a month and a 15 day window for exceptions. The Kiplingers have a $150,000 sale contract with Paul Canterbury, financed by the Kiplingers, featuring a balloon payoff and monthly payments starting at $1,000, extending 10 years plus interest.
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Public Service Commission
Green Acres Subdivision
Bluefield
Kiplinger
Halbritter
Paul Canterbury
Canterbury
Gary Curry
PSC
Curry
Angolan Troops Down Two South African Aircraft
Angolan forces reportedly shot down two South African planes amid heavy fighting in southern Angola on day four of clashes. The defense ministry cited injuries among Angolan troops and claimed South African armor crossed from Namibia as the battle reached Njiva. The report could not be independently verified due to press restrictions. The UN Security Council and Kurt Waldheim responded to the crisis as regional tensions rose.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Angola
Angop
Angolan Defense Ministry
Njiva
South-West Africa
Namibia
Angoo
Defense Ministry
South Africa
Paenghyong
Seoul
U.S
Armistice Commission
North
South Korea
Washington
State Department
Dean Fischer
Polish Government and Solidarity Open Talks on Mass Media Access
The government and Solidarity began negotiations on the union's access to state media amid threats and accusations. Solidarity denounces an anti union campaign while the government accuses the union of propaganda. food shortages, printer strikes, and a possible nationwide stoppage loom as the sides spar over press access and control.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
Independent Union
PAP
Jerry Urban
The
Judge Jarrett Resigns From Mercer County Circuit Court
Mercer County Circuit Court chief Judge Howard M. Jarrett 64 of Bluefield resigns due to illness effective Monday. Governor Rockefeller will refer the vacancy to the judicial advisory committee to screen applicants and appoint a replacement to serve until next year’s election to complete the term ending December 31, 1984.
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Howard M. Jarrett
Mercer County
John D. Rockefeller IV
Rockefeller
Bluefield
Jarrett
Judicial Advisory Committee
Telegraph Staffer's Absence Delays Trial
WELCH West Virginia AP A McDowell County Circuit Court change of venue hearing was postponed as authorities failed to serve a subpoena on Bluefield Daily Telegraph reporter Pat Cecil. Defense sought the stories to introduce in court regarding Ben Patterson former administrator of the Tri-District Community Health Center at Algoma. Patterson faces 101 counts of mispending tied to alleged clinic money use for clothing, an organ, kitchen repairs and travel with a federal probe into about 50000 dollars in irregular spending.
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Welch
W.va
McDowell County
Ben Patterson
Tri-District
Algoma
Patterson
State Health Department
Wade Watson
Harry Camper
Sheriff's Deputies
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Pat Cecil
Camper
Mercer Judge Taken For Ride To Jail
Mercer County Circuit Court Judge William Bivens Jr faced a taxi fare dispute in Durham North Carolina after a delayed flight. He was detained on a defrauding charge but released when authorities verified his judge status. He described the episode as embarrassing and frustrating.
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Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Mercer County
William Bivens, Jr
Durham
N.C
Bivens
Boston
Mass
Greensboro
Bluefield
The
South Korea Calls North Korean Missile Action Reckless
Seoul accuses Pyongyang of serious military provocation after a North Korean missile allegedly targets a U S SR 71 Blackbird. Pentagon says the missile miss did not hit the plane. SR 71 landed safely and mission remained routine.
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Seoul
South Korea
North Korea
United States
Pentagon
South Korean
Defense Ministry
Park Chong-shik
Paenghyong Island
Narrows seeks new town manager amid hazy weekend forecast
Friday remains hazy and humid with a chance of showers or thunderstorms in the northwest and off and on across Saturday. Highs mostly in the 70s to 80s with nightly lows in the 50s to 60s. The forecast calls for sun and chances of rain Sunday through Monday, becoming partly cloudy Tuesday. The town of Narrows seeks a new town manager while the Mercer School Board approves an attendance policy for high school students.
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Mercer School Board
Reagan Sends Get Well Card To Tommy John’s Son
In New York the President sent a get well card to Travis John 22 year old son of baseball pitcher Tommy John. Doctors at New York University Medical Center reported the boy showing significant neurological progress after a fall from a third floor window on Aug 13. He is nearing removal from the critical list within 48 to 72 hours, per spokesperson Joan Deats.
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New York
Reagan
Travis John
Tommy John
Joan Deats
New York University Medical Center
Deats
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Ralph Kiplinger
Special Studies Department
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Eduardo Dos Santos
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Kurt Waldheim
British Foreign Office
France
West Ger
Bluefield Community Hospital
Ward Morgan
Urban
Communist Party
Stanislaw Kanin
Soviet Bloc
National Solidarity
Olsztyn
Jacek Kuron
Committee
National Printers’ Coordinating Commission
Mercer County Intermediate Court
Mercer
Barbara Hawkins
Narrows
Baby John
Leen
Bridge Bulletin Board
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Dixon
Dr. Lamb
Mt. State
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