Solidarity To Consider Retaliatory General Strike
Solidarity says Polish authorities used force to end the firefighter cadets protest and plans to weigh a retaliatory general strike. Lech Walesa weighs a referendum among factory workers if Parliament grants extraordinary powers to end strikes. Police, martial force, and a stalled top-level dialogue fuel the crisis across Poland with references to 1980 rights. The raid spurred across unions in Warsaw and Gdansk. the government remained silent. An unrelated report notes floods in Teresopolis and Petropolis, Brazil, with 43 dead and 700 homeless.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
Communist Party
Lech Walesa
Glen Pracy
Bydgoszcz
Gdansk
Driver Testifies In Hickman Murder Trial
Allen Mackie, driver in the car with Antoine Hickman, testified he heard gunshots seconds after a slain officer told Hickman to get out of the car. He recalled events surrounding the Charleston police ambush that killed Lt. Delbert Roush Sr. and Patrolman Eddie Ray Duncan, and described bar visits, marijuana use, and an argument over money before the stop on Washington Avenue.
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Barbara Hawkins
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Antoine Hickman
Allen Mackie
Hickman
Charleston
Mercer County
McDowell County
Delbert Roush
Eddie Ray Duncan
Kanawha County
John Hey
Mackie
Gary Bollinger
James F
Mike” Roark
Irvin M. Sopher
Judge Hey
Roark
Charles King
John Mitchell
Charles Pettrey, Jr
Toine
Gwen Wiley
Wiley
West Side
Washington Avenue
Chesapeake
Hodges Ferry Road
Portsmouth
Lafayette Zoological Park
Norfolk
Thomas Kight
Animal Service
Zoo
Connie Sweet
Kight
Sylvia Kaiser
Appeal Expected As Bluefield Firms Ordered To Produce Records
Bluefield area construction firms W H Contracting and Asphalt Industries face subpoenas in a statewide bid rigging probe. Judge William O Bivens Jr ruled probable cause existed to compel records including bidding correspondence and motel documents. Bluestone Paving was also subpoenaed. Kanawha County judge recently ruled similar production.
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Jim Gilbeath
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Mercer County
William O. Bivens, Jr
State Attorney General's
Bluefield
David Burton
W&h Contracting Company, Inc
Asphalt Industries, Inc
Bivens
West Virginia Supreme Court
Attorney General's Office
Asphalt Industries
W&h Contracting
William M. Sturm
Attorney General’s Office
Antitrust
Sturm
Charleston
State Department of Highways
State Department of Highway
District 10
Burton
U.S. Supreme Court
Donald L. Darling
Kanawha County
John Wilkinson
Bluestone Paving, Inc
Andrew MacQueen
Bluestone
Messages of hope pour in on Geneva nuclear talks
World wide telegrams and messages flood the Geneva negotiating teams as the Soviet and American delegates press for progress in European arms reductions. Soviet spokesman Vladimir Evdokuchin notes Kvitsinsky has received many appeals, while U.S. negotiator David Wilson confirms similar messages and private meetings with European peace groups. Rostow in The Hague defends protest as natural given Soviet policies, and anti nuclear demonstrations surge across major European capitals ahead of a Bern rally. officials warn it is premature to judge two rounds of talks.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Europe
Vladimir Evdokuchin
Evdokuchin
Yuri A. Kvitsinsky
U.S
David M. Wilson
Maynard Glitman
Wilson
Eugene Rostow
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Hague
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Bonn
Brussels
Florence
London
Paris
Rome
Bern
Swiss
Federal Railways
Rostow
the Hague
Kvitsinsky
Paul H. Nitze
Bluefield Christmas Tree Fund Near 10 Percent Mark
The Bluefield Community Christmas Tree Fund moved past the 10 percent mark with $260 raised, bringing the total to $759 of a $7,500 goal. About 1,200 underprivileged Bluefield children are expected at the Dec 24 Tree Party at Ramsey Auditorium with Santa Claus, in the 64th annual event. Contributions can be sent to the Community Christmas Tree Association at Box 208 or brought to 412 Bland St.
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Bluefield Community
Bluefield
Ramsey Auditorium
Santa Claus
Community Christmas Tree Association
C-O
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W.va
Bland St
Ronnie Hodge
Loyal Order of Moose- Bluefield Lodge
Paul Woody
Heather
Ken
Faith Bulson
Troy Richardson
W.O. Tracy
Earl Wood
Bruce Lasker
Walter E. Hicks
W.E
Weather and wildlife notes from Friday to Sunday and Virginia gubernatorial inauguration
A weather advisory shows snow tapering to flurries with daytime highs in the 30s and continued cold, breezy conditions through Saturday and into Sunday with little precipitation. In Portsmouth a 250 pound black bear died after being tranquilized and falling from a tree during capture attempts. Richmond reports Virginia will host a large gubernatorial inauguration on January 16 with a site change to the north side of the State Capitol, expanding public participation.
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National Weather Service
Portsmouth
Richmond
State Capitol
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Wilkinson
Supreme Court
Robb’s
Teceec
Abby Penne
Dixon
Dr. Lamb
Crocco
Mt. State News
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