Mine Operator Believes No Prevention Possible in Slaty Collapse
BERGOO W V a AP The Elk River Sewell Coal Co mine operator William Post said a slate fall that killed three miners could not have been prevented. He defended the roof control plan and noted no prior problems. The accident on Leatherwood Mountain trapped six of nine inside, with three survivors. one remained critical at Morgantown hospital.
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Bergoo
W.va
William Post
Elk River Sewell
Post
Valley Head
Bob Bennett
Concord College
Stillhouse Deep
Walter Arbogast
Donald Arbogast
Denzil Cutlip
University Hospital
Libyan Leader Denies Hit Squad Plot Against Reagan
Khadafy challenged U S officials to prove a plot to kill Reagan and called the accusation a lie. The State Department said it has strong evidence of a Libyan plan to murder American officials, while Khadafy dismissed the claims in a live TV interview from Tripoli.
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New York
Muammar Khadafy
Reagan
United States
State Department
Washington
Khadafy
Sue Pittman
America
White House
Robin Gray
New England Blizzard Strands Thousands
A surprise blizzard labeled a meteorological bomb dumped up to 16 inches in Boston and up to two feet across southern Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Connecticut. The storm closed Logan and Hanscom, caused power outages and road gridlock. In Middleton, Conn., a man died after his car struck a bridge abutment.
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Associated Press
New England
Boston
Middleton
Conn
Providence
R.I
Atlantic
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Providence Fire Department
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority
Logan International Airport
Hanscom Air Base
Bedford
Rocco DeLuca
Rhode Island Highway Department
Rhode Islanders
America
England
Trussel
New World
Professor argues strip mining boosts West Virginia soil quality
Morgantown WV AP soil scientist John C Sencindiver of West Virginia University says surface mining and proper preplanning can create level land and improve soils by blending overburden rock with native soils. He notes deeper root penetration and increased nutrients from minerals raised to the surface, with surface mining contributing little to acid mine drainage.
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Morgantown
W.va
West Virginia
John C. Senciadiver
West Virginia University
Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station
Sencindiver
Appalachian
Polish Guard Planned to Protect Unionists in Warsaw
Warsaw Solidarity leaders announced a plan to form a permanent worker guard corps to shield unionists from alleged police harassment and government anti strike measures. A nationwide protest day was called for December 17 with local squads to guard attendees. Archbishop Glemp urged dialogue as tensions rose between Solidarity and the government.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
Josef Glemp
The
Independent Union
Lech Walesa
Glemp
Tree Drive Still Lagging in Community Christmas Fund
Weekend lull in contributions continues for the Community Christmas Tree fund. Only 40 dollars were raised, bringing the total to 986 dollars of a 7,500 dollar goal for the 64th annual tree party for about 1,200 local children. Donors include Jarrett Poff 10 dollars, Marble Weaver 10 dollars in memory of Dan Wells 15 dollars, and Erin Elam 5 dollars.
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Community Christmas Tree Association
C-O
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
W.va
Bland St
Jarrett Poff
Marble Weaver
Dan Wells
Erin Elam
Mailbox theft prompts Santa letters return in Pocatello
In Pocatello Idaho a Lions Club mailbox once stolen from a parked truck during setup week was returned within an hour after a reporter was contacted. The city’s youngsters resumed dropping letters to Santa as the mailbox was put back in use by the local post office and television station coverage prompted renewed appeals.
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Pocatello, Idaho
Idaho
Pocatello
Santa
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Doyle Gillis
U.S.S. Arizona Memorial
William K. Lancke
Wallington
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Lancke
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Pearl Harbor
Aloha
Newark
Princeton University
Britain
James Trussel
Princeton
Sena Eee Eeeeneeeeneerennens
Bridge Bulletin Board
Penn Eeeenenees
Abby
Dixon Penn
Dr. Lamb
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