Conferees ratify budget blueprint
Washington negotiators approve a plan to force a balanced budget by 1991 and the Senate clears a $490 billion omnibus spending bill. Reagan backs the framework, urging quick enactment as Congress faces a Thursday deadline to raise the debt limit and end the holiday logjam. Senate aims to finish work. Angola aid was blocked.
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Weather forecast for Southwest Virginia and West Virginia
The National Weather Service in southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia issues a mid December forecast. Clouds gather with a 30 percent rain chance late day and highs in the 50s as southwest winds of 10 to 15 mph persist. The piece cautions that ease can mask danger.
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Panel recommends action against Neely
The Judicial Investigation Commission in Charleston WV on Tuesday found probable cause that Supreme Court Justice Richard Neely violated two canons of ethics by using his state paid secretary for baby sitting and private tasks. The commission forwards the case to the Judicial Hearing Board which can impose penalties from private reprimand to a year without pay. Tess Dineen quit after Neely demanded state time for private duties.
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West Virginia
George Singleton
Judicial Investigation Commission
Tess Dineen
Poinsettias Boost Hoiday Mood At Woodlawn Greenhouses
Bud Powers, greenhouse manager at Woodlawn Greenhouses Flower Shop in Bluewells, budgets a large poinsettia stock as the Yuletide season nears. Woodlawn planted over 1900 plants, noting the Mexican origin of the lush red flowers and their year after year blooming with proper care.
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Woodlawn Greenhouses
Bluewells
Woodlawn
Mexico
Dominion Hardwoods to bring 85 jobs to Princeton
Mercer County Commission approved a 4.5 million industrial revenue bond for Dominion Hardwoods Inc to finance a new plant near Interstate 77 and U S Route 460. The project, on 30 acres in Carper Industrial Park by the West Virginia Turnpike, aims for 85 local hires with about a million dollar payroll. Ted Conley of Princeton led the financing effort after courting the company amid regional competition.
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West Virginia
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Mercer County Commission
Ted Conley
Conley
Dean Company
Mercer County
Carper
West Virginia Turnpike
West
Christmas Tree fund nears $4000 as drive ends soon
The Community Christmas Tree Fund has reached 3781 dollars toward a 12000 goal. Santa’s list covers about 1200 area children and gifts will be distributed December 24 at noon. Donations can be mailed to Bluefield Daily Telegraph or dropped at 412 Bland St. office.
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AMA calls for nationwide ban on tobacco advertising
The American Medical Association adopted a goal of a tobacco free United States by 2000 and urged laws banning all cigarette and smokeless tobacco ads and promotion. The delegates backed a 21 year buying age, no vending machine sales, and health warning labels for smokeless tobacco, while acknowledging possible free speech objections in Congress.
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American Medical Association
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House of Delegates
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AMA
Kirk Johnson
Ronald Davis
Atlanta
Board of Trustees
Virginias’ Senators spend thousands on mass mailings
Four U S senators from Virginia spent over a quarter million dollars mailing government newsletters in the June 30 to September 30 quarter. Byrd led the local list at 120,814 while Rockefeller totaled 91,988 and Trible 70,572. Warner spent nothing. Trible defended the outreach as keeping constituents informed.
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Byrd
John W. Warner
R-Va
John D. Rockefeller
Paul Trible
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