Island Creek Officials Unveil Buchanshire Housing Plan
Island Creek Coal Company unveiled a 1223 acre Keen Mountain housing project named Buchanshire in Buchanan County. The plan calls for 1600+ homes, 200-400 apartments and 350 trailer pads, plus schools, churches and services. Phase 1 targets spring 1981 completion with 200 apartments and 350 trailer pads, funded by the company and dedicated to the county.
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H. Edward Steele
Island Creek Coal Company
Keen Mountain
Buchanan County
Grundy
YCMA
Island Creek
Buchanshire
Stonie Barker Jr
John Turyn Jr
Virginia Pocahontas
Occidental Petroleum
Logan County
Barker
Washington Post
New York Times
John Flannagan
Hays
Oakwood
Buchanan County Public Service Authority
Virginia Department of Highways
Rocklick
Thompson & Litton, Inc
Wise
W. A. Thompson
Bluefield
Unleaded Gas Supply Seen Tight Next Year
Deputy Energy Secretary John F. O Leary told a Senate Energy Committee hearing that unleaded gasoline supplies could be tight next summer and that market disruptions are likely by 1982 unless gas prices are deregulated. He cited unique refinery problems at four firms but said no general nationwide shortage exists.
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Washington
Energy
John F. O'Leary
Congression Committee
O'leary
Senate Energy Committee
Shell Oil Co
Texaco
Conoco
Arco
Energy Department
Shell
Congress
Rockefeller Seeks Presidential Disaster Aid for West Virginia Floods
Gov. Jay Rockefeller said he will urge President Carter to declare five counties Cabell Lincoln Mingo Wayne and Jackson as disaster areas after weekend floods from the Mud River. Estimated more than 40 homes destroyed and over 300 major damages with Milton hit hard. one bypassed road remains blocked and losses exceed 1 million in Milton. No flood deaths reported.
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Jay Rockefeller
Carter
West Virginia
Cabell
Lincoln
Mingo
Wayne
Jackson
Rockefeller
Wood
Mason
Logan
Milton
U.S. 60
Carmie Harless
Charles Windsor Jr
Windsor
Red Tape Cut: Family United From Philippines
Dr Granwel A Esteban of Grundy Virginia welcomed three daughters Maria Louisa Maria Nereza and Maria Trinidad to the United States after a four year immigration fight. The physician entered on a special visa in 1974 and later moved from Florida to Kentucky before settling in Hurley. The children ages 15 to 12 joined the family after extensive federal proceedings.
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Pat Cecil
Granwel A. Esteban
Grundy
Maria Louisa
Maria Nereza
Maria Trinidad
United States
Philippines
Hurley
Florida
U.S
Nereza
Kentucky
Health Costs Generally Low In State Says Expert
West Virginia health care costs are relatively low overall but hospital use is high with long stays. Excess hospital beds and uneven distribution inflate costs, with urban areas stocked while rural areas lack access. Suter notes doctors exist but are concentrated in Charleston Morgantown Wheeling and Parkersburg.
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Jim Terry
Daily Telegraph
West Virginia
Jim Suter
West Virginia Health Systems Agency, Inc
Suter
Charleston
Morgantown
Wheeling
Parkersburg
West
HSA
St. Luke’s
Violence erupts in Isfahan after Iran protests turn deadly
In Isfahan clashes between government and anti shah demonstrators left at least five dead as soldiers fired on crowds. Tehran saw mass protests with hundreds of thousands marching chanting Down with the shah. A separate raid at Kennedy Airport yielded about $5 million in cash and jewels after five gunmen overpowered guards and tied workers.
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Iran
Isfahan
Tehran
the Shah
Kennedy International Airport
New York City
Lufthansa Airlines
Bluefield Christmas Tree Fund Sees Record Day Donations
Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports a strong Monday for the Community Christmas Tree Association with donations totaling $535, lifting the fund to $1,694, about 34 percent of its $5,000 goal. With 12 days left, organizers seek $3,306 more to provide toys and treats for up to 1,000 local underprivileged children on December 24. Contributions can be sent to the association at Box 208, Bluefield, WV 24701, in memory of Lewis H. Reil and Tammy Cline & Bradley Hoosier.
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Bluefield
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Mrginia Jocahontag Div Office
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Ee Collis
ADEA
Esteban
Buchanan
The
Associated Press
Family United
Virginia
Kifiedintiran
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Eastern Airlines
National Airlines
Eastern
Northeast
Alexandria
William L. Cowhig
Cowhig
Dirgham Salahi
Montessori School
Noaa US
Ven
Tree Fund
Lewis H. Reil
Tammy Cline
Bradley Hoosier
Jeff Coppinger
Charles E. Wells, Jr
J.S. Saundle, Sr
H.R. Warden
J.R. Shanklin
W.T. Williams Jr
Bill, Drew Kevin
Laurie
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