Poland Seeks to Avert General Strike Under Martial Law
Poland's new regime moved Solidarity leader Lech Walesa to Warsaw for talks to head off a nationwide strike. Martial law curbed gatherings, banned protests, halted gasoline sales, sealed borders, and cut communications as 1,000 internments were reported.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Jerzy Urban
Walesa
ADN
Urban
State Radio
Washington
Reagan
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Independent Labor Federation
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Communist Party
Kremlin
East Bloc
Jaruzelski
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
London
Budget cuts fall short of Reagan's requests in Congress
President Reagan won $4 billion in domestic program cuts, far below his $8.4 billion target. Analysts warn some savings may vanish as costs rise. Senate GOP Whip Ted Stevens says the president met lawmakers halfway, yet defenses cuts and social program changes remain unsettled amid political resistance.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
Senate
House
Ted Stevens
Alaska
West Virginia faces coal tax refunds after Supreme Court ruling
West Virginia counties and cities may owe millions to coal companies following a state Supreme Court decision redefining coal production in the Gilbert Hardwood case. Officials say refunds could reach up to 60 million, with local governments sharing costs. some firms may face higher taxes under manufacturing rates for cleaned coal.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Ned Rose
Gilbert Hardwood
Rose
Christmas Tree Fund Lacks Progress as Deadline Looms
The Christmas Tree Fund has only $45 for Sunday with 10 days left before the Christmas Eve party for 1,200 underprivileged Bluerfield children. Contributions may be sent to Community Christmas Tree Association c/o Bluefield Daily Telegraph Box 208 Bluefield WV 24701 or delivered to 412 Bland St. Total $4,154.50.
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Bluerfield
Community Christmas Tree Association
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
W. Va
Bland St
Law Officials Outline Rape Prevention Procedures
In a four part series Lt J E Dent Bluefield Police Department and Deborah Garten Mercer County assistant prosecutor outline rape prevention. They stress sexual assault can happen to anyone and that most assaults are planned. Dent describes calming strategies to deter and distance the attacker and urges victims to seek help and create enough distraction to flee.
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J.E. Dent
Bluefield
Karen Kaplan
Daily Telegaph
Dent
Americans to Leave Libya Today
In Tripoli, Mobil Corp plans a chartered plane for 68 Americans and families to depart Monday. Executives say they doubt President Reagan will reconsider the evacuation order, though they seek a swift, voluntary exit amid safety worries.
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Libya
Tripoli
Reagan
U.S
United States
Col
Muammar Khadafy
White House
Larry Speakes
Mobil Corp
Mobil
Spong Eyed For Senate In Virginia Democrats
Former U S Senator William B Spong now dean of William and Mary Law School tops a Democratic straw poll as likely Senate candidate for 1982 to oppose a Republican. He has not shown interest in politics and gave no draft movement encouragement. The committee set a June 5 convention in Roanoke to select the nominee.
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William B. Spong
William & Mary Law School
Democratic State Central Committee
U. S
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Spong
Senate
Roanoke
Richmond
Snow and cold persist with fire station blaze incident
Wet snow spreads from the southwest with mixed precipitation in lower elevations and cold highs in the 30s. In Olympia a Thurston County fire station burned unseen until a passing trooper alerted firefighters. no injuries, but cars and trucks were destroyed and damage about 20000 dollars. A Christmas gift net saved a basketball game delay in Tulsa when the Connecticut and Oral Roberts centers tangled the net.
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National Weather Service
Olympia
Wash
Jack Munger
Thurston County
Munger
Washington
Fire Department
Tulsa
Okla
APF
Center For Connecticut
Chuck Aleksinas
Oral Roberts University
Mark Acres
Connecticut
Tulsa Assembly Center
YMCA
University of Tulsa
Jerry Wagner
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