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18 Dec 1986
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1986
Page
1
Dow Jones Dips Ahead of Triple Witching Hour
The stock market declined broadly as traders waited for Fridays triple witching hour. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 17.85 points to 1918.31 amid cautious trading on a day marked by economic caution and anticipation.
Senate panel denies immunity for North and Poindexter
The Senate Intelligence Committee rejected President Reagan’s bid for limited immunity to compel testimony from Oliver North and John Poindexter in the Iran Contra affair. Meese denied early CIA warning of arms diversion to Nicaraguan rebels. Nancy Reagan urged North and Poindexter to speak up, saying the onus is on them to explain what happened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Intelligence Committee
Reagan
Edwin Meese III
CIA
Senate
Oliver L. North
John M. Poindexter
White House
Nancy Reagan
North
Poindexter
Hasenfus Freed After Nicaragua Pardons Airman
Eugene Hasenfus was pardoned and released in Nicaragua after a 30 year sentence for his role in the arms flights to the contras. He left the country with Senator Christopher Dodd and spoke of peace while Ortega framed the act as a Christmas gesture to the American people. A House aide suggested Hasenfus could testify in hearings on Iran arms sales next year. The National Assembly, led by the Sandinista Front, quickly approved the pardon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Managua
Nicaragua
Eugene Hasenfus
Hasenfus
Ortega
Washington
House
Iran
Southern Air Transport
Southern Air
CIA
Hasenius
National Assembly
Sandinista Front
Unpaid bills hit area hospitals in 1986 rise
Local hospitals face rising unpaid medical bills due to insurer contractual adjustments and uncollectable accounts. Princeton Community Hospital reports the largest two year increase in 15 years, with about 3 million dollars in unpaid bills for 1986 and a 1.2 million dollar rise from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Community Hospital
William Sheppard
West Virginia Hospital Health Care Cost Review Authority
PCH
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Bluefield Community Hospital
Eugene Pawlowski
BCH
Tazewell Community Hospital
Robert Huch
Joe Peery
Peery
Christmas Tree Drive Reaches Over Eight Thousand
Bluefield community fundraiser adds 1005 to push total above 8000. About 1200 children in the city will receive gifts if more donations arrive, with about two thousand still needed. Donations can be mailed to Bluefield Daily Telegraph or delivered in person to the business office on Bluefield Avenue.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
P.O
W.va
Bluefield Ave
Yeager lands after 51 hour Edwards flight record
Gen. Chuck Yeager steps from a Piper Cheyenne 400 at Kill Devil Hills North Carolina airstrip after setting a 51 hour speed record from Edwards Air Force Base California. A-12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck Yeager
Kill Devil Hills
N.C
Edwards Air Force Base
California
Story
Bluefield weighs substitute tax if B and O ends
Bluefield mayor says a substitute tax may be required if state law ends the B and O tax after July 1 1987. A loss of about 1.7 million in revenue could force higher taxes or fees to cover basic services with home rule discussions underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Paul Cole
Cole
B&o
West Virginia
Dan Boroff
Cumberland Road
Norfolk Southern buys 225 million tons coal reserves
Norfolk Southern will acquire 225 million tons of coal reserves in 40000 acres across Mingo and Logan counties. The Bluefield subsidiary Pocahontas Land Corp will administer the reserves, purchased from Royal Land Co. a Standard Oil of Ohio subsidiary. Robert Claytor notes the deal shows NS commitment to marketing American coal.
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Norfolk Southern
Mingo
Logan
Logan County
Pocahontas Land Corp
Royal Land Co
Standard Oil Co. of
Ohio
U.S. Steel Corp
Robert Claytor
Norfolk and Western
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