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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1983
Page
2
Painter Hilton, 63, lives alone in an old bread truck near Pembroke, Giles County, with no water or electricity and only 76 dollars monthly in food stamps. He survives on wood heat, a spring for water, and occasional rides, embracing loneliness and a simple life built from scavenged items.
In west Beirut, two blasts hit a French regimental headquarters and a Bar in the Marble Tower Hotel killing 15 Lebanese civilians and one French soldier at the headquarters and four at the Pickwick bar. The attacks, linked to Iran-backed Shiite groups, follow a pattern of vehicle bombs targeting U S Israeli and French sites across Lebanon and Kuwait.
A Virginia advisory committee blasted the state’s mine safety program, citing too few, undertrained, and underpaid inspectors. Gov Robb plans legislation to implement recommendations, including higher pay, fewer inspections for safe mines, a computerized safety-tracking system, and better inspector training and specialization.
Contributions pour in reaching eleven thousand seven hundred seventy five dollars for the Bluefield Community Christmas Tree Fund, exceeding the eleven thousand dollar goal. The charity party at the city auditorium opens at noon Saturday for about 1100 local children with Santa at 1 pm and toy distribution at 1 30 pm. Proceeds may support next year’s 68th Tree Party.
Washington reports show consumer prices up 0.3 percent in November, keeping the 1983 inflation at 3.8 percent for the year and the economy expanding at a slower but solid pace. Officials tout easing inflation and potential Fed relief as signs of a sustainable recovery.
Mercer county officials confirm the completion of two bond issues in a Thursday vote affecting local funding. Details outline how proceeds will support public improvements and infrastructure projects within the county.
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