Virginia tops coal output with record 45 million tons in 1985
Virginia mined coal at a record rate estimated at 45 million tons in 1985, with officials predicting a possible surpassing of the best mine safety year if no accidents occur. The report notes unemployment in coal counties, low prices around $20 a ton, and the rise of longwall mining by major firms. Eight deaths are reported this year with one under investigation.
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Virginia
Harry
Childress
Virginia Division of Mines
Longwall Mining
Department of Energy
Walter Hibbard Jr
Virginia Center For Coal and Energy Research
Appalachia
Kentucky
West Virginia
Hibbard
Westmoreland
Clinchfield
Island
Pope warns of scandalous world suffering on Christmas
Pope John Paul II delivered the Urbi et Orbi Christmas message from St. Peter's Basilica, decrying human rights violations, starvation, and oppression. He urged sobriety and moral values amid a world marked by mass suffering while 30,000 in St. Peter's Square heard greetings in 51 languages. Vatican radio noted the midnight Mass aired in 40 countries.
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Vatican City
John Paul II
Rome
Peter
John Paul
Jesus
St. Peter’s Basilica
St. Peter’s Square
Urbi
Vatican
Christ the Lord
Bethlehem
Vatican Radio
Bitter cold slows highway cleanup in West Virginia
Elizabeth Fried reports that West Virginia Highway Department crews work around the clock to clear snow and ice after Christmas, with two inches in Bluefield and up to four inches in mountains. Bitter temps below zero hinder salting and plowing, leaving secondary roads treacherous while crews stay out as long as snow continues.
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West Virginia Highway Department
Bluefield
Mercer County
Department of Highways
Princeton
Department
Wayne Boyer
East River
Appalachian Power
IRS Apology Says Delays Won’t Happen This Year
Taxpayers begin receiving 87 million 1985 income tax forms and instruction packets as the Postal Service redeploys after a Christmas mail crash. IRS Commissioner Roscoe L. Egger Jr. apologizes for last year’s computer switch delays affecting refunds and promises improvements ahead of the April 19 deadline.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Postal Service
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Roscoe L. Egger Jr
Weekend Weather Outlook for Bluefield Princeton Area
The day after Christmas will be warmer yet stay in the teens with a high of 18. Sunshine morning gives way to clouds this afternoon while tonight's low drops to 14 under mostly cloudy skies. Snow is possible with an inch in lower elevations and two inches in the mountains. Friday brings continued mostly cloudy skies with diminishing snow flurries and a high near 26. Saturday offers variable clouds with a chance of snow flurries and a high around 28.
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Bluefield
Princeton
Holiday tournaments at regional high schools schedule
Princeton Invitational at Princeton High Friday and Saturday features Bluefield vs Stonewall Jackson at 7 p.m. and Princeton against St Albans at 9 p.m. Tazewell County Tournament at Graham Middle School runs today and Friday with Richlands v Tazewell at 7 p.m. and Graham v Pocahontas at 9 p.m. Mercer Christmas Tournament at Concord College Friday and Saturday opens Bramwell v Spanishburg at 7 p.m. and Montcalm v Matoaka at 9 p.m. Virginia West Virginia Tournament at Narrows High Friday and Monday has Peterstown v Giles at 6:30 p.m. and Narrows v Oakvale at 8 p.m.
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Princeton
Princeton High School
Bluefield
Stonewall Jackson
St. Albans
Tazewell County
Graham Middle School
Richlands
Tazewell
Graham
Pocahontas
Mercer
Concord College
Bramwell
Spanishburg
Montcalm
Matoaka
West Virginia
Narrows High School
Peterstown
Giles
Narrows
Oakvale
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Associated Press
Teresa Donahan
Manuel Despian
Eric Brady
St. Peter's Square
Elizabeth Fried
The
Daily Telegraph
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