Refugee Hmong Bring New Life to Marion North Carolina
In Marion North Carolina a small town near the Blue Ridge Mountains has become home to hundreds of Hmong refugees from Laos. Many work in local textile and manufacturing plants, with some earning better pay and buying homes, while others face cold, crowded, underheated housing amid ongoing resettlement challenges. Community leaders from Garden Creek Baptist Church help with housing clothing and jobs as tens gather for services translated by Chen Vang.
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Marion
N.C
Blue Ridge Mountains
Laos
United States
Thailand
North Carolina Mountains
Chen Vang
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Chen Yang
McDowell County
Burke County
Don Guffey
Garden Creek
Austin Conners
State Office of Citizen Affairs
U.S
McKinney
Mee Her
Houa Moua
Lee Moua
FCC Chief Ferris Seen Stepping Down Soon
Washington AP Charles D Ferris, expected to leave as FCC chairman, says the commission achieved more than anticipated and there is more to do. He notes a new chair may be needed while acknowledging Reagan will decide the timing and replacement. The Boston-born Democrat could remain on the commission.
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Washington (Ap
Charles D. Ferris
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Commission
Ronald Reagan
Mixed Reactions To Iran Holiday Hostage Broadcast
Relatives of the 52 American hostages react with relief and anger as 41 captives appear in holiday clips broadcast by CBS and other networks. Some wait for an unreleased film showing an Algerian diplomat meeting the hostages, while others call the footage propaganda and seek direct contact. One man recalls his hostage son, others express cautious hope amid ongoing uncertainty. The piece also notes the 1692 deposition of Pennsylvania’s governor as a historical aside.
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Associated Press
U.S
CBS
Gail Freedman
Hazel Albin
North Little Rock
Ark
Robert Blucker
State Department
Iran
Mrs. Albin
Ivan
Alberta Gillette
Duane Gillette
Columbia
Lancaster
Andrew Appell
Harry Metrinko
Olyphant
Michael Metrinko
Synfuel plants could strain local governments in Kentucky
A state report warns western Kentucky synfuel plants would swell populations during construction, boosting demand for municipal and educational services while tax revenues lag. By completion, local revenues rise as property values soar, with Breckinridge County facing a $3 billion plant value and Henderson, Daviess counties also affected.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
C. Gilmore Dutton
Joint Appropriations and Revenue Committee
Breckinridge
Daviess
Henderson
Henderson County
Breckinridge County
LRC
Appropriations Committee
Charles Berger
Charlan
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Chia Yang
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Monda
Ferris
Irday
Cumberland RC
William Penn
Pennsylvania
Brushfork
Princeton
C.W. Stilwell
R.L. Kessinger
Pace Yard
Mercer Mall
Bluefield, W.va
Princeton Hgh
Sameaeave
Pittsburgh
Princeton-Athens Kiwanis
Athens United Fund
Bluefield
Virginia
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