Route 720 Deadman's Curve Hazards Prompt Bypass Push
Va town confronts worst case truck crash at Deadman’s Curve on Route 720 near Hockman Pike. An 18 wheel tanker spilling chemicals could contaminate Dill Spring water supply. town urges DOHT to advance Route 460 Bypass for safety and traffic relief. Art Mead cites safety over economics as Bristol District delays persist.
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Richmond
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Jackson Wins Go Ahead On Damascus Mission To Free Pilot
Rev. Jesse Jackson travels from New York to Damascus hoping for a personal meeting with Navy Lt. Robert O. Goodman Jr. to press for the pilot’s release after being downed in Lebanon. Syria’s Mustafa Tlass says no release while war with the United States continues, and U S officials distance the White House from Jackson’s mission.
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Damascus
Goodman
Hafez al-Assad
Jackson
Frankfurt
West Germany
Mustafa Tlass
Tlass
United States
Syria
Marilyn Goodman
Robert O. Goodman Jr
Lebanon
Associated Press
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Beirut
U.S
Reagan
White House
Geology student with macaw travels from Bluefield to CSU
Big Bird . Bluefie' raised Mark Grubb loved rocks as a boy and now studies geology at Colorado State University. He spends holidays in Bluefield with Waren the tame macaw who accompanies him and shares a story of escapes, quarantine and a unique bond.
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Mark Grubb
Fort Collins
Colo
Guyana
Colorado State University
Grubb
Melvin Grubbs
Bluefield
CSU
Waren
United States Announces UNESCO Withdrawal in 1984
The United States will pull out of UNESCO within a year citing politicization and hostility to free society institutions. Reagan officials say no changes are likely, and withdrawal could occur by December 31, 1984 unless reversed.
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United States
Unesco
United Nations
George P. Shultz
U.S
Gregory Newell
International Organizations
Newell
Reagan
United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization
Romberg
Gravel streets approved in Tazewell subdivision
The outgoing Tazewell County Board of Supervisors adopted the Ramey amendment by 2-1, allowing gravel streets inside subdivisions despite prior paving requirements. Supervisor Ballard opposed. Gilmore and Peery Jr. supported. Incoming board will decide.
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Cheryl Mays
Daily Telegraph
Tazewell, Va
Tazewell County
Les Ballard
Ballard
Gilmore
Joe Peery Jr
Jim Ramey
Tazewell
Peery
Hudson Huffard
William Absher Jr
Huffard
Absher
Va. Phone Charges To Rise
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co of Virginia filed new tariffs with the State Corporation Commission as part of a 96.2 million rate increase approved last week. Residential prices rise 30 to 50 percent with basic rates up 40 to 90 percent for many business customers, varying by exchange size. Monthly flat-rate residential service will cost 9.57 to 16.48, up from 6.19 to 12.55, while message-rate and economy options offer different call allowances and per-call charges. Directory assistance rises to 29 cents with eight free inquiries monthly. Pay phones will switch to 25 cents by mid-January from 20 cents.
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Richmond
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
C&p
Inside Berwind man files read claim
A Berwind man files claim as the local inquiry moves toward resolution. Community members mourn a Beach Boy whose death drew nationwide attention as officials consider ongoing bond issue discussions and the American Legion chapter contemplates organizational changes.
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