Memorial marks Challenger crew as NASA scouts ocean site
NASA deployed two robot submarines from the Liberty Star to photograph a large metal object on the ocean bottom and assess if it is the Challenger crew cabin. While a Houston memorial honored the seven astronauts, officials withheld confirmation of human remains. President Reagan urged continued space exploration, praising the crew as heroes. A board probed a potential ignition in the right booster, studying liftoff footage for signs. The Sprint and Scorpios submersibles faced currents during the recovery operation.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Challenger
Houston
Space Agency
Johnson Space Center
Reagan
Mission Control Center
Scorpios
State of siege declared in Haiti
President Jean-Claude Duvalier declared a state of siege amid anti-government protests across several cities. He urged calm on radio and television, saying the move would restore order and protect families. The government shut multiple radio stations and a White House report sparked exiled celebrations in Miami and New York. At least six people were killed and about 30 injured in the unrest.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Jean-Claude Duvalier
White House
Duvalier
State Department
Radio Soleil
Radio Lumiere
Radio Cacique
United States
Miami
New York
Cap-Haitien
West Virginia Debates Casinos At Public Hearing
West Virginia lawmakers heard split views on legalizing gambling casinos as a potential economic boost and moral concern. Delegates touted Resorts International plans for Cabell County and the panhandles, including a 500 room hotel and a theme park, with $200 million in escrow. Opponents warned of harm to family oriented tourism and communities facing unemployment.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Del
Pat Hamilton
D-Fayette
Kenneth Pyles
Hamilton
Resorts International
Cabell County
Panhandles
del. Thomas Knight
Knight
D-Kanawha
Welch
Welch Hospital suspends childbirth services for 90 days
Welch Emergency Hospital will temporarily suspend delivering newborns for about 90 days due to a rise in high risk pregnancies. Expectant mothers must go to other McDowell County hospitals as administrator Earl S Whiteley cites the need to retrain staff and recruit specialists for patient safety.
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WELCH
Welch Emergency
McDowell County
Earl S. Whiteley
Whiteley
Princeton ceremony launches $10 million rehabilitation center
Ground breaking for the Southern Hills Rehabilitation Center adjacent to Princeton Community Hospital drew over 100 attendees. American Health Enterprises plans a 40-bed facility funded by $9.4 million in industrial revenue bonds. The center aims to open by January 1, 1987, offering X-ray, dietary, housekeeping, and laundry support as part of Mercer County health services.
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Princeton
Southern Hills
Princeton Community Hospital
West Virginia
H. J. Simmons
American Health Enterprises, Ltd
Simmons
Mercer County Commission
Ray Bragg
Weather outlook for Bluefield area Saturday
Accu Weather predicts variable cloudiness and breezy conditions with a mild high near 50 degrees for today in the Bluefield area. Tonight, mostly cloudy skies may bring a shower with a low around 40 degrees. Weather A-10
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Accu
Bluefield
Market hits record high as Dow climbs on rate hopes
The stock market rose to a record Friday driven by expectations of lower interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 18.81 to 1,570.99, passing the prior close of 1,565.71 set on January 7. Total volume reached 143.51 million shares, up from 125.34 million in the prior session.
Right to Work Chief Targets Reagan Faction
Kenneth Noble reports Reed Larson of the National Right to Work Committee, once poised to align with the Reagan White House, now battles within the administration over union ties. The 1.7 million strong coalition rails against union bosses and the shop rule, rebuking establishment Republicans for only lip service to organized labor.
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Washington
Reed Larson
Larson
Washington Beltway
Walter Ruggles
Dallas
Six year high in 1985 home sales and prices cross 100000
The 1985 surge in new home sales reached 686,000 units, the highest since 1979, while the average price rose to 100,600 dollars, the first time above 100,000. December prices hit 108,600 as existing homes also climbed 12.1 percent to 3.22 million.
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Washington
Departments of Commerce and Housing and Urban Development
Larry Speakes
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Jim Gilreath
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