Union Opposed To Black Lung Board Nomination
In Norton Virginia United Mine Workers oppose the Reagan administrations move to name Elizabeth Woodruff to the federal Black Lung Benefits Review Board. Retired miner Fred Fuller now hospital bound argues her coal industry ties make her unsuitable. Fuller pushes a letter campaign to Rep. Frederick Boucher, though Boucher and UMW officials express limited influence over the appointment.
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Norton
Abingdon
Black Lung Benefits Review Board
United Mine Workers Union
Clinchfield Coal Co
Fred Fuller
Park Avenue Hospital
Elizabeth Woodruff
Penn, Stuart, Eskridge and Jones
Woodruff
Clinchfield
Fuller
UMW
9Th District
William C. Wampler
Union District
Jackie Stump
Benefits Review Board
Ray Donovan
Frederick Boucher
Wampler
Boucher
Reagan
Union
17 Truckers Arrested In Ohio Strike Continues Leader Says
Police in Ohio arrested 17 people on rioting charges amid the independent truckers strike. The leader, Mike Parkhurst, said the shutdown could last another week as talks with top DOT officials stall. Governors deployed helicopters for patrols. arrests involved rock throwing with one fatality and 63 injuries reported overall.
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Ohio
Independent Truckers
Mike Parkhurst
Independent Truckers Association
Kentucky
National Guard
Marrero
Louis Alleman
Louisiana Independent Truck Operators Association
Alleman
Oregon
Medford
Parkhurst
Department of Transportation
DOT
Tom Blank
Washington
Transportation Department
Blank
Elizabeth Dole
Transportation Secretary
Donahue
Youngstown
Ohio Highway Patrol
Walter Charke
Mahoning County
State Patrol
Arland E. Nelson
Tennessee
Georgia
Princeton Boxer Fights For His Life In Unclear Medical Mystery
Mike Pitzer, 17, of the Princeton Boxing Club, fell unconscious Sunday and underwent brain surgery for three clots. Listed in very critical condition, the Princeton High graduate was to compete in a Golden Gloves event in Montgomery before his illness. Coach Phillip Bevins, who founded the club, expressed shock and prayed for his recovery as doctors seek the cause.
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Tom Borrelli
Daily Telegraph
Charleston
Mike Pitzer
Princeton Boxing Club
Charleston General Hospital
Princeton High School
Pitzer
Phillip Bevins
Montgomery
Bevins
Mandolidis Bill Breezes Through State Senate
West Virginia Senate approved 30 to 4 a measure targeting the Mandolidis ruling on worker injury suits limiting punitive damages. It allows compensatory suits only when the employer’s deliberate action caused the injury, aligning with House approval and awaiting the governor’s signature. A separate civil service bill for about 2,900 jobs passed the House 84 to 14.
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Charleston
W.va
State Senate
State Supreme Court
House
John “‘Si’’ Boettner
D-Kanawha
West Virginia
United Mine Workers Union
James Davis
Marion
Robert Holliday
Fayette
Ted Stacy
Raleigh
Lacy Wright
McDowell
House of Delegates
Nuclear Satellite Core Burns Up Over Atlantic
The 200-pound fuel core of Cosmos 1402, a Soviet ocean surveillance satellite, plunged toward Earth in the South Atlantic, Tass said the atomic furnace ceased to exist. It was unclear whether any fuel burned up or fell into the ocean as U.S. teams of about 200 monitored the scene.
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Washington
South Atlantic
Tass
Soviet Union
Earth
Indian Ocean
McCarran International
Nevada
Mark L. Foutch
Defense Department
Brazil
North American Aerospace Defense Command
NORAD
Atlantic
Moscow
McDowell County Tackles High School Dropout Rate
McDowell County Board of Education launches a countywide study to identify potential dropouts and improve retention. Leaders cite the counties persistently high dropout rate at 37.73 percent, blaming economy home environment and school environment, with plans to map dropout characteristics and strengthen home school communication.
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McDowell
Daily Telegraph
Welch
McDowell County
Moore
Robert I. Goosens
Jim Jones
Jones
Forecast: sunny to partly cloudy with cooler temps
The National Weather Service projects a mix of sun and clouds today with highs in the 30s to around 40 and tonight and tomorrow’s cool lows in the teens to mid 20s. Thursday brings a chance of rain or snow, then mostly fair weather for Friday and Saturday with highs in the 30s to near 40 and 40s respectively.
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National Weather Service
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Labor Department
Snow
Man
Charlie Brown
Snoopy
Bill Miller
Bramwell
Billy Coram
John Y. Brown Jr
Interstate 75
Princeton
Mandolidis
Senate
North American
U.S
By Elaine Thompson
Flurria
McManaway
Princeton City Council
St. Luke’s Hospital
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