Reagan Signs Budget and Defends Plan Amid Criticism
President Reagan sent Congress the 1983 budget of 757.6 billion dollars, predicting deficits of 98.6 billion this year and 91.5 billion next year. He argued the plan helps the truly needy while Democrats call it a campaign budget and accuse him of favoring the wealthy. Senate Leader Byrd labeled the deficits shocking and questioned the numbers amid charges of phony projections.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Byrd
Cumberland Road Project Hangs On State Funding
Charleston notes that the Cumberland Road Industrial Park access road may be advertised in May if the state provides enough funding for the Department of Highways. Commissioner Charles Miller warns that without funds, paving, maintenance, and other DOH programs in 1982 will face drastic cuts, despite commitment to the project with Gov. Rockefeller. The road is estimated at about 12 million dollars, with 1.1 million ARC funds available. bids could be opened in late May if matched by state dollars.
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Daily Telegraph
Charleston
Cumberland Road
Department of Highways
Charles Miller
Miller
Mercer County
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
West Virginia
DOH
John D. Rockefeller IV
ARC
Appalachian Regional Commission
Redistricting Bill Approved By House
A partial listing details the proposed delegate makeup for the House of Delegates reapportionment bill. It sets counts by district and counties, with rules such as at least one delegate per county and limits on delegates per county, noting changes from the present districts in Mingo, McDowell, Boone, Wyoming, Kanawha, Raleigh, Summers, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, and Greenbrier counties.
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W.va
House of Delegates
House
Senate
Mingo County
McDowell County
Wyoming County
Huff Creek
Baileysville
Boone County
Lincoln
Logan
Kanawha
Raleigh County
Summers County
New River
Greenbrier River
Mercer County
Monroe County
Greenbrier County
Bread Rationing Possible as Poland Faces Grain Shortage
Polish martial law regime says bread may be rationed due to a critical grain shortage. The government vows to tighten controls on Solidarity and shift away from Western imports while boosting socialist trade and self-sufficiency. Grain delivery shortfalls tied to energy and raw material scarcities, with university reopenings for 131,000 students after martial law.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity Union
Council of Ministers
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Rome
Jozef Glemp
Solidarity
West
Reagan
Radio Warsaw
Communist Party
Trybuna Ludu
Virginia mine chief post eyed. Sharpe and Stacy interviewed
Virginia officials interview Buchanan County native McLynn Sharpe and Aubrey Stacy for head of the Division of Mines and Quarries. Secretary Betty Diener meets coal operators and union leaders as Gov. Robb weighs reappointment amid mixed UMW views and industry support.
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Richmond, Va
Virginia
McLynn Sharpe
Buchanan County
United Mine Workers
State Division of Mines and Quarries
Secretary of Commerce and Resources
Betty Diener
Sharpe
UMW
Aubrey Stacy
Union
Stacy
Roanoke
Ms. Diener
Greenpeace climbers scale Clifty Creek power plant stack protest
In Madison Indiana two Greenpeace activists scaled a 650 foot stack at Clifty Creek power plant. James Stiles 28 of Medford Massachusetts climbed down and was jailed for criminal trespass. Jeff Pettersen 27 of Wilmette Illinois remained atop the stack with supplies and arctic survival training awaiting a multi day stand.
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Madison, Ind
Greenpeace Environmental Group
James Stiles
Medford
Mass
Clifty Creek
Ohio River
Louisville
Stiles
Madison City
Jefferson County
Madison
Jeff Petterson
Wilmette, Ill
Greenpeace
Pettersen
Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corp
Everett Schwarm
Weather and Lottery News Mix In UK and Midwest Reports
A weather forecast notes rain and snow across regions with a cold pattern, easing by tomorrow. In Sheffield, George and Elaine Dawes celebrate a 1.8 million lottery win and plan to buy a sporting goods store after leisurely spending. Iowa dealers push incentives to revive car sales amid the winter slump.
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Panhandle
Eastern
Sheffield
England
George
Elaine Dawes
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Richmond
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Iowa Automobile Dealers Association
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