Sharon Ouster Sought By Massacre Commission
An Israeli judicial commission on the Beirut massacre recommends Defense Minister Ariel Sharon be ousted, faulting him and Prime Minister Begin for blunders that led to hundreds of Palestinian deaths. Begin’s cabinet held talks with no decision, eyes on potential early elections as U.S. pressure grows.
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Jerusalem
Beirut
Ariel Sharon
Menachem Begin
Israel
U.S
Middle East
Begin
Commission of Inquiry
Commission
Israel Radio
Avraham Shapira
Shapira
Arik
Trucker Violence Winds Down as Armbands Reappear on Roads
Trucker tensions ease with violence tapering after a Feb 1 strike. Independent Truckers Association leader Parkhurst hints at ending the shutdown if Congress pledges a goodwill plan addressing grievances. Congressmen Kostmayer Applegate and Jenkins draft action plan. violence remains sporadic in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Associated Press
Mike Parkhurst
Independent Truckers Association
Congress
Parkhurst
Bill Scheffer
Peter H. Kostmayer
D-Pa
Douglas Applegate
D-Ohio
Ed Jenkins
Kostmayer
Ument
Dave Gordon
American Trucking Association
Armco eyes coal land sale in state talks
Inside Armco negotiates sale of coal land in the state as pages 9 highlight ongoing discussions. The report outlines the potential terms, stakeholders, and possible impact on local jobs and energy supply.
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Armco
Dent Named Police Chief In Bluefield Update
Bluefield named detective Lt. Jim Dent 41 as police chief after council approval. He replaces James A. Bivens who resigned Jan 31 after serving since 1980. Dent, longtime officer since 1963 with a break in 1964 66, will earn 20280 yearly.
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Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Jim Dent
Bluefield Board of Directors
Mercer County
John Hughes
Fred Burton
County Board of Education
Hughes
Dent
Burton
James Dent
Paul Cole
James A
Tony) Bivens
Bivens
Union St
Police Department
California
Chiavista Police Department
San Diego
Panels Going Different Ways On Highway Taxes
Charleston reports that House and Senate finance committees approved different Rockefeller highway tax plans. Both would add a 5 percent wholesale motor fuel tax April 1, steering proceeds to the road fund. House plan also would repeal existing consumer tax exemptions, boosting next year revenue and aiding the general fund in the near term.
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Charleston
W.va
House
Senate Finance Committees
Jay Rockefeller
Senate Finance Committee
House Finance Committee
Tax Department
State General Revenue Fund
West Virginia panel backs utility bill and tax tweak
West Virginia committee approves a utility measure and maintains existing consumer sales tax exemptions while proposing a 5 percent levy tied to the statewide average price of gasoline. Regents reject spending cuts as House blocks sentencing powers and drinking bills fail. Page 30 and Page 21.
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House
Senate Finance Committee
Massie Found Competent to Stand Trial in Bluefield Case
Mercer County Circuit Court ruled Stan Kenton Massie mentally competent to stand trial for the August 21, 1982 killing of Ralph Cornwell in Bluefield. Judge John R. Frazier accepted testimony from two psychiatrists and the victim’s widow after a day-long hearing, despite defense claims of a mental disorder and amnesia affecting Massie’s recall of the shooting.
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Barbara Hawkins
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Bluefield
Mercer County
John R. Frazier
Stan Kenton Massie
Cumberland Road
Norris Kantor
George Lavender III
Kantor
Massie
Ralph Cornwell
David W. Knight
Karen
Cornwell
D. Soulis
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Tazewell Board
Akays Improvement Plan
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Barbara Hawkins Knight
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Scott Dent
Mayor Cole
Ben Paine
West Virginia
Virginia
St. Alban’s Hospital
Radford
Don Weston
Weston
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Soulis
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