The King and I Brightens a Leukemia Boy in Hospital
Five year old Tony Barnett of Richlands battles leukemia at Humana Hospital. He draws Batman on a doodle pad beside a Richard Petty race car photo and Hank Williams Jr. poster. His mother Harriett Anderson says doctors give only weeks as chemotherapy lowers his resistance. He has received calls from Hank Williams Jr. and Charlie Daniels, and remains scared, with nurses helping him endure long hospital stays.
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Nicaragua voters choose between Ortega and Chamorro today
In Managua voters face a stark choice as Daniel Ortega and Violeta Chamorro lead rival blocs in a referendum on Nicaragua's future. Observers from OAS UN and Carter push for fair polling while U S hostility hinges on the result. About 1.75 million of 3.5 million citizens are registered to vote.
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Daniel Ortega
Violeta Barrios de Chamorro
United National Opposition
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Barricada
Organization of American States
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Jimmy Carter
Ismary Castillo
Supreme Electoral Council
Bush
Chamorro
United States
Washington
East Bloc
UNO
Pedro Joaquin Chamorro
Banquet of Friendship Cancelled by Weather
The Banquet of Friendship hosted by Bluefield State College to honor Chinese visitors was canceled last night due to weather. The event is rescheduled for tonight at 6 p.m. at the Bluefield Country Club.
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Malcolm Forbes Dies at 70 In Sleep At Home
New York AP reports Malcolm Forbes, one of America's richest and most outspoken publishers, died of a heart attack in his sleep at his home. He was 70, pronounced dead at 4:30 p.m. The spokesman noted Forbes magazine as his base.
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Cold Monday Forecast With Snow Showers Possible
Mostly cloudy and extremely cold today with a 40 percent chance of snow showers this morning. Highs will be in the lower teens. Tonight will be mostly clear and very cold with lows reaching five below zero. Weather package, A-8.
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Settlement ends long coal strike with flexible scheduling won
Miners return to work for Pittston Coal Group after 11 month walkout that halted operations in Virginia Kentucky and West Virginia. The ratified contract secures job protection health and retirement benefits while preserving operational flexibility sought by the company. Labor Secretary Elizabeth Dole and mediator William Usery played key roles in breaking the stalemate.
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Steve Powers
Pittstom Coal Group
Appalachian United Mine
Clintwood
UMW
Perry Moore
Powers
Russell County Fairgrounds
Moore
Pittston
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Richard Trumka
Washington
Labor
Elizabeth Dole
William Usery
Time to worry about retirement and Social Security risks
Washington reports that fears of retirement security grow as pensions exceeding Social Security provide the main income for many. Private defined benefit plans promise monthly checks, guaranteed by the federal government, with up to 100000 insured per account akin to bank deposits, yet a $50 billion taxpayer bailout looms.
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U.S
Pension Reform Risks for Private Plans Highlighted
The Daily Telegraph opens a series on private pension health noting Social Security as only a safety net. It warns on guarantees backed by funds and Congress funding, and cites shifts from defined benefit to insurance annuities or defined contribution plans.
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Congress
Smoking ban expands to all short airline flights this weekend
Washington reports a six hour no smoking rule for all domestic flights and trips to Alaska and Hawaii lasting six hours or less. Signs go on permanently for 99.8 percent of daily domestic flights. Smokers voice frustration while officials push broader bans in airports and trains. Proponents cite public health gains as advocates in government push tobacco sponsorship restrictions.
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