Passport Applications At Bluefield Post Office Start Jan 19
Applications for international travel passports, to be sent to the Department of State, may be filed at the Federal Street Post Office in Bluefield starting January 19. Hours are 8 to 9:30 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. weekdays. Apply at least one month before departure. The Pearlsburg Garden Club meets Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. The Raleigh County Senior Citizens tour to Florida has 10 seats left for Feb 7–11, cost 300 dollars. Disabled American Veterans Chapter 33 will hold an election Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Bluefield's Redmen Hall with State Commander Ralph Hartman in attendance.
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U.S
Federal Street
Federal Building
Bluefield
Department of State
Pearlsburg Garden Club
Florida
Raleigh County
Silver Springs
Disneyworld
Daytona Beach
Cypress Gardens
St. Augustine
Anly
Greyhound
Jacqueline Reid
The
Disabled American Veterans
Mercer County
Redmen's Hall
Princeton Street
Ralph Hartman
Eleven Children Die In Fire In East St Louis
Eleven children aged from 10 months to 11 years died when a two story brick home in East St Louis burned after their mother left them unattended. Neighbors heard screams and rough attempts to rescue as heat and flames blocked entry. The fire started on the first floor near a space heater, which supplied the only heat for the house, and investigators noted the incident occurred early Sunday with firefighters unable to enter despite three tries.
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East ST. Louis
Ill
Virginia Williams
Lonzo Blain
Will Arthur Jones
Raymond Wilson
Mike McCray
The Pet Corner and Mercer County Humane Society Notice
The Mercer County Humane Society promotes humane treatment of animals in Bluefield West Virginia. It notes pet care tips for cold weather and invites donations with a tax deduction, asking readers to mail dues to Box 1392. It lists shelter animals and hours and urges proper shelter for outdoor dogs due to wind rain and snow.
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Jack
Mercer County Humane Society
Bluefield
W.va
Winter term extends registration at SVCC
Winter weather prompts Southwest Virginia Community College to extend winter quarter course registration for day and evening on campus and off campus courses. Admissions contact 964-2555. Also notes Manual Communication and Sign Language class in Room B-101, English 106, to train interpreters for the deaf, plus publisher news about Bruce Judkins and his study guide. Bluefield State College faculty return for Faculty Institute with WVU dean Dr. Stanly Wearden speaking on liberal arts in career oriented schools.
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SVCC
Southwest Virginia Community College
Buchanan Hall
Virginia
Bluefield State College
Wendell Harway
Stanly Wearden
West Virginia University
Bankruptcies On Rise In Western Virginia
Roanoke AP reports bankruptcies are increasing in western Virginia with clerk Howard Beck noting card debts from Visa and MasterCard as a major factor. A Virginia General Assembly proposal to raise credit card interest from 18 to 24 percent could lift petition numbers, backed by the Virginia Retail Merchants Association. Beck cites 4,383 petitions in 1980, forecasting a potential record 4,624 filings by year end, with debt consolidation from small-loan firms also common.
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Roanoke
Virginia
Howard Beck
Bankruptcy
Western District of Virginia
Virginia General Assembly
Beck
Virginia Retail Merchants Association
District 6 Miners Face March Contract Vote
UMW District 6 president Edward Bell warns members are unhappy with the current contract and may strike if an agreement with Sam Church is not favorable by March 27. Bell notes the district includes 18 000 miners in Ohio and northern West Virginia with 5 000 laid off recently due to a weak market for high sulfur coal.
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Ciles Bottom
Univ
United Mine Worker
Edward Bell
UMW District 6
Sam Church
Church
Arnold Miller
Guzek
Ohio
West Virginia
UMW
Janklow calls slurry study inadequate and demands redo
Gov Bill Janklow blasts a federal coal slurry pipeline environmental study as inadequate and cavalier toward South Dakota and urges a full reanalysis. He warns of potential legal action against Wyoming and the BLM over water resources and environmental impacts in the Madison formation area and Hot Springs region.
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South Dakota
Water and Natural Resources
Bob Neufeld
Neufeld
Janklow
BLM
Wyoming
Madison
Nebraska
Niobrara County
Wyo
Edgemont
Hot Springs
ETSI
Gillete
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Richard Traylor
Washington, D.C
Traylor
Fire season strain hits West Virginia DNR funds
Mountain State briefs report an early spring fire season stress on the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources. Officials say volunteer firefighting costs exceed half the annual budget, prompting a projected $85,000 shortfall. The state pays volunteers $1 per hour plus mileage, with fall expenses totaling $26,000. In Delbarton a 22-year-old woman died in a fire as investigations continue. A derailment near Point Pleasant involving vinyl chloride is under control with families returning home.
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Charleston
W.va
State Department of Natural Resources
Ralph Glover
DNR
Glover
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Bulletin Board
Joyce Brown
Ms. Brown
Bruce Judkins
Wadsworth Publishing Co
Belmont, Calif
Judkins
SCC
BSC
Bell
John Guzek
Okie Barton
UMN
Mountain State Briefs
Delbarton
Mingo County
Joanne Campbell
Point Pleasant
Mason County Sheriff's Department
Chessie
Sheriff's
R.W. Elias
Chessie System
Lawrence Optical
North ST. & Woodland
Savings & Loan
America
Nanos
Inidual
Commercial Credit Commercial Credit Plan
Bland Street
W. Va
American Credit Indemnity Company
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