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21 Jan 1987
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1987
Page
1
West Virginia Budget Talk Leads to Questioned Graft
TheState of the State address sparks questions about Arch Moore's budget handling. House Finance Chairman George Farley draws mockery as critics accuse fiscal moves of being deceitful. Taxpayers worry about future hits as budget choices face scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Arch Moore
House
George Farley
Official quits over lax enforcement of anti discrimination laws
Joseph N. Cooper director of the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance resigns in protest, saying Reagan officials pay lip service to enforcement. He criticizes attempts to curb affirmative action and accuses Meese III and Reynolds of opposing rules that set hiring goals for federal contractors. Cooper says goals are not quotas and reverse discrimination is not reality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph N. Cooper
Labor Department
New York Times
Cooper
Brad Reynolds
Durenberger Briefs Reagan On Iran-Contra Briefing
A White House official said Senator David Durenberger briefed President Reagan in the Oval Office on December 19 about the Iran-Contra probe. The session involved Durenberger and the committee staff director and touched on not-yet-released draft findings and testimony issues from Oliver North and John Poindexter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
CBS
Reagan
Oval Office
David Durenberger
Rminn
Senate Intelligence Committee
Durenberger
Col
Oliver
Debris Storage Work Nears Challenger Anniversary
Workmen at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station continued Tuesday lowering debris into an unused Minuteman silo. The section being stored is part of the orbiter’s left side. The first anniversary of the Challenger accident arrives Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Pentagon long distance misuse cost millions
Pentagon probes reveal millions lost to long distance misuse as contractors and officials face scrutiny. The report outlines misbilling schemes and lax oversight contributing to waste. HBO emerges as a standout winner in cable industry ACE awards, signaling a contrast in media excellence amid budget concerns.
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Pentagon
State bills overwhelming funds trigger fiscal crisis in West Virginia
Auditor says state has 25.5 million on hand against 113.7 million due including education payments of 72 million. Missed 36 million due to state schools, with 36 million earlier due Jan. 10. If tax collections hold, first payment may come by Thursday. Most payments delayed, tax shortfall 41 million through December. Governor Moore resists cuts, calling crisis insignificant despite auditor and treasurer warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Don Adams
Adams
A. James Manchin
Arch Moore
Moore
Laxton warns protests over Route 80 funding failure
Bradshaw mayor William Burl Laxton says countywide support exists to mobilize thousands of residents for protests if the state Department of Highways cannot fund repairs on Route 80. Highway officials say no major projects are planned for the next decade due to money shortages. Two recent rock slides have deposited over 100 tons of debris on the road used by 7,000 cars daily, including several school buses, raising safety fears.
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David Bourne
Daily Telegraph
Bradshaw
William ‘Burl
Laxton
State Department of Highways
William Ritchie
McDowell County
Route 80
Plea Bargaining Reduces Charge in Traffic Deaths
Billy Randall Browning 24 pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in a Mercer County case tied to the October 4 1986 deaths of Annie Bell Thomas 52 Princeton and Kimberly Bowling Bluefield. State officials said proving intoxication was unlikely, with a blood alcohol reading of .07 below the .10 threshold. The plea followed a bargaining agreement with Prosecuting Attorney David W. Knight before Circuit Court Judge John R. Frazier.
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Princeton
Bluefield
Billy Randall Browning
John R. Frazier
Mercer County
David W. Knight
Frazier
Browning
Annie Bell Thomas
Kimberly Bowling
Knight
Princeton Community Hospital
Switchback Elementary Focus Remains on Education in McDowell County
Rhonda Vance's third grade class at Switchback Elementary, formerly Elkhorn High and Junior High, keeps education central as students build Styrofoam igloos and bird feeders in a winter art lesson. The school, once housing a pool and a boarding house for teachers, now serves kindergarten through sixth grade and continues the district's education series in southern West Virginia.
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Switchback
McDowell County
Elkhorn High School
Elkhorn Junior High
Rhonda Vance
Vance
West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
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