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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1981
Page
2
President Ronald Reagan sits for lunch in the White House Oval Office with senior aides Mike Deaver and Ed Meese nearby. The image shows Reagan with a George Washington portrait overhead as the group discusses.
Former hostages in Wiesbaden adjust to normal life after release from Iran, visiting dentists, getting new clothes and manicures. They recount hardships and new reports of beatings and threats, provoking Carter to denounce Iran as barbaric and fueling calls for Senate hearings. Some may return home by week’s end as families converge for reunions.
West Point Dover and McGuire Air Force bases are named as possible reunion sites for 52 Americans detained in Iran for 444 days. West Point officials confirmed State Department involvement, while McGuire and Dover are cited as top contenders by a spokeswoman.
Federal investigators opened an intensive probe into the Wednesday Mercer County Airport crash that killed five people including three Georgia Pacific officials and two pilots. NTSB officials expect a lengthy process to determine probable cause with FAA participation and on site work at the airport.
Mercer County Airport Authority Chairman Melvin Grubb said the airport is as safe as any U.S. facility in mountainous terrain after the Cessna Citation II crash that killed five. He cited full time maintenance, 24 hour FAA runways and instrument landing system operation, and FAA Flight Service Station advisory support. Grubb noted no control tower due to low traffic but emphasized pilots get weather, wind, and altitude data before landing and that localizers were damaged in the crash but would be repaired. He described flying here as akin to driving a car, with pilots making decisions based on conditions.
Partly to mostly cloudy conditions continue through the weekend. Daytime highs stay in the 30s to 40s with tonight's lows in the 20s to 30s. Saturday's highs again reach the 30s to 40s as cooler air lingers.
Marine Staff Sgt. Michael Moeller, one of 52 Americans who flew to freedom, made a trans Atlantic call to Quantico, Virginia, to speak with his five year old daughter. The girl asked who it was, and when told this is daddy she replied no and hung up, a Washington Star account notes.
The United Mine Workers begin negotiations with the Bituminous Coal Operators Association seeking wage increases and cost of living protections for about 170,000 members. Union president Sam Church cites rising living costs and recalls the 1977-78 111 day strike, while noting past raises lagged CPI.
Frankie Rotenberry a 17 year old kidney dialysis patient appears set to attend the Super Bowl in New Orleans with two tickets secured from Fred Silverman president NBC. Gov Rockefeller may provide a transport plane and additional tickets are being sought by Bob Beasley for a Daily Telegraph on scene account.
President Reagan ordered government agencies to reduce equipment purchases and travel and urged Cabinet chiefs to save taxpayer money by avoiding office redecorations. Nancy Reagan’s refurbishments at the White House are not affected.
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