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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1981
Page
1
In Warsaw a majority of Polish workers stayed home from work on Saturday to press for a five day week. Government estimates put the figure at 60 percent while independent unions claim 70 to 95 percent. An economist called the standoff a total disintegration of the national economy.
Frankie Rotenberry, a 17 year old with kidney failure and dialysis needs, will attend Super Bowl XV in New Orleans thanks to local support. After the Daily Telegraph highlighted his plight, readers, a Rocky Gap minister, and Gov. Rockefeller facilitated tickets and transport, amid earlier promises unkept by a local businessman.
The piece weaves through assignments of tickets by Pete Austin of Eagle Mine Products to Daily Telegraph staff and a nurse, while detailing PAP coverage of Poland’s five day workweek dispute. Solidarity claims 10 million members and calls for televised negotiations on a two day meeting, as government resists a rapid shift to a 40 hour week.
Fifty two American ex hostages, after 142 months in captivity in Iran, undergo psychiatric testing at Wiesbaden then prepare to fly home. State Department psychiatrists completed tests as 92 others received new IDs and pay cards. Roses and a Khayyam poetry book were sent from Iran, and the group will depart Mainz for Stewart Airport and West Point for reunion with families.
Families of freed American hostages prepare for a Stewart Airport reunion with President Reagan planning a heroes welcome at the White House. About 150 relatives travel at government expense to meet the returning hostages, who land around 3 p.m. EST and enter seclusion with families at West Point until Tuesday.
Families gathered Saturday for briefings and a Sunday morning meeting with President Reagan and Vice President Bush and their wives. Reagan said he would stay out of the way during the meeting.
A summary of plans for a Vista revival in West Virginia highlights projects in Birefield and McDowell County with related coverage across pages 9A and 10. The report frames community development and regional impact, naming Logan’s basketball tradition as part of local interests. The compilation notes Pittston’s Baltimore coal port project on page 8A and Virginian service record issues on page 9A, with Super Bowl previews in Sports Section C.
West Virginia law officers and prosecutors clash over police appearing in magistrate courts. Some officers argue for magistrate proceedings due to staff shortages, while others warn cases, especially felonies, require grand jury or circuit court review. Prosecutor Wade Watson questions capacity to handle even major misdemeanors and urges care in which cases police prosecute.
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