Mail Strike Averted As Parties Agree
Washington AP Postmaster General William Bolger announced a tentative three year contract with the American Postal Workers Union and the National Association of Letter Carriers averting a nationwide mail strike. The package includes a $2,100 raise over three years plus cost of living adjustments and a $150 ratification bonus, with later boosts tied to CPI increases.
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Washington
William Bolger
Bolger
Moe Biller
American Postal Workers Union
Vincent Sombrotto
National Association of Letter Carriers
Nicholas Fidandis
Postal Service
Pentagon
Robert E. Poli
Professional
Air Traffic Controllers Organization
Transportation
Drew Lewis
Lewis
Reagan
Health Chief Visits Hospitals Before Friday Decision
Virginia health commissioner James Kenley toured Clinch Valley Community Hospital and Mattie Williams Hospital in Richlands days ahead of a ruling on Humana Inc. seeking to buy Mattie Williams and replace both with a 200 bed facility. A separate plan by Richlands Medical Association to build a 76 bed hospital will be reviewed at a public hearing Thursday.
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Richlands
James Kenley
Clinch Valley Community Hospital
Humana Inc
Mattie
Mattie Williams
Southwest Virginia Health Systems Agency
HSA
Humana
Kenley
Richlands Medical Association
Quest
Southwest Virginia Community College
HSA Planning District 2 Subarea Health Council
CVCH
AMA
Mattie Williams Hospital
Smith’s Arraignment Is Today
Randall Lee Smith, accused of murdering hikers on the Appalachian Trail, is to be arraigned at 9:30 a.m. in Giles County General District Court. A preliminary hearing date will be set. Smith faces circumstantial, technical evidence and is charged in the slayings of Robert Mountford Jr. and Laura Susan Ramsay near Ellsworth, Maine.
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Pearisburg
Randall Lee Smith
Giles County General District Court
Smith
T.J. Bon Durant
General District Court
Narrows
James E. Cornwell
Giles County Commonwealth
Hezekiah Osborne
Robert Mountford Jr
Laura Susan Ramsay
Ellswwrth
Maine
Giles County
Mountford
Ramsay
Myrtle Beach
Virginia
Attrorney
Conway
Weather Outlook for Midweek Through Friday
Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies with warm temperatures in the mid 80s and lower humidity. Tonight will be fair and cooler with lows near 60. Thursday should be mostly sunny with highs in the 80s before a partly cloudy, pleasant Friday continues the warm spell.
Mills found guilty of armed robbery in Mercer County Court
Cam Mills is found guilty of armed robbery in Mercer County Court. The brief item lists the verdict and court action, reflecting district coverage of crime and justice in Mercer County.
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Cam Mills
Mercer County
Vatican Denies Agca Faces Firing Squad If Trial Held There
Rome AP report states the Vatican dismissed claims Ali Mehmet Agca would face execution if tried in Vatican City. It notes the 1969 abolition of the death penalty for papal attackers and explains Italy’s 1929 concordat and Italian jurisdiction over crimes committed on Vatican soil. Agca acknowledged the shooting of Pope John Paul II in St Peter's Square.
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Vatican
Rome
Ali Mehmet Agca
Vatican City
Italy
Holy See
Agca
Pietro Agostino
D’avack
University of Rome
Corriere Della Sera
Agen
St. Peter’s Square
Pius XI
Benito Mussolini
St. Peter’s Basilica
Tiber River
Papal
Agea
Severino Santiapichi
Court of Assize
St. Peter's Square
McDowell Delegation Presses Welch Center to Be a Full Hospital
Three McDowell County lawmakers urged Charleston officials to expand the Welch Health Care Center into a full-service hospital. They criticized the project for lacking an emergency room and operating rooms, calling it a $5 million first-aid station, while noting Senate President McGraw supported their stance.
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Charleston
W.va
McDowell County
Welch
Dels
Rudolph J. Marensky II
Booker T. Stephens
Ernest C. Moore
McDowell
Clark Hansbarger
State Health Department
Charles M. Polan Jr
D-Cabell
House of Delegates Finance Committee
Senate
Warren R. McGraw
Wyoming
Health Department
Hansbarger
George Pickett
Stevens Clinic
Marensky
Moore
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