Union leader touts gains in ratifying coal contract
United Mine Workers President Sam Church told about 100 Alabama miners in Birmingham that the tentative 40 month contract offers gains, notably higher royalties on non union coal from 1.90 to 2.23 per ton. He urged reading the proposal and forming individual opinions, while observers noted safety risks as miners return to work after a 66 day strike.
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United Mine Workers
Sam Church
Alabama
Church
Birmingham
McDowell County
Virginia
Frank Clements
Clements
National Safety Director
United Mine Workers Union
No Entrapment Says Youngster Who Pulled The Beer Sting
A juvenile testifies there was no entrapment in the beer sting operation. The witness explains the setup, describes the sequence of events, and asserts he acted on his own initiative without coercion or incentives. Police and officials review the case as public attention grows.
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I.D
Teen helps Bluefield police probe underage beer sales
A 17-year-old youth, anonymous by request, aided Bluefield police in an undercover probe into beer sales to minors over Memorial Day weekend. Ten clerks faced charges. one pleaded guilty as others disputed police tactics and identity checks. The youth described his role and said no entrapment occurred, noting most clerks did not ask for age verification.
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Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
David Pedneau
Deaths of Two Hikers Investigated Near Appalachian Trail
State police and Giles County investigators probe the deaths of two Maine hikers, Mountford Jr. and Susan Ramsey, found near the Appalachian Trail after a nine day overdue report. Autopsies set for Roanoke. foul play possible but not confirmed. Dental records to confirm identities.
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Pearisburg
Giles County
Kenneth Walker
Bland County
Robert Mountford Jr
Ellsworth
Maine
Susan Ramsey
Walker
Phillip Foster
Crandon
Pearlsburg
New River Valley
Walnut Flats
Wapiti
Steve Davis
Pleasure Cruise Turned Horror Journey Ends in Deaths
Kiribati islanders on a 21-person cabin cruiser drifted 60 days across the Pacific. Nine died, 12 survived after rainwater and seawater, catching fish including a shark. Rescued near Guam and hospitalized on Moon Island. Flight home expected for the youngest.
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Honolulu
Kiribati
Pacific Ocean
Guam
Shots Reported At Work Site At St Lukes Hospital
Two shooting incidents were reported at the Bluefield construction site for the new St Lukes Hospital off Rt 460 Brierwood Lane. At 11 24 p m a single bullet was fired from a car heading west on 460 and four shots were fired at 4 35 a m yesterday in a similar pattern. A May 22 fire gutted a Doster Construction trailer suspected arson after which Lambert Detective and Security was hired to watch for vandalism. The site has been picketed daily by Ironworkers of America Local from Roanoke due to Doster using non union personnel.
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New St. Lukes Hospital
Rt. 460
Brierwood Lane
Bluefield
U.S. 460
Lambert Detective and Security, Inc
New St. Lukes
Doster Construction Company
Doster
Ironworkers of America
Roanoke
Weather Outlook Shapes Up With Scattered Afternoon Showers
A Monday forecast shows scattered showers and thunderstorms developing with highs in the mid 70s. Rain continues tonight and into Tuesday with chances of thundershowers each day through Thursday, highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s.
Hefty week for UMW president Sam Church in West Virginia
United Mine Workers leader Sam Church had a busy 27 hours announcing a tentative coal contract and celebrating the birth of his son Patti Church weighed 8 pounds 12 ounces and both mother and child were reported doing well Church noted the baby’s name could be Jonathan or Nathaniel and labor began Friday night ahead of the contract talks.
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Charleston
W.va
United Mine Workers
Sam Church
Patti Church
Church
Dallas
Jonathan
Nathaniel
Fighting Intensifies as Beirut Shelling Kills 18
Artillery duels between Syrian forces and Christian militias in Beirut kill 18 and wound over 100 as tensions rise. Syria rebuffs Israeli demands to remove missiles, U S envoy Habib to return to the region.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Mideast
Syria
U.S
Philip C. Habib
Israel
Associated Press
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Mercer County Sheriff's Department
W.O. Lawson
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Grassy Branch
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David Oxley
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Gilbert Islands
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