WV DUI offenders miss mandatory education and treatment
West Virginia officials report more than 19,000 people arrested for driving under the influence in three years failed to attend required education and treatment programs. Names will be alphabetized and county-distributed for law enforcement and prosecutors, with circulation starting by July 1. The drive to remove offenders from roads will continue.
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Huntington
Herb Richardson
State Commission On
Richardson
West Virginia
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Iran derides Reagan and warns of another humiliation
Iranian officials condemned President Reagan as mentally unbalanced and warned the United States faces possible humiliation in the Persian Gulf after the Iraqi attack on the USS Stark. Iran said it would not be deterred from attacking Kuwaiti oil tankers for Iran’s interests if vessels fly U.S. flags.
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Iran
Reagan
America
Persian Gulf
Stark
London
U.S
Blind spot left Stark vulnerable
Washington officers say the air defense maneuver was not executed aboard the American frigate Stark during the May 17 attack by an Iraqi jet in the Persian Gulf. The captain did not turn the stern toward the approaching Mirage F-1, missing a chance for the ship to deploy defenses and reduce vulnerability to two Exocet missiles fired from 12 miles away.
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Washington
Stark
Persian Gulf
Navy
Pittsburgh man given hand grown from two severed limbs
A 25 year old paper mill worker, Daniel Harshberger of Martinsburg, is in serious condition after surgery at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. Surgeons built a replacement left hand from parts of his two severed hands, saving the palm and thumb, reattaching three fingers, and planning a functional left hand if recovery continues.
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Pittsburgh
Daniel Harshberger
Martinsburg
Appleton Paper
Roaring Springs
Allegheny General Hospital
Harshberger
Heat and Humidity Bring Chance of Thunderstorms
A hot and humid day with hazy sunshine and a possible afternoon thunderstorm. High near 80 degrees. Patchy clouds and fog develop tonight as temperatures fall to around 62. Details on A-8.
Akers Elected Mayor of Bluefield Yellow River City
C W Akers won the Bluefield mayoral race and served from June 1 1898 until resigning November 9 when George C Holland succeeded him. The brief tenure marks a transitional period in the Mercer County city’s early leadership.
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C.W. Akers
Mercer County
Bluefield
George C. Holland
Index and Classifieds Section Text Snippet
An OCR fragment shows a newspaper page header with sections such as Editorials TV listings The Region Classifieds and a volume and issue number. The readable pieces indicate a standard front matter with multiple department references rather than a complete story.
Reagan urges expanded AIDS testing and safeguards
President Reagan told AIDS researchers the epidemic demands urgency not panic as he seeks broader testing. He suggested adding AIDS to immigration denial lists and requiring testing for federal prisoners while urging states to offer routine testing for marriage license seekers and clinic visitors. Elizabeth Taylor praised his speech after the fund raiser.
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Washington
Reagan
Justice Department
Elizabeth Taylor
Foundation
Gay congressmen scold Reagan over AIDS action
In Boston, Rep. Barney Frank and another openly gay congressman criticized President Reagan for blocking federal AIDS education measures. Frank blamed right wing ideologues for overruling Surgeon General Koop and urged stronger government action alongside private campaigns during a 5,000-strong AIDS walk.
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Boston
Reagan
Everett Koop
Barney Frank
D-Mass
Frank
PTL scandal reshapes evangelical fight for influence
Fort Mill scene underscores high stakes in PTL crisis as leaders warn the movement must salvage its assets and image to push evangelism into politics media and society. The PTL cable network and Heritage USA are prized assets crucial to competing for adherents and dollars against a crowded field.
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S.C
Jerry Falwell
PTL
Jim Bakker
Evangelical Movement
Bakker
Heritage USA
Disneyland
Disney World
Bakker says family has only $100,000 in cash
Evangelist Jim Bakker revealed in Time magazine that he and his family have about $100,000 cash, amid reports of nearly $2 million paid to him and his wife by the PTL ministry. He said his 1986 salary was $1.1 million and called for a cease fire in the controversy.
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Bakker
Time Magazine
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Calif
Tammy Faye
ABC
Nightline
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