Bluefield dedicates new hospital amid crowd and praise
Hundreds braved rain to attend the dedication of Bluefield Community Hospital on Cherry Street. Officials affirmed the project as a milestone, praising community support, cooperation, and the shift of operations from the old to the new facility while noting ongoing challenges and the plan to move patients next week.
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Bluefield Community Hospital
Cherry St
Bluefield
Ned Shott
Shott
Thomas
Pope John Paul II Starts Polish Pilgrimage in Gniezno
Pope John Paul II opened his religious pilgrimage in Poland at Gniezno with a Mass before about half a million in a sweltering field. He linked himself with Slavs in communist Europe and pledged care for forgotten nations while a Czech banner pleads for Czech and Slovak children. The trip followed a Warsaw departure by helicopter en route to Czestochowa and other sites.
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Poland
John Paul II
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Czechoslovakia
Europe
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Czestochowa
Warsaw
LOT Airlines
Train Derails Near Elkhorn Involving Phosphatic Acid
A Norfolk and Western freight derailment near Elkhorn river dumped liquid phosphatic fertilizer into the water. Twenty four cars, three engines and a bridge were damaged. No injuries reported. Chemtrex was summoned for chemical danger assessment. Emergency responders from Welch Keystone fire departments assisted at the scene.
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Keystone
Elkhorn
McDowell County
S. L. Cox
Gasoline Shortage Impacts Stations and Public Opinion
AP report notes only about one in five New York stations open on Sunday while California lines ease. Half of Spokane’s boat makers trim payrolls. fuel shortages lift costs of fiberglass inputs. Minnesota officials warn of dangerous gasoline storage as public doubts rise on national energy policy and blame shifts to oil companies.
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Auto Club of
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California
Spokane
Wash
Minnesota
Wally Collins
Associated Press-Nbc News
Consol Pullout From BCOA Sparks Union Speculation
Charleston AP reporting that Consol Energy exited the Bituminous Coal Operators Association prompting UMW leaders to weigh potential impacts. Union officials worry independent bargaining could raise costs and weaken collective leverage, while some see possible gains if Consol negotiates more generously. Peabody’s previous withdrawal is noted as precedent.
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UMW
Massey
John Guzek
Ohio
West Virginia
Panhandle
Ree
BCOA
Seeven Eco
Guzek
Peabody Coal Co
Bcoa Ee
Weather and news briefs mix on fog and gas prices
Patchy dense fog forms across the state with temperatures in the mid 50s to low 60s and highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s. A New York Times report notes gasoline prices in New York City averaging 94.2 cents a gallon amid a pattern of rising markups since September.
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New York Times
Aftfairs Department
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