Meade Bank Fraud Sentence Cut to Community Service
John D. Meade Jr former president of Miners and Merchants Bank and Trust Co Grundy had a sentence reduced from two years in prison to 1000 hours of community service at the Scott County landfill with no handling of money. The judge kept probation and noted Meade repaid the funds and cooperated with the investigation.
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Roanoke
Southwest Virginia
John D. Meade Jr
Miners and Merchants Bank and Trust Co
Grundy
James C. Turk
Scott County
Turk
Meade
U.S
Bill Sellers
Sellers
Virginia
James W. Bowie
Gilmore Announces He'll Run Again for Eastern District
Charles Gilmore Jr. of Pocahontas, a Democrat and longtime Tazewell County Supervisor, announces re-election bid for the Eastern District. He cites 9 years on the board, past resignation and return, and plans to seek the nomination at the June Democrat convention.
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Wilson Ramsey
Pocahontas
Tazewell County
Charles Gilmore Jr
Board of Supervisors
Gilmore
Democrats
Methodist Church
Lions Club
Masons
Shriners
Sun Valley Bookmobile Serves 14 County Schools
Betty Snyder and student Amy Wilkerson discuss library service from Mercer County Bookmobile. The vehicle serves 14 county schools and 12 community stops, directed by Lou Freeman. Barbara Sarver assists as driver and librarian. Since 1973 the Craft Memorial Library in Bluefield hosts the service, which logged 5,802 miles and circulated 46,418 books from July through May.
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Betty Snyder
Sun Valley
Amy Wilkerson
Mercer County
Lou Freeman
Barbara Sarver
Craft Memorial Library
Bluefield
Cigarette Link Considered in Air Canada DC-9 Fire
A fire aboard Air Canada Flight 797 from Dallas to Toronto killed 23 and injured 18 of 46 on board as it made a Cincinnati emergency landing. Investigators, including the FBI, consider a bathroom cigarette as a possible ignition source while pilot Captain Donald Cameron is hailed for a precautions-filled landing.
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Cincinnati
Air Canada
Texas
Canada
Greater Cincinnati
Donald Engen
National Transportation Safety Board
Engen
FBI
Ted Morris
Roy Grubbs
Waxahachie
Dallas-Fort Worth
Toronto
Donald Cameron
Montreal
David Pember
Jim Lanagan
Lanagan
Cameron
Pat Labrie
Jack Ba
Airport Ns
Jobless rate eases to 10.1 percent in May
U S unemployment slipped to 10.1 percent of the civilian workforce in May, marking a third straight monthly improvement. Total civilian employment rose to 99.557 million while the number of unemployed fell to 11.192 million. Critics said the drop is modest and highlights ongoing inequality, with minority unemployment remaining near recession highs.
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Washington
Reagan
Thomas P. O’neill
D-Mass
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Martin S. Feldstein
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Feldstein
White House
National Association of Realtors
Afl-Cio
O'Neill
United States
Norwood
Fringe Candidates Carrying On British Tradition of Eccentricity
In Britain’s election a wide array of fringe candidates challenge Prime Minister Thatcher in various constituencies. Reports note dozens of candidates, including Screaming Lord Sutch of the Official Monster Raving Looney Party, and lists many quirky party names and the low filing barriers. The piece highlights the nomination ease and the $240 deposit risk, with references to Windsor and Maidenhead residents who can vote for the Independent Mushroom Party and Willy Shovelitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Margaret Thatcher
Lord Sutch
Looney Party
Thatcher
House of Commons
Freddie
Alternative Medicine Party
Assassin’s Ballot
Peterstown Woman Killed Man Arrested
Buck Jones, 47, of Peterstown, was arrested Friday on murder charges in the death of 33 year old Carol June Taylor. Taylor died after the shooting at a residence around 7 p.m. Thursday and was treated at Princeton Community Hospital. Jones was held on 50,000 bond as the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office released details.
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Peterstown
Monroe County
Buck Jones
Carol June Taylor
Grace Jones
Princeton
John Porterfield
Sheriff’s Department
Jones
Monroe
Weekend Weather Outlook With Warm Temperatures
Saturday will be partly cloudy and warm with a chance of showers and thundershowers. Highs in the 80s. Tonight and Sunday see variable clouds with Lows in the upper 50s. Sunday highs in the 70s. Monday and Tuesday bring a chance of showers with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s.
County Assessors May Get Amnesty For Wrong Property Assessments
Charleston AP reports lawmakers debate amnesty in a reappraisal bill shielding county assessors from lawsuits or impeachment for prior generally applied practices before July 2 1982. Proponents cite protecting honest assessors, while opponents warn of masking improper assessments and political favoritism.
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Charleston
W.va
House
Del
Sammy Dalton
Lincoln
Dalton
Logan County
Tom Godbey
Senate
Warren McGraw
Wyoming
McGraw
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Fred Brown
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Janet L. Norwood
Labor Statistics
Abby Poo
Dixon Pee
Dr. Lamb
Renee
National Weather Serv
NOAA
Dept of
Snaru
Telegraph
Matoaka
Cumberland Home
Giles
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