Heads roll at NASA shakeup over Challenger fallout
The retirement of Marshall Space Flight Center director William R. Lucas, effective July 3, follows the Challenger disaster. The presidential commission's Monday report blamed Marshall engineers and Morton Thiokol officials for overruling safety warnings. Senate space overseer Don Riegle endorsed the Marshall changes, calling for fresh leadership in NASA after the Jan. 28 explosion.
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Ala
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Presidential Commission
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Michigan
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Senate opens sweeping tax plan debate with IRA clash
The Senate began consideration of a landmark tax bill amid jockeying over fully deductible IRAs for about 40 million workers. Leaders urged rapid progress while Democrats warned against swift action as copies of the 2,847 page measure circulated. Debate to resume Monday with final passage likely in two to three weeks.
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Senate
Dole
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Thursday Forecast: Showers and Thunderstorm Likely
Variable clouds with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm possible on Thursday. High near 74 degrees. Tonight remains humid with cloudy skies and a shower and thunderstorm possible. Low around 59. Weather A-12
Legal firm withdraws plan to form insurance company
Charleston AP A law firm and malpractice insurance critic has withdrawn its plan to create an insurance company after Insurance Commissioner Fred Wright refused to revoke other malpractice licenses. P&W president James B. Lees said without Wright’s action the firm cannot compete with existing carriers.
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Charleston
Fred Wright
James B. Lees
Stillborn Preiser & Wilson Insurance Corp
Wright
Lees
P&w
Liquidation plan eyed to settle suits at Bluefield Supply
WJD Corporation led by W Jack Davis of Coeburn Va and Bluefield Supply seek full liquidation and dismissal of pending U S District Court suits without damages. Contingent on August shareholder vote, the plan would apportion assets and debts to settle accounts. Davis holds about 30.7 percent of stock. total influence reaches near 40 percent with related entities.
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Bluefield Supply Company
WJD Corporation
W. Jack Davis
Coeburn
Bluefield Supply
James E. Gillenwater
U.S. District Court
Abingdon
Gillenwater
Davis
Gilchrist P. Berg
Bluefield Partners, Inc
Triad Partners
Civil Service Denies Deputy's Grievance Over Cruiser Role
Mercer County Civil Service Commission upheld a restraint preventing Deputy Carl Stilwell from driving a sheriff cruiser. The four hour hearing found the restriction did not remove him from regular duties, with Sheriff Hare and Chief Deputy Baughman framing it as an orientation measure after Stilwell moved to day shift following a bidding dispute involving Deputy M L Gills. The ruling allows Stilwell to remain in his typical duties while not operating a cruiser during the specified period.
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Princeton
Mercer County Civil Service Commisson
Carl Stilwell
Donald R. Hare
Stilwell
Sheriff’s Department
M. L. Gills
R.E. Baughman
Hare
Baughman
Government clamps down on loan defaulters via tax refunds
Washington AP reports 248000 Americans had tax refunds withheld to cover delinquent government debts, yielding 135 million in the first year of a new enforcement fee program. Education and VA programs led the collections, with the Education Department receiving about 116 million.
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Internal Revenue Service
Office of Management and Budget
James C. Miller
Sam
Miller
Reagan
U.S
Washington, D.C
Education Department
Education
William J. Bennett
Veterans Administration
Small Business Administration
Housing and Urban Development
Clever billboard rider graces Greenville highway scene
A roadside display on state Highway 29 in Greenville South Carolina shows a man hanging as a lifelike hospital safety message. The figure is not real but the sign aims to warn workers and drivers about on the job hazards with a striking visual.
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Greenville
S.C
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