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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1981
Page
9
The Board of Education of Mercer County West Virginia will receive sealed bids on June 15 1981 at the Central Office 1420 Honaker Avenue Princeton WV for bid documents and specifications. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. John M Hughes secretary.
In Charleston on June 2 1981 the Public Service Commission of West Virginia approves revised rate schedules for Schwerman Trucking Company to move fly ash and magnetite cement. The order shifts revenue to 5.47 percent rate increases plus an 18.4 percent fuel surcharge while maintaining overall approved revenue. Public notice and protest periods set. tariff filing required. final rates take effect 30 days after first publication. The document also includes unrelated stockholder resolutions and a MercER County real estate sale notice.
Public sale details for a 1974 Dodge Charger including serial number and June 17, 1981 at 11:00 A.M. at Commercial Credit Corporation Bluefield WV. zoning appeals for Deaton's Music World and M S Hajjar with hearings June 15 1981. circuit court divorce action Carol Sue Gregory vs Billy Joe Gregory with a July 6 1981 answer deadline. plus political campaign notes on Farley Miller Godwin and Robb endorsements at a Virginia Democratic convention revival.
Seven killed and 11 wounded in East Beirut as Kurdish Guards and Mourabetoun militiamen clash at the American University Hospital. A Kurdish guard died and a Mourabetoun fighter was wounded as the emergency ward battle spilled into the hospital. Habib heads to the region on a shuttle to defuse the missiles crisis tied to Syria and Israel.
Washington AP reports a rare drop in energy costs slows wholesale inflation to 4.6 percent annually in May while unemployment climbs to 7.6 percent, the highest since fall 1976. Energy prices fell 0.5 percent led by gasoline down 1.8 percent and heating oil down 1.2 percent despite natural gas rising 3.5 percent.
Okinawa, returned to Japan a decade ago, sits among the costliest bases for American troops with 18,000 Marines and others earning modest salaries while beer and steak prices soar. The dollar’s weakness fuels higher living costs as bars and shops shift to Japanese customers, workers seek off-base jobs, and pay hikes loom with a 14.3 percent military pay proposal.
Technicians comparing fibers from the suspect's home found promising similarities to fibers on some bodies in the 28 slayings of Black youths. Fulton County DA says fiber evidence alone cannot convict. The 23 year old man was released after 12 hours of interrogation. authorities keep him under watch as tests continue.
A dense list of closing stock prices across multiple firms and sectors includes Allied Chem, Amerada, Ashland, Atlas Copco, Cabot, Conoco, Dow Jones peers, McDonalds, PepsiCo, Reynolds, Texaco, Union Pacific, Westinghouse, and Western Union among others with percent changes or prices noted. This market snapshot tracks varied corporate tickers and performance for a broad equity close.
The Dow rose 7.05 to 993.79 as inflation signals improved and energy shares led gains. Winners spanned aviation, chemical, electronics, energy and finance while gold and silver fell. big banks held steady despite rate fears. Volume totaled 47.18 million on the NYSE as markets awaited Fed hints.
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