Coal strike ends as union miners return to work
Miners returned to their jobs after a 10 week walkout by the United Mine Workers Union involving about 160000 members. The end of the strike restored production and lifted stockpiles as construction workers began tentative settlement talks with operators.
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United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Association of
Bituminous Contractors
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
U.S. Commerce Department
Explosion Rattles City Bank in Bluefield
An underground electrical short caused an explosion near First National Bank in Bluefield early Monday, blowing a heavy manhole cover from Bland and Scott Streets and damaging a second floor area. No injuries reported as bank employees sheltered. the building filled with smoke but operations to resume.
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First National Bank
Bluefield
Bland
Federal
Scott Streets
Bland Street
Richard Poe
Bank
Basil Jackson
Jackson
Explosion disrupts power and closes Bluefield banks
A large blast at about 7 40 a m disrupted power for about 700 Appalachian Power customers on Highland Bluefield Princeton and Bland streets and caused the bank to close hours after officials cited possible gas from burning electrical wires as a cause. Firefighters operated two trucks as crews secured the scene and power was restored later that day.
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Appalachian
Appalachian Power Co
Highland Avenue
Bluefield Avenue
Princeton Avenue
Bland Street
Bluefield
Poe
Israel Bombs Iraqi Reactor Near Baghdad
Israeli warplanes destroyed the Osirak reactor outside Baghdad in a Sunday raid. France warned one technician was killed. Iraq vowed a comeback while calling for UN and Arab League action. U.S. sources said the plant could have been operational within two weeks.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Baghdad
U.S
Iran
Iraq
Paris
M. Chaussepied
France
French Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
Tigris River
State Department
Annexation Appears Approved In Area III In Princeton
A Princeton canvass of the Stafford Drive Rogers Street annexation area shows an 86 84 approval margin from voters and freeholders. An attorney for local businessmen says a recount request will be made. The council will review Area I and II ballots in a special session tonight.
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Jim Gilreath
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Stafford Drive
Rogers Street
Area I
New Hope Road
Beckley Road
Low Gap Road
College Heights
U.S. Rt
Area III
Council
Ira M. Smith
Bear spooks workers at Roselawn Memorial Gardens
A fully grown black bear wandered through Roselawn Memorial Gardens on the Bluefield Princeton Road Monday startling four cemetery employees. Janet Rogers described the animal as large and adult, standing on hind feet near the office before running toward Route 20. State police and a West Virginia DNR officer searched but could not locate the bear, which had been seen in the Rt 20 area several times in the past year.
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Princeton
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield
Janet Rogers
West Virginia
Rt. 20
FBI Recaptures Escapee Williams in Manhattan Hotel Lobby
Ronald T. Williams, the West Virginia killer on the FBI list, was shot by federal agents in the Hotel George Washington lobby after drawing a weapon. He was wounded in the head, chest, and right arm, listed in stable condition, and faces federal charges of unlawful flight to avoid confinement. Williams had escaped from Moundsville penitentiary in 1979 with 14 others, with one escapee killed and a driving homicide in the breakout. Authorities say he was in the New York area for weeks. an FBI stakeout under Agent John W. Dalsey led to the shooting.
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New York
Ronald T. Williams
West Virginia
FBI
Manhattan
Williams
Moundsville
Bellevue Hospital
George Washington
Lexington Avenue
East 23Rd Street
Joseph Valiquette
Valiquette
Arizona
Beckley
W.va
Philip Kesner
John W. Dalsey
Weather forecast With scattered showers through Wednesday
The National Weather Service cautions scattered showers and thunderstorms today and tonight into Wednesday. Lows will range from the 60s to 50s in the mountains, with highs mainly in the upper 70s to mid 80s. Extended outlook shows showers Thursday, fair Friday, and highs mid to upper 80s with mountain readings near 80, lows in 60s to low 70s.
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National Weather Service
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Jonathan Williams
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Kentucky
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Amax Inc
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Carlton Smith
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Northern Ireland
Maze Prison
Arab League
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