Byrd warns of dirty campaign in 1982 bid
Sen Robert C Byrd predicts a dirty race for his West Virginia Senate seat. He appeals to Mercer Monroe Summers and McDowell counties supporters at a 25 per person fund raiser for the November contest against Republican Cleve Benedict and NCPAC opposition. Byrd cites over 117000 spent by the groups and urges Democrats to unite for turnout. He notes his 36 years in West Virginia public office and vows to defend his record while criticizing opponents’ tactics.
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Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Robert C. Byrd
D-Wv
West Virginia
U. S. Senate
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Mercer
Monroe
Summers
McDowell
Cleve Benedict
National Conservative Political Action Committee
NCPAC
Senate Democratic Party
Raleigh County
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U. S
Senate
National Republican Party
Mercer County
Mountain State
Norfolk Seminar on International Coal Markets Held in Norfolk
A two day seminar titled The International Coal Markets will be held in Norfolk Virginia August 19 and 20. Sponsored by the Commonwealth of Virginia the Virginia Coal Council U S Department of Commerce Southern States Energy Board and the Appalachian Regional Commission the event will address current coal markets regulatory transportation bottlenecks and regional issues. Panels will feature experts from European and Pacific Rim nations discussing metallurgical and steam coal markets. Registration costs 100 per person and information is available from the Virginia Coal Council Richlands VA.
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Commonwealth of Virginia
Virginia Coal Council
U.S. Department of Commerce
Southern States Energy Board
Appalachian Regional Commission
Barbara Altizer
Daily Telegraph
Pacific Rim
British commandos push toward Stanley amid Falklands battle
British forces, backed by air and naval bombardment, overran Argentine positions 12 miles west of Stanley and advanced to within seven miles of the Falklands capital. Argentine officials warned heavy fighting ongoing as missiles and artillery pounded the region. Casualty reports varied, with Britain noting light own losses while Argentine sources spoke of heavy Argentine casualties and civilian deaths. The pope's visit to Argentina proceeded amid war coverage.
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Britain
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John Nott
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London
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Adm
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Nott
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Two Sisters Ridge
John Paul II
South Atlantic
Buenos Aires
Rome
Stanley Bay
Port San Carlos
Margaret Thatcher
Goose Green
British Defense Ministry
Bahia Paraiso
Red Cross
Michelle Mercier
Geneva
Switzerland
Poland frees 257 internees and eases martial law curbs
Warsaw poland authorities released 257 internees and lifted the overnight curfew in Szczecin while recommending further relaxation of martial law restrictions in the Baltic port city on Saturday.
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Szczecin
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