Survey finds economy top concern in Bluefield area
Local leaders cite economic development and youth alcohol and drug abuse as severe problems in Bluefield Mercer County and Princeton. The CNA reports 72.5 percent see serious quality of life issues, with jobs, education, and teen programs highlighted as priorities.
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CNA
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CNA Project
Mike Swatts
Swatts
Bluefields
Princeton
Mercer County
GM recalls 1.1 million J-body cars and 108,000 Spectrum
General Motors to reinforce left front seat anchors on 1983 84 J-body cars including Buick Skyhawk Chevrolet Cavalier Cadillac Cimarron Oldsmobile Firenza and Pontiac Sunbird after six accidents and 10 injuries. Spectrum models built in Japan by Isuzu face a fuel pump defect risking leaks and engine compartment fires. Dealers will install brackets as parts arrive.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Japan
Isuzu
Weather outlook with clouds and possible showers today
The Accu Weather forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with a strong chance of a shower or thunderstorm during the day, a high around 73. Tonight remains partly cloudy with a good chance of a shower or two, low near 61. Details A-10.
Carnival Opens on Snider Lot in Princeton
In Princeton on June 13 1914 a carnival opened on the Snider lot on Mercer Street opposite the Virginian Hotel. Three movies in town helped Princeton ians relieve the monotony while waiting for the baseball team to organize, according to a Telegraph observer.
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Princeton
Mercer Street
PTL files for Chapter 11 reorganization in South Carolina
PTL ministries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Columbia after debts of about 70 million dollars. Norman Grutman said PTL is not bankrupt, while Jerry Nims and Jerry Falwell described plans to emerge financially sound. The filing seeks to shield assets from lawsuits and may lead to sale of assets totaling around 110 million dollars.
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Jerry Nims
PTL
Jerry Falwell
Liberty Broadcasting Network
Fallwell
Lynchburg
Falwell
Pil
Bakker
Tammy Sue Chapman
Fort Mill
Grutman
Nims
Federal Bankruptcy Court
Columbia
Goetz Subway Trial Goes To The Jury In NY
The Bernhard Goetz case, sparked by the 1984 subway shooting, moves to jury deliberations after a lengthy trial. The jurors hear self defense instructions and consider whether a hypothetical reasonable person would have acted similarly.
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New York
Bernhard Goetz
Goetz
State Supreme Court
Stephen Crane
Crane
Myra Friedman
Troy Canty
Barry Allen
James Ramseur
Darrell Cabey
Canty
Reagan Urges Gorbachev Tear Down Berlin Wall
President Reagan challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to open and tear down the Berlin Wall, using the Brandenburg Gate backdrop in West Berlin. He called for freedom and liberalization, stressing the wall as a symbol of East West ideological divides, before about 20,000 mourners.
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Gorbachev
Berlin Wall
West Berlin
Fundy
Europe
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Eastern Europe
Brandenburg Gate
East Berlin
Trade deficit narrows in April as wholesale prices rise
The U S trade deficit fell to 13.3 billion in April for a second straight month while wholesale prices rose 0.3 percent in May. Officials praised the data as proof the economy’s improving trend may boost growth and curb inflation fears. Baldrige cited gains in market regain, while Bentsen warned the trend remains muddled amid ongoing trade pressures.
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U.S
Wall Street
Commerce
Malcolm Baldrige
Baldrige
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Texas
Senate Finance Committee
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U.S. Dept. of Labor
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