Black Lung Claim Handling Delayed Ahead of June 26 Meeting
West Virginia and Virginia Black Lung Association leaders demand changes in claim handling under the amended Coal Mine Health and Safety Act. Talks with Social Security stalled after walkout. June 26 meeting to establish new ground rules. Labor Department takes full claim responsibility July 1, 1981, with Social Security acting only as agent.
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Charleston
W. Va
Black Lung Association
U.S. Department of Labor
Social Security
BSA
West Virginia
Virginia
Labor Department
Labor
BLA
Kentucky
Associated Press
Berlin blockade begins in Soviet zone April 1 1948
World Almanac notes a Soviet military government blockade of Allied sectors in Berlin starts April 1 1948 and lasts until September 30 1949 when airlifted aid reaches 2,343,315 tons of food and coal into West Berlin by American and British planes.
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Berlin
U.S
Germany
West Berlin
World Almanac
Reverend Moore to Lead Sunday Bluefield Service
Rev. Clarence Moore Jr. of Mount Zion Pentecostal Church Bluefield will deliver the sermon and lead a 3 p m service Sunday at Bethel United Methodist Church Bluefield Va Rev Moore will also present choir music Rev A R Fleshman is Bethel pastor
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Clarence Moore Jr
Mount Zion Pentecostal Church
Bluefield
Bethel United Methodist Church
Moore
A. R. Fleshman
Wood County Plans $20 Million Mountwood Park
Wood County plans a $20 million Mountwood Park development in rural Wood County near the Wood Ritchie border. The project includes 85 cabins, an 80 room lodge, 18 hole golf, pool, tennis, trails, shops, and mobile camper facilities with funding discussions to meet an 80 20 federal local share and annual maintenance around $500000.
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Wood County
Wood-Ritchie County
Edward Lehew
Parks and Recreation Commission
Scout Event Cancelled For International Visitors Change
The International Girl Scout event at Bluefield City Park scheduled for Saturday July 7 was cancelled. Officials cited a date change for International Scout Visitors by the Mountain Laurel Girl Scout Council.
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Bluefield City Park
Mountain Laurel
Viet Cong Cease-Fire Orders Amid Vietnam War Tension
Saigon and Viet Cong command announce a new cease-fire to begin by Friday midnight EDT, aiming to enforce the Paris peace accord. U S ships will clear mines from Vietnamese waters while Saigon cites doubts over adherence and notes ongoing hostilities in Cambodia and widespread incidents in South Vietnam.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Paris
United States
Subic Bay
Philippines
Taiwan
Singapore
Haiphong Harbor
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Phnom Penh
Graham optimistic on Nixon future amid Watergate talk
Evangelist Billy Graham declined to discuss Watergate specifics but expressed confidence that President Nixon will survive the scandal and remain in office for the next three and a half years. He spoke at the Presbyterian Church assembly in Fort Worth after arriving from Korea.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Billy Graham
Nixon
Graham
Southern Baptist
Korea
Atlanta
113Th General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
U.S
Grham
America
Truman
Johnson
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John Alston
Columbus
Ramona
Bluestone
Mountain Creek
Karen McKay
Karen
Pipestem Resort
West Vnginia State
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Barrie Trinkle
Ft. Worth
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Watergate
Manuel Garcia
LTA
Graham LI
Virginia Ave
Givefield, Va
the National Brewing Co of
Balto Md
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Kentucky Fried Chicken
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Princeton
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