Flag Day salute and historic flag raised across Bramwell Town Hall
Bramwell VFW Post 3112 members observe Flag Day as a ceremonial flag raising across from Bramwell Town Hall. The flag, originally flown over the U.S. Capitol on March 20, was given to the town through a arrangement by U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall. In coal news, a wildcat strike expands from southern West Virginia to Virginia as United Mine Workers ignore federal back-to-work orders, with minor violence reported and miners walking off in Wise County and Boone and Raleigh counties.
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Charleston
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Westmoreland
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Steve Anderson
National Labor Relations Board
Cincinnati
Winston- Salem
N.C
UMW
Westmoreland miners lead wildcat strike across Wise County region
About 650 Westmoreland employees at three Wise County Virginia mines walked off Wednesday in a wildcat strike tied to the Pittston Coal Group dispute. In District 17, 90 percent of Logan County’s 400 mines idled and 35 of 42 in Region 6, Kanawha County, shut down. Police reported vandalism at a Boone County mine and New Beckley Mining, where pickets gathered.
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Virginia
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Kers
Rowland
Raleigh County
Knapp
Hobet Coal Co
Boone County
Kanawha Mining Co
Kanawha
Fayette Counties
Kelso Coal Co
High Power Energy
Nicholas County
State Energy Department
Twila Matheny
Region 6
New Beckley Mining Co
New Beckley
UMW
A.E. Baumgardner
Beijing arrests more student leaders as crackdown widens
Chinese authorities arrest two more student leaders amid a broad crackdown on pro democracy protesters. Beijing orders expulsion of AP reporter John Pomfret and VOA correspondent Alan Pessin for alleged martial law violations while warning the U.S. to stop interfering. The PLA lifts tank presence in Tiananmen Square as arrests continue and an independent labor union leaders are targeted. Louis Boccardi condemns the actions as detrimental to press freedom.
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China
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Associated Press
Alan Pessin
U.S
Voice of America
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Tiananmen Square
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VOA
Louis D. Boccardi
New York
Bond denied for Gilmore on enterprise charges in Virginia
Charles Wesley Gilmore, 57, of Pocahontas Virginia, had his bond denied Wednesday in U S Magistrate Court. He faces a continuing criminal enterprise count and 14 related cocaine distribution charges since January 1980. He was committed to federal custody as proceedings continue. Assistant U S Attorney Hunter P Smith Jr. said a conviction on the enterprise charge could carry 20 years to life.
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Pocahontas
Charles Wesley Gilmore
Attorney General's Office
Tek
Charles T. Cunningham
Bluceld
Hunter P. Smith Jr
Gilmore
Gorbachev Book Sells Millions Worldwide
Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroika has sold about 10 million copies globally. West German publishers report 700,000 copies in their hands, grossing $1.5 million. Proceeds earmarked for Soviet Communist Party and social projects.
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Gorbachev
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Uncertain Weather With Showers And Storms Expected
The National Weather Service predicts a near 100 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms today with highs in the low to mid 70s. Tonight the rain probability drops to 70 percent with overnight lows in the upper 50s. Details: A-12. There’s no substitute for success. Also in the example: a full size 88 Bronco listing with 13,000 miles and asking price.
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Tazewell Industries workers back on job
77 workers at Tazewell Industries in Virginia returned to work after a one day strike over raises and insurance. The United Steel Workers union said negotiations continue as company officials and union leaders discuss terms.
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Tazewell
Ray Nelson
Mining Roof Belt
Jim Meath
Advanced Mining Systems Inc
United Steel Workers of America
America Union
Joseph Linkous
Linkous
Ratliff
House Fails to Override Bush on Minimum Wage Bill
The Democratic controlled House voted 247 to 178 to override the president's veto of a bill raising the minimum wage from 3.35 to 4.55 by October 1991, short of the two thirds required. Bush wins the first major clash, while Kennedy and other Democrats push renewed efforts and Republicans propose their own plan.
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White House
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Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Red Cross executive director Laralice Ratcliffe honored service during Vietnam era
Larlice Ratcliffe served as Red Cross executive director during the Vietnam era, coordinating financial aid for soldiers needing travel funds and arranging hospital entertainment for veterans. She described delivering money through company officers, verifying family illnesses, and comforting families after leg injuries. She led a 45 member board and helped at VA Beckley events often stopping for treats.
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Red Cross
Laralice Ratcliffe
Ratcliffe
Pine State Knitwears Mount Airy visit previews Bluefield expansion
Pine State Knitwear employees training for the Bluefield plant toured the Mount Airy factory to see operations from dyeing to packaging. A new Cumberland Road facility is due in early August with initial 20 hires and plans to reach 50 to 60 more. interviews at Holiday Inn tomorrow will gauge expansion potential.
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N.C
Pine State Knitwear Company
Bluefield
Pine State
Princeton Vocational-Technical Center
Vo-Tech
J.D. Bartley
Smith Holcomb
Cumberland Road
Terry Bowman
Versa Pe
Twentie
Bowman
Holcomb
Holiday Inn
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