Reagan approves in principle arms sale to China
Secretary of State Haig says the Reagan administration backs arms sales to China on a case by case basis and will lift munitions list limits. He cites Sino American cooperation to counter Soviet expansion and notes Liu Huaqing to visit in August to discuss purchases. Premier Zhao Ziyang invites Reagan to visit China.
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Miners Reach Tentative 40 Month Coal Contract
United Mine Workers and Bituminous Coal Operators Association announce a tentative 40 month contract for mine construction workers in a Washington hotel briefing. If ratified 11,500 workers gain about a 38 percent wage and benefit increase, and picket lines may be withdrawn, resuming coal production across eastern and midwestern states after 82 days on strike.
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Reagan Demands Quick Action on Spending Cuts
President Reagan spoke at his first national news conference in 342 months urging Congress to finish work by August on spending and tax cut bills. He attacked House Democrats and Speaker O'Neill as demagogic while defending his tax plan and calling for rapid action amid a broader budget fight.
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Guthrie Murder Trial Docketed For Early August slam
Mercer County Circuit Court set the murder trial for George Ballard Guthrie II of Roanoke for August 3 as part of a docket for the Cloud murder case. Judge William O. Bivens Jr. also scheduled trials for Delmar Lee, Young Dowell Jr., Otis Osborne, Dewey Phillips and the retrial of Lucille S. Nuckolls while noting venue changes for Naomi Cloud and John Elmer Corprew Jr.
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Weather forecast shows showers and warm temperatures
The National Weather Service lists occasional showers or thundershowers through Wednesday with highs in the low 80s and tonight's lows in the 60s. Mostly sunny and slightly warmer Thursday. Extended forecast through Saturday indicates fair, warm conditions with a chance of showers or thunderstorms Saturday. highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s to low 70s.
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Dog bites deputy during crowded concert in Portsmouth
Max the police dog, a K-9 rookie, latched onto Patrolman Martin Rivera when a drunken spectator approached during a Rick James concert at Portsmouth Stadium. Rivera was pulled by the tangled chain and bitten by the dog, seen as an accidental initiation into the K-9 corps.
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Landing error blamed for Mercer County crash
The National Transportation Safety Board report cites slush on the Mercer County Airport runway as the cause for a January crash that killed five Georgia Pacific executives aboard a private Cessna Citations. The pilot failed to stop and liftoff attempt led to a plunge down a wooded hillside.
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