North declines private testimony in Iran-Contra probe
Lt. Col. Oliver North refuses private congressional questioning as Iran-Contra committees seek an iron clad arrangement for public testimony. Senate chair Inouye and ranking Republican Rudman warn of contempt and set July 15 for North’s public appearance, while House leaders weigh contempt action.
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Washington
Oliver L. North
Daniel K. Inouye
Senate
Warren Rudman
R-N.h
Col. North
North
Rudman
Congress
Lee Hamilton
D-Ind
House Committee
Inouye
Richard Cheney
R-Wyo
Hamilton
Reagan
Iran
Arms trade grows as many nations sell to both sides
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reports that at least 26 countries have sold weapons to both Iran and Iraq. Governments often lose control as business interests push arms deals, with many sales made without official knowledge, expanding the dual-sided trade since 1984 to include Sweden Britain South Africa and the Netherlands. The 500 page yearbook notes 17 countries joined the list since the prior survey.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Britain
South Africa
Netherlands
United States
Soviet Union
Weather Outlook Mixed Clouds and Afternoon Storms
Accu Weather forecasts a mix of clouds and sunshine with spots of an afternoon storm and high humidity in the Bluefield area. Daytime high near 80, tonight partly to mostly cloudy with a shower or thunderstorm and a low around 62.
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Accu
Bluefield
War Chest drive chaired by Markle raises over 1000
On June 18 1942 Herbert Markle assumed the chair of the Blue field War Chest drive which reported raising more than 1000 dollars. The society hoped to reach a 15000 dollar goal to distribute to several charities including the Russian Relief Fund and the United China Relief Fund.
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Herbert Markle
Bluefield
Russian Relief Fund
United China Relief Fund
Basham Named to Unexpired 20th Delegate Term
Terry Basham of Lashmeet was appointed by Gov Arch Moore Jr to fill the unexpired term in the 20th Delegate District covering Mercer and Wyoming counties. Basham, a Democrat and United Mine Workers member, succeeds James McNeely who became a clerk at the West Virginia Supreme Court in Charleston. Basham, son of longtime Democratic leader Vernon Basham, said the appointment felt two years late.
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Princeton
Terry Basham
Lashmeet
Arch Moore Jr
Mercer
Wyoming
Basham
United Basham Mine Workers
Del
James McNeely
Athens
West Virginia Supreme Court
Charleston
Vernon Basham
Hospital expands services beyond inpatient care
Bluefield Community Hospital plans outpatient expansion with the Bluefield Community Wellness Center and Cumberland Care Center to promote prevention and recovery. President Eugene Pawlowski cites Medicare and Medicaid shifts, physician supply growth, and hospital readiness to compete with doctors through advanced technology and broader health care holdings.
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Bluefield Community Hospital
Bluefield Community Wellness Center
Cumberland Care Center
Eugene Pawlowski
Bluefield Health Systems
Mountaineer Resources Inc
Pawlowski
K.C. Nolan
Ernst & Whitney
Bluefield Hospital History Highlighted in Interview
Daily Telegraph representatives discussed Bluefield Community Hospital's evolution from the 1979 Bluefield Sanitarium with Bluefield Health Systems directors. The interview noted higher mortality rates from cancer and heart disease in West Virginia and emphasized improved focus on those health areas.
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Bluefield Community Hospital
Bluefield Sanitarium
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Health Systems Board of Directors
West Virginia
Hears
Region features and sports noted in scattered header lines
A fragmented front page shows sections labeled as The Region features and sports, with scattered references to weather and editorials. The text lists pages A-4 A-8 and various department names, indicating a multi-section newspaper issue with no cohesive single event.
Economy grows at 4.8 percent in first quarter
The United States posts a 4.8 percent annual GNP increase for January through March, aided by back-to-back quarterly drops in the trade deficit. The Reagan administration hails a bright 1987 outlook, while private economists doubt the overstatement of strength. The revision surpasses the 4.4 percent estimate a month earlier and tops the 1.1 percent growth in late 1986.
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Washington
U.S
Bakkers vow to fight for parsonage in PTL dispute
Tammy Faye Bakker tearfully said she and Jim will contest the seizure of their $1.3 million parsonage as PTL leadership under Jerry Falwell moves the ministry toward bankruptcy. She accused PTL's new officers of forcing them from the home and said Jim would not permit the ministry to end in bankruptcy.
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Tega Cay
S.C
Tammy Faye Bakker
Jerry Falwell
PTL
Insurance rates to jump for nurses and nurse practitioners
Nurses face sharp renewals as malpractice premiums rise, with nurse practitioners like Jo Fugate at Tazewell Community Hospital seeing rates jump from 48 to 1800 and a strong possibility of losing coverage. The notices arrive as insurers tighten than ever, threatening coverage for many in the field.
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Jo Fugate
Tazewell Community Hospital
Fugate
Amer
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