Reagan seeks House vote on Contra aid amid tax reform clash
Reagan aims for House approval of 100 million dollars in Contra aid including 70 million in military gear while centrist Democrats resist. The same week Senate moves tax reform toward a conference with rates cut to 27 and 15 percent in a bid to unify with a House bill. The GAO notes misused non-lethal aid routed offshore or to obscure interests.
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Reagan to meet new Soviet envoy in Oval Office
President Reagan will greet Yuri V. Dubinin, newest Soviet ambassador, in the White House to present credentials. A formal meeting follows as officials weigh chances for a U S Soviet summit this year. No signals of a concrete signal from the envoy.
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Railyard Traffic Through Bluefield Reveals Interchange Web
GARRET MATHEWS describes Bluefield yard activity where Norfolk Southern owns most cars. Interchange pools link NS, Santa Fe and other lines, moving cars between railroads to route coal, appliances and textiles. Shipments include wheat and increasing shipper-owned tank cars.
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Norfolk Southern Freight Categories From 1985 Statistics
Allman divides NS traffic into four classes. 60 percent is rail freight originating and ending on NS rails. Bridge traffic involves three or more carriers with an NS intermediate carrier. 19 percent starts on another railroad and ends on NS served points, 18 percent originates on NS and transfers to others. NS has not built coal hoppers since 1982. new hopper cost estimates range from 37 000 to 47 000 dollars.
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Warm Humid Forecast for Bluefield Princeton Area
Monday brings sunny to partly cloudy skies with very warm, humid conditions. High near 86 in the Bluefield Princeton area, with a possible evening thunderstorm. Tonight remains partly cloudy and muggy, low around 66.
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Bible study fund drive seeks 200000 for Mercer teachers
The Bible Study Fund Association launches a 200000 campaign to pay Mercer County Bible instructors for the September term. Co chair Arthur Carroll says pledge cards are being distributed and kickoff occurred at Bland Street United Methodist Church Bluefield. The effort follows state guidelines that the board may finance classes with outside funds and requires certified teachers.
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Bombs and slaying shock Durban and Bophuthatswana police chief
Three bomb blasts hit Durban triggering an oil refinery blaze and yacht club pollution. In Bophuthatswana, Brigadier Andrew Molope was shot dead as his men confronted anti government demonstrators, with 11 killed on March 26.
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Boundary Bulge Keeps Giles County Neighbors Worlds Apart
In three feet to miles of land along the Virginia West Virginia line residents live under different laws and mail routes. The odd Virginia enclave split off from Giles County in response to settlers’ petitions in the 1790s to 1840s after Mercer and Monroe counties formed in West Virginia.
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