McClure Mine Probe Delayed By Gas for Cleaner Air
Investigators waited for air to clear at McClure No 1 mine in Dickenson County Virginia after a Tuesday explosion killed seven miners and injured three. Ventilation work and methane readings dominated early Friday as MSHA, state inspectors, Clinchfield Coal Co and the UMW planned joint inquiries.
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Mcclure
Southwest Virginia
McClure No. 1
Harry Dean Childress
Virginia
Childress
Dickenson County
Frank O'Gorman
Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration
Clinchfield Coal Co
Susan Copeland
O'Gorman
MSHA
State Division of Mines
Company
United Mine Workers Union
F.C. Riner
Dante
Clinchfield
Connie Riner
Pope Meets Walesa as Poland Reels From Martial Law
Pope John Paul II quietly met Lech Walesa in the Polish hills during a high profile homecoming. Walesa called the encounter very important as Solidarity gains momentum while authorities urge normality. Reagan hailed the visit as a beacon of hope, urging release of political prisoners and lifting sanctions. The Communist Party meets to assess the impact.
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Krakow
Poland
John Paul II
Lech Walesa
Rome
John Paul
Walesa
Solidarity Union
Gdansk
Independent Labor Movement
Workers
Solidarity
Vatican
Osservatore Romano
Bles
Reagan
Chicago
Warsaw
U.S
Polish Communist Party
Challenger Crew Weighs Florida or California Return
The Challenger crew faced a split decision as weather and a minor APU fuel issue kept NASA weighing a Florida Kennedy Space Center landing versus Edwards California options. Commanding Crippen expressed readiness to come home as Mission Control monitored dawn conditions and final checks.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Florida
California
Robert L. Crippen
Rick Hauck
John Fabian
Sally K. Ride
Norman Thagard
Earth
James A. Abrahamson
NASA
Shuttle
Challenger
Cape
Crippen
Mission Control
Sally Ride
Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy
Gilbert T. Whittaker
Inside Charleston attorney announces candidacy
A Charleston attorney launches a political bid amid a local landscape of rising small business failures. The move signals a formal campaign start as city issues and voter concerns loom.
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Charleston
Monroe plant lands Navy raft contract
The B F Goodrich plant in Monroe won a 2.8 million Navy contract to build 700 Mark VI rubber life rafts for 25 men each. Begun May 26, work began in June, with no net layoff planned though hiring is frozen. 30 workers were temporarily cut, then recalled as production starts. Senator Byrd aided the bid.
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Daily Telegraph
B.F. Goodrich
U.S. Navy
John Martindale
R.B. Fouch
Martindale
Navy
Byrd
Fouch
Bill Bland
Mechanicsburg
Reagan Loses Income Tax Budget Votes
The House approved a Democratic cap of 720 on this year’s 10 percent income tax cut, likely to be vetoed by Reagan. Congress also backed an $859 billion budget with $73 billion in new taxes, while the Senate advanced a separate budget path. Senator Dole called the plan a loser as Republicans weigh loyalty to Reagan against budget compromise.
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Washington
House
Senate
Reagan
Congress
Capitol Hill
Sen
Bob Dole
Kan
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Republicans
Environmental Protection Agency
Anne M. Burford
Rep
James Howard
D-N.j
House Public Works Committee
Jake Gann
Utah
Garn
James Watt
Watt
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
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Castlewood
Riner
Luther McCoy
Nora
Dale Stamper Jr
Lebanon
Eugene W. Meade
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Funeral Home
J. Covey French
Clintwood
Mary K. Counts
Ms. Counts
John Kennedy
UMW
Jerry Jenkins
Emmery Howard
Cleveland
Harold J. Boyd
Norton Community Hospital
Miles W. Sutherland
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville
Sutherland
Noell Farley
East River Avenue
Bluefield
Mercer Mall
Bob
Julie Farley
Scott Shott
Pope
Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards
John T. Cox
Cox
Mer Service
Cor
Bulletin Board
Abby Cee
Dixon
Sereeneresereeersetes
Dr. Lamb
USCC
EEOC
Mountain State
Old Dominion Serene
Religion Society
Chamber
Oriole
Monroe Plant
Senate Energy Committee
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