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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1980
Page
1
Washington AP Carter to order young Americans to register for the draft next month. Congress approved a 13.3 million plan to revive Selective Service and begin registering 19 and 20 year olds, with July 21 as a possible start. Senate already backed the move.
Floyd Giampocaro owner of Floyds Asphalt testifies he gave Chester Matney and Raymond Lawson steaks to push for payment on orphan road work in January 1979. His bills cover Northfork area projects though commission approved gravel funds in February 1979. Boyd denies authorizing work via a friend to haul coal for a county halfway house during an emergency.
President Carter pushes for a political settlement in Afghanistan as the United States signals readiness to discuss terms if the Soviets withdraw promptly. Officials say a graceful exit requires safeguards against mass killings and a non pro Soviet government, with diplomacy continuing in Vienna and Washington.
A Kanawha County Circuit Court judge considers Humana of West Virginia Inc request to build a 6.3 million replacement hospital facility for St Luke's in Bluefield. The case centers on an appeal by West Virginia Health Systems Agency Inc challenging a December 1979 tax and certificate of need ruling. The site is near the U S 460 Bluefield bypass in West Cumberland Road area. Hospital officials say the current St Luke's fails to meet state and federal standards.
Los Angeles AP Reagan and GOP lawmakers urged rapid passage of a major tax cut amid a worsening economy. The plan would cut income tax rates by 10 percent starting Jan 1, part of Roth Kemp proposals aiming for a 30 percent across the board cut over time.
In Coles Point Virginia locals report new Chessie sightings along the Potomac near Westmoreland and Northumberland counties. A 14 foot snake-like shape was noted June 14 by farmer Goodwin Muse and companions, followed by a larger 25 foot sighting near Richmond with family and friends. Scientists deem it likely a snake or similar creature, with theories linking to ancestral anacondas aboard old ships.
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