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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1986
Page
1
Congress approves Contra aid to rebels in Nicaragua vote
The House approved 221 to 209 a plan to provide 70 million in military aid and 30 million in non military aid to Contra rebels seeking to overthrow Nicaragua's government. The vote followed late lobbying by President Reagan, with 51 Democrats for and 11 Republicans against. The agreement includes economic aid to Central America and a watchdog commission, while the Senate's stance remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
Reagan
House
Rick Boucher
Virginia
Nick Joe Rahail
California
Michael D. Barnes
Maryland
Leon F. Panetta
Congress
General Accounting Office
David &. Bonier
D-Mich
Buddy Roemer
Louisiana
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Honduras
el Salvador
Nicaragua
Senate
Middle-income protection tops tax agenda in conference
Three weeks before negotiators draft a compromise tax overhaul the focus is protecting the middle class. Rep Dan Rostenkowski and Sen Bob Dole weigh negotiable areas while experts warn middle earners may face higher taxes under the Senate bill. The Senate backed a 97 3 plan cutting individual taxes about 6.4 percent though final terms depend on House-Senate talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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Senate House
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Nl
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Rostenkowski
Abc-Tv
Dole
Janice M. Johnson
Seidman & Seidman Accountants
New York
Going down Neil Lane dives at Pipestem pool
Neil Lane of Serena takes the plunge at Pipestem State Park swimming pool on a Wednesday. The day was comfortable with temperatures in the high 70s making the pool outing appealing.
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Neil Lane
Serena
Pipestem State Park
Former East Bank coach poised for Beaverhelm job
Don Arthur, former East Bank and Marshall aide, is expected to be named the new Bluefield High School head football coach by the Mercer County Board of Education at tonight's meeting. Arthur led East Bank 1970 to 1974 with a 33-18-2 mark, winning state titles in 1971 and 1973 including a 12-0 season in ’73.
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Beaverhelm
Mercer County Board of Education
East Bank and Marshall
Don Arthur
Bluefield High School
Arthur
Pioneers
Frank Elwood
Marshall
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Chocktawhatchee
Bluefield
Bill Norton
West Virginia ranks 43rd in U S life expectancy
Morgantown AP West Virginians die younger than the national average linking poor diet insufficient exercise and high smoking rates to low life expectancy Dr John Pearson of WVU says life expectancy at birth is 68.86 years for males and 76.93 for females with statewide ranking 43rd nationwide in life expectancy.
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Morgantown
West
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Pearson
Census finds over half of black babies born to unmarried mothers
A Census Bureau study released Wednesday shows 17.9 percent of births to women aged 18 to 44 were to unmarried mothers in the year ending June 1985, with 54.9 percent of births to black women and 74.5 percent for blacks in the 18 to 24 group.
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United States
Census Bureau
Bureau
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