Neely resigns as chief justice of WV Supreme Court
Richard Neely quit Friday from the West Virginia Supreme Court leadership after public pressure over firing Tess Dineen for refusing to baby-sit his son. He will remain a member of the court's 12 year term.NOW urged further action and investigations into his staff use.
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Charleston
W.va
Richard Neely
West Virginia Supreme Court
Neely
Pat White
National Organization For Women
Tess Dineen
High Court
Ms. Dineen
White
State House of Delegates
Capitol
Nee
Hostages dine at Beirut hotel as transfer to Syria looms
In Beirut, 32 American hostages shared a pre dawn dinner at the Summerland Hotel amid reports they would be moved to Damascus within hours. Captives, including TWA passengers and crew, were dispersed to militia strongholds as gunmen stood by. A UN envoy reportedly negotiated moving all 39 hostages to Syria until Lebanon prisoners are freed.
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Lebanon
Syria
Thomas W. Murry
Newbury Park
Calif
Summerland Hotel
West Beirut
Damascus
George Lazansky
Algonquin
Ill
Lazansky
TWA
Athens
Rome
U.S. Navy
Robert Dean Stethem
Government Information Office
U.N
Israel
Nabih Berri
Allyn Conwell
Houston
Texas
Conwell
United States
McDowell decision set today on Northfork High closure
In Institute West Virginia the McDowell County school board faced a Friday meeting after residents protested the plan to merge Northfork High with Mount View High. The state board would vote today on consolidation while critics cite lack of public input and Northfork’s strong academics including a eight state basketball titles record.
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Roy Truby
Northfork
Community High School
United States
Gary Dove
Dove
County Board of Education
Mount View High School
Bennett Church
Northfork High School
Christine Craft jury overruled by appeals court
A federal appeals court threw out a $325,000 jury award to Christine Craft, former KMBC-TV anchor, ruling Metromedia Inc. did not fraudulently promise no makeover then force appearance changes. The court upheld sex discrimination and pay disparity verdicts for Metromedia. Craft, now in California, vowed to keep fighting and seek Supreme Court review.
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Kansas City, Mo
Christine Craft
Ms. Craft
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Metromedia Inc
Kmbc-Tv
U.S
Joseph E. Stevens
Metromedia
KMBC
California
Supreme Court
Springtime forecast for Sprite NY region
Partly sunny today with mid 70s highs and light winds. Tonight partly cloudy with mid to upper 50s lows. Sunday partly cloudy with near seasonal 80s highs and 60s lows. Monday and Tuesday partly cloudy with 80s highs and 60s lows. Mountain areas about 5 degrees cooler.
Warning: Only One Ticket Per Vehicle
New Jersey Turnpike Authority officials in New Brunswick say signs were posted on automatic toll ticket machines to curb a minor but annoying practice. Some motorists would take a ticket, exit the barrier, then roll back to collect a second ticket to alter toll calculations. Officials caution tickets record entry points and fees, and warn against misuse.
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New Jersey Turnpike
Gordon Hector
New Jersey Turnpike Authority
New Brunswick
Hector
Wimbledon sees top seeds advance to third round
Top seed John McEnroe and co No 1 Martina Navratilova with Chris Evert Lloyd led a strong wave of favorites into the Wimbledon third round on Friday as the championships moved into the week.
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John McEnroe
Martina Navratilova
Chris Evert Lloyd
Market closes half with record Dow at 1335.46
The stock market edged higher on Friday to finish the first half of 1985 at new highs. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped to an all time high of 1335.46, lifting the blue chip index to a 9.3 percent gain for the six month period, up 123.89 points.
Leading Indicators Rise While Trade Deficit Deepens
May shows a 0.7 percent rise in the Index of Leading Indicators signaling future activity, but the same period records a $12.7 billion merchandise trade deficit, near the July record, as imports surge and exports slow. Analysts warn unless the dollar weakens the deficit will erode the industrial base and blunt growth.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
U.S
Jerry Jasinowski
National Association of Manufacturers
Allen Sinai
Shearson
Virginia posts peak nonfarm jobs as unemployment rises
Virginia reached a postwar high in nonfarm employment in May, while the jobless rate rose to 5.1 percent. The Virginia Employment Commission said unemployment totaled 146,600, up 8,700 from April, with May’s figure helped by college commencements and graduates entering the labor market. The national rate was 6.9 percent.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Employment Commission
WEC
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