Coal Strike Boosts Virginia Jobless Rate in May
Layoffs from the coal miners strike and college students entering the labor market pushed Virginia’s unemployment rate to 5.4 percent in May, up from 5.2 percent in April. The Virginia Employment Commission noted May’s rate was the highest since February and the worst for May since 1976.
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Virginia
Virginia Employment Commission
May
VEC
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Portsmouth
Newport News
Hampton
Roanoke
Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Jay Rockefeller
Department of Employment Security
Athens WV Enacts 5 Percent Tax on Liquor Purchases
An Athens West Virginia ordinance imposes a 5 percent tax on the retail purchase price of intoxicating liquors within the city limits, collected from the state treasury under ABC rules, with exemptions for license holders under Chapter 60. The measure includes hearings set for July 7 1981 and provisions for a license tax on wine distributors and retailers. The notice also details a July 3 1981 property sale and related legal actions.
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Athens
West Virginia
Alcohol Beverage Control Commission
Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner
Athens Town Hall
West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Commission
Tax
Seeding bids invited for coal disturbed land near Prater Virginia
Seeding of about 7 acres of coal surface mined land near Prater Buchanan County is due by 2 00 pm July 14 1981. A bid meeting July 7 1981 10 00 am at Vansant Virginia Division of Forestry to review sites and 41 acres nearby. Offices and contact details provided for further information.
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Hays
Buchanan County
Virginia Division of Forestry
Gerald D. Reese
Adriana C. Reese
Roberta Reese
Ira M. Smith
Thomas S. Lilly
Mercer County
West Virginia
Brush Creek
Princeton
Plymouth District
Gerald Reese
Dewey M. Lane
Shelby J Lane
Co. Rd
Plymouth Dist
Mercer Co
W.va
Ronald D. Fink
L.L.S
Dewey Lane
Tis
Shelby J. Lane
Lra M. Smith
Plymouth
D. A. Wiley
Wiley
E. S. Wiley
J. B. Whitt
P. M. Bowling
Frances Bowling
O. A. Pennington
D. A. Pennington
P.M. Bowling
P. M
East River District
Wilson Butt
Charlie Wright
Christum F. Gore
Juanita Gore
Appalachian Power Company
West Virginia Department of Highways
Prater
St. KL
St. Rt. 63
St. Rt. 83
St. Rt
Haysi
Donald
Ee Branson
Big Stone Gap
Diamond Shamrock to exit plastics and animal nutrition units
Diamond Shamrock Corp announces disposal of two subsidiaries in plastics and animal nutrition as it focuses on core lines after agreeing to buy Amherst Coal Co. Expected losses from the closures total about 99 million dollars for the second quarter. Diamond Shamrock says sale proceeds will fund internal investment.
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Charleston
W.va
Diamond Shamrock Corp
West Virginia
W.H. Bricker
Dallas
Bricker
Coal
Diamond Shamrock
Amherst Coal Co
Mercer County Magistrate sentences three for intoxication
Cases heard before Chief Mercer County Magistrate Ernest R. Six include Robert Wayne Coeburn who pled guilty to driving while intoxicated and destruction of property and got one day in Mercer County jail. Shirley Underwood and Paul J. Thompson pled guilty to intoxication and received three days each with time served credited. Six processed 25 traffic tickets and seven civil suits. Inducted Phi Theta Kappa members at Southwest Virginia Community College are Armand Opitz, Idana Hamilton, and Harold Van Hook. Hamilton co sponsors the college chapter.
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Mercer County
Ernest R
Robert Wayne Coeburn
Rt. 1
Box 2
Bluefield
Randall Hill
Paul S. Sexton
Hill
W.E. Gearhart
Shirley Underwood
Box
Princeton
Paul J. Thompson
W.J. Buckett
Armand Opitz
Idana Hamilton
Harold van Hook
Southwest Virginia Community College
Phi Theta Kappa
Hamilton
PTE
Mearl Davis
Connie Vencill
Inez Dye
Bernice Lester
Gaylene Stevens
Sally Powers
Mary Ann Davis
Martha Cook
Mary Jean Wilson
Peggy Thornsberry
Donna Shelton
Margaret Brown
Tiny Musick
Rita Ball
Darrell Horton
Dottie Cannon
Gaynelle Artrip
Carlene Harrison
Mona Burley
Della Clifton
Donna Pruitt
Mercer County awards honor Keep West Virginia Green participants
More than 25 people will receive certificates from the Mercer County Commission on the courthouse lawn at 3:30 p.m. for their participation in the spring Keep West Virginia Green cleanup. County Coordinator Fred Parker praised the 4-H clubs and other groups for active involvement. Commission members Bragg, Six and Coburn will attend.
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Princeton
Mercer Country Commission
West Virginia
Fred Parker
Mercer County
Parker
Commission
Ray Bragg
Clarence Six
Joe Coburn
Reporters Escape Subpoena in McGraw Ethics Case
The state Judicial Inquiry Commission abandoned efforts to compel testimony from AP reporter Herb Little and Gazette staff Don Marsh and Fanny Seiler in the ethics case against state Supreme Court Justice Darr ell McGraw. The board later ruled the McGraw case meritless.
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Charleston
W.va
State Judicial Inquiry Commission
State Supreme Court
Darrell McGraw
Commission
John Fowler
Associated Press
Herb Little
Charleston Gazette
Don Marsh
Gazette
Fanny Seiler
Fowler
State Judicial Review Board
McGraw
Inquiry Commission
Supreme Court
Motorcycle spike follows car crash drop in SA
Johannesburg South Africa AP reports that 1979 saw a drop in motor vehicle death rates but motorcycle deaths rose by 7 percent. The increase coincides with a 94.7 percent surge in motorcycle sales last year.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Narcotics Dealer Slain At Disco
In midtown Manhattan a narcotics dealer and one bodyguard were killed when a gunman walked into a disco and opened fire, triggering a panic and wounding six others. The assailant, who exited amid the confusion, remains at large. Ronald Burroughs, 33, was reportedly shot execution style during the attack.
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New York
Manhattan
Ronald Burroughs
Joseph DeMartino
Classified Ad Deadline Details for Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Daily Telegraph sets deadlines for classified reader ads and corrections: 1 30 P M for next day Monday through Friday, 4 45 P M on Friday for Sunday deadlines. Saturdays open 11 A M to 12 noon for corrections only. no ads start on Mondays. The paper covers one day for incorrect ads unless Sunday closure permits two. Read your ad the first day. The paper reserves the right to edit or reject ads not meeting standards.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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