Man Known as Kip Barnes Dies by Own Action in Jail
Kip Barnes, also known as Juan Sanchez, died by suffocation in his Montgomery County jail cell hours after receiving a 60 year prison sentence for his wife’s murder. Authorities say he altered names, fled the country, and claimed divine messages. An autopsy was ordered and officials noted prior behavioral deterioration after his Roanoke County robbery sentence.
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Christiansburg
Juan Jorge Sanchez
Kip George Barnes
Montgomery County
Roanoke County
Sanchez
Jesus
Billy Graham
Commonwealth
Thomas Blaylock
Kenneth Devore
Roanoke
Juan Sanchez
Bluefield Junior High Ventilation Woes Seem Resolved
Bluefield Junior High School reported improved air quality after SEM Partners extended the coal chimney smokestack by 20 feet and removed gas vents over a weekend. Health officials tested the air as students returned after a one day recess with several prior reports of headaches dizziness and nosebleeds attributed to possible carbon monoxide from the ventilation system.
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Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Junior High
SEM Partners
Columbus
Ohio
John Hughes
Mercer County school board business manager found guilty of assault
A Bluefield courtroom convicted the Mercer County school district business manager on assault charges. The ruling follows a day of testimony and raises questions about district finance oversight and staff conduct. Bluefield officials assess future budget implications alongside local reaction.
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Mercer County School Board
House Panel Signals EPA Document Coverup Suspicions
A House subcommittee said sworn EPA testimony raises more than a suspicion that President Reagan blocked access to agency records. They allege political manipulation of the 1.6 billion Superfund and call for DOJ review while noting a purported hit list of EPA opponents and possible perjury by Rita Lavelle.
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Washington
House
EPA
Reagan
John Dingell
Michigan
Dingell
Santa Barbara
Calif
White House
Larry Speakes
Speakes
Justice Department
Anne McGill Bu
Rita M. Lavelle
California
Scheuer
Rusty Brashear
BCH Administrator Defends Profit Claims
Bluefield Community Hospital Administrator Eugene Pawlowski says a recent State Health Department report does not label Bluefield as high profit. He argues Bluefield offers extensive services and must charge higher per room to fund them, while St Luke’s and Princeton Community Hospital face higher profits and charges.
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Karen Kaplan
Telegraph
Bluefield Community Hospital
Eugene Pawlowski
Princeton Community Hospital
Willam Sheppard
State Health Department
Pawlowski
Bluefield Community
St. Luke’s
St. Luke's
Princeton
Bluefield
Steelworkers Approve Concession Pact Cutting Wages
PITTSBURGH AP The United Steelworkers ratified a 41 month concession pact cutting wages by 1.25 dollars an hour and reducing benefits to save jobs amid foreign competition. About 250 local presidents voted 169 to 63 with three abstentions. The deal, effective immediately, ends the prospect of a industry summer strike and replaces an August expiration contract. It lowers wage levels, eliminates cost of living raises, and trims holidays and vacation time. 143000 workers laid off in February and 21500 on reduced schedules. Production below 50 percent capacity. Union calls the agreement an urgent recovery contribution while seeking federal aid to curb imports.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers of America
USW
Basic Steel Industry Conference
United Auto Workers Union
U.S
J. Bruce Johnston
U.S. Steel Corp
Johnston
El Salvador Civil War Cease Fire Amid Papal Visit
Both sides in El Salvador announce a cease fire during the Pope's visit. A State Department official warns guerrilla advances could spark regional unrest reaching Mexico and the Panama Canal, signaling wider instability for Central America.
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U.S. State Department
Mexico
Panama Canal
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