Reagan steps up contra campaign
President Reagan urged Congress to approve about 100 million dollars in military and humanitarian aid to Contra rebels in Nicaragua. He warned that Sandinista victory could invite Soviet bases on the mainland, threaten the Panama Canal, and trigger a mass refugee exodus. Shultz echoed the warning as UNO leaders stood with Reagan in the Cabinet Room.
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Reagan
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America
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Shultz
Contras
U.S
Adolfo Calero
Arturo Cruz
Alfonso Robelo
United Nicaraguan Opposition
UNO
George P. Shultz
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Latin America
Harlingen
Texas
House
Soviet Union
Panel urges drug tests for workers and wider anti-drug drive
A presidential panel on organized crime calls drug trafficking the nation's top crime issue and urges workplace drug testing and strong military efforts. It says enforcement can only hold the line while demand reduction programs and broader policing must expand to curb an estimated 110 billion dollars in narcotics sales annually. Judge Irving R. Kaufman leads the panel in urging nationwide action.
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U.S
Reagan
Commission On Organized Crime
United States
Commission
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Irving R. Kaufman
Flag ceremony honors teachers at Princeton courthouse
Mercer County school officials proclaimed National Teacher Day during a flag raising at the courthouse in Princeton. JROTC members Craig Oxes and Melissa Cabbell raised the Flag of Learning and Liberty to fly beside Old Glory as a sparse crowd braved cold weather. The ceremony also paid homage to Christa McAuliffe aboard the Challenger.
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Mercer County
Princeton
JROTC
Craig Oxes
Melissa Cabbell
Christa McAuliffe
Tuesday Outside Weather Outlook
A cloudy and chilly Tuesday with a high near 39 degrees. Tonight remains mostly cloudy with a low around 25 degrees.
University of Charleston wins playoff opener 97 91
The regular-season WVIAC champions Inside University of Charleston edged West Virginia Tech 97 to 91 Monday in Montgomery to lead the NAIA District 28 best of three playoff. Tech had won 91 81 Saturday to force the playoff after defeating the Golden Eagles.
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West Virginia Tech
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Tech
Golden Eagles
Welch to end fire service outside city limits
About 50 residents from Capels Hemphill Coalwood questioned Welch officials after the city council voted to suspend fire service outside city limits effective April 1. Mayor Wilson said service could resume if homeowners obtain contracts with the city and pay fees based on home assessed value.
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Welch Fire Department
Welch City Council
Capels
Hemphill
Coalwood
McDowell Public Library
Wanda Sheldon
Capers
John Wilson
McDowell A
Trial begins in fighter's death in Mercer County
The Mercer County Circuit Court hears a $5.1 million lawsuit filed by Michael A. Pitzer's parents against the Princeton Boxing Club and other officials. They allege negligence linked to the 17 year old boxer's death after a 1983 Golden Gloves event in Montgomery. The six member all male jury was empaneled to run about two weeks.
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Mercer County
Montgomery
Paul A
Margaret Pitzer
Michael A. Pitzer
Princeton Boxing Club
Ken Conner
Phillip Bevins
Ken Conner Jr
Eddie Queen
West Virginia Athletic Commission
West Virginia Boxing Commission
Allen E. Tackett
James Carlton
Robert B. Lowry
Rolando Romeriz
Pitzer
Pitzers
Charleston
Y Center trustees seek power to close building
Y Center trustees met to address insurance and security if a utilities shutdown forces closure. Acting chairman Judge William Bivens said the board lacks authority to close the building, while seven trustees offered no clear answer on who can order closure. Bluefield attorney and trustee John Shott suggested the YM-YWCA executive committee likely has authority but the issue remains unsettled.
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Y-Center
Board of Trustees
William Bivens
Bluefield
John Shott
Budget mistake provokes confrontation with Gov Moore
A North Carolina House Finance Committee mix up led to four pages of incorrect budget language reaching Governor Arch Moore, triggering a new clash between the Legislature and the governor. Majority Leader William Wooton and Chairman George Farley admitted proofreading failures as leaders rushed to deliver the bill before a threatened veto.
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House Finance Committee
Arch Moore
House
William Wooton
Raleigh
Moore
Wooton
House Finance
George Farley
D-Wood
Farley
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