Jaeger officials condemn site choice for coke plant in Lester
Jaeger officials protest that a federally funded coke plant will be built in Lester near Beckley instead of Jaeger. They claim political pressure from U S Senator Byrd and Congressman Rahall influenced the Regional Planning Council and Pennsylvan ia Coke Technology to favor Lester.
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Wally Tele
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
Nick Joe Rahall
Jaeger
Lawger
Perry Roberts
Sid Bailey
The
Daily Telegraph
Byrd and
Rahall
Raleigh
Byrd and Rahall
Laeger
Washington
Roberts
W.F. Berry Associates, Inc
Pennsylvania
Lester
Sophia
Mullens
War
Anawalt
Roberts and Bailey
Region I Planning and Development Council
Pennsylvania Coke Technology, Inc
Byrd
Raleigh County
McDowell County
Beckley
Robert Byrd
Mike
Panther
Bradshaw
Isaban
Hanover
Coal Mountain
Lynco
Kopperston
Iran Council Sets Hostage Handling Options For Militants
The Revolutionary Council told the U S Embassy militants to allow a United Nations commission to interview the American hostages or turn them over to the Foreign Ministry. The council urged custody by the Foreign Ministry unless the militants obeyed the UN interview order. Demonstrations supported the militants while the United States faced renewed Iran crisis confusion.
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Associated Press
Iran
Revolutionary Council
U.S
United Nations Commission
Tehran
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Hassan Habibi
Habibi
Foreign Ministry
U.N. Commission
Washington
Carter
Tehran Radio
Ghotbzadeh
Council
Jupiter visit fizzles as crowd greets no landings
Weather outlook shows partly cloudy days and cooler nights with highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s and overnight 20s to 30s. In Rio de Janeiro thousands waited for a Jupiter space craft, but the event collapsed into a traffic jam and humorous, unpaid vigil after no ship landed near Casimiro de Abreu.
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National Weather Service
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Jupiter
Casimiro de Abreu
Rio
Edil
Neves Gurgel
Ramirez
Reagan Wins South Carolina Primary in a Landslide
Ronald Reagan captured 54 percent of the vote in South Carolina, defeating John Connally who had 30 percent while George Bush trailed with 16 percent. Reagan won all 25 delegates and gained momentum for upcoming Alabama Florida and Georgia primaries. Connally said he would reassess his campaign. Bush noted his limited spending and time in the state.
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Columbia
S.C
Ronald Reagan
South Carolina
John Connally
Reagan
Connally
George Bush
Houston
California
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Miami Beach
Bush
Iowa
Texas
Connallty
Associated Press-Nbc
Virginia Gas Tax Bill Signed
Virginia will raise state gasoline taxes 2 cents a gallon starting July 1 with the bill sent to Gov. John Dalton for signature. Cars will pay 11 cents per gallon, trucks 13 cents as a road user fee, after a long Senate debate and House approval.
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Richmond
Virginia Senate
House
John Dalton
General Assembly
House Finance Committee
Archie Campbell
D-Wythe
Senate
Property Reappraisals Of Coal Lands Lead To Higher Revenues
West Virginia counties see coal and oil land assessments rise as tax activists push for higher rates. A WVU study notes coal property assessments used to be $1 to $7 per acre, now higher. reappraisals boost annual revenues by about 7.5 million dollars. In Taylor County coal lands reach $160 per acre, up from $49 in 1976. Mingo County oil and gas land assessments rise from $1.22 to $10 per acre. The shift affects county services and state tax collections.
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Bob Robinson
Associated Press
Morgantown
W.va
West Virginia
West Virginia University
State Tax Department
Mingo County
Taylor County
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Eccles
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Bailey
Saeger
Rockefeller
United States
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Shiraz
Ardebil
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Roofing Company
Crystal
Wayne Russell
Hampton
Russell
Virginias
Drecast
Giles County News
Jake Reagan
Llike
Virginia
Dalton
Carolina Avenue
Bluefield
Mark Shelton
Mountain State
Robert Wise
West
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