Overreaction noted on BIHS ventilation concerns
Green Valley Health Officer Dr. N Allen Dyer said there likely was an overreaction by students and parents to ventilation issues at Bluefield Junior High School while tests found no specific health problems. He cited carbon monoxide readings due to an intake vent wind direction and stack proximity, stressing safe levels vary by individual.
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Green Valley
N. Allen Dyer
Mercer County Health Department
Bluefield
Dyer
County Board of Health
Health Department
Young collector builds vast comic library at 15
Tom Cole, a Bluefield High School sophomore and Bluefield mayor’s son, boasts a library of over 1,500 comic books. He studies superheroes like Superman and Spider-Man, with premier issues sought by collectors. His prized Hopalong Cassidy No 16 from Fawcett sits among Star Trek, Silver Surfer, and Star Wars volumes.
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Ward Morgan
Daily Telegraph
Tom Cole
Spiderman
Bluefield
Paul Cole
the Sub-Mariner
Captain Marvel
Hopalong Cassidy
Fawcett
Tazewell Faces 700000 Balance Into New Fiscal Year
Norman Cook, Tazewell County assistant administrator, reports a 700000 balance from 1981 82 going into the 1983 84 budget to offset expected revenue losses from repealed utility and auto decal taxes. He notes the year will be cautious with a conservative budget and that the 82 percent share of the county budget goes to the schools. Last year’s budget stood at 27383420.
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Wilson Ramsey
Daily Telegraph
Tazewell
Norman Cook
Tazewell County
Cook
Board of Supervisors
Chicago man guilty in dynamite case in West Virginia
David Llaguno, 27, was found guilty in U S District Court of receiving stolen dynamite, conspiracy, and interstate transportation without a permit. The trial revealed plans to use the dynamite to “take care of a witness” in a Chicago case. Roy Maldonado pending trial later. Daniels testified about the Chicago link and mine source.
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Pat Cecil
Daily Telegraph
Charleston
Chicago, Ill
U.S. District Court
Asst
U.S
Larry Ellis
David Llaguno
Chicago
Llaguno
Roy Maldonado
McDowell County
Ellis
Maldonado
Chiago
Bradshaw
West Virginia
Charlie Daniels
Daniels
Coal Car Off For Norfolk On Saturday
Hundreds gather in Pocahontas Virginia for a Saturday ceremony as a railcar wrapped in coal heads to Norfolk marking Pocahontas coal’s 100th anniversary. The event honors the 1883 telegraph dispatch and features welcome by Eddie Harmon and remarks to Norfolk mayor Vincent Thomas.
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Karen Kaplan
Daily Telegraph
Pocahontas
Norfolk
William Lamb
Vincent Thomas
Eddie Harmon
Burford faces contempt charges amid fresh EPA accusations
The AP reports Congress seeks to drop contempt against Anne Burford as she defends a solid record at the EPA. New claims allege she and the White House received a report on conflicts of interest by an EPA official before his resignation. A pending probe on the superfund program also slows action. John W. Hernandez Jr. becomes acting administrator, pledging to restore public trust and return the agency to its mission of environmental protection.
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Washington
Anne McGill Burford
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Congress
Burford
John W. Hernandez Jr
Hernandez
White House
Larry Speakes
John Quarles
James Mahoney
Matthew N. Novick
Fred F. Fielding
James W. Sanderson
Novick
Fielding
Mercer County Board Approves 30.8 Million Budget
The Mercer County Board of Education approved a 1983 84 budget of 30 890 370 in a 10 day public review plan and scheduled a March 24 hearing. The proposal increases by 2 058 201 over the current year with most costs fixed and a press briefing set for Monday. A three day suspension without pay for Business Manager James A Leslie Jr followed a battery conviction.
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Jim Gilreath
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Mercer County Board of Education
John M. Hughes
Hughes
Board of Education
Fayette County
Ben Faulkner
Faulkner
William J. Akers
James A
Jim) Leslie Jr
Leslie
David Pedneau
Daniel Rubinstein
Athens
Robert F. Holroyd
Mercer County
Rubinstein
Brewster
Allen Lackey
Lackey
Bluefield Junior High School
Friday Cam Mills case reviewed
Page 1 overview of the Cam Mills case coverage with details from ongoing review and related notes. Rockefeller proclaims extended session in the same edition. Legislative roundup outlines recent actions and committee updates.
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Cam Mills
Rockefeller
Printing Company Owner Seeks Suit Dismissal
Princeton businessman Phares M. Foley seeks dismissal of a 6 million plus defamation suit filed by UMWA leaders against him and Foley Printing Company. The petition argues the complaint fails to state a claim and cites a 1982 sale contract showing Foley no longer controlled or serviced the business.
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Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Princeton Printing Company
Mercer County
UMWA
Phares M. Foley
Foley Printing Company
Foley
Richard Lewis Trumka
Cecil Edward Roberts
John Joseph Banovic
Joseph Ray Davidson
John Doe
Richard Roe
John P. Anderson
Phares H. Foley
David F. Foley
Anderson
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