Negotiating teams resume talks on soft coal industry
In Washington on Monday the owners and the United Mine Workers resumed discussions over a soft coal industry deadline. Peter Palumbo and B R Bobby Brown represented the mine owners while Walter Suba Sam Church and Harrison Combs, the UMW general counsel, spoke for the union.
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United Mine Workers
Washington
Peter Palumbo
B.R
Bobby’ Brown
Walter Suba
Sam Church
Harrison Combs
UMW
Midnight Deadline Waived For All-Night Coal Talks
United Mine Workers and Bituminous Coal Operators Association resumed negotiations in Washington with a midnight deadline set aside for an all-night session aimed at a tentative contract. UMW President Sam Church expressed cautious optimism, while BCOA’s top negotiator B R Brown remained guarded about prospects. Labor Secretary Donovan said he did not plan to intervene.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Eldon Callen
UMW
Sam Church
Church
B.R. Brown
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
BCOA
Callen
Donovan predicts coal deal as talks proceed
Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan said in a press Q A that the coal industry and United Mine Workers were likely to reach a contract settlement while talks continued. He added the government should not inject itself into the bargaining process.
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Labor
Raymond Donovan
Washington
Coal Industry
United Mine Workers Union
Donovan
Fires across states threaten spring fire season
Across West Virginia Alabama North Carolina and South Carolina forest fires spanned more than 6500 acres over the weekend with 11 structures damaged and losses approaching 1 million dollars. Foresters warn the season peaks early April and remaining fires may flare again in dry windy conditions.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Ralph Glover
Department of Natural Resources
Glover
DNR
Brier Creek
Kanawha
South Carolina
Charles Moore
Man Pleads Innocent To Hurley Heist
Roanoke, Va. Carl Edward Lockhart, 23, charged with Virginia’s largest bank robbery, pleaded innocent in U.S. District Court. Bond lowered to 100000. trial set for April 15-16. Co-defendant Roy Clifford Blankenship, 30, is from Stopover, Ky.
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Roanoke
Carl Edward Lockhart
U.S
Virginia
Clifford Weckstein
U.S. District Court
James Turk
Lockhart
Weckstein
Turk
John Edwards
Edwards
Roanoke City
Vulcan
W.va
Roy Clifford Blankenship
Stopover
Illness Claims Herman Kirchner.
One of Bluefield's best known civic leaders, Herman Edward Kirchner, 82, died Monday in a Roanoke hospital after a brief illness. A Bluefield resident most of his life, he retired in 1977 and moved to Pulaski. He built Kirchner Electric and sold life insurance, and was active in Kiwanis, United Way, Red Cross, Salvation Army, and many other bodies. He chaired and funded hospital and rescue squad projects, received numerous honors, and was named Distinished Citizen of the Year by the American Legion post.
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Bluefield
Herman Edward Kirchner
Roanoke
Kirchner
Pulaski
Cecile
Appalachian Power Company
Bluefield Rescue Squad
Bluefield Community Hospital
Bluefield State College
Lebanon St
Kiwanis Club
University Club
Bluefield Country Club
American Legion
Riley- West Post No
Bluefield Jaycees
Greater
Boone Strangled Bluefield Businessman Found Dead
Bluefield police say Charles E. Boone 33 local restaurant owner and CPA partner died of manual strangulation. Autopsy completed Monday. chief cites limited information while declining to discuss suspects or motives. Body found Saturday near elevator to Boone-Meadows offices in Commercial Bank building.
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Bluefield
Commercial Bank
James A
Tony” Bivens
Charles E. Boone
Walnut Heights
Boone-Meadows Associates
CPA
Bank
Bivens
Boone
Boone-Meadows
Mercer County Birthday Shown On St Patrick’s Day Observance
On March 17, 1837 Mercer County was created from Giles County by Virginia. The county later became part of West Virginia when the state joined the Union on June 20, 1863. Local historian Jack Scott laments the county’s 144th birthday goes largely unmarked with no formal ceremonies or sales.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Jack Scott
Mercer County Historical Society
Scott
Mercer
Virginia
Giles County
Pearisburg
West Virginia
Israel condemns US Saudi radar sale alarms
Israel denounces reports that Washington plans to equip Saudi Arabia with flying radar stations. Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir says the move clouds U S friendly ties and could expose Israel's defenses like a bedroom camera. Abba Eban accuses Shamir of mismanaging U S relations amid arms race fears.
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Israel
United States
Saudi Arabia
Yitzhak Shamir
U.S
Labor Party
Shamir
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