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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1981
Page
9
Partly cloudy through Tuesday with showers and thundershowers likely late today. Highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s. NWS forecasts fair and warmer Thursday. Showers and a few thunderstorms Friday and Saturday. Daytime highs in the 60s Thursday and in the 70s Friday and Saturday. Overnight lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s Thursday, warming into the mid 40s and lower 50s by Saturday.
Supporters of a state owned coal terminal in Hampton Roads urged lawmakers to authorize a 200 million system funded by revenue bonds. Island Creek Coal Co chief Albert Gore urged state action saying private build is impractical due to financing and title issues.
In Charleston West Virginia the Senate approved a 2.5 percent tax on gross oil company business to fund highways, while the House passed a $69 million education package raising teacher salaries on average 12.5 percent. The bill includes scale increases and formula changes for state aid to counties. The Senate also advanced a sales tax increase and a road bond authorization and approved a crime bill banning drug paraphernalia sales, with the drug bill redrafted to address past objections.
Indonesian troops stormed a parked jetliner at dawn in Bangkok, killing four of five hijackers and freeing 55 hostages. A Thai spokesman said no hostages died, denying an earlier report of a death. one commando and the pilot were wounded.
Tazewell County teachers backed Plan No 2 delaying action until the Board of Supervisors acts on the TEA salary package. The TEA plans to poll more schools, citing 378 members and a proposed 1.7 million cost for 1981 82 fringe benefits.
The new agreement delivers a 3 percent wage rise over three years plus an across the board 1.20 per hour first year and 50 cent then 40 cent raises. A quarterly 15 cent cost of living adjustment begins year two, totaling about 3.30 hourly increase. Benefits include clothing allowance, boosted sickness and accident coverage, life insurance to 25 000, dental plan notes, and a 45 day probation for new workers with non discrimination safeguards.
Virginia's unemployment rose to 5.6 percent in February from January, the Virginia Employment Commission reported. The February rate was the highest since July and the largest for February since 1978, when the coal miners' strike pushed the rate to 5.9 percent. Nationwide unemployment declined.
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