Mud Pig Day at Bluefield College Sparks Pig Welfare Debate
Bluefield College officials deny mistreatment of two pigs in the third annual Mud Pig Day greased pig contest. Mercer County humane officer Bill Aker says pigs were frightened and grabbed by legs, with no veterinarians on campus. Colleague Dr Charles Tyer defends the event, while humane society president Kitty Wooldridge says she sought information and faced gatekeeping.
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Bluefield College
Mercer County Humane
Bill Aker
Mercer County Humane Society
Charles Tyer
Paige
Kitty) Wooldridge
The
County Humane Society
Wooldridge
Daily Telegraph
Aker
Tyer
Budget Debate Opens in House as Reagan Seeks GOP Support
Washington AP. The Democratic House opened budget talks with Republican Leader Michel predicting the battle is won and Reagan conducting Oval Office lobbying with up to two dozen lawmakers. ONeill says support for a Democratic alternative looks better as some Democrats hesitate amid feared cuts. Michel cites about 35 conservative Democrats backing the president’s plan.
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House
Bob Michel
Reagan
White House
Oval Office
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
D-Mass
O’neill
Michel
Bill
GOP
Miners Reject Pact Prompting Eastern Pa Strike
In Hazleton and across eastern Pennsylvania hard coal miners vote 1400 to 540 against a tentative six operator contract, with about 2000 expected to walk out at 12:01 a.m. Friday. District 25 leader Angelo Matz Jr. cites demands for more vacation and fringe benefits.
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Pennsylvania
Angelo Matz Jr
United Mine Workers
Matz
UMW
District 25
William Savitsky
Sands Deteriorating Fast in Hunger Strike Crisis
Reports from Belfast confirm Bobby Sands and three other IRA hunger-strikers are deteriorating rapidly after 61 and 39 days without food. Their families, Vatican envoy Magee, and British officials urge an end to violence, with Thatcher warning against political status for convicts.
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Northern Ireland
Bobby Sands
Britain
John Paul II
John Magee
Rome
Sands
Francis Hughes
Raymond McCreesh
Pat O'Hara
Rosaleen
Maze
Laetrile Not Effective, Government Study Finds
Washington AP reports government controlled human tests of Laetrile show no substantial benefit. Mayo Clinic oncologist Dr. Charles Moertel said among 160 patients studied, 104 died, with only one partial and questionable response, indicating no life extension or symptom relief.
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Charles Moertel
Mayo Clinic
American Society of Clinical Oncology
National Cancer Institute
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Miracle on the stairs changes a life and sight
A Bluefield man named Joe Sardler regained sight after a fall down basement stairs a few weeks ago Doctors called the return of his vision a possible miracle He had been blind since infancy and temporary paralysis vanished after the shock of seeing again He plans a gospel fete and is writing a life story while becoming a national television figure Tammy his daughter and his wife are noted as family witnesses and supporters He reflects on his changed world and the welcome reappearance of sight with gratitude
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Bluefield
Joe Sardler
Mount Airey
N.C
Pocahontas
Sardler
Tammy
North Carolina
Lardler
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Tony
Joe
Deskins
College Avenue
Good Morning America
Weekend Weather Outlook Mixed Skies and Showers
Friday brings mostly cloudy and cool conditions with scattered showers through tonight. Highs reach the upper 40s to near 60 degrees and overnight lows dip into the mid 30s to low 40s. Saturday looks partly cloudy with highs in the mid 50s to low 60s.
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National Weather Service
Watch swallowed during mugging kept ticking in stomach
A 49 year old man in New York City swallowed a newly bought wristwatch during a mugging. For more than five months the watch remained in his stomach and continued to tick, as described by Dr Elliot B Duboys in a letter to the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Elliot B. Duboys
Mercy Hospital
Rockville Centre
N.Y
Journal of the American Medical Association
New York City
Duboys
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