Plucky 13YearOld Finishes Tough 10000Meter Race
Brent Blevins a Glenwood Junior High student, 13, became the race’s focal point at Concord College Pipestein State Park Alpha Sigma Phi run. After a near fatal motorcycle accident last summer he endured nine casts in four months and carves a path of courage to complete the demanding 6.2 mile course amid heat and hills with support from friends and family.
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Tom Wall
Daily Telegraph
Pipestem
Concord College
Pipestein State Park
Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity
Brent Blevins
Glenwood
Blevins
Bland County Medical Clinic Opens in Bland
A large crowd attended the grand opening of Bland County Medical Clinic in Bland, Virginia. Congressman William C. Wampler lauded cooperation and goals, noting the new facility represents progress for the county. Funding includes a $190,000 FHA loan with $16,000 local contributions and a $200,000 Health and Human Services grant to support loan payments if income falls short. An additional $50,000 in equipment was to be purchased.
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Bastian
Bland County
William C. Wampler
Wampler
Douglas Mack Carty
Farmers’ Home Administration
Carty
Health and Human Services
FHA
Sands Slips Into Coma Amid Hunger Strike Fallout
Jailed IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands reportedly lapsed into a coma on the 64th day of his hunger strike in the Maze prison. His family and Sinn Fein urged followers to stay calm as leaders urged restraint. Oliver Hughes said Sands lay on a waterbed with a crucifix, while Sands's mother Rosaleen appealed for peace amid potential unrest.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Bobby Sands
Bernadette Devlin McAliskey
Sands
Sinn Fein
Irish Republican Army
Oliver Hughes
Hughes
Francis Hughes
Maze
Rosaleen
Califano says Carter was insecure and targeted by leaks
Former Cabinet member Joseph Califano claims in a book that President Carter was insecure and caught between feuding advisers and a disloyal Cabinet with little respect for the White House. The account covers the first 30 months of his presidency and notes Carter dismissed Califano as HEW secretary in 1979.
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Atlanta
Jimmy Carter
Joseph Califano
Carter
Califano
Atlanta Journal
The
Atlanta Constitution
Newsaper
Brown signals readiness to discuss real issues in coal strike
Associated Press reports coal industry chief B R Brown says he is ready to return to bargaining to discuss real issues and end the 39 day strike by United Mine Workers. Spokesman Eldon Callen notes Brown’s stance. Police report no injuries from Saturday truck shootings in Whitesburg Kentucky. damage cost about 10500 dollars. Virginia police say weekends are quiet with little coal movement.
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Associated Press
B.R. Brown
United Mine Workers
Brown
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Consolidation Coal Co
UMW
Eldon Callen
Callen
Whitesburg
Sam Church
Kentucky
Letcher County
Motel Owner Finds Troopers Good Customers
In Jonesville Virginia a small motel thrives during a month long United Mine Workers strike. Owner Jack Lee reports full occupancy with troopers occupying rooms and paying higher rates, while some locals blame Gov. John Dalton for deploying troopers to aid non union coal firms. Lee, a former state trooper, says he supports miners but will not refuse business.
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Jack Lee
Lee
Virginia
Jonesville Motor Lodge
John Dalton
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Tom Wai
Bland Clinic
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Shoto
Sharon Friese
Bland County Medical Clinic
Robert Munsey
Charles Cox
Tom Conley
Hershel Blessing
National Wars End Service
NOAA
Dept of Commerce
Church
Abby
Dixon
Dr. Lambee
R. H. Oliver
Everthing
Jonesville, Va
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