Bluefield Voters Nominate 10 For City Board Today
Voters will nominate 10 of 12 candidates for the Bluefield Board of Directors in today’s primary. The top 10 advance to a June 2 general election for five seats, with the mayor selected from the winners. Polls open 6:30 a.m. to 7:34 p.m. and about 7,800 residents are registered.
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Bluefield
Jim Terry
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Board of Directors
Paul Cole, Jr
Augusta St
Allan
al) Connolly
Pulaski St
C. Edwin Elliott
Mountain View Avenue
Ronnie W. Martin
Elliott
Union Mission
Bluefield Avenue
Municipal Complex
Rogers St
Hardy Street Recreation Center
Hardy Street
Hotel Thelma
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Whitethorn School
First Baptist Church
College Avenue
Memorial School
Lake Place House
First Christian Church
Preston Street
Southside
Bland Street
Central Junior High
Budget Approval Expected Today
The Senate voted 74 to 14 to approve space in the budget for President Reagan’s three year tax cut plan. It rejects deeper cuts and tees up a $699.1 billion non binding budget blueprint aimed at stimulating the economy. Deficit projections and timing for final passage are noted with House and Senate differences to be ironed out.
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Washington
Senate
Reagan
Ernest Hollings
D-S.c
Congress
House
Meadows Receives Life Sentence In Mercer County
Bluefield man Meadows, 21, convicted of shooting his girlfriend Gloria Hairston and burying her body, was sentenced to life without parole in a heavily guarded Mercer County Circuit Court. Judge William O. Bivens Jr. denied a new trial after a nearly eight hour deliberation by a 12 member jury.
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Barbara Hawkins
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
David Meadows
Bluefield
Circuit Court
William O. Bivens Jr
Meadows
Mercer County
West Virginia
Gloria Darlene Hairston
McDowell County
Magistrate Court
J. Franklin Long
Norris Kantor
David W. Knight
Edwin Wiley
Miss Hairston
Freeman
Kammers Furniture
Northside
Kantor
Bivens
Weather outlook for midweek with mild temps across regions
The National Weather Service forecasts Tuesday partial clearing with highs 55 to 65, near 70 in the Eastern Panhandle and northern Virginia. Partly cloudy tonight, then mostly sunny Wednesday with highs in the mid 60s to low 60s. Fair Wednesday and Thursday, chance of showers Friday, with mountains in the 60s and 40s nights, elsewhere 70s highs and 50s nights.
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Panhandle
Virginia
National Weather Service
School Pay Hike Dispute Resolved
CHARLESTON West Virginia AP The Legislature resolved the school employee pay raise dispute paving way for budget completion. House backed 91 7 the compromise bill raising teachers 14.2 percent and service employees 12.5 percent sending the bill to Gov Rockefeller for signature. The measure funds, with a 66 percent sales tax hike moving toward final enactment and potential early adjournment.
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Charleston
W.va
House of Delegates
Senate
House
Jay Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Charles Polan
D-Cabell
Polan
Roger Tompkins
D-Kanawha
UMW District Elections Set Amid High Stakes Talks
Several union officials expect serious contract talks to resume after today’s UMW district elections in three districts including the largest. Talks to end the 47 day strike by 160 000 UMW members were planned for 10 a.m. Tuesday in Washington with districts 30 in Kentucky and 17 and 31 in West Virginia electing new officers. District 17 leader Jack Perry and field rep Emil Canterbury linked the timing to the Bituminous Coal Operators Association pushing for an election conclusion.
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Associated Press
United Mine Workers
UMW
Washington, D.C
Kentucky
West Virginia
Jack Perry
Charleston
W.va
Candidates listed for UMW Districts 17 31 and 30 election
The list shows United Mine Workers candidates for Districts 17 31 and 30. District 17 names include President Jack Perry incumbent Raymond H Thompson and Ray Lewis. Vice President Cecil Roberts. treasurer Maynard H Daniel Li Whited. IEB members Vernon Se Se Jerry Kerns Levi Daniels John Fairmont. District 31 President Carroll Rogers incumbent vice president Greet Hart BeCo te. Vice Presidents Leonzie Morris Jerry Miller Leanor Root. Secretary treasurer John Darcug Basil Callen Clifford Stevens. TEB Richard Weaver incumbent Burdette Crowe Floyd Ji and fr Mitchell June r er Pikevile. District 0 President Robert Carter incumbent Ernie Justice incumbent vice president. Treasurer Bobby Roy Justice 1B Trout Louis Burke.
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United Mine Workers District
Charleston
Jack Perry
Raymond H. Thompson
Ray Lewis
Cecil Roberts
Maynard H. Daniel
Li Whited
International Executive Board
Vernon Se Se
Jerry Kerns
Levi Daniels
John
Fairmont
Carroll Rogers
Hart BeCo
Leonzie
Dutch" Morris
Jerry Miller
Leanor Root
John Darcug
Basil Callen
Clifford Stevens
Richard Weaver
Burdette Crowe
Floyd Ji
Fr. Mitchell
R. Er Pikevile
Robert Carter
Ernie Justice
Owens
Bobby Roy
Trout
Louis Burke
From Graham To Bluefield To Graham Again
Bluefield Virginia may revert its name to Graham as the town council considers changing the charter. Council votes to seek court orders for a special election to gauge residents' support, with options to push a statewide bill or hold a local vote. The move follows historic ties and renewed talk of a split with West Virginia’s Bluefield.
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Elaine Thompson Daly
Bluefield
Graham
West Virginia
Hudson Huffard
Steve Arey
Arey
Huffard
Circuit Court
Art Mead
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Scott Street
Southside Fire Station
Moose Lodge
Roy Avenue
College Avenue Baptist Church
Bland Road
Fellowship Hall
Cumberland Road
Park School
William E
Red) Cahill
Yormm
National
NOAA
US Dept of Comm
House Finance Committee
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