Battle over coal mine wars shapes West Virginia Senate race
Southern West Virginia politics echo the historic coal mine wars as incumbent Harry Truman Chafin and challenger Del. James Simpkin face off in the 6th Senate District Democratic primary. UMW backing favors Chafin while Simpkin leans on business ties. radio and newspapers amplify the conflict across Mingo Wayne McDowell counties. Notables include Gov Arch Moore U.S. Sen Jay Rockefeller Richard Trumka and Clyde Lee influencing the long running dispute.
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Syria expels three British diplomats in retaliation
Damascus orders out British ambassador and two other diplomats a week after Britain expelled three Syrian envoys from London. Syria says it seeks no link to terrorism accusations while Britain cites evidence of Syrian involvement in plots against an El Al flight.
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Roger Tomkys
London
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Middle East
Europe
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Libya
Chernobyl cleanup shifts to water ground decontamination
Soviet physicist Yevgeny Velikhov said a turning point was reached and a catastrophe is no longer possible as work begins to decontaminate housing near the reactor. Ground water protection plans include freezing soil and sealing radioactive material with cement, with decontamination and encapsulation aimed at preventing leakage. Tass released close up reactor photos as authorities assess reactivation.
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Soviet Academy of Scientists
Europe
Monday Outside Forecast With Showers Possible
The forecast calls for mixed skies with sun and clouds and a chance of a shower or thunderstorm. High near 68, tonight mostly cloudy with a couple of showers, low around 52.
New Richlands elects reform minded mayor in upset win
R A White Jr, 28, defeats incumbent Paul Cook 274 to 254 to lead Richlands Virginia as townspeople cite dissatisfaction with water and sewer handling. EPA deadline looms for an $8.5 million regional plant funded by Farmers Home Administration.
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R.A. White Jr
White
Paul Cook
United Coal Supply Co
Cook
Environmental Protection Agency
Farmers Home Administration
One Killed Eight Injured In U S 19 Three Vehicle Crash
A three vehicle crash on U S Route 19 two miles north of Lebanon Virginia at 1 20 p m Sunday left Lena Loraine Allen 62 of Princeton dead and her husband Jack Allen hospitalized for observation. Eight others were injured in the collision involving a Chevrolet van and two other vehicles. Local authorities investigated the wreck as a two vehicle collision with injuries and fatality.
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Princeton
Lena Loraine Allen
Jack Allen
Funds A-2: Loan program remains active in Bluefield
Bluefield's economic loan program still shows available funds with about $20,000 unused though no loan applications have been filed since January 1. City officials, led by Assistant City Manager Dan Boroff, plan central business district redevelopment and seek to attract new businesses while encouraging existing ones.
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Dan Boroff
Boroff
Greater Bluefield
Chamber
Jeff Wilson
Transplant saves infant in Cincinnati procedure
Lori Cobb of Hinton tells how doctors at Children's Hospital in Cincinnati performed a bone marrow transplant on her six week old son Christopher Chase Cobb. The marrow from her husband Tom was delivered via a central line and the operation lasted about thirty minutes. Costs are expected to reach $200,000 and the family notes a prior son Brandon died from the same immune deficiency.
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Lori Cobb
Tiny Christopher Chase Cobb
Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati
Ohio
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