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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1988
Page
1
The Bluefield Sanitary Board reports delinquent payments rising by 10000 monthly, totaling over 400000. Collections are 100000 under projections for the year, and the Sanitary Department has only 80000 of the 280000 needed to cover October bond payments.
Greg Jordan reports that Bluefield’s sanitation system faces rising delinquent bills, now $400,000, growing about $10,000 monthly. Officials say collections fall short of projections, endangering budget for capital improvements and bond payments. The board seeks leverage via water service cutoffs, franchise talks with West Virginia American Water, and PSC action. Local officials mull attorney and solicitor outreach and possible emergency legislative action to resolve the franchise issue.
The Sanitary Board seeks a franchise agreement with West Virginia American Water Co to cut off water service to delinquent sewer customers. It may petition the state to strip the company of fee collection rights if the city franchise is absent.
Congressman Nick Joe Rahall of West Virginia pleaded guilty to a reduced offense after a DUI arrest in Cathedral City near Palm Springs. He was arrested around 2 15 a m on January 14 in a rental car and held for about four hours, with initial charges of DUI and BAC above .10 percent.
Peter Lawford’s cremated remains were taken from a Westwood Village Cemetery crypt and handed to his widow Patricia Seaton Lawford after his children with Patricia Kennedy Lawford refused to cover the $10,000 funeral bill. She later scattered the ashes from a boat in the Pacific.
New York listings note Geraldo at 9 a.m. on Channel 4 with Wives Losing Husbands to Younger Women and Donahue at 4 p.m. on Channel 4 with Young Husbands Leaving Their Wives for Older Women, reflecting on marriage, age, and romance trends.
AccuWeather forecasts a cloudy cool day with showers as the high reaches 69 degrees. Tonight’s forecast calls for more cloud cover and showers with a low around 54. Details on A-8.
Section A posts obituaries and opinions while Section C covers sports. The text references television and a local listing with brief notes on coverage. No clear event, person, or organization details present in readable fragments.
United Mine Workers and Island Creek Corp reach a pact in Norton Virginia on Wednesday. Key terms or specifics not provided in the fragment. The agreement signals potential settlement or labor arrangement affecting miners and company operations. Further details awaited from subsequent reports.
The United Mine Workers sign a five year contract with Island Creek Corp while Pittston Coal Group faces a stalemate. About 2,000 miners walk off for four days as protests target Pittston's Lebanon Virginia headquarters over health benefits for 1,500 widows retirees and disabled miners. District 28 President Jackie Stump urges a limited work stoppage through Saturday.
Charleston AP reports the state Supreme Court ruled 3-2 against the Legislature's petition to reconsider a ruling declaring the $1.49 billion budget unconstitutional. Don Adam said the decision does not halt government and officials have ignored the ruling since.
The Supreme Court unanimously allowed the state schools superintendent and Board of Education to participate in the dispute over counties retaining local education taxes.
Chicago AP reports The Jobs Rated Almanac ranks actuaries as the top overall career based on salary, stress, environment, outlook, security and demands. The worst was migrant worker with commercial bleaching near bottom. Fisherman William Hermes, 62, says it’s the only job he ever wanted.
A historical listing ranks occupations from Best to Worst, noting roles such as Football Player and Cowboy along with Lumberjack Roustabout Dairy Farmer Seaman and Roofer. The compilation hints at varied work prestige and skill demand across fields and eras.
In Nacogdoches Texas four fifth and sixth graders were made to carry bricks to remind them to bring pencils and supplies. Superintendent James Bogue said the bricks were a gimmick not a punishment and the district stopped after a parent complained to the Texas Education Agency. The TEA said the practice was inappropriate but not illegal or policy violating.
West Virginia counties will boost solid waste dumping fees on July first under new law. Rates rise by 1.25 per ton for shed disposal and 1 for waste outside sheds with Mercer County adding a 7 per ton tipping fee. County residents and local governments face 8.25 per ton, outsiders 17.25, funding state environmental agencies.
New disposal charges set July 1 raise solid waste fees at landfills. A $1.25 per ton increase applies to waste dumped inside designated sheds, plus a $1 extra for waste outside sheds. Mercer County adds a $7 per ton tipping fee. Revised rates: $8.25 per ton for county residents, refuse haulers, and municipalities, and $17.25 per ton for out of county dumpers.
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