Coal Pact Negotiators Near Settlement on UMW Strike
Washington AP reports union leaders and Bituminous Coal Operators Association representatives edged toward a three year contract. talks paused for a dinner break with 39 member bargaining council set to meet, and key dispute over widow pension and royalty payments may shape final terms.
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United Mine Workers
Sam Church
B.R. Brown
Church
UMW
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Tax Cut Compromise Hopes Cool
Washington Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee scorn quick tax cut compromises. They demand deeper relief for lower and middle income workers and oppose a multiyear cut tied to Reagan's plan. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski said he will pursue a feasible compromise despite party resistance.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Reagan
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Ill
Rostenkowski
Ways and Means Democrats
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Donald T. Regan
Ten Arrested For Selling Beer To Juvenile Customer
Nine of ten Bluefield store clerks charged with selling beer to a 17 year old pleaded innocent in mass arraignment in Magistrate Pedneau's court. Police said undercover purchases at 10 of 13 local outlets showed most did not check age.
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Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
David Pedneau
Pedneau
George Dishner
J.L. Walters
Theresa Donathan
Julia Harrison
Jane Kinder
Vanessa Sheppard
Vickie Perry
Judy Dobbins
Ron Kelly
Madeline Dillon
Edna Neal
Bill Maxey
Donathan
IGA
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7-11
Bland Street
Cherry Street
Three Way Gas and Oil
Maryland Avenue
Dart-In
Washington Street
Kroger
Bluefield Plaza
Gateway Country Store
Princeton Avenue
Cargo Station
Bill's Grocery
Bluefield Avenue
Education Funds Ordered Restored in West Virginia
West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that 8.85 million dollars in education aid must be restored after Gov. Rockefeller cut funds citing coal strike impacts. The court said education funding has a preferred constitutional status and requires documented losses, voting 4-1 to reinstate the money to the Department of Education’s budget.
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Charleston
W.va
State Supreme Court
Jay Rockefeller
State Department of Education
Rockefeller
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Hughes Happy With Supreme Court Decision On County Funds
Mercer County School Superintendent John M. Hughes said he is happy with the court action and expects it to aid the county's finances for the current year. He noted it will improve the end of year outlook and reduce the magnitude of needed school expenditure cuts tied to Rockefeller’s order. He plans to report further after receiving word on state payments to the 55 counties.
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State Tax Department
Richard Neely
Mercer County
John M. Hughes
The
Daily Telegraph
Supreme Court
Hughes
Board of Education
Knight Declares No Role in Pendry Murder Case
Mercer County Prosecutor David Knight says his office did not assist Bluefield Police in the Pendry murder probe. The murder charge against Bluefield businessman Michael Pendry was dismissed for lack of probable cause after a preliminary hearing. Knight emphasized his duties cover admissibility and sufficiency of evidence, not police investigations.
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Telegraph
Stan
Princeton
Mercer County
David Knight
Bluefield
Michael Pendry
Knight
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Tony Bivens
Curtis L. Honaker
Pendry
Charles Boone
Boone
Ernest
Jackpot wins big as retiree hits five sevens on slot
LAS VEGAS AP A California retiree Jack Leighton and his wife Alberta won 360000 on a $1 Flamingo Hilton slot machine after about 20 minutes of play. The couple, married 37 years, celebrated their anniversary in Las Vegas and plan to travel and visit grandchildren. The casino reports 8.3 million paid to Pot of Gold jackpot winners since the program began three years ago.
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Las Vegas
Nev
California
Jack Leighton
Huntington Beach
Flamingo Hilton
Alberta
Leighton
Oliver seeks complete probe of police chief over Boone case
Bluefield City Board member Paul Oliver Sr. says he has asked for a complete investigation into allegations that Police Chief James A. Bivens mishandled the Charles Boone murder case. He noted no resignation without concrete evidence and said he pressed the City Manager to reprimand the chief for alleged wrongdoings.
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Paul Oliver Sr
James A
Tony) Bivens
Charles Boone
Oliver
Bivens
Fred Burton
Ernest Six
Princeton
Michael Pendry
Boone
Mercer County
Grand Jury
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