Trumka Wins UMW Presidency After Turbulent Vote
Rich Trumka, a 33 year old miner lawyer, defeats incumbent Sam Church in a contested UMW election. Unofficial tallies show Trumka leading in West Virginia Indiana Kentucky Pennsylvania Ohio and Illinois with large margins. Final results pending as district counts continue into late night.
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Trumka
United Mine Workers Union
Sam Church
UMW
Church
West Virgina
Indiana
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Uniontown
Joe Corcoran
West Virginia
Union
Toll in Afghanistan tunnel blast shocks Kabul region
Western diplomats and Afghan rebels report up to 2,000 Afghan civilians and 700 Soviet soldiers killed when a fuel truck exploded in the Salang pass tunnel near Kabul. The blaze trapped vehicles, with Soviet troops sealing tunnel exits, while guerrilla sources place the convoy origin near Haratan and blame the incident on a collision and explosion.
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Pakistan
Afghanistan
Salang Pass
Hindu Kush
Kabul
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Peshawar
Mohammad Yaqub Sharafat
Hezb-E-Islami
Haratan
Oxus River
Wampler to Run Recount After Narrow 9th District Loss
Rep. William C. Wampler says he will seek a recount of the 9th District race after an unofficial margin of 1,138 votes in favor of Democrat Frederick Boucher. He notes potential voting inconsistencies but declines to claim fraud and plans to file in Washington County Circuit Court on November 22.
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William C. Wampler
Frederick Boucher
Wampler
Big Stone Gap
Boucher
W. Pat Jennings
Marion
National Election Service
Lee County
Washington County
State Board of Elections
Richmond
Washington
St Luke's Hospital Points To Beds Availability At Hearing
St Luke's Hospital administrator Dan Moen testified at a state public hearing that occupancy has averaged 69 percent over five years, with about 24 beds empty daily, while BCH and PCH seek to add 50 and 81 beds respectively. He argued transfers to St Luke's could offset new bed needs and noted St Luke's has CAT scanner and neurosurgery services unavailable at the other hospitals.
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Karen Kaplan
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Princeton
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Luke’s
Dan Moen
State Health Planning and Development Agency
Moen
Bluefield State College
BCH
PCH
Guy Perkins
Perkins
U.S. Route 460
Moon
Louisville
Humana
Dreaded Gypsy Moths Spotted In Mercer
Ward Morgan reports that Mercer County woods are seeing early gypsy moth activity from a state Department of Agriculture trapping program. Three male moths were captured in Mercer between July and late August, signaling potential future infestation as a larger outbreak develops in nearby counties. Biological spray to leaves is among control methods discussed.
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Nay Telegraph
Mercer County
State Department of Agriculture
al Cole
Plant Pest Control Division
Department of Agriculture
Berkeley County
Cole
Jefferson
Morgan
Hampshire
Hardy
Virginia
Maine
Maryland
Pacific Coast
No changes reported in Mercer election certification
The Wednesday edition notes the Mercer election certification remains unchanged with officials not reporting any new developments. Page references indicate where readers can find related coverage.
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