Officials Haggle Over State's Atomic Waste
West Virginia lawmakers seek a meeting with the task force studying low level radioactive waste disposal. A proposed compact with Kentucky and Puerto Rico would provide a disposal path for drums stored at WVU and Marshall. Palumbo questions Kentucky linkage while the subcommittee agrees to December talks with the task force.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Mario Palumbo
O-Kanawha
Palumbo
Richland
Wash
Barnwell
S.C
Washington
South Carolina
Kentucky
U S Tests Syrian Threats As Druse Battle Christians
Beirut clashes escalate as Druse shells hit Christian east Beirut while Lebanese army fires on militiamen in mountains. U S jets patrol central Lebanon as special envoy Donald Rumsfeld meets President Gemayel amid a fragile cease fire.
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U.S
Beirut
Lebanon
Awali River
Tel Aviv
Tyre
Middle East
Donald Rumsfeld
Amin Gemayel
Rumsfeld
Syria
Druse
Hazmieh
Furn el-Chebbak
Souk el-Gharb
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Reagan
Cruse
East Beirut
Tripoli
Rashid Karami
Arafat
Gubernatorial race may strain West Virginia Legislature
In Charleston, WV, Senate President Warren McGraw and House Speaker Clyde Lee seek the 1984 Democratic nomination while facing a difficult January legislative session. Conflicting philosophies and campaign pressures could complicate compromise on key bills, though leaders vow not to let politics derail governance.
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Charleston
W.va
Senate
Warren McGraw
House
Clyde Lee
Robert Nelson
Cabell County
Lee
Hardy County
Charles Polan Jr
Nelson
McGraw
West Virginia
Clyde See
See
Greyhound To Resume Talks With Strikers
Greyhound Chairman John W Teets said negotiations will resume Tuesday while the company plans abbreviated service this week in 27 states without cross country routes. Strikers in five cities burned back to work notices as unions reject wage cuts, with protests in Louisville Charleston Columbus and Indianapolis and a non striker injuring a striker in Seattle.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Greyound
John W. Teets
Greyhound
Teets
Greyhound Corp
Greyhound Lines
Lanned
Harry Rosenblum
Sam Franklin
Amalgamated Transit Union
Louisville
Charleston
W.va
Columbus
Ohio
Indianapolis
Raleigh
N.C
Winston-Salem
Jack Harman
Seattle
Company
Leslie White
Accused Officials Face Uncertain Fate in WV Case
McDowell County prosecutors study West Virginia code to decide suspension steps for Sheriff Belcher and County Commissioner Scott amid a triple extortion indictment and a separate mail fraud case in which deputies are implicated. Scott posted bond and awaits arraignment on November 17. Belcher Wolfe pleaded not guilty and await arraignment after bond posting. County commission president Jennings Boyd was present for updates.
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Daily Telegraph
Welch
McDowell County
Wade Watson
West Virginia
Clark Belcher
T.J. Scott
Belcher
Harold Wolfe
Jerry Ray
Everett Sparks
Scott
Watson
Wolfe
U.S
Jerry Hogg
Charleston
Hogg
McDowell County Commission
Jennings Boyd
U S Cruise Missiles Reach Britain Amid Protests
Europe receives the first U S cruise missiles at Greenham Common near London provoking protests and political charges. Prime Minister Thatcher says deployment depends on Geneva talks with the Soviet Union. NATO plans phased deployment across Britain and allies, contingent on negotiations.
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London
Europe
U.S
Britain
Geneva
Greenham Common
Defense
Michael Heseltine
Heseltine
Margaret Thatcher
House of Commons
Western Alliance
Soviet Union
Pershing
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Reagan offers Soviets new arms option in Europe pact
The Reagan administration proposed lowering U S missile deployments in Europe and urged the Soviet Union to accept the terms in an arms control pact or agree to further reductions. The plan suggests no more than 420 Soviet intermediate range warheads in Europe and Asia, with the U S keeping less than 220, while matching Asian missiles.
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Washington
Reagan
Europe
Soviet Union
Geneva
Switzerland
U.S
Britain
Asia
United States
Yuri Andropov
Paul Nitze
Yuri Kvitsinsky
Nitze
Rain and snow mix. cooling into the mountains
The forecast calls for Tuesday rain with highs 40s, turning windy and colder tonight as light rain mixes with or changes to snow by dawn in the mountains. Lows 30s to 40s. Wednesday brings windy cold rain or snow showers, highs 30s to 40s. Thursday to Saturday turn clearing, fair Friday, mix possible Saturday with warmer highs in 40s to 50s.
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National Weather Service
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Abingdon
Senate Judiciary
John “‘Si’’ Boettner
Ohanawha
Chauncey Browning
Great Britain
Geneva Talks
NATO
Elizabeth Beech
Monsignor
Bruce Kent
Campaign For Nuclear Disarmament
CND
Soviets
Ures
National
NOAA
Rai
Bulletin Board
EEOC
ESOC
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