Greyhound strike erupts coast to coast with violence
Greyhound’s limited service resumes with non union drivers while clashes erupt nationwide. Over 60 arrests and multiple injuries reported as strikers confront police in Boston San Francisco Seattle Philadelphia and other cities. AFL-CIO condemns move and calls for boycott amid stalled negotiations and injunction requests.
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Greyhound hires new drivers as West Virginia strike lingers
Greyhound officials in Charleston say nationwide strike affects all terminals but West Virginia runs may resume soon. District manager Eugene Muncy declines to discuss local impact, citing a Phoenix news blackout and directing inquiries to public relations. Agent W O Spain notes Bluefield service has not been disrupted in 19 years.
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French Jets Bomb Shiite Militants in Bekaa Valley Raid
French jets bombed Shiite militants in the Bekaa Valley camps and a hotel near Baalbek in reprisal for attacks on foreign troops. At least 39 killed and 150 wounded. Israeli strikes in the same area left 43 dead.
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Negotiators finish defense bill with Cuba Nicaragua controls
Congressional negotiators finalize a 250 billion defense bill providing the CIA with 24 million to disrupt arms flows to Nicaragua from Cuba and the Soviet Union via Central America. They cut 124.4 million earmarked for nerve gas production and move toward broader funding packages and debt/ IMF measures.
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New Charges Handed Down In McDowell
Federal grand jury handed down superseding indictments against McDowell County Sheriff Clark Belcher and Chief Field Deputy Harold Wolfe. The new Hobbs Act counts add extortion involving Jay's Restaurant and The Ponderosa, with conspiracy and additional mail fraud charges referenced. Investigators Cpl. Blizzard and Postal Inspector Pauer continue the probe into protection payments in Welch area.
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Trial Set For Deputies in Bluefield Federal Court
Trial date January 30 in Bluefield federal court set for Everett Sparks and Jerry Ray on multiple counts of mail fraud. Commissioner T J Scott also to be tried, linked to Operation 55 55 Enforcement Program alleged to involve illegal reimbursements and falsified overtime for deputies in McDowell County.
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Bill) Sparks
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Cloudy and warmer Friday with mid 40s high
Increasing cloudiness today brings a warm spell with highs in the mid 40s. The forecast shows more clouds Saturday and a rain chance Sunday, with snow flurries possible Monday and weekend highs in the 40s.
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