Hawaii Declares Disaster After Worst Pacific Hurricane
President Reagan declared Hawaii a disaster area as the nuclear submarine USS Indianapolis aided Kauai in restoring power after Iwa damaged 39,000 residents. Damage nears 160 million to islands Oahu and Kauai, with 200 million in total losses. Recovery for Kauai may take two to three weeks despite the sub. Local officials target 90 percent power restoration in two weeks. Governors and officials seek federal relief to bolster state funds and individual aid.
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Honolulu
Reagan
Hawaii
Pacific Paradise
Indianapolis
Kauai
Oahu
Dick Sasaki
National Weather Service
Dot
George Ariyoshi
Ariyoshi
Poipu
Nawiliwili
Civil Defense
Cayetano Sonny Gerardo
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Hawaiian Electric Co
Iwa
USS
Goldsborough
Pearl Harbor
Jose Cantu
Wilmington
Calif
J.G. Ray O. Beard
Riverview
Fla
Joseph Orban
Alberta
Canada
Schofield Barracks
Congress Expected To Act On Gasoline Tax Plan
The 97th Congress begins a post election session to pass a nickel a gallon gasoline tax to fund highway and bridge work, backed by Reagan and both parties. The House Ways and Means Committee starts Wednesday as Congress also tackles pay raises and MX missile placement, with government funding bills to be enacted for fiscal 1983.
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Washington
97Th Congress
Reagan
Transportation
Drew Lewis
House Ways and Means Committee
Cheyenne
Wyo
Congress
Inside Visit Life as a Diabetic in Natural Bridge
The Sunday Magazine invites readers to explore daily life with diabetes through first person accounts and practical insights. It previews a broader feature section with health stories and human interest, highlighting personal coping strategies and community support networks.
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Natural Bridge
Bluefield Brownfield Christmas Tree Fund Seeks $10000
The 66th Bluefield Community Christmas Tree fund drive aims to raise $10,000 to fund a party for more than 1,000 local youngsters. Last year ended short of the goal, but sponsors and residents expect a successful event on December 24 at the city auditorium with gifts and Santa. Contributions can be mailed to Bluefield Daily Telegraph or delivered to the newspaper offices.
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Bluefield
City Auditorium
Santa
Bluefield Community
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W.va
Bland St
Solidarity Underground Calls For A Truce In Poland
Solidarity underground canceled planned nationwide protests and signaled a truce with the martial law regime in Poland. A leaflet from the outlawed union urged peaceful memorials for workers killed in 1970 and 1981, endorsed Lech Walesa, and suggested the group could accept his leadership and a possible end to martial law as signs point to political easing.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
Walesa
Danuta
Gdansk
Solidarity Underground
John Paul II
Underground
From Hazy Escape to Faithful Preacher in Bluefield
Cam Mills, once a liquor store robber who faced a 10 year prison term after a 1979 Bluefield robbery, has rebuilt his life. Off drugs and alcohol for three years, he studies at Bluefield College in his third year and preaches to churches and civic groups. He claims to have helped over 80 prisoners turn to Jesus and seeks to make a lastingdifference.
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Garret Mathews
Daily Telegraph
Cam Mills
Mills
North Street
Bluefield
Camilla
Keishonta
Jesus
Bluefield College
Jesus Christ
Rev. Mills
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