Coal Output Rebounds As N and W Rolls Cars
The Long WV VA coalfields report a return to work after the Norfolk and Western strike ends. UMW officials say majority back, with some mines awaiting stockpile movements before full production. Consol and United Coal confirm most Southern WV mines active. preparation plants and digs gradually rejoining operations amid rail car shortages.
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Logan
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Pittsburgh
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Charles Carter
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Grundy
United
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Investigation Sought Into Vote Swap Charge Against Rockefeller
U S Attorney Robert King and Secretary of State James Manchin were urged to probe claims that Gov. Jay Rockefeller tied McDowell County highway funding to vote totals for Sen. Jennings Randolph. Republican Chair John McCuskey cited Democratic sources Wesley Miller and Glenn Hatcher describing a September Charleston meeting.
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Charleston
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Hatcher
Daily Telegraph
Miller
Tom Goodwin
Goodwin
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Robert King
King
McCaskey
Secretary
Bluefield Va Chief Asbury Cleared Of Alleged Asphalt Theft
Bluefield Virginia Police Chief Jack W Asbury was exonerated of charges he illegally obtained asphalt from Prillaman and Pace for his driveway. Commonwealth Attorney Steven F. Gibson said a state police report found no conflict of interest or wrongdoing. Letters were sent to Bluefield officials. Asbury remains on leave until Gibson’s notice is received.
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Jack W Asbury
Virginia
Buchanan County
Steven F. Gibson
Asbury
Gibson
Daily Telegraph
Micky Newman
Vincent L. Sexton
Moore
Newman
Prillaman and
Pace
Martinsville
Virginia Side
Weather and politics mix in scattered briefs from Virginia
The bulletin covers cloudy skies with scattered showers in northern mountains and warm afternoons in the sixties to mid seventies. It notes Virginia traffic deaths down in 1978 and reports on topics from church opposition to parimutuel betting to desegregation oversight, plus a Chesapeake Bay death mystery surrounding ex CIA official John Paisley.
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CIA
Chesapeake Bay
Derailment at Bluefield Spurs Sabotage Suspicions
N and W officials in Roanoke maintain sabotage is possible in the Bluefield derailment that wrecked 55 coal cars. FBI says no evidence of crime. investigation continues with police and operations departments. Damages are estimated at 881000 dollars for wreck, cleanup, and repairs.
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Roanoke
Bluefield
FBI
Lewis Phelps
N&w
Pittsburgh
Norm Zigrossi
Zigrossi
Phelps
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
Northfork Coach Jennings Boyd Wins Again
Northfork coach Jennings Boyd delivers another victory as a steady season continues. The brief sports item notes Boyd's latest win on page 30 among other hometown coverage.
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Jennings Boyd
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