Lifesaver Kidney Transplant Would Help Father Help His Son
Ronnie Hager plans a kidney transplant for his eight year old son Michael at Duke University Hospital in Durham. Tests will determine compatibility and if successful the boy could be cured of hereditary cystic kidney disease. The family faces about $50,000 in medical costs and uncertain aid from welfare Medicaid and the kidney foundation while Michael remains fatigued and worried.
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Daily Telegraph
Michael Hager
Ronnie Hager
Duke University Hospital
Durham
N.C
Michael
Ronnie
Rita
West Virginia Armature Co
Falls Mills
Welfare Office
Medicaid
National Kidney Foundation
Nannie Hager
Princeton
Reagan Retreats On Social Security Cutting Plan
President Reagan backs away from delaying next year’s Social Security cost-of-living increase as he seeks a new budget-cut package. White House officials say he will push a $42.5 billion deficit target while considering cuts across pensions, veterans benefits, and other programs. He faces Republican and Democrat opposition to delaying tax cuts and general revenue sharing, with final proposals due in a nationally televised address.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
White House
Kent Hance
Texas
Larry Speakes
Speakes
Treasury
Donald Regan
Governor Signs Loan Agreement for Mercer County Industry
Governor Rockefeller and Mercer County leaders celebrate the first industry in the Mercer County Industrial Park as Smith Services Inc opens with 25 initial jobs. A $500,000 WVEDA loan and a $1.2 million bond underpin the project, with growth to 80 90 employees and a $1.4 million annual payroll within three years.
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Daily Telegraph
John D. Rockefeller IV
Mercer County
Cumberland Road
Smith Services, Inc
Rockefeller
West Virginia Economic Development Authority
Flat Top National Bank
Bluefield
E.T. Smith
Birmingham
Ala
Mercer County Commission
Princeton
WVEDA
Mercer County Commissioners
Development Authority
West Virginia
Department of Highways
Appalachian Regional Commission
Panhandle
Berkley County
Haig and Gromyko Hold High Level Talks at UN
Secretary of State Haig and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko spent over four hours at the United Nations in frank discussions on U S Soviet relations. They planned a joint statement on arms control and announced intent to begin formal talks on deploying medium range missiles in Europe, with Geneva eyed for mid November.
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United Nations
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Andrei A. Gromyko
Haig
Europe
United States
Geneva
Reagan
State Department
Dean Fischer
Gromyko
Nightclub Plan Abandoned in Bluefield Over Apathy
Investment group plans to relocate outside Bluefield after local officials rejected the downtown Kresge Building nightclub and restaurant concept. Principal investor Mike Romano blames city apathy and hostility, saying the project will yield B and O taxes elsewhere. He notes no safety pressure from the state but criticizes city officials for nitpicking and hostility toward the venture.
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Daily Telegraph
Kresge
Bluefield
Mike Romano
Paul Cole
Cole
Romano
Two Americans Wounded in Honduran Attack
Washington reports two members of a U S military training team were shot while en route to their Tegucigalpa headquarters. A bomb exploded in Honduras Legislative Palace at about the same time. no group claimed responsibility and no ranks were disclosed.
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Washington
U.S
Honduras
State Department
Alan Romberg
Department
Tegucigalpa
Honduran
Romberg
Legislative Palace
Weather Outlook and Local News Highlights
Pleasant Thursday with 60s highs and clear cold nights. Friday brings 70s with sun and warmer skies. Extended forecasts show fair conditions through Sunday with 70s by day and 50s at night, cooler in the mountains. Other items include West Virginia jails issues and a Tazewell lawsuit update.
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National Weather Service
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Tazewell Department
Blackstock
Abby
Ron
Dixon
Dr. Lamb Peete
Pete
Old Dominion
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