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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1981
Page
1
Poland announces a tough crackdown on anti-Soviet unrest led by Solidarity. Premier Jaruzelski vows to uphold law with army joint police action, citing hooliganism and anarchist trends while Solidarity prepares its second congress in Gdansk.
President Reagan urged Congress to trim an extra 13 billion dollars from next year’s outlays and raise 3 billion more in taxes to push the budget toward balance in 1984. He proposed a 75,000 federal workforce cut, abolition of Energy and Education departments, and a 12 percent across the board cut in domestic programs. He warned that without deeper cuts, balancing by 1984 would be impossible.
A Saudi prince met with President Reagan's aides and senators to seek a compromise to win Senate approval for selling AWACS radar planes to Saudi Arabia. Talks focused on including Americans on crews and potentially in cockpit roles, with joint manning the key sticking point. No deal yet, but discussions continue as administration warns an $8.5 billion sale hinges on a written American crew commitment.
President Reagan proposes 13 billion dollars in cuts affecting West Virginia welfare and construction programs and a new user tax on cargo moving on federal waterways. Gov. Rockefeller calls the meeting grim as authorities weigh potential losses in federal funds and the broader impact on the coal industry and regional economy.
United States and Soviet Union announced they will begin Theater Nuclear Force talks November 30 in Geneva to pursue verifiable reductions in European nuclear weapons. Paul Nitze to lead U.S. team with A A Kvitsinsky for the Soviet side. Negotiations aim to reduce missiles and possibly broader European-based arms, with both sides pledging to spare no effort but acknowledging lengthy process ahead. NATO allies push for medium-range missiles, while the Soviet side seeks a wider scope, amid protests in West Germany and political tension for Chancellor Helmut Schmidt.
Michael W. Kessinger was named principal of Bluefield High School by a unanimous Mercer County Board of Education vote. Former Matoaka High principal will assume duties next Monday, replacing George Erps who left in July. Acting principal John Dissibbie received commendation for interim leadership. Kessinger is native of Mercer County and a Princeton High School and Concord College graduate.
Friday brings mostly sunny skies with highs in the 70s and clear nights with lows in the 40s to around 50. Saturday will be mostly to partly sunny with highs in the 70s. The National Weather Service expects fair weather Sunday and Tuesday with a chance of scattered showers Monday and highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s and overnight lows in the 50s. A Pocahontas couple sues Tazewell County officials over alleged forced sterilization. Melvin Rucker blends military life with football at VMI.
A federal grand jury indicted Larce J. Ferrell of Stopover Kentucky as the third suspect in the January 22 armed robbery of the Hurley branch of Grundy National Bank, which netted 311000. Co-defendants Carl Edward Lockhart and Roy Clifford Blankenship were named again. Trial set next month in Abingdon.
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