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I I I I I Annexation bill will Index posts sharpest ETSU awaits answer not affect Abingdon (gain in 11 months Ion violations appeal PAGE 4A PAGE 11A PAGE 1B Bristol Herald Courier 1 115th Year No 27265 ft ft Bristol Virginia Tennessean Bristol Virginia Tennessee riday January 31 1986 26 Plus Supplements 25c Layoffs at mines expected Staff reports Officials at Island Creek Coal head quarters in Lexington Ky on Thursday indi cated that 530 workers at two Buchanan County mines would be laid off beginning Mon day according to re ports The officials indi cated that 280 workers would be laid off for one week at Island Beatrice mine which is located in Oak wood They said an addi tional 250 would be laid off indefinitely at the Pocahontas Mine No 5 which is lo cated at Big Prater A miner at the Be atrice mine said late Thursday night he was aware that posters say ing the mine would be idled until further no tice had been posted at both the Beatrice and Pocahontas No 5 mines However he had not been told there would be any official layoffs II1 IM HIMil ill Uli lil'W lags surrounding the Washington Monument stand at half staff in the aftermath of the Challenger accident The Capitol Dome stands in the background Ji Ji 4 I MrV 1 ji LoL Part of fuselage located MmSt I A pieceof what is believed to be shuttle debris isexamined Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL la A Coast Guard cutter on Thursday reported finding a large piece of debris believed to be part of the fuselage of the space shuttle Challenger and said parts of the cock pit appear to be floating on the Atlantic Ocean The fuselage is the central body portion of the shuttle The segment was hoisted aboard the Coast Guard cutter Dallas and a spokesman reported said it took everything they had to get it up there on the cutter so it must be fairly I NASA divers were on the scene and prepared to go down 140 feet where sonar indicated a sub stantial piece of the Challenger lay An investigating board spent the day checking TV tapes of the liftoff taken from different angles 1 Please see USELAGE Page 8B i Ed and Grace at memorial service for their daughter Christa McAuliffe on Thursday family expresses thanks Associated Press CONCORD NH The husband and chil dren of Christa McAuliffe expressed thanks on Thursday for the wave of sympathy which fol lowed her death aboard the space shuttle Chal lenger 4 children and I are very aware of the tremendous outpouring of grief and support across Steven McAuliffe said in a statement delivered by a partner in Concord law firm wish to thank you all and hope you can understand our need for these private moments have all lost Christa We thank you for respecting our privacy and for sharing our Space Shuttle i A Exploded Challenger Extwnal a ru1 Tnk Cockpit I 1 Shuttle Orbiter 1 IS I Solid uel In JriRocke la Booster Cargo Bay (2) mIKl 1 tV Main Engines Illustration shows the external fuel tank which exploded consuming the space shuttle Challenger and its crew of seven in a giant fireball Tuesday soon after the launch External fuel tank passed tests but Associated Press SPACE CENTER Houston External tank No 26 was built tested shipped and installed just like all the earlier ones but it exploded after only 73 seconds of flight and pulverized space shuttle Chal lenger and its crew of seven Slow motion films of launch last Tuesday show the explosion rising near the top of the tank and growing as a violent white bloom until the entire tank and spacecraft are fragmented in a cloud of heat and pressure The explosion was the result of one of the most powerful chemical combinations known pure ox ygen and hydrogen It is this energy released in what chemists call Please see TANK Page 8B MJ Carrier once again owner of raceway sells dragway VINCENT SINGLETON Staff Writer Larry Carrier is once again the owner of Bristol International Raceway after purchasing this week all stock in the financially troubled corporation which had owned the racing complex In making the announcement on Thursday Carrier founder and president of the Bristol based International Hot Rod Association which sanctions major and minor drag racing events nationwide also said he has sold Bristol Interna tional Dragway of this past Monday I was able to buy the stock back for the Bristol raceway and dragway and pay everybody off and (I) am now the sole owner of the Bristol International Carrier said at a press conference at BIR bought the stock which was National Race ways he said sole owner of that stock Please see TRACK Page 14A OS Larry penny Carrier Darnell Once again new vice the owner president of BIR manager Assembly fills 29th 30th circuit judgeships KATHY STILL Wise County Bureau The Virginia General Assem bly has chosen lawyers from Bu chanan County and Norton to fill the 29th and 30th Circuit Court judgeships respectively Buchanan County attorney Don McGlothlin Jr was ap pointed Wednesday to replace re tiring Judge Glyn Phillips in the 29th Circuit Phillips 62 served on the bench for 18 years Norton lawyer Robert Winston received the approval of the General Assembly to replace retiring Judge MM Long Jr retirement becomes effec tive today He served on the bench for 27 years The two appointments were not surprising because McGloth lin and Winston were the favorites for the positions In fact Winston had received the nomination of the House Democratic caucus on Monday McGlothlin 37 who has sub stituted as judge for nine years said Thursday he is looking at the appointment as a reason I am happy is because going to get to work with the system of justice because I have held it dearly ever since I can remember" he said McGlothlin who said he is scheduled to report to work on Monday said he is busy wrap ping up his law practice before being sworn in eight year term will begin on Saturday but a date for his swearing in has not been set Winston isn't sure how long it will take him to wind up his law practice The two judgeship races drew great interest with a number of candidates being tossed into the running for consideration by local bar associations At one point the Please see JUDGES Page 14A Liquor bill Bristol pastor says SUSAN CAMERON Staff Writer is the word used by Bristol Virginia minister Lester MacKinnon to describe a liquor bill before the General Assembly which would allow the sale of mixed drinks in the city without voter approval while local lawyer Jim Bowie said he prepared the bill in the name of needed economic de velopment The bill sponsored by Del James Robinson Pound would mean Bristol Virginia citizens would not have to cross State Street into their sister city to buy a drink The bill was approved by a House committee Wednes day and if given final appro val the sale of mixed drinks would not require referendums in each of the four cities that are dry In addition to Bristol those cities are Galax Buena Vista and Manassas Park A referendum however would still be required in counties and towns Bristol minister Lester MacKinnon called the bill "sneaky because no one was aware of it" In three mixed beverages referenda in Bristol held in 1972 1976 and 1983 the major ity of voters said they want the sale of mixed drinks (the bill) sneaky be cause no one was aware of said MacKinnon pastor of ellowship Chapel Church who earlier helped lead the opposi tion to mixed drinks human cry is made when the basic privilege and constitutional right is taken from us when our vote count Everyone is literally as tounded by he said add Please see BILL Page 14A Good morning! Chuckle Nightclub: A place where they have what it takes to take what you have Nation A trucking company em ployee went on a shooting ram page in an Oklahoma City neigh borhood and then at work Thursday killing three people and wounding four others 6B Virginia A Senate committee killed a bill that would force unmarried pregnant girls to get the permis sion of their parents or a judge be fore having an abortion 6A Tennessee A 1 4 'a year old Bengal tiger that suffered from a severe bone disorder was put to sleep at the Knoxville Zoological Park 7 A Business An official of Eastman Chemicals Division has an nounced plans of entering into a new business area Performance Plastics 1 1 A World Libya said it is willing to meet with the United States about easing friction that had led to boy cott and talk of war 7 People ormer Secretary of State Henry A Kissinger said he is con sidering requests by Republican leaders that he run for governor of New York 13A Local The Washington County Board of Supervisors and the county Service Authority do not want the mandatory sewer hook up code changed in Virginia 4A Inside Business 10A11A Calendar 7A Classified 8B12B Comics 9A Deaths 2A LocalStates 3A6A NationWorld 6B7B Opinion 12A People 2 13A Sports 1B5B Weekend Out 8A Outside Sunny skies and much warmer today as temperatures rise to near 50 air skies tonight with lows near 30 14A Bi.