16 Apr 1979
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1979
Page
1
Death notices list Mrs. Theresa Mullins and John Melvin Dawson among others. Details cover birth, spouses, children, church affiliations, military service, burial sites, and funeral arrangements across Bluefield Princeton Beckley and surrounding areas.
Government officials warn the tilt regulation approved earlier this year will lift gas prices by several cents as supplies stay tight. Oil companies limit sales to about 90 percent of last year’s levels while demand grows about 4 percent annually. Dealers raise markups to protect profits amid constrained supply. In Texas, a wartime friendship endures as a Dutch girl, Marike Janssen, visits former soldier Stephen Fedorko. Grand Prairie proclaims them honorary citizens and gifts Holland tulip bulbs for city parks.
Israeli troops killed four Arab guerrillas in a Jordan River Valley sugar beet field near Kibbutz Tirat Zvi after they crossed from Jordan. No Israeli casualties were reported. The incident followed a prior cross border raid five weeks earlier and drew a warning to King Hussein about guerrilla bases in Jordan. Palestinian group Fatah claimed a large attack south of Beit Shean, but Israel denied shelling Lebanon.
In the first 15 hours of the March 28 reactor incident the NRC said large portions of the core were exposed as coolant boiled away. The zirconium cladding around fuel rods was heavily damaged though no fuel melted. Temperature inside the core rose to 348 degrees while main coolant cooled to 249 degrees as engineers planned a slow cold shutdown. Spectators gathered along the Susquehanna River, with residents like Helen Messner noting the scene from about 10 miles away after Easter services.
About 150000 bluegrass fans emptied Union Grove, North Carolina, after the 55th Old Time Fiddlers' Convention ended. Winners included Randy Howard of Milledgeville, Georgia earning $1000, with Buddy Pendleton and J.B. Prince placing second and third. Authorities reported around 150 arrests mainly on drug charges and no serious violence or deaths.
Bluefield police report no further leads in the Friday discovery of two residents slain by stabbing in a Northside bathroom. Victims Sharon Robertson and Ronald Lee Rice showed multiple wounds, with autopsies pending. A four and a half inch hunting knife was found in the kitchen drawer after a maiming warrant was issued for Rice. Funeral plans for Rice and Robertson were listed as incomplete.
Jackson and Pearl Mississippi face record flood waters as residents flee rising rivers. About 2,500 in Pearl and 1,000 in Flowood evacuated, joining 4,500 earlier evacuees with 6,600 more statewide. Four deaths confirmed in state. Alabama flooding reports include missing two. Amtrak service halted. buses rerouted. dam breaches add to flood surge. crest moving downstream toward higher levels.
Billy Graham and R. W. exchange letters debating Revelation 3 14 on Jesus as God. Supporters cite NIV and Colossians passages to argue Christ as the creator and supreme authority, asserting Jesus is divine rather than a created being.
AAP piece notes rising prices for fish amid slow red meat growth. Citibank experts urge trying lesser known species at about one dollar per pound, with prices varying by type. Seasonal buys and careful selection mark prudent shopper strategy.
The Miami Herald reports President Kennedy created a select panel on April 22 1961 to review the Bay of Pigs operation. The group met 21 times, with a 358 page CIA file record, and its conclusions were declassified. General Maxwell Taylor headed the panel.
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