Deaths and funerals in Beckley and region
Dr. Werner A. Laqueur 74 of Beckley died in Virginia. He was Beckley VA Medical Center chief of staff and former St. Lukes pathologist, longtime Beckley Community Concert Association president, and West Virginia Public Radio director. Survivors include wife Toni and three sons. Service Aug 18 at Beckley VA Chapel. Also noted: Lonnie T. Deel 41 of Birchleaf died in Durham, NC. William H. Lackey 49 of Little Rock, formerly Athens, died in Dallas. Funeral plans listed for each and local callers urged to consult Haysi and Princeton areas.
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Werner A. Laqueur
Beckley
Virginia
Germany
Beckley Veteran’s Administration Medical Center
St. Lukes Hospital
Bluefield
Beckley Community Concert Association
West Virginia Public Radio
Toni Weimberg Laqueur
Thomas W. Laqueur
Berkley
Calif
Peter A. Laqueur
Baltimore
Beckley VA Medical Center
William Ball
Isadore Wein
P.O. Box
Charleston
W.va
Keyser Bryant
Lonnie T. Deel
Lonnie Thelmer Deel
Birchleaf
Durham
N.C
Dickenson County
Judy Deel
Franklin Steven
Lonnie Thelmer Deel Jr
Teresa Marie Fuller
Barbara Counts
Sue Sperow
Pinkie Deel
Ollie Raines
Patsy Blankenbecker
Madison Heights
Mich
Betty Riva
Waupaca
Wisc
Maggie Hackney
Haysi
Rocky Deel
Detroit
Randy Deel
Warren
Roscoe Deel
Lickcreek Freewill Baptist Church
Verlin Deel Jr
Leon Sykes
Deel Cemetery
Route 2
Haysi Funeral
William H. Lackey
Little Rock
Ark
Athens
Dallas
Texas
Kimball
WHIS
Mary Ellen Lackey
Larry Lackey
Mike
William
Skip’’ Lackey Jr
Scott
Shawn
Leon Lackey
Bob Lackey
Martinsville, Va
Explosions and unrest linked to apartheid era disputes
Violence and police actions persist since October 1984 with explosions under federal scrutiny. No arrests reported. officials note no suspects. In Soweto, police disperse students with tear gas and dogs as Vista University students protest. Treason trial in Pietermaritzburg features sweeping indictments and claims of political motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Frangis
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
United Mine Workers District 29
Beckley
Welch
Mullens
Conté
Louis le Grange
UDF
Tin
African National Congress
Soweto
Johannesburg
Sekano Ntoane
Vista University
Eastern Cape
Transvaal
Pietermaritzburg
Nelson Mandela
Ishmail Mohamed
Nonyamezeleo Mxenge
United Democratic Front
James Milne
Experts Debate Survivors Theories After Deadly Jet Crash
Buckhorn cites Delta Air Lines crash at Dallas Fort Worth that killed 133 with 31 survivors in the tail. Comparisons to Air Canada 1983 Cincinnati landing and Malaga 1982 deaths show survivorship varied by seat. Industry experts warn luck and aircraft design govern safety outcomes more than location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckhorn
Delta Air Lines
Dallas-Fort Worth
Air Canada
Cincinnati
Malaga
Dan Smith
International Airline Passengers Association
John Galipault
Aviation Safety Institute
Delta Airlines
Dallas—Fort Worth International
Final seconds of Flight 191 studied by investigators
Investigators reconstruct the crash of Delta Air Lines Flight 191 near Grapevine Texas after a thunderstorm. The L 1011 was only 50 to 100 feet above ground when air traffic control ordered a go around. The jet hit the ground, bounced, struck a car and a water tower, then slid and exploded. Thirty-one people survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grapevine
Texas
Delta Air Lines
Delta
National Transportation Safety Board Board
Patrick Bursley
Bursley
Dallas- Fort Worth International Aiport
NTSB
Rudy Kapustin
Wind shear blamed in Pan Am 759 crash findings
Wind shear observations near the Kenner crash site emerged minutes after impact with Delta officials voicing near certainty wind shear caused the disaster. Officials noted the tower did not report lightning, while 53 of 121 recovered bodies had been identified and many relatives gathered in Dallas with photos and dental records amid ongoing identifications. Surviving passengers totaled 28 and 3 flight attendants among 152 passengers and 11 crew. most survivors sat in the rear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meats
Bursley
Clint G. Swazen
Delta
Atlanta
Pan
Kenner
Charles Petty
Dallas
Petty
Seven men arraigned after deadly Oakland picnic gunfight
Seven men from New York were arraigned on charges including attempted murder after a Sunday gun battle at FRG Sports Complex near Oakland New Jersey that killed two and injured ten. Police recovered 30 guns including three machine guns along with knives and clubs as investigators sought a motive in the chaotic 4:30 p.m. attack that disrupted a 3,000 person Jamaican neighborhood picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
N.J
Bergen County
Larry McClure
McClure
Brooklyn
N.Y
New York
Princeton zoning step endorsed amid calm public hearing
Princeton Development told council it supported the zoning change and no opposition emerged during a brief public hearing. Nearby concerns focused on Mr. Bills in downtown and noise from a Harrison Street area while calls for more police investigative manpower followed multiple break ins reported by Richard and Betty Cutlip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A-1
Bill
Harrison Street
Lena Pettrey
Cannon
Juhl
U. S. Treasury Department
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Richard
Betty Cutlip
Council
Princeton Police Department
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Martha H. Taylor
Littlesburg
Goodwill
Roger Street
Princeton
Clarence C. Taylor
Clarence V. Taylor
Eddie
Mary E.) Leatherland
St. Augustine
Fla
Paul
Closs) Lambert
Denver
Colo
John
Frances E.) Benton
LaCrosse
Ind
Janie Alford
Bristol
Tenn
Memorial
Athens Road
Gene Pennington
Paul Hall
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Pauline Bohn
Pauline Hare Bohn
Morsetown Center
Columbus
Ohio
Lena Hare
West Virginia Manor
John W. Hare
Frank Bohn
Brenda Lowe
Arlene Birchfield
Emmett W. Hare
Bastian
Charles D. Hare
Fort Worth
Arthur Hicks
Jaeger
Fanning Funeral Home
Emma L. Brewer
Emma Lou Brewer
Falls Church
Welch Hospital
Tazewell
Walter Brewer
Emmett
Bud” Brewer
Rochester
Raymond Brewer
Newhall
Roy Brewer
Woodbridge
Joy Shelton
Phyllis Dotson
Aurora
Margie Smith
Roanoke
Unger Funeral Home
Vance
Richard Allen
Big Sandy
Roderfield Church of God
Clarence Fink
Mitchell Cemetery
Hensley
Fanning
Barrett
Delbert D
East Wayne Street
Mercer Funeral Home
R.W. Skidmore
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Alexander Douglas
Dinefield Daily Telegraph
Bland ST
Edwin M. Fr
Thomas A. Col
Kley
Jim Terry
Linda M. Osborne
Lewis B. Spence
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
P. O
London Associates
Lund
D&s
D&i
Danforth Insurance Agency
RT. 52
Bluewell Auto License Service
Thelma Mitchell
Westgate Shopp
Hampton’s
West Virginia, Virginia
Bluefields
U.S
California
Keystone City Limits
Sheryl R. Ezell
M.B.A. Benefits
Social Security
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