Bodies Of 3 In Plane Wreck Found In Wyoming County
The wreckage of a Cessna 172 was found near Pineville by two boys near Lick Branch. The three occupants, Harold Nicholson Jr and his parents from Merrillsville Indiana, were identified. no fire occurred. The search had spanned Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana with a $3,000 reward offered.
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Pineville
Mercer County
Lick Branch
Wyoming
Griffith
Ind
Bluefield
Harold Nicholson, Jr
Merrillsville
Harold
Alice Nicholson
Eddie Pritt
Raymond Lauderback
Lauderback
Lick Branch Hollow
Wyoming County Sheriff's Department
Civil Air Patrol
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Nicholson
Pedestrian Dies In County Mishap
A 53 year old South Carolina man employed by the Clyde Beatty Cole Bros Circus was struck while crossing Route 123 near Brushfork Armory and died. Witnesses said he attempted to reach the circus setting as police investigated. Two other people injured in the 8 45 p m accident were taken to Bluefield Community Hospital as authorities and troopers L J McCarty and J L Brogan led the inquiry.
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South Carolina
Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros
Brushfork Armory
Littlesburg-Falls Mills
West Virginia
Thomas Robert Rogers
Rt. 1
Greeleyville
S.C
Bluefield Community Hospital
Rogers
Roger Lee Strupe
Wolfe
Mark Timothy Perdue
Bluefield
Strupe
Perdue
L.J. McCarty
J.L. Brogan
Saudi Rejection Dimmed Hope For Oil Price Unity
In Geneva OPEC members pressed for unity but Saudi Arabia refused a $3 price rise from $32 to $35, the divergence undermining cartel-wide agreement. The group planned a third day of talks as Saudi Oil Minister Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani stated no boost to the baseline price.
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Geneva
Switzerland
OPEC
Saudi Arabia
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Tropical Storm Dennis Routs Tourists and Strengthens Offshore
Tropical Storm Dennis swept through the Carolina coast reducing tourist traffic and forming near hurricane force winds as it moved into the Atlantic. Warnings extended from Cape Hatteras to the Chesapeake Bay with tides 2 to 4 feet above normal and beach erosion reported. The storm caused traffic jams with 40,000 to 50,000 vacationers fleeing the Grand Strand area and 30,000 to 40,000 leaving Myrtle Beach. Two deaths in South Carolina were linked to Dennis and several ships faced delays or detours due to the storm.
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Nags Head
N.C
Dennis
Carolina
Atlantic
South Carolina
Cape Hatteras
Chincoteague Inlet
Chesapeake Bay
Windmill Point
Grand Strand
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Asa Staley
Mann’s Harbor
Staley
Charleston
Jones
Evelyn Bement
Virginia
Robert Bottom
National Weather Service
Norfolk
The
Weather Service
Norfolk Airport
Chesapeake Light Tower
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Green leads area golfers in Daily Telegraph Championship
Charles Green of Tazewell Va lines up a practice shot at Fincastle Country Club in preparation for the opening round of the Daily Telegraph Area Golf Championship. He will join 125 local golfers as the first groups tee off at 8 a.m. The event is covered on Sports page 9 with full details.
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Charles Green
Tazewell
Fincastle Country Club
Green
Fincastle
Tazewell Country Club
Mike Fisher
AeroMech ends Roanoke flights from Mercer County Airport
AeroMech Commuter Airlines discontinuing the Mercer County Airport Roanoke service after lack of usage. A new schedule starts Sept 15 routing flights to Greensboro and Pittsburgh with multiple daily departures, boosting morning departures and same day return options for locals.
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Daily Telegraph
Princeton
AeroMech Commuter Airlines
Mercer County
Roanoke
Russell Sink
Mercer County Airport Authority
Princeton-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
Western Steel
Link
AeroMech
Greensboro
N.C
Pittsburgh
Roakoke
Airport Authority
Mel Grubb
Paul Shrewsbury
Ron Satterfield
Owen Griffith
Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield
Friday Church News Classified Coalfield News Comics Magistrates
Friday church notices and classified briefs from Coalfield News mention magistrates and local affairs alongside comic items. The fragment highlights community events, church updates, and brief notices from the area.
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Church News
Coalfield News
World Reaction Mixed as U S Plays Down Libyan Incident
U S officials said the response to the Gulf of Sidra clash between U S Navy jets and Libyan planes was generally sympathetic and not pursued for UN action. Washington asserted Libya’s claim to waters is illegitimate while signaling modest escalation and a return to routine patrols.
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Washington
Reagan
Libya
Gulf of Sidra
United States
United Nations Security Council
U.S
Alan Romberg
State Department
Romberg
United Nations
Reagan Visits Carrier on USS Constell tion
President Reagan toured the USS Constellation during a training exercise in international waters amid Libyan tensions. He defended the operation against claims of provoking Libya and emphasized impressing enemies of freedom while noting ongoing Gulf of Sidra incidents.
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U.S
Libya
State Department
Reagan
Gulf of Sidra
United States
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Wyoming County
E.G. Jones
North Atlantic
Navy
Cmdr
John Alexander
U.S. Navy
Coast Guard
Portsmouth
George Stuart
Janet Baker
Ocean View
Cal
Mercer Circuit Court
Mt. State Briefs
Eeeeee Society
Fennee Entree
Neeeneee Stock Market
Gulf
Pentagon
Caspar W. Weinberger
Belgium
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