Youth Drowns In Nemours Lake Near Bluewell
A one year old Bluewell area youth, Tormmy Hall of Lorton Lick Road, drowned in Nemours Lake Monday afternoon. State police identified the victim, stating Hall swam alone in about 24 feet of water, went under at 3:30 p.m., with Bluefield Rescue Squad recovering the body at 5:55 p.m. near where last seen. Clinton Agee said Hall had spent Sunday night at his home after breaking a car key in the door. Agee said Hall asked to be let out near the lake on Monday afternoon, then appeared to be in trouble while swimming. he tried to help but was pulled under. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Cravens-Shires Funeral Home.
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Bluewell
Nemours Lake
Princeton
Tormmy Hall
Lorton Lick Road
J. F. Bulford
Hall
Bluefield
Bulford
Clinton Agee
Bluestone
Agee
Mine Report Blames Lighter in 1977 Va Mine Disaster
The Mine Safety and Health Administration linked the July 7 1977 Lee County Virginia explosion at P and P Coal No 2 mine to methane buildup from poor ventilation ignited by a cigarette lighter found on a mine car seat. Four miners plus a foreman died and sixteen escaped uninjured. The lighter yielded no fingerprints after FBI analysis.
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Washington
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Lee County
P and P Coal Co
St. Charles
Billy W. Perkins
Harold Johnson
Daniel Tester
Harold R. Wells
FBI
Israel strikes Lebanon bases after London attack
Israeli warplanes hit Palestinian refugee camps near Beirut and a village school in Damour in retaliation for a London terror assault. Witnesses say five guerrillas died and 14 wounded. no casualties reported in Damour. London gunmen killed an El Al stewardess and wounded nine others.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
London
Lebanon
Mideast
Camp David
Beirut
Burj el Barajney
Palestine Liberation Organization
Damour
el al
Mayfair
Mine Battery Power Rules Debated At West Virginia Meeting
The state Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety plans permanent rules on moving mine machinery underground amid safety concerns with battery powered equipment. A July Supreme Court ruling prompted temporary guidelines set to expire mid September. Leaders from UMW and operators weigh fire smoke and gas risks as a study is requested for safety compliance by September 15.
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Charleston
W.va
State Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety
United Mine Workers
State Supreme Court
Richard Cooper
UMW
Volyn
Carl Peters
Montgomery
Cooper
Walter Miller
Roads contract approved for Buchanan County repairs
A 3,265,496 emergency contract was approved by the Virginia State Highway and Transportation Commission to repair five damaged secondary roads used by coal trucks in Buchanan County. Stone Company of Kentucky will rebuild about 15 miles of two lane roads and resurface 35 miles, with work aimed to finish largely before winter.
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Buchanan County
Virginia State Highway and Transportation Commission
John M. Wray Jr
Commission
Highway Department
Wray
Winter State Contracting and Stone Company
Medusa Aggregates Company
Elkhorn
Department
Contee Sand and Gravel Company, Inc
Laurel, Md
Marianna Sarver Eyeing Pro Career in Mountain State
Inside today the shy Bluefield girl Marianna Sarver is hailed by some as one of the best women players in the Mountain State. She admits she thinks about turning pro someday as reporters note her talent. Meanwhile Gateway Regional Transit Authority will study more bus routes and Chairman Joe Walker attempts to bar press from Monday’s meeting. Eight congressmen visit Hanoi in a historic first major U S delegation of years as guests are warmly received.
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Marianna Sarver
Mountain State
Bluefield
Gateway Regional Transit Authority
Joe Walker
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Chamber Group Clarifies Jetport Stand in Mercer County
The Princeton-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce says it has not closed the door on jetport expansion at Mercer County Airport, stressing the phrase at the present time. It backs airport improvements like runway extension and strip widening to improve service and reliability, while noting Piedmont Airlines is serving adequately for now.
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Princeton-Mercer County
Piedmont Airport
Winston-Salem
Southwest Appalachian Regional Air Transportation Report
Princeton Area Chamber
C of C Board
Piedmont Airlines
PMCCC
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Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Tommy Hall
Bluestone Man
Wade Spees
England
Dan Pattir
Menachem Begin
Meir Amit
Secret Service
Amit
Anwar Sadat
Carter
Maryland
Sadat
Cairo
Begin
John Travolta
Helen
John
Englewood
N.J
Miller
Buchanan Roads
Hurley
Ira
Big Rock
U. S. 460
Oakwood
U.S. 460
Pilgrims Knob
Barbara Hawkins
Daily Telegraph Star
Chamber
Daily Telegraph
Burton
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