Cardinals Seek Stable Doctrine In Papal Selection
Vatican cardinals, about 111 strong, move toward a conclave to choose a successor to Pope Paul VI. They stress doctrinal stability amid upheaval, with hopes for a collegial church and reforms from Vatican II. Voting rounds, smoke signals, and potential quick decision loom as candidates winnow.
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Vatican City
William Baum
Washington, D.C
Paul VI
Cardinal John Krol
Philadelphia
John XXIII
Paul
U.S
Pope Paul
Congregation of Cardinals
Vatican
Sistine Chapel
Ex-Trooper Moves To Set Aside Murder Conviction
Former West Virginia State Trooper James W. Riser Jr. seeks to overturn a 1977 first degree murder verdict in Greenbrier County. A continued hearing was held to allow additional briefs, with no date set for the appeal. Riser remains in jail, previously shot and wounded after the Dec 26, 1976 killing of Sharon Shanklin.
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West Virginia
James W. Riser Jr
Greenbrier County
Charles Lobban
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Riser
Hinton
Sharon Shanklin
Lewisburg
Summers County
Greenbrier
Bluefield Gas Company Approved to Add 86 Customers
The Public Service Commission authorized Bluefield Gas Co. to add 68 residential and 18 commercial customers in Mercer County while requesting data on gas supplies to assess further additions. The decision follows a 1972 freeze and current push to balance winter heating demand with summer cash flow, amid a waiting list of over 200.
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Charleston
W.va
Public Service Commission
Bluefield Gas Co
Mercer County
PSC
Columbia Gas Transmission
Bluefield
Commission
Bird Writes Dalton In Support Of Funds For 460 Access Road
Virginia Senator Daniel W. Bird Jr. urges Governor Dalton to approve funds for an industrial access road linking U S 460 and U S 19 at Claypool Hill. The 1.5 mile route would serve the Claypool Hill Industrial Park, home to S S Corporation employing about 700. He cites traffic hazards and potential lives saved with minimal road fund expenditure.
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Bird
Dalton
Virginia
Daniel W. Bird Jr
D-Wytheville
John N. Dalton
U. S. Rt. 460
U.S. Rt. 19
Claypool Hill
S & S Corporation
U. S. Rt. 19
U. S. 460
Highway Department
Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation
Senate OKs DC voting rights amendment in historic step
The Senate approved a constitutional amendment to grant District of Columbia voters representation in Congress as if they were state residents. The measure passed 67 to 32 and now goes to 38 states for ratification within seven years. Supporters cited platforms backing representation, while opponents argued it unfairly grants two senators to DC without full state government duties.
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Washington
Senate
District of Columbia
Congress
John Stennis
D-Miss
Robert Dole
Kansas
Senate Republicans
Dole
William Brock
Tennessee
Walter Washington
Virginia Collision Injures 31 in Port Royal Crash
A tractor trailer and a Florida to New York tour bus collided at U S 17 and 301 in Port Royal, injuring at least 31. Eight ambulances ferried victims to Mary Washington Hospital, with seven on stretchers. No deaths were reported. driver Charles Lose of Watson Town, Pa., was trapped briefly before rescue. The bus had just returned from a Disney World trip.
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Port Royal
Mary Washington Hospital
Fredericksburg
Dominico Bus Tours
New Jersey
U. S. 301
U. S. 17
Disneyworld
Rappahannock River
Caroline County
Charles Michael Lose
Watson Town
Herb Posner
Posner
Lose
Here
Fort Hill Military Reservation
Not The One Not Michael W Perdue in Bluefield DWI Plea
The Daily Telegraph clarifies that Michael Perdue who pled guilty before Magistrate David Pedneau for driving while intoxicated and lacking a valid license is not Michael W. Perdue of Edgemont Drive Bluefield. The piece also notes antiquarian Greek theory on elements and a National Geographic mention of Aristotle.
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Daily Telegraph
Michael Perdue
David Pedneau
Michael W. Perdue
Edgemont Drive
Bluefield
Temperature Chart For Tuesday Preview
Hi Tuesday forecasted as high. Low Tuesday expected near. Precipitation outlook covers 24 hours ending 9 p.m. EDT Tuesday. Sky conditions outlook for Wednesday shows variable cloudiness and possible showers.
Proposition 13.5 and tax relief push at VTA meeting
The VTA discussed broader use of local service charges on exempt property to ease real estate tax burdens and urged officials to cut spending. They also heard a call to withdraw state funding from the Institute of Government at UVA, accusing it of anti tax payer brainwashing.
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VTA
Institute of Government
University of Virginia
Albania Area Grows Slightly Larger Than Maryland
The geographic area of Albania is 11,100 square miles, making it slightly larger than Maryland.
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Albania
Maryland
Guild Backs Old Municipal Building Plans in Bluefield
The Mercer County Art Guild backs converting Bluefield's old municipal building into a regional cultural center and leasing space for an art gallery. The board plans a Sept seven public hearing on a zoning ordinance and discussed animal control amendments and weekend city contact procedures.
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Bluefield
Mercer County Art Guild
Bluefield Board of Directors
Joy Shott
Art Guild
Metal Sculpor
Ted Gunther
Gary Bowling
Upper Left Art Gallery
Ben Paine
Zane Knauss
Arts and Humanities Division
Charleston
Oldee
City Board
John Feuchtenberger
Feuchtenberger
Fred Burton
Burton
Paul Oliver Sr
Oliver
Police Department
Hall Hall Funeral Thursday for Tommy Ray Hall
Funeral services for 18 year old Tommy Ray Hall of Rt. 3 Bluefield drown Monday at Nemours Lake. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday Cravens Shires Funeral Chapel Bluewell with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery Bluewell. He was son of Annie Evans Hall with six sisters and five brothers among survivors. Pallbearers listed and viewing today 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
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Tommy Ray Hall
Rt. 3
Bluefield
Nemours Lake
Cravens-Shires
Bluewell
Howard McKenzie
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell Barn
Annie Evans Hall
Clarence Hall
David Hall
Freddie Hall
Junior Hall
Brushfork
Charles Hall
David
Geneva) Smith
Oswald
Shirley) McKinney
Crumpler
Clyde
Elizabeth) Dillon
Duhling
Curtis
Betty) Church
Paramont
Calif
Brad
Helen) Pruitt
Green Valley
Christine Gibson
Bramwell
Dora Myrick
Hemphill
Welch Hospital
Hemphill and
Welch
Emmanuel Tabernacle Baptist Church
Joe Myrick
Annie Jones
Philadelphia
Calvin Chatten
Alonzo Chatten
John T. Chatten
Newport News
Morris Chatten
Halifax
Charlie Chatten
Chatham
Betty Patterson
Charleston
Cora Scott
Lynchburg
Grace Womack
Blair, Va
Jove Mays
Danville
Mary Cunningham
Callie Swanson
Vernon Hill
Rena Phinessee
Detroit
Mich
Dave iJosie Mae
Falls Mills
Dallas Jeffery
Norfolk
Oma Odham
Pocahontas
Jane Haga
Nemours
Bessie Loretto
Kissimee
Fla
Shumate-Newman Funeral Chapel
Ernest Westmoreland
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
Terry Sluss
Larry Green
Randy Boone
Gary Milliner
Timmy Bailey
Ted Haga
Edward Milliner Jr
James Davis
Deaths and Funerals in West Virginia Area
Multiple obituaries published for Marvin Bentley Gray 78 of Bramwell and others in the region. Surviving relatives include wife Martha Gray, children Margie Shupe and Harry Gray, with services planned at Mercer Funeral Chapel and burial at Roselawn Gardens. Other notices list Arthur Nolder, Jack Irson, Clay Eldridge, Phyllis Williams, Dora Myrick, Dave Milliner, and Josie Milliner with details on their deaths, residences, and funeral arrangements across Welch, Pocahontas, Hemphill, and surrounding communities.
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Bramwell
Bluefield
Ivanhoe
Sidney David
Laura Hillenberg Gray
Southern Elkhorn Grocery Company
Bramwell United Methodist Church
Martha Ellen Privett Gray
Margie G Shupe
Harry M. Gray
Oren Sidney Gray
Max Meadows
Willie Salt
Rural Retreat
Mercer Funeral Chapel
Rex Ball
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton Road
Clarence Tolliver
Robert Tolliver
O. S. Gray
Prater
Phyllis Jean Williams
Welch
Welch Hospital
Page Funeral Home
Louisa Board Declines to Intervene in Vepeco Plan
Louisa County supervisors vote to hold a Sept 21 public hearing on an ordinance banning unprocessed nuclear fuel transport into the county while urging federal action to create storage areas for spent fuel. They then state no further action for now on Veepco and the North Anna plant. Residents had hoped for county intervention in Veepco’s NRC request to double storage at North Anna.
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Louisa
Louisa County
Board of Supervisors
Virginia Electric & Power Co
North Anna
Vepco
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Evelyn Martin) Nolder
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June) Fielder
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