Crash Leaves 2 Dead on Route 460 Near Princeton
Two Bluefield men died when a five vehicle crash blocked more than a mile of U.S. Route 460 near Princeton for about five hours. James Edward Carr and Herbert C. Wimmer died in the collision involving a Senn Trucking tractor trailer, a dump truck, a Moore's Potato Chip truck, and a pickup driven by Carr. The driver of the tractor trailer was Michael Orrin Camp. another driver, George S. Akers, operated the dump truck. Rescue crews used the Jaws of Life to remove Wimmer and Camp from their vehicles.
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Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Here
Bluefield
L.J. McCarty
James Edward Carr
Herbert C. Wimmer
McCarty
Senn
Georgia
Carr
Moore's
David E. Bibb
Rt. 4
Box 450
Ralph Edward Robinette
Reynolds Avenue
Robinette
Michael Orrin Camp
Blacksburg
S.C
George S. Akers
Wimmer
Crop Losses Rise As Heat Wave Boils Southeast
A brutal heat wave drives record highs across the Deep South as drought devastates crops and livestock. Tropical Storm Barry aims for the Florida coast while officials seek federal disaster aid, with Alabama and South Carolina reporting major losses to corn, soybeans, and pasture as farmers struggle to survive.
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Associated Press
Dixie
Seaboard
Midwest
Carolinas
Deep South
North Carolina
Virginia
Lenoir
N.C
Caldwell County Fairgrounds
Montgomery
Ala
Macon
Charlotte
Weather Service
Alabama
Barry
Atlantic
Florida
U.S
John Black
Kentucky
Jess Jones
Woodford County
Jones
South Carolina
Ed Pittman
Farmers Home Administration
Maryland
Harry Hughes
Albert McDonald
Tropical Storm Barry Heads Toward Florida
Tropical storm Barry with 55 mph winds veers toward Florida as Kennedy Space Center crews brace the space shuttle Challenger for a possible wind and water baptism. Engineers say the shuttle cannot be rolled back off its pad unless Barry slows or stalls, with timing constraints making a move unlikely. NASA officials caution the storm could arrive around 6 am Thursday, complicating launch preparations.
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Miami
Barry
Florida
Kennedy Space Center
Shuttle Project
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jim Ball
Space Center
Atlantic
Aquino Widow Rebuffs Marcos Denial At Home Funeral
Corazon Aquino kissed Ninoy Aquino's coffin at the family home in Quezon City and rejected Marcos denial of government involvement in the assassination. Thousands filed by the casket as Prime Minister Cesar Virata and other officials visited outside. Funeral plans were set for next Tuesday as mourners reflected on Ninoy's return from exile.
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Manila
Philippines
Benigno Aquino
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Corazon Aquino
Quezon City
Ninoy
Aquino
Cesar Virata
Marcos
Rolando M. Solis
United States
Manila International
Rolly
Rolando
U.S
Stephen J. Solarz
D-N.y
Washington
Inside Satellite dish ordinance delayed
A page three note reports a delay to an ordinance about satellite dishes, with no new timetable provided and local commentary expected in subsequent editions.
Kroger opens Bluefield Beverage plant in Virginia
Bluefield Beverage Co. dedicates a 65000 square foot carbonated drink plant of Kroger in Bluefield Virginia. The facility serves Kroger and Super X stores across 12 states, producing 8 million cases annually and employing 47 people. Virginia Attorney General Baliles and Kroger executives attend the ceremony, with plans for in-house flavor creation next year and potential job growth.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Beverage Co
Kroger
Virginia
George L. Baliles
Kroger Co
Super-X
Dick Morath
Everone
Old Dominion
Baliles
E.T
Lyle Everingham
Morath
Everingham
Michigan
Cecile Richardson
Bluefield Beverage
Pocahontas Welding Supply
Electrical Insulation Supplies Inc
First National Exchange Bank
Shelton-Witt Equipment Corp
J&r Manufacturing Inc
Power Transmission Co
L.B. Smith, Inc
Geological Consulting Services, Inc
Mida, Inc
The
Gerald Baliles
Fred Brown
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Pat Cecil
Jin
NASA
Rocky Rabb
Middle Atlantic
Warr
National Weather Service
Pete
Mercer Court
Chad
Kroger Beverage
Charles Tyer
Bluefield College
John Cornett
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