Soviet Publicizes Testing of New Long Range Cruise Missiles
The Defense Ministry announced in Moscow that the Soviet Union is conducting successful tests of ground launched long range cruise missiles. Tass and Soviet television carried the notice, noting U S deployments prompted the program. Spokeswoman Sondra McCarty offered no comment in Washington.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Defense Ministry
Tass
United States
U.S
Defense
Dmitri F. Ustinov
Washington
Sondra McCarty
State Department
U.S.S.R
Pravda
Vienna
Austria
Sikh hijackers surrender after freeing 79 hostages
Seven Sikh hijackers released 79 hostages from an Indian Airlines jet in Dubai after a week of asylum promises and a pledge by the government to help them reach America. Passengers described polite captors, with some noting music and handshakes as the crew received care at Dubai airport.
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Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Indian Airlines
America
Bombay
Telegraph Staffers Win 9 State Awards
Telegraph staffers win nine awards in the West Virginia Press Association Better Newspaper contest. Executive Editor Richard Wesley takes first in Best Single Editorial with a concise hard hitting piece. Karen Kaplan earns two firsts for Feature Story and Service to the Community, including a teenage death feature.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
West Virginia Press Association
Florida Press Association
Richard Wesley
Wesley
Karen Kaplan
West Virginia Press Women’s Association
Weekend Preview With Sunny Skies And Warm Temperatures
Sunday Index notes mostly sunny today and Monday with pleasant temperatures. Highs in the 75 to 80 range and light winds. Tonight will be clear with lows mid 50s. Extended forecast shows a warming trend through Tuesday to Wednesday with highs mid 80s to near 90 and lows mid 60s to low 70s. Historical record cites August 26 data from 1975 and 1968.
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National Weather Service
Football Preview Highlights Local High School and College Teams
The 1984 Football Preview surveys area high school and college squads opening Friday and Saturday. It covers national college scene and the NFL with complete previews, schedules, and last season’s results. Also notes on R.D. Bailey Dam, KAL anniversary questions, and UMW contract rumors.
City Woman Killed in 2 Car Collision Near Athens
A 19 year old Bluefield woman Cathy Jo Wirt was killed and three others injured in a late Friday night two car crash on State Route 20, one half mile north of Athens. The driver Maher Elsaid 26 and two others James Young 23 of Durham and Patti Johnson 23 of Raleigh sustained multiple injuries. Young and Johnson remained in stable or guarded condition at Princeton Community Hospital with Young in the coronary care unit. The Elsaid car veered onto the berm and crossed the center line into the Young auto. Both cars were demolished and Young was freed from wreckage by rescue squads. Funeral for Cathy Wirt set for Monday at Mercer Funeral Chapel with viewing tonight.
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Athens
Bluefield
Cathy Jo Wirt
Tiffany Manor
Maher Mohamed Elsaid
Princeton Community Hospital
Elsaid
James Robert Young
Durham
N.C
Young
Patti Sue Johnson
Raleigh
N. C
Princeton Hospital
Johnson
Roger Midkiff
Berm
Young Auto
Midkiff
Princeton Rescue Squad
Athens Area Volunteer Fire Department
Princeton
OH-9
Carl Stilwell
Frank McKenzie
John Rapp
E. W. Adams
State Police
Kathy JoAnne Wirt
Allisons
Charles R
JoAnne Webb Wirt
Charles Michael Wirt
R.W. Wirt
Bluewell
Mercer Funeral Chapel
Michael Brackett
Bluefield Sanitary Board Odor Problem Sparks Council Debate
Bluefield Virginia officials clash over odor control at the Sanitary Board’s Westside Treatment Plant and Bluestone holding facility as the council pushes for aeration to curb smells. Engineers cite high costs but say odor reduction would help property values and living conditions for Virginia residents.
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Jim Terry
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Sanitary Board
Bluefield
Sanitary Board
Virginiaside
Westside
Bluestone
Art Mead
Terry Honaker
Honaker
Cecile Richardson
Paul Cole
Virginia
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Anita Singh
Shri Mehta
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NATO
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Tazewell County
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Mark Shelton
Telegraph
Tee Ewenene
Peeeereeerrery
Giles County News
Heartline
Hollywood Page
Mercer Notebook
Watcher
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US Dept of Commerc
R.D. Bailey Dam
UMW
S.P. Tansill
R. Stuart Royer & Associates, Inc
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