Pope John Paul I Move From Humble Italian Roots
Albino Luciani, now John Paul I, the 263rd pope, emerges from a Dolomites village upbringing. Born October 17, 1912, in Forno di Canale, his life mirrored rural devotion, catechetical reform, and steady climb from seminary to bishop and cardinal before a rapid papal election.
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Venice Lagoon
Canale D'Agordo
Nation's Weather From The Associated Press
Showers and storms stretch from southwest Texas across central Plains into the Tennessee and Ohio valleys. Elsewhere calm with heat in California and the southern Rockies. readings 60s in the Northwest and 70s in the Great Lakes region. Forecast calls for more thundershowers across the Mississippi Valley to Ohio Valley and Pacific Northwest through the Rockies with warm Gulf and mid Atlantic wet. Mostly sunny skies expected along southern Pacific Coast and central Plateau with cooler conditions in coastal regions and plains.
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New pope appears in papal vestments at St Peter's Square
John reports that the newly elected pope, Luciani, appeared in papal vestments to cheers in St. Peter's Square after a rapid conclave. He is described as thin with glasses and dark hair and delivered the first blessing to thousands and global television viewers.
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Luciani
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph Information Page Note
Publication notice details include establishment in 1993 editorial staff by Daily Telegraph Printing Co address 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701 and Associated Press association rights subscription and home delivery rate notes with regional zones and advertising representation by Lancor Associates.
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Bluefield
Associated Press
West Virginia
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Lancor Assocates
Industrial Division Co-Chairmen Named
A. S. Buddy Ammar announces the 1978 79 United Way Industrial Division leaders. A B Norconk Jr is chairman and B G Blalock co chair. Norconk is Bluefield Auto Club secretary and GM with prior United Way roles and civic service. Blalock, Platnick Brothers VP GM, has chaired past campaigns and leads in business and civic groups. He notes campaign participation brings shared community goals.
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A. S
Buddy” Ammar
A. B. Norconk, Jr
B. G.bev'' Blalock
Cochairman
Bluefield Auto Club
American Cancer Society
Pottery Demonstration At Craft Shop Today
Bob and Jane Avery-Grubel demonstrate hand-built slab pottery at the Craft Shop on East River Mountain today from 1 to 6 PM. They share tasks, market their work, and answer questions about items such as toothbrush holders and pitchers while a wood burning kiln is under construction for September completion.
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Binghamtton
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N.Y
Skyland
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Bluefield
U.S. Rt. 52
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Firefighters raise over $1000 at Boot Drive in Bluefield
Bluefield firemen collected money outside the main station on Saturday to benefit the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. International Association of Firefighters Local No 347 staffed the 10 AM to 5 PM roadblock, totaling 1033 dollars.
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Maybeury Man Walter Red Lawrence Dies After Injury
Walter Red Lawrence 69 of Maybeury died Saturday morning from a personal safety related injury. Born in Bluefield he was WWII veteran, retired welder and electrician at Keystone No 1 mine. Survived by wife Violet Webb Lawrence son Robert Michael Lawrence sister Mabel Walters brothers Junior and Charles. Private funeral at Cravens Shires Bluewell with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers listed.
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Robert Michael Lawrence
Newport News
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Charles Lawrence
Portsmouth
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
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Skip Brown
Bill Brown
Don Grose
Bob East
Troy Orlick
Charles Boyer Dies At 78 In Phoenix
French born actor Charles Boyer who starred opposite leading ladies in 1930s and 1940s films died Saturday in Phoenix at age 78. Found unconscious at home, he was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital by paramedics and died shortly after arrival. An autopsy will determine the exact cause of death.
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Charles Boyer
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St. Joseph's Hospital
Thomas Jarvis
Maricopa County
Rail Talks Stall Again in N W Strike Dispute
N W spokesman Lew Phelps said negotiations with the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks recessed with no progress. BRAC president Fred Kroll did not attend the Saturday session in Washington but plans to attend when talks resume Monday.
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Roanoke Times & World News
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Mystery ultraviolet glow hints at glue for disguise on flight
Police found no explosives after the incident. Passengers aboard flight 830 were freed more than 15 hours after landing. Several travelers later boarded a plane to Nice France. One passenger said Maybe he is still among us.
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Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield Area
Teresa Lynn Belcher 17 of Bluefield died on arrival at a Princeton hospital after a long illness. Survived by parents Billy R. and Norma Belcher, siblings and grandparents. services Monday at Belcher home with burial at Grandview Memory Gardens. Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell in charge. Jack Charles Hale 63 of Welch died Friday in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. services Monday at Douglas Chapel in Welch. burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Fred B. Henderson 63 of Bluefield died Saturday. funeral arrangements incomplete at Mercer Funeral Home. Lydia Margaret Ratliff 79 of Albany Ohio died Friday. services Wednesday at Bethany Methodist Church Pilgrim Knob. interment Ward Cemetery. MRS. V. P. MEADE 76 of Catharpin Virginia died Saturday in Woodbridge hospital after a long illness. survived by daughter Ann Meade Hawkins and two grandchildren. funeral at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel. MRS. FRANK MACK 76 of Matoaka died Saturday in Princeton hospital after a long illness. services Monday, 4 p.m., at Bailey Funeral Home Chapel. burial Roselane Memorial Gardens.
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Houston
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Gladys M.) Meade
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McDowell County
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Elizabeth Godby Gray
Fairfax, Va
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Mae E.) Mack
Matoaka
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Kansas City
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Marlen) Bailey
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Ruby) Hodges
Gaythell
Ruth) Akers
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New Mexico
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Olley Bailey
Lashmeet
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Belcher Rites Slated Today
Funeral services for Davie Lee Belcher 18 of Bluefield set for 2 p.m. at Hawkins Funeral Home with Reymond Sarver officiating. Burial at Belcher Cemetery follows. Belcher drowned Thursday near Bluestone Lake headwaters in Summers County.
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Hawkins Funeral
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Summers County
William Lacy Steele, 66, dies in Virginia
William Lacy Steele of Springfield Virginia dies at 66 in a Fairfax hospital. Born in West Virginia he is survived by Aura Steele his widow two sons William Lacy Steele Jr and C Edward James both of Springfield one daughter Ruth Lee Steele of Springfield one brother Crile Leabron Steele Jr and four grandchildren. Services are Monday at 12 30 p m at Demaine Springfield Annadale Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Culpeper National Cemetery. Funeral home visit today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m.
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Springfield
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Culpepper National Cemetery
William Peavley 67 Welch coal miner dies in hospital
William Pulley Walter Peavley 67 of Big Four dies after a short illness in Welch hospital. Born November 1, 1910 in Emanuel Kentucky, he was a retired coal miner and UMWA Local 5997 member. He is survived by his mother Laura Belle Peavley, daughter Naomi Cochran, son Walter Kenneth Pearley, two sisters, five grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Funeral Monday 2 p.m. at Fanning Funeral Home Chapel Welch. interment Woodlawn Memorial Park Bluewell. Pallbearers listed. Friends may call 5-9 p.m. today.
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Laura Belle Bowles Peavley
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Fanning Funeral Home
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Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Pete Shirley
Archie Day
Dale Cochran
Brian Cochran
James Harding
Ed Sawyers
Ronald Day
Miller Harold L. Sr. 75 funeral in Bluefield Monday
Harold L. Miller Sr 75 of Bluefield will lie in state Monday at Bland Street United Methodist Church at 2 p m with Rev Charles Godwin officiating Interment follows at Monte Vista Park Cemetery Pallbearers listed include Carel Thompson Adam Hageman Cecil Bond Bill Hendricks Carlyle Cole John F Barnes Stanley Blair and Richard R McLoughlin Surviving wife Elizabeth Wade McClaugherty Miller
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