Nabatieh ambush and Druse judge funeral mark Lebanon day
An Israeli patrol was ambushed in Nabatieh by unknown attackers in the southern Lebanese town, one soldier killed and four wounded as fighting continued with Israeli reinforcements. In Beirut, funeral services began for Druse chief judge Sheik Halim Takieddine amid a general strike and calls accusing Phalangists of the killing.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Nabatiyeh
Tel Aviv
Israel
Sheik Halim Takieddine
Progressive Socialist Party
Christian Phalange Party
Takieddine
Fuad Salman
Salman
Walid Jumblatt
Druse Main Temple
West
American University of Beirut
Tripoli
PLO
Ahmed Abdul- Rahman
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
Abdul-Rahman
International
Red Cross
Saturday Circuit Riding Jury Awards Still Popular Contractor
Jury awards totaling 24000 dollars drew attention in the Saturday circuit as community officials noted ongoing support for the contractor. Judges in WVII and Marshall County ruled, and the defendant faces a square off tonight in the local court lineup.
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Marshall
$20 Million Suit Filed In Mercer County Court
Barbara Hawkins reports a $20 million civil suit filed by Ronald A. Clyborne of Bluefield against Permac Inc and R. E. Perkinson in Mercer County Circuit Court. Compensatory and punitive damages total $20 million with requests to void a 1973 contract and obtain a full accounting of coal project revenues. No hearing date set. defendants have not yet responded.
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Barbara Hawkins
Daily Telegraph Star
Princeton
Mercer County
Ronald A. Clyborne
Bluefield
Permac, Inc
Virginia
R. E. Perkinson
Clyborne
P. Rodney Jackson
DiTrapano and Jackson
Charleston
Jerry Gruenbaum
Mercer County Circuit Court
Vernice H. Clyborne
C. A. Clyborne
Buchanan County
Unemployment Rate Drops To Lowest In Two Years
Washington AP reports unemployment fell to 8.4 percent in November the lowest in two years as 743000 Americans found work and the labor force rose to a record 102.7 million The White House called the report a Christmas gift with Deputy White House press secretary Speakes praising ongoing economic gains and strong job opportunities Feldstein of the CEA called the drop remarkable noting two consecutive monthly declines The civilian rate was 8.4 percent with about 9.4 million unemployed and total employed at 102,671,000 compared with 101,945,000 in September An alternate measure including armed forces shows joblessness at 8.2 percent.
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Washington
White House
Martin S. Feldstein
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
United States
Road Closed While Tests Are Made At Spill Site
A one block section of Honaker Avenue will stay closed while Rollins Environmental Services tests pavement for PCB contamination after a Thursday night tanker spill of used electric transformer oil. Tests on Honaker Avenue and samples from the U S Route 19 and State Route 10 intersection near Lake Shawnee are sent for lab analysis. The truck carried 2265 gallons, with about 48 gallons spilled. the driver and crews decontaminated the site in Princeton.
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Jim Gilreath
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Honaker Avenue
New Jersey
West Virginia
DOH
Honaker-North
Walker Street
U.S. Route 19
Lake Shawnee
Rollins Environmental Services
West Virginia Department of Natural Resources
Consolidation Coal Company
Itmann
Rollins
Department of Highways and
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
2 Herndon Schools Closed
Wyoming County board of education closed Herndon Elementary and Herndon High Schools Friday morning to keep about 600 students from classes after a tanker spill of transformer oil. The Rollins tanker, traveling from Itmann toward Herndon, spilled oil near the elementary along Route 10 and up Herndon Mountain, affecting bus routes for both schools.
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Pineville
Wyoming County
Herndon Elementary
Bailey
Herndon Mountain
Bluefield Christmas Tree Fund Trail to Goal
The Bluefield Community Christmas Tree Fund gained 150 Friday and stands at 2658.01 toward an 11000 goal with three weeks until the Dec 24 Tree party at Bluefield City Auditorium. Contributions can be mailed to Bluefield Daily Telegraph or delivered to 412 Bland Street. Santa and local musicians will attend.
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Bluefield
Bluefield City Auditorium
Santa Claus
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
P.O
Bland Street
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Springfield
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Water Resources-Hazardous Waste Division
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Washington, D.C
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