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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1986

Page

2

Deaths and funerals in Pocahontas area this week

Obituaries list Herman H Jeffery 78 of Pocahontas and Dennis C Mounts 74 of Panther among several others from Bluefield Princeton and surrounding towns. Funeral services set for Thursday and Friday with local churches and funeral homes assisting, burial at Shell Cemetery Grandview Memory Gardens Resthaven and Roselawn among sites.

Herman H. Jeffery Herman Henry Jeffery Pocahontas Bluefield Little Creek William and Mary Jeffery Pocahontas Fuel Co Virginia Alice Jeffery Steve Thomas Jeffery Cyrus Tate Jeffery Rachel Clenden Mary Ann Dennis C. Mounts Dennis Carl Mounts Panther Douglas Effie George Mounts Church of God Faith Helen Cline Mounts Lexington Don Hershel Mounts Richmond Ind Bobby Darrell Mounts Maryland Larry Carl Mounts Fanning Funeral Home Saeger Thural Ray Pruitt Tazewell Newhall James Monroe Maggie Elizabeth Woods Pruitt UMWA Janet Wallace Pruitt Hattie Pruitt Marvin Randall Pruitt Texas Thural Ray Pruitt Jr James Robert Pruitt Conover N.C Teressa Menser Dawson Springs Angela Pruitt Eugene Pruitt Tampa Fla Annie Baker Raysal William Helen) Uhl Lloyd Dolly) Uhl Princeton Doug Barnes Baltimore Gene Barnes Newport News Church of God Squire Chester Hurst Harold Lawson Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield-Tazewell Road Douglas Funeral Home War Robert Hendricks Tiffany Manor Charleston Linda Hendricks Robert Parsons Eric Hendricks Felicia Hendricks Cassandra Hendricks Lamona Hendricks Katherine Parsons Jenkin Jones Mattie Hendricks Resthaven Fred Carper Lugo Birdie Combs Route 3 New Zion Baptist Church Hazel Fike Bernard Combs Gainesville Evron Combs Lettie Lawson Vina Cecil Nettie Taylor Abingdon Edith Cecil Bluff City Tenn Hill Cemetery Fred Kinser Davis Funeral Home Oakvale Ima P. Conner Ima Pal Conner McComas Cape Canaveral Surry County Marion Betty Jane Norman Isaacs William Lee Conner Douglas Conner Jewel E. Newman Columbus Ohio Natalie O. Workman Merritt Island Cravens-Shires Funeral Home Bluewell Joe Shaffer Woodlawn Memorial Park William L. Cox Yukon Welch Hospital St. Louis Thomas H. and Mollie McKeever Cox McDowell County Rosebud Missionary Baptist Church In Excelsior Masonic Lodge F&am St. Joseph Order of the Eastern Star Restlawn Memorial Gardens

Center officials defend juvenile facility amid criticism

Board members challenge a report claiming the detention center harms youths from Mercer and six nearby counties. They dispute links to family life and say the facility’s focus is protecting the public and children. Critics say on site interviews were cursory and some recommendations, like personal clothing, are impractical.

Sam Vandenberg Vandenberg David Stevens Mercer County Stevens French Clark Center Jim French

Reagan seeks independent counsel amid Iran Contra fallout

President Reagan urged a broader independent counsel probe into possible violations tied to Iran arms transfers and Contra funds. Meese outlined a wide scope for investigators to examine all federal statute violations and related actions. The three appellate judges panel in DC will select the counsel, with Carlucci named NSC director to head the new effort.

Justice Department Meese District of Columbia U.S. Circuit Court Walter R. Mansfield Lewis R. Morgan George E. MacKinnon Reagan Carlucci Administration Donald T. Regan White House William J. Casey Central Intelligence House of Representatives Senate U.S New York Times CBS News Oliver L. North National Security Council Poindexter CIA Carter No. 2 Defense Department NSC Sears World Trade Inc Sears, Rosebuck, and Co Senate Intelligence Committee Oliver W. North Durenberger Alton Keel Richard Lugar William Casey Lugar R-Ind Senate Foreign Relations Committee Regan Casey Bob Dole Kansas

Congressman's Father Robert Wise Sr Dies in Charleston

U S Representative Bob Wise mourns the death of his father Robert E Wise Sr in Charleston from an apparent heart attack. West Virginia Dem spokesman Jim Wolfe confirmed the death and details. The elder Wise, a Charleston resident, formerly worked for McDonough Caperton Insurance Group.

Charleston Robert E. Wise U.S Bob Wise Jim Wolfe West Virginia Democrat Wise Wolfe Kent Carper McDonough Caperton Insurance Group Washington American Society of Highway Engineers Kanawha City

State finances lag as teacher payments delayed

Auditor Glen Gainer notes state treasury cash shortfalls despite Gov Arch Moore claims of no serious problems. Tax collections by Monday run 37 million behind the administration’s projections, affecting the budget. McNeel dismisses a West Virginia Education Association push for a 20 percent teacher raise, citing a 117.6 million cost estimate and a tightening budget.

Glen Gainer Arch Moore Moore McNeel West Virginia Education Association Legislative Auditor’s Office

Public hearing on development proposal and bingo move

City officials discussed economic impacts of a proposed development with Burton noting possible traffic displacement and job creation while asserting no significant environmental effect. A public hearing is set for Tuesday at 7 30 p m. The board also approved a bingo plan for Bluefield Jr High athletic boosters to fund school sports with adult players only.

Burton Cumberland Road Bluefield High School Paul Cole Ben Disibbio Bluefield Jr. High School Atheletic Bluefield Recreation Center Disibbio Paul Oliver West Ridgecrest Ben Paine Mercer-Tazewell County Mothers Against Drunk Drivers Elizabeth Ree Federal Building Center Square

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