Tazewell Dogs claim first state title in 1969
Larry Blankenship hails Tazewell High 16-7 win over Not tob c ease as community rallying point. Fans Joe Heldreth George Litz praise team and boosters as 9-0-1 season culminates in Group AA Division I crown. 12-2 final record, with All American John Rainey leading.
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George Litz
Blankenship
Tazewell
Nottoway
New York Mets
John Rainey
Mets
Bulldogs
Lion’s Club
Honduran border airlift aided by U S helicopters in clash
U S helicopter pilots ferried Honduran reinforcements to the border to confront about 700 Nicaraguan soldiers who crossed into Honduras. Palmera la base near Comayagua supplied UH-1H Huey and CH-47 Chinook aircraft as at least 10 American helicopters lifted roughly 600 Honduran troops toward Las Trojas. U S officials stressed no combat troops would participate.
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Honduras
U.S
Palmerola
Las Trojas
Managua
Miguel D’escoto
State Department
Washington
Reagan
Palmerola Air Base
Comayagua
Jose Azcona Hoyo
Azcona Hoyo
Monday Outside Forecast Clouds Rain Drizzle Expect 45 High
Accu Weather forecast for Monday notes cloudy skies with rain and drizzle developing. High temperature around 45, overcast tonight with periods of rain and a low near 40. Weather A-8.
Reagan urged resumption of Iran arms sales in hostage deal
Aides say President Reagan, urged by national security adviser John Poindexter in January, agreed to resume arms shipments to Iran to secure the remaining American hostages in Lebanon. Officials note talks collapsed after December 1985 halt, clarifying prior reports of a stop and restart.
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Iran
Reagan
Reagan Administration
John M. Poindexter
Lebanon
Israel
Swiss bank freezes account tied to Iran arms sellings
Swiss Foreign Ministry spokesman Clemens Birrer said a bank froze an account used to deposit money from U S arms sales to Iran after Swiss authorities were told by Washington last Friday to help investigate the arms scandal. The Miami Herald cited U S intelligence reports confirming Iran ordered and paid for the Beirut bombings that killed 258 Americans in 1983.
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U.S
Iran
Foreign Ministry
Clemens Birrer
Birrer
White House
Beirut
Miami Herald
The
Herald
Lawmakers welcome Reagan concession on Iran arms sales
Lawmakers from both parties welcomed President Reagan's admission that mistakes occurred in implementing arms sales to Iran. They urged stronger, faster disclosure of transaction details while praising his openness and urging further action. Senator Hollings urged upfront disclosure and faster progress.
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Washington
Reagan
Iran
Ernest Hollings
D-S.c
Bluefield Christmas Tree Fund Seeks Lasting Support
Donations to the Bluefield Community Christmas Tree lag at $1,705 of a $10,000 goal with 1,200 children to benefit. Any amount helps, and contributions are welcome at the Bluefield Daily Telegraph business office or by mail to P.O. Box 1599 Bluefield West Virginia.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
P.O. Box
W.va
Bluefield Ave
American Legion post honors two long-serving citizens
Abner Davis and Mirto Corte received citizenship awards from American Legion Riley-West Post No. 9 for 45 years of community service. Davis earned the Distinguished Citizenship Award and Corte the Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award in a profiles feature highlighting their service.
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Abner Davis
Mirto Corte
American Legion
Riley-West Post No. 9
Davis
Corte
Abner Davis Shapes Bluefield Community Leadership
Davis arrived in Bluefield in 1925 as West Virginia Hotel superintendent of service during the town’s heyday. He witnessed parades, star visitors, and streetcars. Now a retiree, he helped guide the city as hotels closed and streetcar tracks were paved.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Abner Davis
Davis
Greenbrier
White
Corte Emerges as Industrial Leader in Coal Region
Mirto Corte, native of Kimball in McDowell County, emerges as a key figure in efforts to rebuild a region long dependent on coal. A Welch High School graduate, he earned a bachelor’s in Aeronautical Engineering at Tri-State University Angolia Indiana, then worked for a Columbus Ohio firm before returning to southern West Virginia in 1948.
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West Virginia
Kimball
McDowell County
Corte
Welch High School
Tri-State University
Angolia
Ind
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