Official Calls Highly Possible Area Complaints Over Tire Recalls
Firestone representatives in Cincinnati say they will continue normal operations while handling recall for 500 steel belted radial tires. local Bluewell store delays and pricing raise questions about recall procedures and mounting requirements under the government agreement.
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Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Cincinnati
Ohio
Daily Telegraph
Bob Troyer
Firestone
Bluefield
Bill Paynter
Government
Paynter
Shupe
Bluewell
Jerry
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Telegraph
Troyer
Rubella Vaccinations Pose No Threat To Pregnant Mothers
Mercer County health officials say rubella vaccines do not transmit virus to pregnant women or teachers. Dr. Allen Dyer cited CDC findings that vaccine virus is not spread and warned that misinformation caused school confusion. The measles vaccination drive continues with thousands vaccinated in two weeks.
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Mercer County
Allen Dyer
Dyer
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph
Atlanta
Harold Oakes
Health Department
Unemployment figures signal mixed progress in November
The department reported a November unemployment rate of 5.8 percent unchanged from October, while job participation reached a record 59.1 percent for working-age adults and teenagers. Non-white groups and women saw higher unemployment, and analysts foresee higher rates next year as Carter tightens monetary policy and curbs federal spending to tame inflation. Alfred Kahn suggested possible consumer boycotts and local action to pressure price and wage restraint amid administration guidelines.
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Department
Carter
Alfred Kahn
Associated Press
Daily Telegraph Printing Co Bluefield Ad Rates Notice
Established 1999 Daily Telegraph Printing Co at 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia publishes news under Associated Press. Subscription by mail West Virginia zones 4680 yearly, home delivery 190 monthly, other zones by request. Advertising representative London Associates.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
London Associates
UMW Pensions Suit Trial Set for September 11 1979
United Mine Workers pensioners sue the Union International in Federal District Court Washington to force equality in 1950 and 1974 pension programs. Booker Thomas of McDowell County said the suit seeks equal pay, benefits, widow provisions, and a voice in contract parts affecting retirees. The case dates to 1975 with delays from motions and negotiations.
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United Mine Workers Pensioners
Federal District Court
Washington, D.C
Booker Thomas
McDowell County
Union International
Thomas
McDowell
John J. Sirica
UMW
Princeton man pleads guilty in public intoxication case
Walter C. Hughes of Princeton pleaded guilty to public intoxication before Mercer County Magistrate David Pedneau. He was sentenced to 10 days in Mercer County jail. Deputy R. L. Lambert reported as arresting officer.
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Mercer County
David Pedneau
Walter C. Hughes
Princeton
R. L. Lambert
Scotland’s geographic reach and historic kingdom status
Scotland covers the northern 37 percent of Great Britain plus the Hebrides Orkney and Shetland. Three quarters of its five million plus population live in the industrial lowlands near the English border. It was a separate kingdom from 1018 until 1707 when it united with England to form the United Kingdom.
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Scotland
Great Britain
Hebrides
Orkney
Shetland
England
United Kingdom
Rotarians Hear Of Bright Future For State Tourism
Dr J Bill Ryan of Concord College told the Princeton Rotary Club that West Virginia tourism prospects look bright. He cited highway construction, auto travel, and access as key growth factors with projections of 1980 tourist sales above 1 billion dollars and 60 000 employed statewide. Local boosters urged placing a tourist information center between the Turnpike entrance and the East River Mountain tunnel to boost southern West Virginia tourism.
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West Virginia
Concord College
Travel Industries
Princeton Rotary Club
J. Bill Ryan
Ryan
Rotary
Grady Carper
Pipestem State Park
Carper
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Princeton-Mercer County
Temperature Chart By The Associated Press Hi Friday
Friday's high and low temperatures are listed with 24 hour precipitation ending 9 pm EST. Sky conditions and outlook for Saturday are included.
Deaths and Funerals Roundup in Salem and beyond
Alma E Black 85 of Salem Va dies at home after a heart attack. Survived by four sons and six daughters with many grandchildren. Services at Oakey's Salem with burial at Sherwood Memorial Park. Other obituaries include Mrs Dorothy Farris 56 of Columbus Ohio and Mrs Maggie Hurt 86 of Princeton. Also listed are Bart Clevinger 85 of Rowe, Mrs Stella Bare 84 of Rocky Mount and many others with funeral details and venues across Grundy Princeton Gate City and Welch.
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Almae. Black
Alma E. Black
Salem
First United Methodist Church
Ben W. Black
Bluefield
E. R Black
Corona
Calif
John T Black
Nashville
Tenn
James M. Black
Roanoke
Thelma Hale
Hollins
Bunny Reggie
Arizona
Oakey's
Cynthia Corley
Sherwood Memorial Park
Herbert Farris
Herbert
Dorothy Eleanor) Farris
Columbus
Ohio
Love Tolley
Ada Pritchard
Alma Hicks
Bramwell
Blanche Buckland
Princeton
Ethel Buczynski
Allenton
Mich
Edith Dunn
Detroit
Evans Funeral Home
East
Maggie Evelyn Hurt
City View Heights
George W. Seaver Mortuary
Bart Clevinger
Bart
Rowe
Basil Clevinger
Dallas
Tex
Jerusalem Primitive Baptist Church
Page
Landon Colley
Stuart Owens
Harold Thornsbury
Jennings
Clevinger
Grundy Funeral Home
Rossi H. Henry
Kegley
Princeton Hospital
Scott County
Mount Vernon United
Gate City Funeral Chapel
Gate City
David Vaughn
William Lane
Holston View Cemetery
Stella Bare
Rocky Mt
N. C
Panther
Bernard
Grace) Rogers
Fayetteville
Ronald
Jackie) King
Marton
Jerry
Joan) Mackey
Pau Bare
Vienna
Jerry Bare
Statesville
N.C
Fanning Funeral Chapel
Jaeger
Alton Richardson
Danny Camden
Jaeger Memorial Cemetery
Roderfield
Frank C. Thomas
Walford
Johnson City
Elbert Earl Thomas
Frank Thomas Jr
David Wayne Thomas
Virginia Gibson
Wolford
Kedna, Thomas
Bill Thomas
Hobbs Branch Primitive Baptist Church
R. S. Owens
Landon Colley Annd
Roy Flannnery
W. A. Lambert
W. A
Grace) Lambert
Long Pole
Welch
Morning Star Baptist Church
Sonny) Lambert
Dauther
William G
Liddie Collins Neal
C. D
Addie) Lockhart
Saeger
Woodrow
Norma) Sutphin
Rusty
Clara) Fife
Tazewell
William Fedora
Martinsville
Steve
John Fedora
Winston-Salem
Lisa Fife
Susie Neal
Morgan Belcher
Harold Burks
Woodrow Trent
Ott Trent
Don Morgan
Maarto Cardona
Henry King
Paul Hare
Roger Fuller
Fanning Funeral Home Chapel
Laeger
Sherman
Alice G.) Collins
Rt. 2
Grundy
Buchanan County
Dorsey and
Mary Ratliff
Poplar Creek
Burton Owens
Kenneth Owens
Coy Estus Stulmner
Maxie, Va
Carnas ‘Opali Blankenship
Pikeville
George
Mildred Dee
Prater
Mae Belcher
Pulaka
Fla
Clarence Greenleaf
Michael Trent
Jim Viers
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Joseph Kapish
Joseph
Catherine) Kapish
Salisbury
Thorpe
Hungary
Frank
Margaret Bodnar
Frank Kapish
Anawalt
Lawrence Kapish
Andy
Marie) Hlasny
Deerborn Heights
Charles
Helen) Parker
Julia) Bugaski
Bob
Margaret) Cohen
Wayne
N. J
Frank Bodnar
Windsor
Ontario
Canada
Elizabeth Kristoff
Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church
Gary
John N. Duhime
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Fanning Funeral Home
Funerals Honor Several in Bluefield and Tazewell Area
Dozens of funeral services are listed across Bluefield Welch Tazewell and surrounding towns. Ongoing arrangements note pastors and cemeteries including Roselawn Memorial Gardens Maplewood and Kennedy Cemetery with pallbearers led by Claxton Houseman and George Walker among others.
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Clifford B
Bluefield
First Christian Church
Paul Lantis
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Claxton Houseman
Billy Joe Shatley
Jimmy F. Young
Lewis Pietrantozzi
Melvin Harris
Sammy A. Marino
Charles Nichols
James Peters
Rodney Marino
Herb Chambers
Paul Kiser
Kate Jarrell
Mark VanTassel
Claude Erps
Donald Goodman
Mercer Funeral Home
Greever Funeral Home
Tazewell
Fairchild
George H
Cleveland
Ohio
Welch
Cravens-Shires Funeral Chapel
Bluewell
Ira Hill
Ray Kennedy
Alvin Chilco
Johnny Riley
Herman Stafford
William Whited
Elmore
Howard E
Princeton Road
George W. Seaver
Princeton
Jimmie Jones
Kemper Powell
Errnie Wilson
Tony Oney
Andrew Parsons
Willard Martin
Richard Martin
Ted Hor row quits Bethnal Green room over countless thefts
The 72 year old London newsee Ted Hor row has left his Bethnal Green residence after reporting 36 burglaries in three years. He says nothing remains worth stealing. Police have not provided further details on the ongoing burglaries or investigations.
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London
Ted Horrow
Newsee
Bethnal Green
Aoe
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