Bastian Clerks Robbed and Abducted by Gunman
Police hunt lone gunman who robbed Bastian Sentry Food Mart of over 1400 dollars early Friday as two clerks near closing were abducted. The suspect wore a ski mask and fled toward Wolfe Creek Mountain after forcing the hostages to drive and disrobe feet. Clerks, unid entities unknown, alerted authorities from a nearby residence.
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Daily Telegraph
T.E. Mallory
Mallory
Bastian
Wolfe Creek Mountain
Bland County
Meese remarks spark Democratic firestorm over hunger comments
White House adviser Edwin Meese drew Democratic attacks after suggesting some go to soup kitchens for free food. Senators Glenn and Hollings called the remarks ludicrous and insensitive while Jesse Jackson and Gary Hart tied them to broader debates on poverty and policy. Meese and White House aides defended the administration and cited hunger studies and a forthcoming federal hunger commission.
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America
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Springfield
Ill
Ed Meese
Ronald Reagan
Glenn
Mr. Meese
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Oval Office
Jesse Jackson
Chicago
Gary Hart
D-Colo
Short Range Safety Plan Set For Dangerous Highway
West Virginia Department of Highways acts on Crumpecker Hill by installing 45 mph signs and curve warnings on the Bluefield Princeton bypass. Flashing lights and road texture work planned this month as a short term fix while a long range design study and cost assessment proceed. Delegate Whitlow urged immediate action after a string of crashes on the route.
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Barbara Hawkins
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Crumpecker Hill
West Virginia Department of Highways
DOH
Gary Chernenko
Bluefield
Highway Department
Tony E. Whitlow
Mercer County
Chernenko
Power Company
Charleston
Whitlow
Charles L. Miller
Israeli gunboats shell PLO base near Arafat HQ Tripoli
Israeli gunboats shelled a PLO base near Yasser Arafat's Tripoli headquarters killing one guerrilla and wounding three, while Shiite militiamen attacked the Beirut airport Marine base wounding a Marine and a Seabee. Marines returned fire destroying bunkers as clashes continued with Shiite Syria.
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Lebanon
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Tripoli
U.S
Syria
Tartus
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Arafat
Khalil Wazir
U.N
Wazir
International Red Cross
Cyprus
Ahmed Abdul- Rahman
U.N. Security Council
Options Eyed For Reducing Ground Forces In Beirut
Washington officials near decisions on cutting Marine exposure in Lebanon. Possible moves include shifting about half the forces to ships offshore or south, boosting Beirut patrols, or swapping positions with French or Italian elements. The airport remains the keystone for mission control, security, and supply lines.
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Washington
Lebanon
U.S
Beirut
Reagan
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Beirut International
Tree Fund Near Halfway to Goal Amid Holiday Push
The Bluefield Community Christmas Tree Fund rose to 49 percent of its $11,000 goal after $405 added to reach $5,397.49. With Dec 24 Tree Party at City Auditorium looming for about 1,100 local children, donors are urged to mail contributions to Bluefield Daily Telegraph Box 208 Bluefield West Virginia 24701 or deliver to 412 Bland Street. Friday’s list includes memorials and donations from individuals and groups such as Greenview United Methodist Church Circle 225 Mr and Mrs C C Bond and others with multiple amounts recorded.
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Bland Street United Methodist Church
Bluefield
Eugene Kennedy
Kennedy
Bluefield Community Christmas Tree Fund
City Auditorium
C-O
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W.va
Bland St
Jim H.shott
Old Man From South Bluefield Is Admitted To Nursing Home
A 92 year old South Bluefield man once living in squalor was admitted to a local nursing home Friday. He had been found nearly blind and unable to care for himself, with incontinence and exposed on his porch. After a newspaper report, the West Virginia Department of Human Services petitioned for a custodian, named by the Mercer County Commission on Nov 18, to place him in care. The commission and custodian worked to move him to a proper facility, with officials saying progress was slower than hoped but the situation is now addressed.
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South Bluefield
West Virginia
Mercer County Commission
Ray Bragg
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