Walesa's Wife Accepts Nobel Prize in Oslo
Danuta Walesa accepted the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of Lech Walesa in Oslo, reading his speech urging non violent struggle for free labor unions and human solidarity. He remained in Gdansk citing risk of arrest and jailed activists, sending a message of reconciliation and dignity of labor.
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Oslo
Norway
Nobel Committee
Lech Walesa
Oslo University
Aula Hall
Danuta Valesa
Walesa
Gdansk
Poland
Egil Aavik
Bogdan Walesa
Solidarity
Soviet Bloc
Nobel prize awards honor American winners in science and literature
In Stockholm, King Carl Gustaf presented gold medals, diplomas, and $190,000 to six 1983 Nobel winners amid Golding’s appeal for global understanding. Recipients include Barbara McClintock, William Fowler, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Henry Taube, Gerard Debreu, and a literature laureate.
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Stockholm
Sweden
William Golding
Carl Gustaf
Alfred Nobel
Barbara McClintock
Cold Spring Harbor
N.Y
William Fowler
Pasadena
Calif
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Chicago
Henry Taube
Palo Alto
Gerard Debreau
Berkeley
Holding
Weather Summary For Sunday Through Tuesday
Sunday fronts bring cloudy cooler air to Iowa with rain likely by afternoon and highs around mid 40s. Rain may heavy tonight with lows in the 30s. Monday remains cloudy with showers and 50s. Extended outlook shows partly cloudy Tuesday with a rain chance Wednesday and 50s highs 30s lows. Snow showers stretch from upper Michigan and Wisconsin across Minnesota the Dakotas and northern Rockies into eastern Washington with freezing rain in Nebraska. Thunderstorms drenched parts of northeast Texas and northern Louisiana lingering over the lower Mississippi Valley.
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Upper
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Rockies
Washington
Nebraska
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi Valley
Haitian refugee and 12-year-old minister on magazine pages
The Sunday magazine spotlights a refugee from Haiti and a young prodigy serving as a minister at age twelve. A Princeton school is designated as a test site while discussions note ATM inspections and winter hardships affecting miners.
Cease-Fire Holds Amid Skirmishes in Lebanon
Lebanon remained near a fragile cease-fire as sporadic fighting wounded two civilians. In Tripoli, PLO said Israeli gunboats struck positions while Israel denied attacks. A 19 year old Israeli soldier died near Sidon as truce efforts continued amid continued shelling around Beirut and Souk el Gharb.
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Beirut
Lebanon
PLO
Tripoli
Reagan
Washington
United States
George Shultz
Tunisia
Souk el-Gharb
Kabr Chmoun
Palestine Liberation Organization
Tree Fund Surpasses Halfway To Goal In Bluefield
Bluefield Daily Telegraph fundraiser reaches 54 percent with 550 raised toward an 11000 goal for the December 24 Tree Party aiding about 1100 local children. Donors include Ballard Construction Co and Loyal Order of Moose with multiple memorials and gifts listed.
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Bluefield Community
Santa
Bluefield Community Christmas Tree Fund
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
W.va
Bland St
Jerry, Venna
Holly Jenkins
Mason
Lucille Claytor
Faye Bevins
Ballard Construction Co
The
Moose Bluefield Chapter
George M. Cruise
Glen T. Brown
Robert L. Sexton
Loyal Order of Moose Bluefield Lodge
Ernie Bishop Jr
Frank Leach
Frances
Albert Meade
W.R. Portis
J.W. Kanode
Joe Norris
Richard
Patricia Reese
E.E. Peraldo
Christmas Spirit Shines In Northfork Shelter For Children
Northfork's Miller Shelter also called Northfork Emergency Shelter houses six children aged seven to seventeen from six southern West Virginia counties. The facility, donated in 1982 by Paul Miller, offers a temporary home with a supportive staff, a library and recreation areas, while staff note holidays heighten mood swings and uncertainty about futures. Dave, 17, plans to seek printing work after recalling a Christmas here. Tammy, 13, longs to be home with her mother for the holiday.
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Ward Morgan
Telegraph
Northfork
Department of Human Services
Dave
Miller Shelter
Pat Winston
Miller
Winston
West Virginia
Children’s Home Society
Tammy
Department of Social Services
Children’s Home Society of
Paul Miller
Bluefield
Jim Rosenbaum
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Golding
Rai
Princeton School
Alabama Black Caucus
Walter Mondale
Jesse Jackson
Bulletin Board
Dr. Lamb
Pete Renee
Giles County
Pee
Graham Heartline
Mercer
Tenner
COOP
Renee
Pocahontas
Ralph Kahle
Bluefield Shriners
Santa Claus
Fred Brown
Tel Aviv
Yasser Arafat
Israel
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