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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1986

Page

4

Deaths and funerals mark area obituaries in Bluefield paper

The roster lists Mary E Wilson 89 of Wytheville and Clyde H Looney 68 of Oakwood among deaths, with numerous survivors and service details. Also named are Lena Roberts 63 of Hanover and many others with funeral times, call hours, and burial sites across Virginia and West Virginia counties.

Mary E. Wilson Mary Esther Hedrick Wilson Wytheville James T. Wilson Melvin Helen) Semones Roy Virginia) Poe Kingsport Tenn James T. Wilson Jr Ernest S. Wilson Sidney Hedrick Rural Retreat Sue Hedrick Gray Cana Wytheville Presbyterian Church Thomas Sproule Ann Blair St. Johns Cemetery Grubb Funeral Home Wytheville Presbyterian Church Building Fund Clyde H. Looney Clyde Henry Looney Oakwood Richlands Dickenson County Old Regular Primitive Baptist Church Dry Fork Vercil Deel Looney William Juanita) Price Raven Benny Joyce) Stacy Walford Janice Looney The Home Roger Paul Looney Lorton Warren Looney Tucson Ariz Don Looney Woodbridge Gary Looney Edna Breeding Hale Elsie Ratliff Davenport Margaret Faye Stephenson California Clarence Looney Caretta Herman Looney Springfield Jack Vandyke Circleville Ohio Buchanan County Keen Mountain Elmer Brown Teddy Ball Franklin Viers Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill Lena Roberts Hanover Bluefield McDowell County Bethany Regular Baptist Church Ikes Fork Arnold Roberts Marie Roberts Janette Taylor Roger Roberts Beckley Timmie Roberts Clara Roberts Ikes Fork Freewill Baptist Church Virgil Akers Mervin Riffe Paris Lester Cemetery Fanning Funeral Home Saeger Annie B. Monroe Simpkin St Central Baptist Church Fincastle James Monroe Wilbert S. Monroe Columbus Harry Monroe Lee Monroe Atlanta Mildred Jones Greentown Elsie Brown Markham Ill Central St. Baptist Church Robert I. Brown Elmer Day Blueridge Memorial Gardens Prosperity Richie and Johnson Beckely Edwin R. Brooks Edwin Robert Brooks Bland Durham N.C Janet Jones Brooks Robert H. Brooks Kenneth A. Frey Eric Brooks Marvin E. Brooks William Harry Brooks Bastian Union Church Bob Thornton Roselawn Memorial Gardens Newberry Funeral Home

Discovery of Comstock Lode in Nevada in 1859

The Comstock Lode of silver and gold was discovered in Nevada in 1859, marking a pivotal moment in mining history and drawing prospectors to the region.

Nevada

Ex Navy man arrested in spy probe

A retired Navy radioman, Michael H. Allen, 53, was arrested in the Philippines on espionage related charges and returned to San Diego for prosecution. He faces conspiracy to commit espionage, unauthorized removal of classified information, possession of stolen ID documents, and related counts. He is jailed at the San Diego Naval Station brig awaiting formal charges.

San Diego Navy U.S. Air Base Philippines Michael H. Allen San Diego Naval Station Cmdr Mark Baker Baker Allen Naval Telecommunications Center Naval Air Station Cubi Point Naval Security and Investigative Command Ponchatoula

Christmas Spirit Ties Faith to Family in Nicholas Ceremony

A tradition at Sacred Heart links Christmas meaning to faith over commerce. Nicholas figures, portrayed by Father Leon Alexander, return as a spirit during a spooky organ-led ceremony. The annual event attracts full pews across 20 area churches, emphasizing the holiday’s spiritual message.

Christ Nicholas Santa New Jersey Sacred Heart Leon Alexander Alexander Blessed Sacrament South Charleston

CIA finds long secret Iran arms deal skirted Congress

Casey testified that he grew suspicious in October that Iran arms proceeds reached Nicaraguan rebels after a talk with Roy Furmark. The final presidential finding kept Congress in the dark, with Sporkin drafting versions that alternately required and exempted notification, before Reagan kept the operation secret. The disclosure reshapes trust between Capitol Hill and the CIA.

Canada Cayman Islands CIA Illiem Casey Central Intelligence Iran Roy Furmark House Foreign Affairs Committee Reagan Congressional Intelligence Committees House Stanley Sporkin Congress White House Sporkin Administration John N. McMahon Capitol Hill Congressional Senate

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