Heavy Snowstorm Closes Mercer Area Roads and Parks Power
A major winter storm dumped heavy snow across Mercer County causing power outages and minor accidents. The N and W railroad yard faced signal problems and local crews worked to clear streets while Bluefield area residents reported temporary cable outages from a power and equipment failure. Local schools maintained normal schedules, and utility crews across McDowell County battled widespread outages with contractors aiding restoration.
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Mercer County
N&w
Bluefield College
Lynda Min
Bonita Castle
Mercer
National Weather Service
Charleston
Weather Service
John Hughes
McDowell County
Appalachian Power Co
M.K. Spraker
APCO
Spraker
Bluefield
Nationwide Weather Update With Snow Across Eastern Seaboard
Snow fell Sunday along the Eastern Seaboard with winter storm warnings from Virginia to eastern Massachusetts. Readings at 2 p.m. EST ranged from 1 above in Caribou, Maine to 83 in Miami. City reports include Boston 22 snow, New York 25 snow, Atlanta 34 cloudy, Philadelphia 24 cloudy, Washington 29 cloudy.
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Washington
Soviet Emigre Reunites With Wife and Daughter at Airport
Edward Lozansky, a Soviet émigré and human rights activist, reunites with his wife Tatyana and 11-year-old daughter Tanya at National Airport after six years apart. The family had faced delays and government resistance before departure from Paris. Lozansky credits Western press exposure and broad petitions for their release.
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National Airport
Edward Lozansky
Soviet Union
Lozansky
Tatyana
American University
Tanya
America
Europe
KGB
Air France
Moscow
Kurchatov Institute
Ivan Yershov
West Europeans Form A Chain Of Peace Around U S Bases
More than 15,000 anti nuclear demonstrators, mostly women, formed a nine mile chain around Greenham Common in England to protest new missiles. Similar actions occurred at about 50 bases in West Germany and U S Forces Europe HQ near Stuttgart. Police reported arrests at Faslane Scotland and multiple blockades across West Germany as protesters marked the NATO double decision anniversary. Organizers cited peace without nuclear escalation, with participants from Europe and the United States.
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U.S. Air Force
England
West Germany
Europe
Greenham Common
London
Faslane
Scotland
U.S
European Command
Vaihingen
Stuttgart
NATO
Rebecca Johnson
United States
Royal Air Force
Inci
Bluefield Christmas Tree fund total nears goal
Sunday contributions bring the Bluefield Community Christmas Tree total to 5,800.65 of a 10,000 goal with 11 days left before the December 24 party for over 1,000 underprivileged children. A long-standing record is at risk if more gifts do not arrive. funds may be sent to the Bluefield Daily Telegraph fund or delivered to the newspaper offices.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Community
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W.va
Bland St
Laura
Kevin
W.T. Williams Jr
Student Killed On Last Flight Before Licensing
Summersville West Virginia AP Civil Air Patrol says a student pilot on his final flight before licensing was killed when his Grumman Yankee crashed on a snowbound ridge north of Summersville. William Baranich 30 of Jacobsburg Ohio vanished after departing Lewisburg for Moundsville. Snow hampered search. wreckage found Sunday afternoon after an emergency beacon. The pilot was on the last leg of his student pilot check.
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Civil Air Patrol
West Virginia
Grumman Yankee
Lewisburg
Moundsville
Panhandle
William Baranich
Jacobsburg
Ohio
Queen
CAP
Weather shifts from showers to cold sun
Forecast calls for scattered showers Monday with a switch to flurries by Wednesday night and Thursday. Mostly sunny and cold by Friday with highs in the mid 40s to mid 50s and lows in the 20s to 30s. Friday's temperatures drop to the 20s with a 10 to 20 mph wind.
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Rowland Hulme
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