Five Die In U S Embassy Bombing In Kuwait
A truck bomb attacked the U S Embassy in Kuwait City along with remote detonations at five locations including the airport. The toll was five dead and 62 wounded, with no Americans killed but several injured. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
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Kuwait
U.S
Islamic Jihad
Islamic Holy War
Beirut
Lebanon
Iran
U.S. Marine
Chancery
David Good
Ahmed Shama
Hilton
Alan Gould
Hilton International
New York
William Miller
Cleveland
Ohio
Washington
State Department
Alan Romberg
Last Troops From Grenada Return Home
The final U S forces left Grenada for home as about 700 members of the 82nd Airborne landed at Pope Air Force Base in heavy rain. Deputy Undersecretary John W. Shannon praised the unit and presented Combat Badges to three soldiers.
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Fort Bragg
N.C
U.S
Grenada
Reagan
Caribbean
Army
82Nd Airborne Division
Pope Air Force Base
John W. Shannon
Shannon
Robert Scurlock
Jimmy Mayo
Pfc
Samuel Johnson
Army Infantrman
Trumka vows no concessions at mineworkers convention
In Pittsburgh United Mine Workers President Richard L. Trumka pledged no backward steps in next year’s talks with Bituminous Coal Operators Association. He warned concessions threaten poverty, while AFL-CIO president Lane Kirkland urged united labor to defeat Reaganomics and unite under solidarity.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Richard L. Trumka
Afl-Cio
Lane Kirkland
Organized Labor
Solidarity
Trumka
UMW
America
BCOA
Kirkland
Old American Federation of Labor
Reagan
Labor
Lebanese Army Targeted as Druse Fire Beats at Souk el Gharb
Druse militiamen shelled Lebanese army positions in Souk el Gharb provoking a threat of retaliation. No casualties reported. Arafat seeks protection for loyalist fighters in Tripoli while Rumsfeld delays Syria trip over regional tensions and Goodman case. Amal demands release of 12 kidnapped members as Shiite boycott persists.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Druse
Souk el-Gharb
Kuwait
U.S
State Department
Washington
Tripoli
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Donald Rumsfeld
Syria
Damascus
Rumsfeld
U.S. Navy
Robert O. Goodman
Virginia Beach
Goodman
Radio
Amin Gemayel
Amal
Bluefield Christmas Tree Fund tops $6,400 toward $11,000 goal
Bluefield Community Christmas Tree Fund has reached 58 percent with $6,413 raised toward an $11,000 goal. Donations must total $4,600 by December 24 for the 1,100 local children. Contributions listed include gifts from Claude Burnett and several local groups, totaling $405.51 that day.
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Bluefield Community Christmas Tree Fund
Bluefield
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W.va
Bland St
Claude Burnett
Della Mack
Women’s Progressive Club
Anne Martin Carter
A.D. Burchum
Forest H. Morrison
V&v
Richlands
Douglas W. Jenkins
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Theta Zeta Chapter
Waddie Fuda
Stanley
Margaret Siko
Anonymous
John Shrewsbury
J.A. Smith
Greyhound Resumes Services Still Months Away
Greyhound says immediate nationwide expansion hinges on contract votes next week. If workers reject the proposal, the company will hire replacements and slow reopens, with no service to Bluefield West Virginia before Christmas. Union strike began November 2 over pay cuts and has already led to limited service in 27 states.
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Elaine Thompson
Daily Telegraph
Phoenix
Ariz
Greyhound
West Virginia
Leslie White
Bluefield
White
Mercer County Commissioners Deny Landfill Use Request
Mercer County officials refuse Bland County residents permission to use the county landfill amid local regulatory debate. Tazewell authorities oppose a proposed subdivision ordinance, signaling substantive zoning friction on Page 14.
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Mercer County Commissioners
Bland Countians
Tazewell
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M.B. Holcomb
Alice Tosh
Claude Holcomb
Dick Holme
Vivian Bowling
John L. Page
K.C. Lovejoy
Cloyd Parker
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Thomas L. Washington
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Alice Ann Kammer
Charles W.E. Hendricks
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Temperance Bennett
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J.C. Tonsler
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