101st Airborne members die in charter crash at Gander
A DC-8 charter carrying 258 U S soldiers returning from the Sinai crisis crashed near Gander International Airport in Newfoundland killing all aboard. Families at Fort Campbell heard the news as a brass band headed to a Christmas tribute. Flight recorders recovered. cause under investigation with no sabotage indicated.
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Gander
Newfoundland
U.S
Middle East
Gander International Airport
101St Airborne Division
Fort Campbell
Cynthia Goodyear
White House
Ottawa
Peter Boag
Canadian Aviation Safety Board
Boag
Dave Owen
Arrow Air of
Miami
101St Airborne
Egypt
Sinai Peninsula
Fort Campbell homecoming plans shattered by DC-8 crash
A chartered DC-8 crash in Canada derailed a 250 soldier homecoming for Fort Campbell's 3rd Battalion 502nd Infantry. Maj. James Gleisberg said families await roster completion for notifications, with officials preparing to support grieving relatives as flags go to half staff.
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Fort Campbell
Canada
James Gleisberg
502Nd Infantry
101St Airborne Division
Vietnam
Tennessee- Kentucky
Gleisberg
Sinai
Burton D. Patrick
Washington, D.C
Weather report for a cold, windy stretch with mixed precipitation
The forecast describes rain giving way to snow tonight with lows near 25 degrees and Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Tomorrow remains windy and cold with highs 25 to 30 and gusty northwest winds, as rain turns to snow earlier in the period.
Dow Jones Dips From Record High as Market Mixed
The stock market had a mixed, erratic session on Thursday with the Dow Jones industrial average drifting lower after a surge to a record close the prior day. The Dow eased .46 to 1511.24 as other stocks varied.
Congress approves stopgap spending bill
Congress passed a stopgap funding measure to avert a government shutdown as talks continued on a long term farm bill and a major tax reform plan. The move followed warnings that without funding many agencies would run dry and led to bipartisan passage in the House and Senate. Reagan aides pressed Republicans on tax overhaul while lawmakers eyed broader deficit cuts.
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Washington
Congress
Reagan
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
House
Senate
Mark Hatfield
Appropriations Committee
Robert Dole
Jury awards women $42,000 in discrimination suit
McDowell County Circuit Court jurors ruled Sheriff Earl Yeager and county commissioners discriminated against female corrections officers by paying them less than male peers. Betty Christian, Mary Mitchem and Mary Bradley led the suit on behalf of four others, seeking back pay from April 1984 to May 1985. The $42,000 award doubles as liquidated damages under state law.
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WELCH
McDowell County
County Commission
Betty Christian
Mary Mitchem
Mary Bradley
Earl Yeager
Jennings Boyd
E.K. Whitley
R.J. Allen
State Police Academy
Sid Bell
Bell
Community Christmas Tree fundraiser notes and donors
A list of charitable contributions for the Bluefield Christmas Tree fund includes varied donors such as James S. Looney and Delorese Looney, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Maggie, Annie Wooldridge, and Anonymous gifts. Amounts range from five to one hundred dollars, with several in memory or dedicated to individuals, and a central appeal to mail checks to The Bluefield Daily Telegraph Business Office.
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Santa Claus
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
W. Va
James S
Delorese Looney
Kenneth Maggie
Annie and
Poe Wooldridge
WAGE
Albert P
Frenone
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Ralph
Dorothy D. Rattiff
Bluefield Supply Co
City Glass
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Evelyn Winfrey
Steve Land
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Ken
Faith Bulson
David
Courtney Moore
Trey
Meggie Richarson
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Clyde S. Barr
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