Reagan says U S wants no war with Syria in Lebanon
President Reagan said the United States wants no conflict with Syria and would not enter combat. He warned Marines would be withdrawn if Lebanon’s authority collapses and noted the multinational force would depart if order cannot be restored or foreign forces leave. He reaffirmed support for the mission while stressing self defense and continued cooperation with partner nations.
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Reagan
Lebanon
Syria
U.S
New Jersey
France
Italy
Britain
White House
Neilson Named Citizen Of Year By Bluefield Board
Bluefield West Virginia selects retiring Bluefield Community Hospital physician Dr Robert W Neilson Jr as 1983 Citizen of the Year for improving city life. Mayor Paul Cole presents a plaque at BCH Medical Staff quarterly meeting. Neilson retires year end and moves to St Augustine Florida in January.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Robert W. Neilson Jr
M.D
A.A. Modena
Katharine Tierney
John Chmara
Harold D. Brewster
Wilson Dunn
H. Edward Steele
USS New Jersey Pounds Syrian Positions With Massive Guns
Beir ut reports the U S battleship New Jersey fired its 16 inch guns at Syrian anti aircraft emplacements in Lebanese territory aided by destroyer Tattnall and cruiser Ticonderoga. The strike followed Syrian fire on U S recon flights and two days of retaliation amid Beirut clashes and Palestinian group hostilities. Rumsfeld met Khaddam in Damascus to discuss current issues.
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Edwin Meese III
Reagan
Soviet Union
U.S
Europe
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New Jersey
Ticonderoga
Tattnall
Navy
Beirut
Lebanon
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Metn
Druse
Tripoli
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Washington
Beirut Radio
Tarchich
Jouar el Haouz
Beirut-Damascus
West Beirut
Defense Ministry
Rome
U.S. Middle East
Donald Rumsfeld
Damascus
Amman
Jordan
Abdel Halim Khaddam
Four County Inmates Freed On Christmas Court Mercy
Mercer County judges William O. Bivens Jr and John R. Frazier granted early release to four inmates from Mercer County Jail as a holiday mercy. Michael Stupalsky Bobby Thornton Rex Allen Southern and Mark Joseph English received early release with conditions including probation restitution and court costs.
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Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Santa Claus
Mercer County
William O. Bivens Jr
John R. Frazier
Frazier
Michael Stupalsky
Bobby Thornton
Rex Allen Southern
Bivens
English
William Winfrey II
Stupalsky
Wayne Sizemore
Bluefield
Buford Early
Thornton
McGinnis Hatfield
Weekend Weather Outlook With Cold Temperatures
The National Weather Service extends the forecast for Saturday through Monday, predicting partly cloudy skies Saturday with a chance of rain or snow Sunday and Monday. Highs range from the 30s to low 40s, with overnight lows in the teens to the 20s across the period.
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National Weather Service
Mondale Endorsed by United Mine Workers in Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers delegates at the 49th constitutional convention in Pittsburgh announced a Mondale endorsement by acclamation. Richard Trumka led the crowd of about 1,400 delegates representing 240,000 miners in the United States and Canada as Mondale attacked Reagan on economics, labor and mine safety and pledged strong union support.
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United Mine Workers Union
Walter Mondale
Mondale
UMW
Richard Trumka
United States
Canada
Reagan
White House
Time Running Out In Bluefield Tree Fund Drive
Donations totaling $662.50 on Wednesday bring the Bluefield Community Christmas Tree Fund to $7,949 of $11,000 goal with eight days left before the December 24 Tree Party at Bluefield City Auditorium for about 1,100 underprivileged children. Contributions include many memorials and local business support, with brand new toys promised.
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Bluefield City Auditorium
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
W.va
Bland St
Shanahan Elmore
Gayle Elmore
Doug Mills
Equilla Mack
Max Yasmin Ratcliff
William B. Hatcher
Harry W. Day
F.H. Repass
Luther D. Head
Danny
Carolyn Culver
Louise V. Knox
G.L. Dalton
Elwood Ballard
Mabel Irvin
Tanya Cline
Bradley Hoosier
James
Helen Shupe
Christ Child
J. Ernest Cox, Sr
Ruby
J.E. Cox, Jr
M.B. Holcomby
Claude S. Holcomb
William Allaire
Frank Allaire
Jane Allaire
Bill
Tom
Dan
Anonymous
Annie Thomas
Elizabeth Burton
Bluefield Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club
Richard T. Clark
W.E. Hebert, Jr
Richard Clark
Clara Via
Brown
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