Polandwide crackdown as church and Solidarity face martial rule
Poland under martial law tightens pressure on the Roman Catholic Church as priests are arrested and Mass broadcasts suspended. In Silesia 2,896 coal miners strike at Ziemowit and Piast mines while Warsaw Radio reports ministers and doctors barred from access. White House notes at least 20 mines closed and confirms growing resistance amid food shortages.
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Associated Press
Poland
Silesia
Warsaw
Ziemowit and
Piast
London
Warsaw Radio
Washington
United States
Romuald Spasowski
White House
Larry Speakes
Speakes
Solidarity Union
Lenin
Baltic
Gdansk
Prisoner grabs knife. bailiff overpowers in Mercer jail
Daily Telegraph reports that Mercer County bailiff W E Red Cahill thwarted an attempted jailhouse hostage take by inmate Steven Richard Brown. With deputy John Francisco, Cahill wrestled Brown, who threatened to kill if doors opened, preventing mass prisoner release during the 10 am incident.
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Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Mercer County
W.E
Red
Cahill
William O. Bivens Jr
Circuit
Steven Richard Brown
Brown
John Francisco
Francisco
Donald Hare
Sgt
Bob Baughman
John Frazier
Hare
Baughman
Keith Hare
Begin No-Confidence Motion Reaches Israeli Parliament
In Tel Aviv the opposition plans a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Menachem Begin accusing him of inflaming U S relations. Debated in the Knesset on Thursday the motion faces a Likud-led government with a 61 seat majority. Labor backs Shinui while criticizing alliance terms and U S policy amid the Golan Heights annexation and Washington’s suspension of a strategic pact.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Menachem Begin
United States
Knesset
Begin
U.S
Washington
Golan Heights
Syria
Reagan
Samuel Lewis
Lewis
Shinui
Change
Labor Party
Labor
Strategic Alliance
Soviet Union
Golan
Freezing Rain Causes Eight Injuries In State Route 123 Crash
Eight people were injured in a two vehicle crash on State Route 123 near Airport Road as icy roads from freezing rain caused several accidents. Judy Helm and Alfred Miles vehicles sustained damages. three Helm passengers and three Miles passengers were hospitalized with Betty, Pam, and Pearl Helms listed in stable condition.
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Airport Road
W.A. Dean
Judy Helm
Worth
Alfred Miles
Pocahontas
Helms
D.O. Helm
Chris Helm
Betty Jane Helms
Bluefield Community Hospital
Miles
Sarah Miles
Pearl Cox
Pam Cox
Betty Helms
Rt. 52
Hill Street
Lowery
Winter Ice Storm Hits State With Snow and Freezing Rain
West Virginia endures a wintry mix on the first day of winter as cold snaps yield snow sleet and freezing rain across counties. Travel advisories cover all 55 counties. Snow began in the north with slippery highways and school closures in Putnam County while officials report no major accidents amid subzero readings. Meteorologist Jerry Orchanian notes record lows at Green Bank and Grady as clear skies preceded a rapid temperature drop.
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West Virginia
National Weather Service
Putnam County
Jerry Orchanian
The
Weather Service
Green Bank
Grady
Rain and snow showers forecast with chilly Christmas
Tuesday brings periods of rain and rain turning to snow showers by night except in the Eastern Panhandle with 40s and 30s temperatures. Snow showers possible Thursday and Christmas Day in northern areas. Saturday partly cloudy with highs in the 30s and overnight lows in the mid teens to mid 20s. In Portsmouth, Ruth West the cookie chair man of Farragut Iowa sent the last box for this year's shipment. The four parcels total 120 pounds of fresh Christmas cookies counted by exact dozens so everyone gets the same. Farragut population 600 hosts the Fourth Annual Farragut Great Cookie Feed.
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Bluefield Community
Bluefield
Bluefield Auditorium
Community Christmas Tree Association
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W.va
Bland St
Irene
Cheryl Taylor
Jack Fleshman
Cal & Hippy
Jessie B. Bailey
Tony Clevinger
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Beta Lambda Omega Chapter
Jason
Sarah Sheen
Joe Norris
Robbie Norris
Cindy Carroll
Laura Holt Phillips
Omega
Glenn Kevin Armbrister
David M. Armbrister
Bluefield Chapter of
The
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Jones-Vine Street Association
J. Franklin Long
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
S. & R. Market-Keen Mountain
Eastern Panhandle
Fraley family surprised by church charity after Christmas gift theft
The Franklin Fraleys of Bolt Raleigh County faced a Christmas theft when someone took gifts from under their tree during church services. After the loss, the Hotchkiss Church of God congregation collected about 250 dollars, plus a 100 dollar check from Fraley's brother, easing the family's heartbreak. Fraley urged the thief to seek church help and straighten out.
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Solidarity Independent Labor Union
Vienna
Foreign Ministry
Tass
Solidarity
Katowice
Polish Communist Party
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New York
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Teddy
Gleason
Gulf Coast
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ZDF
Bonn
Andrzej Wajda
Tadeusz Kantor
Zabrze
Mercer
Alert Court
Barbara Hawkins
Tree Fund Climbing
College Ave
Mike Fisher
Harvey
Cookie Lady
Portsmouth, Va
Ruth West
Cookie
Man
Farragut
Iowa
Anx
Goodies
Farragut Great
Bolt, W.va
Franklin Fraleys
Bolt
Raleigh County
Beckley
Meone
Fraley
the Hotchkiss
Church of God For Sun
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