FBI charges: former clerk admits feeding secrets to Soviets
Randy Miles Jeffries, 26, a former FBI support employee, admits to an undercover agent that he met twice with Soviet officials and provided Top Secret government documents. He offered the full set for $5,000 and is held without bond pending arraignment.
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Washington
FBI
Soviet Union
Randy Miles Jeffries
U.S
Jeffries
Lane Bonner
Bonner
Superior Court
Reggie Walton
Naomi
Acme Reporting Co
Year of espionage arrests tallied in 1970s cases
Washington AP notes a year of spy arrests including Randy M. Jeffries accused of selling secrets to Soviet agents. It lists cases like Thomas Cavanaugh sentenced to life for selling Stealth bomber plans, John Walker pleading guilty to life terms, Michael Walker sentenced to 25 years, and Arthur Walker tied to the VSE Corp. disclosures.
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Washington
Randy M. Jeffries
Thomas Patrick Cavanaugh
Northrup Corp
FBI
John Anthony Walker
Navy
Michael Lance Walker
Arthur James Walker
John Walker
VSE Corp
Kidnapped Briton Alec Collett appeals for release
British journalist Alec Collett released a videotape urging British officials to free Arabs held in Britain so Shiite extremists will free him after nine months in captivity. Archbishop Waite seeks near face-to-face talks with Collett’s captors as efforts to secure hostages’ freedom intensify in Beirut.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Alec Collett
Britain
Collett
Terry Waite
Archbishop of Canterbury
Waite
An-Nahar
Margaret Thatcher
John Gray
United Nations Relief and Works Agency
Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Moslems
United States
Israel
Air Service Cutback Probable in Mercer and Raleigh Counties
Walter L. Christman, president of Christman Air System, warns that air service for Mercer and Raleigh counties may be reduced to minimum levels unless local patronage rises. CAS, managing three daily flights plus two required by Essential Air Service, loses traffic as up to 85 percent of locals drive to Charleston Roanoke Charlotte or Greensboro, seeking lower costs and better connections.
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Mercer
Raleigh
Walter L. Christman
Christman Air System
CAS
Aeromech-Wright Airlines
Pittsburgh
Charlotte
N.C
Essential Air Service
Christman
Charleston
Roanoke
Greensboro
Greater Bluefield Area
Chamber of Com‘e Air Service
Christmas Tree Fund crosses ten thousand dollars milestone
Donations push the annual Christmas Tree Fund total past $10,000 with Saturday's $400 giving the tipping point. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph urges more gifts to ensure a memorable Christmas for local children, with contributions directed to the Business Office or drop-off at 412 Bland St. Bluefield WV. 24701.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
W.va
Bland St
Boy Rescued From Icy Lake Fights For Recovery
A 10 year old boy fell into Lake Tashmoo on Martha's Vineyard while pursuing his dog. About twenty divers searched murky depths for two hours before pulling him out at 1 03 p m. He was treated for hypothermia at Martha's Vineyard Hospital and flown to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
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Vineyard Haven
Mass
Martha's Vineyard
Jeffery Goodale
Lake Tashmoo
Tisbury
Richard Clark
Clark
Martha's Vineyard Hospital
Coast Guard
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Cold weekend forecast with warming return by Tuesday
Accu Weather predicts continued cold today with above freezing by Tuesday. Bluefield sees 27 with late snow flurries, then 20 overnight. Monday brings 32 with 18 at night. Tuesday mixes clouds and sun, high 35, low 20. Weather A-8
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Accu
Bluefield
Departing governor reflects on Virginia death row escape impact
In a Richmond interview Gov. Charles S. Robb reviews the May 1984 Mecklenburg Correctional Center escape by six death-row inmates and the prison system's reforms. He notes initial embarrassment, system trauma, and later improvements including thwarted escapes and stronger controls. He cites education and economic gains and discusses a tight 1986 88 budget and potential tax increase if needed.
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Richmond
Virginia
Charles S. Robb
Robb
Mecklenburg Correctional Center
Robert N. Landon
Mecklenburg
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