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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1973
Page
7
Bethlehem faces a subdued Christmas as war fears hijack tourism and holiday plans. Merchants report sparse visitors while security tightens in the occupied West Bank and across Britain and Ireland amid terrorism concerns.
OPEC producers in the Persian Gulf announce a posted oil price hike effective Jan 1 raising the industry benchmark from 5.11 to 11.65 per barrel, quadrupling last year’s level amid Arab production cuts and an embargo on Holland and the United States. Shah Iran raises its take to seven dollars per barrel as economists warn US impact will be modest due to domestic energy sourcing.
In London terrorists struck with three bombs Sunday night following an anonymous phone warning promising three Christmas presents. Authorities linked the threat to a broader pattern of attacks and ongoing security concerns in the city.
Ten people were being held for questioning after the theft of two Rembrandt paintings from the Taft Museum. The second work, Man Lying on a Sill, was found under steps in Foster, Ohio, and over half the ransom was recovered. The first painting, Portrait of an Elderly Woman, was recovered Thursday from a barn near Cincinnati.
A Buchanan County shooting outside a tavern left one man dead and seven injured. Arlin Vanover, 21, of Hurley, fired into a tavern and into the crowd before Neal Kinder, 35, also of Hurley, shot Vanover. Three injured youths were hospitalized. Kinder posted bond.
A Belgi an chartered jetliner with 99 passengers and six crew members crashed into Mount Mallaligne near Tangier during a rain storm killing 105. Most victims were French Belgian or Moroccan, including many children. Moroccan officials pursue the black box as Belgian aviation officials join the inquiry.
A 21 year old Mercer County man, David Bayles, was killed in a shooting at Hensley in McDowell County. His wife Barbara Belcher Bayles is hospitalized with head injuries. William Belcher, 31, faces murder charges, alleged to have argued with Bayles and his ex-wife over child support and funds during a visit to the Dillon home.
Santa Claus visits the Bluefield Community Christmas Tree party at Ramsey Auditorium noon to 1 p.m. Local youngsters from the area, about 1500 in number, will enjoy WHIS TV and radio entertainment before Santa’s 1 p.m. appearance. The Daily Telegraph sponsors the 56th annual event, funded by gifts up to $1000, with the drive surpassing $8,500 toward a $6,000 goal.
In Philadelphia area and nationwide thousands of small gasoline stations are being shut down or forced to relocate as major oil companies trim supply and terminate leases. Lou Palmer, a 30 year old Amoco operator in Southampton, fights to stay open while Sun Oil plans more closures.
Huntington West Virginia. CODAC led by Rev Charles Adams shifts war from hard drugs to alcohol citing police reports of drunken drivers and alcohol tied homicides The state faces a 55 million yearly alcohol market with one in ten adults in trouble Adams aims to open a Huntington halfway house as part of a broader push and cites funding and hospital treatment challenges nationwide and locally.
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