Nation Widens Fund Drive For Nicaragua Relief
Americans opened wallets and cupboards on Christmas Day to aid Nicaragua after the weekend earthquake left thousands without food shelter water and power. Red Cross urged money donations while CARE reported 700 tons of food en route to Managua. Community groups in Miami New Orleans Atlanta Mountainview and Columbus contributed meals funds and supplies. Pan American World Airways reported its daily flight to Nicaragua continuing.
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CARE
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Nicaragua
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Young Miller
Pan American World Airways
Ex City Board Member Joseph Eaton Dies at 66
Joseph Wade Eaton of 337 Rogers St Bluefield former Bluefield Board of Directors member 1952 to 1960 died Sunday in a Bluefield Hospital after a long illness aged 66 Born in Staffordsville Va he was a son of the late Charles L and Sarah Cook Eaton He was a former chief clerk for the Norfolk & Western Railway in Bluefield a Grace United Methodist Church member a 32nd Degree Mason with Bluefield Lodge 85 AF AM and Beni Kedem Shrine Temple Charleston He led the Railway and Steamship Clerks Union in Bluefield and ran a jewelry store watch repair shop Surviving are his widow Mrs Vada Puckett Eaton seven sons David Eaton Charlotte NC Robert Eaton and Charles Eaton Ashland KY Larry Eaton Pittsburgh PA Frankie Eaton Bluefield Va Danny Eaton and Richard Eaton both of the home one daughter Nancy Bailey Hebron OH two brothers James E Eaton Bluefield and Frederick Eaton Plainfield NJ and 14 grandchildren Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. Hawkins Funeral Home Bluefield Rev Homer Stewart officiating Burial Woodlawn Cemetery Bluewell Nephews pallbearers Friends may call today 5 to 9 p.m.
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Joseph Wade Eaton
Rogers St
Bluefield
Bluefield Board of Directors
Staffordsville
Charles L
Sarah Cook Eaton
Norfolk & Western Railway
Grace United Methodist Church
Bluefield Lodge 85
AF & AM
Beni Kedem Shrine
Charleston
Vada Puckett . Eaton
David Eaton
Charlotte
N. C
Robert Eaton
Charles Eaton
Ashland
Larry Eaton
Pittsburgh
Frankie Eaton
Danny Eaton
Richard Eaton
Mack H
Nancy) Bailey
Hebron
Ohio
James E. Eaton
Frederick Eaton
Plainfield
N. J
Hawkins Funeral Home
Homer Stewart
Woodlawn
Bluewell
Pearl L. Wilson
Raven
Laddie Palmer
Charles H. Wilson
Homer Wilson
William M. Wilson
Hurst-Scott
Richlands
Dale Holmes
Perry F. Herndon
David Campbell
Wilson Cemetery
Swords Creek
Emory W. Wilson
Darrell Hess
Jack Lambert
Jessie Lambert
Winfred Boyd
Arnold Short
James B. Boyd
J. C. Casey
Robert W. Neilson Jr
James H. McVey
Wade Coates
Rhea Moore
Herman Lawson
Richard Keene
Grady Dalton
Otis Nash
William Casey
Otis Johnson
Milton Osborne
Claude Barrett
Charles Britts
Arthur B. Crawford
Arthur N. Crawford
Highland Ave
Vivian
William A
Edna Mae Taylor Crawford
Peerless Coal Company
Baptist Church
Clarence
Billie) Poseno
Fred
Edna) Furches
Eugene
Ruth) Rumley
Rock Falls
Ill
William A. Crawford
Lynwood
Calif
Emory Crawford
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Frank Allen Jr
Don Hawks
Fred Furches
Don Dunford
Kenneth Purdue
Eugene Meade
E. W. Foy
Bobby Lockhart
Terry Furches
Freddie Furches
Macie Hare
Macie Radford Hare
Narrows
Pearisburg
Bland County
Marion
Sarah Burton Radford
Joseph M. Hare
William Buzzard
Mountain Grove
Olen Sprinkle
Eau Gallie
Fla
Energy Expert Warns of Shortage in Field
UNIVERSITY PARK Pennsylvania State University professor Dr. C Drew Stahl head of petroleum and natural gas engineering says a looming energy crisis will be worsened by a shortage of qualified experts Only about 40 graduates with advanced engineering degrees enter the gas and oil industries each year in the United States
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University Park, Pa
Pennsylvania State University
C. Drew Stahl
Penn State
United States
Deaths and Funerals in Virginia and California Obituaries
Mrs Nora Ball 71 of North Tazewell Va died after a short illness in Richlands hospital. Surviving husband six daughters one son sister and many grandchildren. Funeral arrangements incomplete at Hurst-Scott. Thurston Buford Owens 59 of Davis California died at Travis AFB Hospital after long illness. Former telegraph operator and Army sergeant. funeral in Davis. Eugene C Wilson 71 of Raven Va died. store merchant, World War II veteran. burial in Swords Creek. Arthur N Crawford 57 Bluefield died. survived by sisters and brothers. service in Bluewell. Mrs Macie Radford Hare 79 Narrows Va died in Pearisburg hospital. survived by three daughters and many grandchildren. service at Riffe’s Narrows.
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Eugene C. Wilson
Eugene C. (Shine) Wilson
Raven
Richlands
Swords Creek
William and
Amanda Robinson Wilson
Wilson
Mrs. Lidia Thomas dies after long illness at 92
Mrs. Lidia Thomas 92 of Rt. 1 Vansant died Sunday in a Grundy hospital after a long illness. Survived by two sons Brady Thomas Grundy Albert Thomas Britton Mich four daughters Maude Colley Vansant Nancy Hackney Detroit Mich Mary Baldwin Sally Jakrewiwki Green Cove Springs Fla two half sisters Mary Powers Bee Va Tilda Bostic Garden Va 36 grandchildren 90 great grandchildren. Funeral services at 11 a.m. today at the home with Elders Franklin Viers and Henry Viers officiating burial in Colley Cemetery Rt. 1 Vansant Haysi Funeral Home is in charge.
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Lidia Thomas
Rt. 1
Vansant
Grundy
Brady Thomas
Albert Thomas
Britton
Mich
Maude Colley
Mamie Bonham 79 of Springville Dies in Bluefield Hospital
Mamie H. Brooks Bonham 79 of Springville Virginia died early Monday in a Bluefield hospital. A service is incomplete at Dudley Memorial Mortuary in Bluefield Virginia.
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Mamie Bonham
Mamie H. Brooks Bonham
Springville
Bluefield
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Miss Vilesa Ruth Harrison Dies At 51 In Cedar Bluff Virginia
Miss Vilesa Ruth Harrison 51 of Rt. 1 Cedar Bluff Va died at home Monday daughter of Jake L Harrison and the late Ava Harrison She lived in Cedar Bluff 40 years and was a member of Bandy Assembly of God Church Surviving besides her father is brother Robert Blair Harrison of Cleveland Ohio Funeral service Wednesday at 11 a m at Hurst Scott Funeral Home Richlands Va with Rey Max Linkous officiating Burial at Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill Va Friends may call after 3 p m today.
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Vilesa Ruth Harrison
Rt. 1
Cedar Bluff
McDowell County
Jake L. Harrison
Ava Connor Harrison
Bandy Assembly of God Church
Robert Blair Harrison
Cleveland
Ohio
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Richlands
Rey Max Linkous
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Tragic Accident Claims Life of Rita Thomas at Home
Rita Thomas age 16 of Conaway Virginia died from a accidental gunshot wound inflicted by her seven year old brother. She is survived by her parents James Letch Thomas and wife in Conaway and five brothers and three sisters. The death occurred Sunday night at Virginia Grundy Home in Grundy.
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Radium
Rita
Thomas Radium
Rita) Thomas
Conaway
Virginia
James Letch Thomas
Sue Stiltner
Grundy
Linda Boyd
Prater
Rhonda Gail Thomas
Montique Thomas
James Grady Thomas
Carlos Thomas
Ray Thomas
Bobby Thomas
Virginia Grundy
Roanoke Man Julian Sant Jr. Killed in I 81 Crash
Virginia state police identify Julian S. Sant Jr. 23 of Roanoke as the victim in a two car collision on Interstate 81 near New Market Virginia. The victim is the grandson of Mrs. C T Watkins of Bluefield and services will be held today in Roanoke.
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Roanoke
New Market
Virginia
Julian S. Sant Jr
Roanoke, Va
C. T. Watkins
Bluefield
Probationary Bluefield Cop Suspended Over Insubordination
Bluefield Virginia probationary Patrolman Rocky Harris has been suspended by Assistant Police Chief George Asbury following an insubordination claim. The case will be reviewed Tuesday with the Town Council as officials consider definite action. Harris previously faced bootlegging convictions and is a captain with the Bluefield Volunteer Fire Department. The council had earlier accepted the resignation of Chief Claude Barrett effective immediately after his assault and battery conviction of a juvenile prisoner. Jack Asbury was named chief and George Asbury sergeant and assistant chief.
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Bluefield
Jack Asbury
Rocky Harris
Virginia Side
Harris
George Asbury
Asbury
Tazewell County
Claude Barrett
Barrett
Air
Funerals Held for Local Residents in Bluefield and Area
James C. Martin 66 of Bluefield dies. Cecil K. Mullin 64 of Nemours funeral at Dudley Memorial Mortuary Bluefield Va. Mildred Duvall 71 of Abbs Valley funeral at Shumate Newman Pocahontas Va. Beulah Move 83 of Lerona funeral at Knob Primitive Baptist Church Lerona. Pallbearers listed for two services.
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Mullin
Cecil K
Nemours
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Bluefield
Rev. B. S. Pitsinger
Granview Memory Gardens
Bluefield-Tazewell Road
W. A. Shutt
A. L. Edmonds
Gene Phipps
Lawrence Phipps
P. A. Bolen
Ed Dillon
Elbert Bolen
Maurice Blaylock Jr
Weather Picture of a Grey Christmas Across the Nation
The Nation reported a gray Christmas with fair skies mainly from California to the northern plains. Heavy rain hit Quillayute Washington with 2.5 inches in six hours while eastern areas saw light precipitation. Snow occurred in the upper Mississippi Valley and ice formed from freezing drizzle in parts of Iowa Missouri and Wisconsin. Temperatures mostly near normal except the northern plains where readings were in the teens. Midafternoon temps ranged from 9 in Grand Forks and Fargo North Dakota to 78 in San Diego California.
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Pacific Northwest
Washington
Quillayute
Wash
Mississippi Valley
Iowa
Missouri
Wisconsin
Grand Forks
Fargo
N.D
San Diego
Calif
McClanahan Rites Set for Local Teenager
Funeral services planned for Larry Steve McClanahan 18 of Rt 1 Grundy Va will be held at 1 p m Wednesday at Looney s Creek Church of God with Rev Buford Smith officiating Burial will follow at Mountain Valley Memorial Park Grundy The accident occurred Friday night and his body was found Sunday morning He is survived by his mother Eloise Skeens McClanahan a sister Peggy Sue and two brothers Tony and Timmy all of Grundy Also grand parents Johnny and Mrs Skeens of Grundy Pallbearers are Randy Steward Frank Hawkins Richard Harris Jimmy McClanahan Curtis Mullins Tim Hagg Rick Stiltner and Tracy Mullins.
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Larry Steve McClanahan
Rt. 1
Grundy
Levisa Fork
Sandy River
Harman Junction
Buchanan County
Looney’s Creek Church
Tim Hagg
Rick Stiltner
Tracy Mullins
Grundy Funeral Home
Wreckage Sighted From Missing Liberian Freighter Pacrover
Debris including two overturned life boats and an oil slick were found in the North Pacific about 1100 miles west of Portland. The 12,000 ton Pacrover with a 30-man Korean crew was reported sinking as naval and air units search for clues.
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Alaska
North Pacific
U.S. Coast Guard
Dan Mills
Coast Guard
Navy
Air Force
Mills
Portland
Ore
Managua Earthquake Aftermath Struggles With Water and Shelter
Reports describe dire needs in Managua after the disaster with patients requiring plasma blood and drugs while bottled water and beverages are free but insufficient. Hospitals rise in city parks as diplomats relocate to San Jose and planners debate rebuilding Managua or moving to a new site. The 1931 quake claimed about 1000 lives and left a visible depression in the western ruins from the air.
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San Jose
Managua
Family Knife Attack Leaves Three Injured In West Virginia
Three members of a Bottom Creek family in McDowell County were knifed during a Monday argument. Joseph Diggs 19 Virginia Mae Diggs 17 and their mother Mrs George Washington Diggs 48 were hospitalized with stable conditions. Father George Washington Diggs 49 was jailed in Welch on three counts of felonious assault and faces a preliminary hearing later this week.
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Bottom Creek
McDowell County
Welch
L. R. Bailey
Welch State Police
Joseph Diggs
Virginia Mae Diggs
George Washington Diggs
Diggs
Surviving Chilean air crash survivors plan trip home
Survivors kept hopeful with group talks and prayers as they endured days after the crash. They rationed snow boiled water with lichen and pressed on while Mendoza near Mendoza Argentina provided sweets and supplies. Daniel Fernandez and Roberto Francois flew home to Montevideo while others chose to travel by train and car after Christmas.
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Jose Luis Iniciarte
Mendoza
Agrentina
Santiago
Daniel Fernandez
Roberto Francois
Montevideo
Economics of Erosion Cited by UVA Environmentalist
University of Virginia environmental scientist Dr. Robert Dolan argues that taxpayers should not fund costly beach maintenance as erosion erodes coastlines. He asserts minimal interference with natural processes is best, citing offshore storm shifts and oblique waves as primary erosion drivers. even limited interference is economically wasteful.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Robert Dolan
Dolan
University
Bruce Hayden
S. Fred Singer
Washington
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Hayden
Lazzaroni Art Show Highlighting 19th Century Scientists
National Portrait Gallery opens a display on the Laz zzaroni a collective of American scientists from the mid 1800s. The exhibition features portraits letters books and models and runs through early October. It notes Darwin's letter to Asa Gray as a key item and credits Joseph Henry with helping shape the group.
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Washington
Lazzaroni
National Portrait Gallery
Association of American Geologists and Naturalists
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Marvin Sadik
Charles Darwin
Asa Gray
Gray
Darwin
The
Joseph Henry
Princeton University
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