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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1983
Page
3
Multiple notices from Bluefield area list the deaths of Mrs. Mable Elizabeth Porter 56 of Bland Street Bluefield Leafy Clifton Bailey 90 of Princeton and Freedessa Winbush 80 of Bluefield. Also memorials for Susan Fuqua Kervin 28 and Charles M Herron 59 with service details and burial plans along with numerous other funeral arrangements, pallbearers and burial sites across Mercer and surrounding counties.
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph announces its establishment in 1893 with morning publication from 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia. Subscriptions cost 66 dollars yearly within West Virginia and 5.50 monthly for home delivery. other zones available on application.
Lacy W. Deskins, 40, of Hanover Ikes Fork, apparently shot himself Sunday night near his trailer and died en route to the Wyoming County coroner's office. The 20 gauge sawed-off shotgun was the weapon, with powder burns possibly confirming suicide per deputy C W Graham. Deskins, born in Jersey City, worked for Robinson-Phillips Coal and belonged to United Mine Workers Local 1160. survivors include his son Stevie Ray, two daughters, a brother Johnny, and a sister Dolly Kennedy. Funeral from Fanning Funeral Home in Saeger with burial at Lester Cemetery. Huff Creek Rescue Squad to assist at wake services.
Cairo signals encouragement of talks among Egypt Jordan and the PLO to push Israel toward negotiations over a Palestinian state on occupied territory. Arafat's Cairo visit spurs hopes for wider contacts though opposition from hardliners Israel and key Arab states remains likely.
Christmas weekend fires across Richlands, Cedar Bluff, Kenova and nearby areas damaged homes, shops and a barber shop while firefighters battled ice encrusted hoses and frozen hydrants. Multiple incidents involved overheated flues, wind driven flames, and limited water supply. In Richlands several houses and trailers were destroyed or damaged amid zero temperatures and high winds, with crews adapting by using water from a spring house and buckets.
Thousands of Uruguayans greeted 154 children of exiled dissidents upon their return from Europe to celebrate holidays with relatives. About 500 relatives escorted the youngsters from Carrasco Airport into Montevideo as crowds waved flags and chanted against the military regime.
Mary Hicks of Ashland was jailed Sunday on a malicious wounding charge after she allegedly shot Darlene Moore, 21, also of Ashland, in the back twice. Moore, taken to Welch hospital then Bluefield Community Hospital, was listed in good condition in ICU. Deputy Sheriff Robert McIntosh arrested Hicks and she was ordered held on $10,000 bond by Magistrate Judy Decker.
A Baton Rouge crewman is missing after being swept overboard at Norfolk Naval Base by high winds and waves. Petty Officer Scott Allen Smith, 21, a communications officer from North Platte Nebraska, was washed overboard about 3 p.m. Saturday as the submarine was tied to a pier. Rescue efforts were hampered by rough seas and strong winds.
Six Soviet diplomats and their families departed Dhaka for Moscow following Bangladesh requests to halve embassy and cultural office staff after a deadly clash that injured more than 500. Embassy counselors Schukin and Krivogouz were identified among the travelers. one source linked Krivogouz to the KGB desk and Schukin to the GRU.
Officials at the Tazewell County ASCS announce a second signup period for the Emergency Food Assistance Program to distribute CCC owned low grade corn to livestock producers affected by extreme heat. Applications must be filed at the Tazewell County ASCS office from today through January 4, the only acceptance window. Further details available at the county office.
Andropov stresses improving efficiency to fulfill the economic plan and protect the environment while boosting quality consumer goods. He announced January experiments to increase production managers and directors authority, devoting the speech to domestic policy with a single foreign affairs aside. He blames aggressive imperialist circles for the worsened international situation.
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