Three Children Die In Wreck Near Bluefield On Route 19
Five people, including three youngsters, die when a car veers into oncoming traffic and collides with a tractor-trailer on U S Route 19 outside Bluefield. Victims include Sherry Ray and Billie Jo Wright, ages 19 and 3 months, along with two children. The truck driver, Donald Payne, uninjured, aided by rescue crews using Jaws of Life. The crash occurred around 3:30 p.m. amid icy, slushy road conditions near Grassy Branch. Funeral plans for the Rays and Wrights are pending.
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Pat Cecil
Daily Telegraph
U.S. Route 19
Bluefield
Mercer County
Les Catron
Sherry Ray
Douglas Ray
Billie Jo Wright
Tazewell Road
Jason Monroe Wright
Jamie Marie Wright
Bluefield Community Hospital
Heck’s Discount Department
Donald Payne
Red House
Charleston
Catron
Ray
Grassy Branch
Bluefield Rescue
Wrights
Dudley Memorial Mortuary
Weather forecast for a chilly weekend and beyond
Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow today and a high in the 20s to near 30, turning colder tonight. Partly cloudy and cold tonight, subfreezing to around 10 above. Sunday clears with highs 15 to 20. Extended forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions Monday and Tuesday, with freezing to cool mornings and highs in the 30s to 40s, mountains cooler.
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National Weather Service
Six Hawley mines shut in McDowell County port delays
Crowded Virginia coal ports forced Hawley Mining Co to close six McDowell County mines with about 400 layoffs. Ships lined at Hampton Roads await imports to France as Norfolk and Western halts hopper permits until lines move. Coal exports rose 1980 but WV miners face job losses amid congestion and shifting demand.
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Charleston
W.va
Virginia
Hawley Mining Co
McDowell County
Bill Miller
Hawley
France
Hampton Roads
Miller
Norfolk and Western Railway
West Virginia
National Coal Exporters Association
Anderson
United Coal Co
United
Ronald Reagan
Algerian Envoys Arrive in Tehran Amid Hostage Negotiations
Algerian diplomats reached Tehran with the U.S. reply to Iran’s demand for 24 billion dollars to free 52 American hostages. The plan proposes placing about half the money in an escrow account in a neutral country for release after captives are freed, while Iran weighs concessions as deadlines loom ahead of January 16 and Carter’s departure.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Tehran
U.S
Washington
Iran
Tehran Radio
Carter
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Washington Post
Syrian Massacre Claims Roil Jordan Border Row
Jordan says Syrian troops killed 200 anti-government activists last week in central square, citing Petra news agency. Damascus calls the claim ridiculous and an attempt to defame Syria. Syria and Jordan have massed troops along the border after a tense standoff mediated by Saudi Arabia.
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Amman
Jordan
Syria
Petra
Damascus
Saudi Arabia
Virginia Coal Prospects Improve With Caution For 1981
Virginia coal spokesmen express cautious optimism for 1981 as markets waver between weak prices and potential gains from a new UMW-BCOA contract. Island Creek and other companies backfilled layoffs, while ports faced export backlog and Virginia operators anticipate steady output amid ongoing negotiations and policy shifts.
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Wise
Virginia Coal
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Bluefield, Va
Kentucky
Constance Holmes
NCEA
NCA
Holmes
The
National Coal Association
West Virginia Coal Association
Bob Bowling
Pocahontas Coal Sales
Beckley
Mohammad Ali Rajai
United Mine Workers of America and
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
UMW
John
Kennedy
Miners’ Union
Island Creek Coal Co
Island Creek
Mike Musslin
Musslin
Pittston Coal Co
Susan Copeland
Westmoreland Coal Co
Westmoreland
Steve Anderson
U.S. District Court
Abingdon
B.V. Cooper
Virginia Surface Mining and Reclamation Association
Big Stone Gap
Cooper
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