12 Jan 1983
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1983
Page
1
Obituaries list multiple deaths including Otis G. Noel 58 of New Castle Delaware and Wannis Wilburn Stinson 72 of Avondale with details on birth places, survivors, funeral services, and burial plans. Other memorials name Mrs. Lorrayne Brecht Ada Marie Altizer and Eva Jean Sprouse with service times, homes, and kin. The column also notes survivors across Bluefield, Welch, Richmond, and nearby towns.
Mary Hazel Collins, 66, of Vivian Funeral today at 11 a.m. at Bennett-Fanning Northfork with Rev. Johnny Gray. Preston P. Hamilton, 68, Bluefield, funeral Thursday at 11 a.m. Bland Street United Methodist Church with Dr. Keith Clark. Everette Jim Lambert, 61, North Welch, funeral today at 1 30 p.m. Fanning Funeral Home Chapel. Lacy Lee Sexton Jr., 68, Freeman, funeral today at 2 p.m. Cravens Shires Funeral Home Bluewell Memorial Park Cemetery Bluewell. Burial details and pallbearers listed.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph established 1893 prints daily from 412 Bland Street Bluefield West Virginia 24701 It is a member of the Associated Press with AP news dispatches and local Bluefield news. Subscription rates apply by zone with annual six dollar rate in West Virginia and five fifty per calendar month for home delivery. Mail address changes go to P O Box 208 Bluefield West Virginia.
Louise Lee Frazee 93 of Glenwood Park Home died after a long illness in a Bluefield hospital. She was former executive director of the Bluefield Red Cross, active in Bland Street United Methodist Church and Bluefield Quotarian Club. Graveside rites planned at Monte Vista Park Cemetery with Dr. D Keith Clarke officiating. Mercer Funeral Home, Bluefield. Waldo Henderson Phipps 56 of Wright Mountain Rock died in Beckley hospital after a illness. Retired sheet metal machinist with U S Navy, World War II veteran, member of Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 898 Portsmouth. Survived by Joeline Bailey Phipps, stepsons Wayne Snider, Sheran Wright, Diane Robinette, Pamela Sexton. sister Thelma Howell. brother Randolph Phipps. four grandchildren. Services at Burns Wornal Chapel Athens Road Princeton with Rev Wayne Davis. Burial Wright Mountain Community Cemetery Rock. Funeral home details incomplete.
U S Steel confirmed about 130 coal miners will be furloughed at its Decota division on Cabin Creek. Most layoffs target the No 9 underground mine at Republic due to a continued lack of coal orders. The company now has roughly 1,250 furloughs across Kanawha and McDowell counties.
Washington AP report says Richard Starr, top U.S. arms negotiator in Vienna, is recalled to answer claims of unauthorized statements about Soviet talks and erratic conduct. He may be dismissed. he requested extra security after Brig. Gen. Dozier’s kidnapping. Starr will meet Wednesday with NSC chief William P. Clark.
In renewed clashes between Christian and Druse militiamen southeast of Beirut five people die. The violence occurs near Hadath Baaba and Maaroufieh, part of a two week cease-fire breach amid Israeli-occupied Lebanon. U. S. envoy Habib heads to Jerusalem to seek progress in withdrawal talks as Marines deny proximity to shelling.
The Reagan Administration told the Supreme Court that most pension plans discriminate against women by paying lower benefits due to longer life expectancy. Solicitor General Rex Lee argued that Title VII bars sex based actuarial tables used to set monthly benefits, a practice affecting 3,400 college plans for about 650,000 workers with potential nationwide impact.
In San Salvador the government cut the telephone lines of Col. Sigifredo Ochoa for a second day, isolating his northern garrison in Cabanas Province. A military source says he has limited support and is likely to quit by Wednesday, while predicting Defense Minister Jose Guillermo Garcia will retire within two months. Ochoa had rejected Garcia's exile order and demanded the minister's resignation.
A 13 member U S congressional delegation said the Soviet Union is weighing the destruction of some SS 20 missiles after cutting their Eastern European deployments to 162. The move hinges on NATO suspending plans for new U S missiles in Western Europe. Soviet arms negotiators discussed the possible destruction with officials, with diplomats noting no numbers and verification would be difficult.
An appellate panel cleared the way for Missouri to move flood debris from Times Beach to a landfill 45 miles away near Wright City. A court bond refused by Warren County kept the debris from transfer as authorities planned to begin the move Wednesday.
A DC-8 cargo aircraft carrying five pounds of Americium 241 and more than two tons of mail crashed shortly after takeoff near Detroit. All three crewmen died in the 2:50 a.m. wreck south of Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Witnesses reported an engine explosion as the plane fell, fireballing into the swamp. The Americium 241 remained intact in lead packaging and posed no danger, authorities said. No passengers were aboard.
The West Virginia Supreme Court refused to hear Milner Hotels Inc appeal on the Cabell County jury verdict of 250000 for the 1927 Milner Hotel in Huntington condemned for urban renewal. The court split 3-1 with Justice Harshbarger voting to docket. Darrell McGraw Jr. began as chief justice.
Democrat Jim Jones defeated Republican Billy W. Frazier in the 39th Senatorial District race, with 14 078 votes to 10 057, as Democrats also swept two House of Delegates contests. The UMW PAC diverged, citing Jones long term ties to coal interests and major business.
Hughes notes curtailment of substitute teachers and other cuts totaling 59 934 dollars amid awaiting a state order. He reports a 23 333.15 dollar year start surplus, 89 percent tax collections, low investment earnings, and small property sales tied to bond construction. Federal funding remains unchanged.
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