Magistrate reports drug burglary cases heard in Bluefield
Mercer County Magistrate Luther Byrd heard multiple cases including two daytime burglary charges against John Chudina that were dismissed after a witness failed to appear. Stormy Epps was sentenced to 10 days in jail with fines for obstructing an officer. Warrant dismissals followed due to nonappearance of complainants in Harrisonburg and Bluefield cases. Forgery and uttering charges against Kim Reed were withdrawn.
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John Chudina
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Michael Lilly
J.L. Brogan
Mercer
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Stormy Epps
Bokx
Athens
Rick Somyk
J. Franklin Long
Charles Wallace
Hill St
Jesse Thorpe
Powell St
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General Delivery
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Goldie Mullins
Steve Mullins
Carl Booker
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Beckley
Vanessa Booker
Holbrook St
Tommy Symms
Princeton
Daniel and
Melba Taylor
Glen Lyn
Ernest R
Emmet R. Lambert
S.E. Pennington
Jeffery M. Campbell
Randall Earnest
War
Southern Murder Trial Delayed To May In Mercer County
Princeton murder case against James Boyd Southern postponed in Mercer County Circuit Court to May 18 due to fire damage to files. Victim Amos Sutphin, 82, of Bluefield was found shot after a home blaze. Southern faces murder and attempted robbery charges. Rhonda Tibbs Southern to face accessory before the fact charges. defense attorney to be absent for months.
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Princeton
James Boyd Southern
Mercer County
Howard M. Jarrett
Southern
Amos M. Sutphin
Boone Street
Bluefield
Jarrett
Bruce Ambrose
Main Street
Rhonda Tibbs Southern
John Frazier
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Sutphin
Princeton youth pleads guilty in burglary case at Mercer Court
A 15 year old Princeton boy pleaded guilty to burglary in Mercer County Juvenile Court on Wednesday and was placed on one year probation. He was allowed to reside with his uncle in South Carolina. Three docketed cases were dismissed on motion by the state.
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Mercer County
Princeton
South Carolina
Bluefield
Boys Industrial School
Pruntytown
Windy Mountain Learning Center
Synfuel Health Study In Progress In Ohio
Federal funds three Ohio doctors to study genetic dangers of turning coal into synthetic fuel. Dermatologist Dr David Bickers and colleagues at Case Western Reserve University Medical School lead a three year, 236000 dollar grant from NIOSH to test toxicity mutagenicity of coal conversion byproducts. Researchers seek agents with harmful DNA effects to reduce workplace exposure, noting coal combustion already releases hazards and synfuel processes may intensify risk.
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Cleveland
Coal
Ohio
National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health
Cleveland's
University
David Bickers
Case Western Reserve University Medical School
Bickers
William T. Speck
Jeffrey L. Blumer
Bluefield Crash Injures Four Teens Near High School
Four Bluefield youths were injured in a two car crash near Bluefield High School on Thursday. Jay Crigger, 17, and Kimberly Pruett, 17, were admitted to Bluefield Community Hospital for head injury observation and a broken nose respectively. Crigger rode in a 1970 Camaro driven by Arthur Lawson, 17, while Pruett drove a 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix. Gerald Nunn, 16, was also involved in the mishap.
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Crigger
Miss Pruett
Lawson
Gerald Nunn
Rt. 2
Box
Wyoming Man Killed In Mine
A Wyoming County man Dwight Decker 27 of Sabine was killed at Ranger Fuel Corps Beckley No 2 mine near Sabine. He died when crushed between a belt feeder and coal rib while adjusting the machine about 3 15 p m Thursday. He died at Wyoming General Hospital. It was the second coal mining fatality of the year.
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Sabine, W.va
Wyoming County
Ranger Fuel Corp
Beckley No. 2
Dwight Decker
Sabine
Decker
Wyoming General Hospital
Khomeini Defends Bani-Sadr Amid War Criticism
Ayatollah Khomeini defended President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr's Iran Iraq war conduct amid hard line criticism over a stalled offensive. Iraqi front reports note heavy fighting but ground loss in one sector. A Kuwaiti paper cited Soviet T 72 tanks aiding Iraq. Montazeri challenged Bani Sadr, while Tehran recast victories as attrition with limited independent verification.
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Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Abolhassan Bani- Sadr
Tom Baldwin
Iraq
Khomeini
Tehran Radio
Bani Sadr
Iran
Mohammad Ali Rajai
Bani-Sadr
Ayatollah
Hussein Ali Montazeri
Khuzistan
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Elizabeth Turner
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Memorial Church of Christ
New Hope Road
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Princeton Area
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Cumberland Road
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