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Walter J. Overbay 75 of Cedar Bluff Va died in a Richlands Va hospital after a long illness. He was an executive VP of Richlands National Bank, a church deacon, former furniture co owner, Kiwanis club president, Masonic lodge member and Kaz Shrine member. Survived by wife Jamie, six children and many relatives. Funeral Sunday at Gethsemane Baptist Church Richlands with burial Greenhills Memory Gardens Claypool Hill. Pallbearers listed. Contributions urged to church or American Heart Association.
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Walter J. Overbay
Cedar Bluff
Richlands
Washington County
James Walter
Frances Virginia Hega Overbay
Richlands National Bank
Gethsemane Baptist Church
Overbay and Brown Furniture Co
Richlands Kiwanis Club
Richlands Masonic Lodge No
Af&am
Kazim Shrine Temple
Roanoke
Jamie Rouse Overbay
Sylvia Boyd
Doran
Chris Whitt
Cedar
Cecil K. Herrin
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Clyde Barrett
Claude Barrett
Bernard McCall
Jeff Luttrell
Arnold Short
Boyd Beasley
Tazewell County
American Heart Association
Howard Thornsbury
Mouthcard
Grundy
Pike County
James and
Mary Alice Keen Thornsbury
UMWA
Big Rock
Freewill Baptist Church
Maudie Thornsbury
Charles
Pauline) Quinley
Dickenson County
Mary Alice Miller
Moutheard
Tommy
Lillian) Lester
Myrtle Hobbs
Gilbert
James David Thornsbury
Conaway
Troy Lee Thornsbury
Martha Barrett
California
May Ramey
Elkhorn City
Maudie Warren
Lexington
Lillian Umstead
West Virginia
Rose Hall
Abbeville
S.C
Jimmy Thornsbury
Virginia
Donald Stump
Ralph Taylor
Virginia Funeral Home
Former Princeton Resident Arrested
A former Princeton man, Douglas Steven Whitt, 27, was arrested Friday for possession of a stolen 1978 Ford truck owned by Electrocon of Kinston North Carolina. Troopers L J McCarty J L Brogan and Whitt were involved, with Whitt held on 2000 bond. he faces parole violation holds in North Carolina and Virginia.
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Princeton
L.J. McCarty
McCarty
Douglas Steven Whitt
Electrocon
Kinston
N.C
Nation Crime Information Center
J.L. Brogan
Whitt
Earnest R
North Carolina
Virginia
Persin Addresses Defects in County Courthouse Project
Buchanan County Circuit Court Judge Nicholas E. Persin said he pointed out defects in the county courthouse renovation and that complaints were relayed to County Administrator Wayne Horne. He noted others, including Judge Pat Hale, had raised issues, and that he provided verbal and written notes to the board, Judge Hale, Judge Bundy, and architect Bill Price.
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Buchanan County
Nicholas E. Persin
Wayne Horne
Persin
Pat B. Hale
Daily Telegraph
Bill Price
Board of Supervisors
Hale
Bundy
Bluefield Daily Telegraph notices and masthead data
Information shows newspaper identity, billing and circulation details for Bluefield Daily Telegraph including address, publication status, Associated Press affiliation, subscription rates, and mailing information.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Weather Deluge Strikes Wide East Across State
Icy winter weather caused accidents as precipitation spread eastward from the state. NWS meteorologists warned of rain in the west and sleet near Parkersburg while snow and freezing rain threatened the south central region. Morgantown reported a landslide blocking a major highway and potential structural slides near WVU. Snow accumulation, road hazards, and power outages affected Texas and Georgia, with Kentucky limiting travel and schools closing.
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Associated Press
Panhandle
National Weather Service
NWS
Bruce Terry
Charleston
Parkersburg
South Central
Beckley
Bluefield
Morgantown
Monongahela River
West Virginia University College of Engineering
Terry
Greenbrier Valley
Plains
Wellington
Texas
Georgia
Georgia Power Co
Columbus
Americus
Macon
Kentucky
Elizabethtown
Hijacker With Troubled History Dies In Portland Takeover
A mentally retarded hijacker, Glen Kurt Tripp, 20, was killed by FBI agents after a three hour standoff on a Northwest Orient jet in Portland. He had earlier hijacked the same flight from Seattle and was on probation. Passengers and crew were unharmed.
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Portland
Ore
FBI
Glen Kurt Tripp
Stanwood
Wash
Northwest Orient
Seattle
Portland International
Tripp
Brown Quits MX Commission Over Objectivity Concerns
Harold Brown, former defense secretary, withdrew from Reagan's MX missile basing commission. He cited concerns that his contractual commitments as a TRW Inc. consultant could affect the appearance of objectivity of the panel's recommendations.
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Washington
Harold Brown
Reagan
Brown
TRW Inc
Barney Clark Celebrates Birthday In Hospital
President Reagan sent heartfelt congratulations to Barney Clark on his 62nd birthday as he remains critically ill after receiving the artificial heart at University of Utah Medical Center. A low key celebration was planned in Clark's ICU with a giant chocolate fudge cake, though doctors noted he may not be able to eat it.
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Salt Lake City
Barney Clark
Reagan
Clark
John Dwan
Dwan
University of Utah Medical Center
Finding Dorfman Assassin Unlikely
Chicago police and up to 70 FBI agents hunted the two gunmen and getaway driver in the mob style killing of Allen Dorfman. The 60 year old Teamsters associate’s slaying is deemed virtually unsolvable by the Chicago Crime Commission head as Teamsters move in federal court to freeze Dorfman’s insurance company amid welfare claim processing.
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Chicago
FBI
Teamsters
Allen Dorfman
Chicago Crime Commission
Dorfman
Lincolnwood
Roy Williams
U.S
German parties clash over nuclear missile options
In Dortmund leaders of West Germany's Social Democratic Party urged the U S to offer the Soviets more than a zero option for missiles in Europe. Chancellor Helmut Kohl defended the zero option as best for balance while Hans Jochen Vogel urged American counterproposals and flexibility in Geneva talks. Helmut Schmidt supported compromise over rigidity.
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Dortmund
West Germany
Social Democratic Party
United States
Soviet Union
Europe
Helmut Kohl
Hans-Jochen Vogel
Geneva
Western
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
European
Helmut Schmidt
Vogel
Kohl
Education Funding To Increase Across States By 2000
A federal Education Department report to Congress says states must boost elementary and secondary education spending as school-age numbers are projected to rise about 18 percent by 2000. It notes state and local revenue shares for K-12 have fallen from 30 percent in the early 1970s to under 25 percent in 1981 and foresees a finance shift in the next 10 to 15 years due to enrollment trends.
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Washington
Congress
Education Department
School Buses Crash In State Counties
West Virginia ice storm injuries include more than 30 elementary students hurt in Boone and Harrison counties. One bus flipped near Morrisvale injuring 14, three hours to reach scene. No serious injuries reported at hospitals with some fractures and minor bruises.
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Associated Press
Boone
Harrison
West Virginia
Boone County
Harrison County
Morrisvale
R.L. Wills
Boone County Sheriff's Department
Little Elk Run
Wallace
Jim Harris
Robb explains fund aids candidates in Virginia politics
In Richmond AP Robb defends a 97000 political action committee Virginians for Good Government funded by surplus and unreported 1981 donations. He says the fund will back Democratic Assembly candidates, promote disclosure, and offset fundraising gaps while denying shady dealings.
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Richmond
Charles S. Robb
Democratic Party
GOP
Robb
Virginians For Good Government
General Assembly
del. al Smith
Winchester
Political Action Committee
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Walter Overbay
Dana McMillion
Dana B. MecMillion
Elkhorn Towers
Welch
Welch Hospital
Esty
Ethel Mae Godby McMillion
Raymond McMillion
Baltimore
Roger McMillion
William McMillion
Whitehall
Pauline McMillion
Mae Durendette
Virginia Underwood
Richard
Yvonne) Turner
Fanning Funeral Home
Roger Yates
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery
Bluewell
James Shumate
James W. Shumate
Rich Creek
Broyles Funeral Home
Peterstown
Charles E
Alma Francis Gunter) Havens
Rocky Gap
Pulaski County
L.F. Gunter
Deborah Bradberry
Bill Havens
Howard Havens
Danny Havens
Bastian
Bernice Nunn
Walter Gunter
Narrows
Newberry Funeral Chapel
Bland
Tony Reed
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Compton
Lenora
Isaban
Rev
Edward Compton
Star Hollow Memorial
War Eagle
Lee
Pearlie C
Lewis Street
George W. Seaver
George F. Walker
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Littlesburg Road
William McKinley
Union St
Mercer Funeral Home
Allen Hammond
Jackson
Armstead W. Jackson
Wilson St
Richardson
Mrs
Charles Havens
Bob Packwood
Rove
Senate
Administration
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
W.va
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box
Landon Associates
Danforth Insurance Agency Auto License Service
John Lambert
Interstate 64
Rowan County
Paducah
Clarence Dillon
Wife
Shirley
Church OF Christ
Falls Mills Road
Services
Christ
Gary Durham
Boone Memorial Hospital
Madison
United Hospital Center
Clarksburg
Helen Beto
Darian Swiger
Fund
John Dalton
Hunter Andrews
Ray Garland
William Truban
Woodstock
William Penn
Pennsylvania
England
1644
London
Margaret Thatcher
Argentina
Falkland Islands
Lebanon
Chad
Labor Party
Roy Mason
Jesus Christ
Memorial Church of Christ
New Hope Rad
Glenn A Taber, Jr
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