Deaths and funeral notices from Virginia and Ohio listings
Obituaries note Maggie Collins Stevens 76 of Pilgrim Knob Virginia died Saturday in Richlands hospital. Survived by daughters Toni Street Erma Jones a step son and many relatives with service in Keen Mountain. Also listed are Frances Sparks 52 of Columbus Ohio and James E Ross 59 of Anawalt with funeral plans in Welch Kimber. Canadian monarchy mentioned in unrelated note.
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Maggie Collins Stevens
Pilgrim Knob
Richlands
Buchanan County
Whitewood Senior Citizens Group
Jack Stevens
Paul
Toni) Street
Benton
Erma) Jones
Jewell Ridge
J.B. Stevens
Pounding Mill
Auburn
Aandis
Kenneth
John Sparks
John
Frances) Sparks
Columbus
Ohio
Squire
Elkhorn
Betty Burnett
Georgia Uhl
Grandview Memory Gardens
Bobby Stanley
Douglas
War
James E. Ross
James Edward Ross
Anawalt
Welch Hospital
Vivian
Joseph Smith & Sons
Washington, D.C
VFW
Pageton
Euclid Lodge
Gary
Ella Ross
Kimball
Evelyn Ross
David
William Ross
Jeffrey Ross
Bluefield
Brenda Smith
Carolyn Lockett
Nadine Smith
Lillian Ross
Bladensburg
Tamara Ross
Paul Ross
Germany
Junious Ross
Raleigh
Hazel Elliston
Tornado relief efforts amid widespread damage and looting fears
Rescue and relief teams worked across Pennsylvania and neighboring Ontario as tornadoes left hundreds homeless. National Guardsmen guarded communications and debris clearance while power was restored to most customers. Volunteers donated vast supplies of clothing and food, with few looting incidents reported despite grim damage.
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Beaver
Lorrain Capozzi
Pittsburgh
Joe Hrach
Wheatland
Ohio
Larry Rutherford
Ontario
Barrie
Ross Archer
Orangeville
Truck convoy mourns slain rider amid Kentucky strike violence
Convoy from South Williamson to U.S. 119 honors West, among four shot while delivering non union coal amid UMW strike against A.T. Massey subsidiaries. West killed by snipers from hillside. police recover weapons, FBI and ATF called in as investigations continue with no arrests yet.
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Tipple
UMW
A.T. Massey Coal Co
Kentucky
Lobata
W.va
West
U.S. 119
Pikeville
West Virginia
South Williamson
Hillside
Kentucky State Police
FBI
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Jacobi and Channing Among Tony Winners
Derek Jacobi and Stockard Channing won Tony Awards for lead acting in a play for Much Ado About Nothing and Joe Egg respectively. Peter Nichols won best revival for Joe Egg. Gene Saks earned best director for Biloxi Blues. Big River topped musical nominees, with other contenders including Grind Leader of the Pack and Quilters.
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New York
Derek Jacobi
Benedick
Stockard Channing
Joe Egg
Peter Nichols
Broadway
Gene Saks
Neil Simon
Biloxi
Roger Miller
Grumman credits Navy over $659 ashtray and parts
Grumman Corp will grant full credit to the Navy for a $659 ashtray and two other aircraft parts after prices were questioned. The firm said costs reflected government pricing policies and that overpayments arose from long procurement over 15 years.
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Washington (A
Grumman Corp
Navy
Grumman
John C. Bierwirth
Bierwirth
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Miramar Naval Air Station
Thomas Cassidy Jr
Cassidy
Washington
Mine safety training noted at United Coal operations
Ron Mullins of United Coal Companies in Grundy Virginia states that employees at two preparation plants two loading areas and other surface mine sites must take annual safety refresher courses. Workers with more than two injuries in a year join training a month after their second injury. A Gary district U S Steel Mining spokesman says training exceeds legal requirements with on the job classroom and special task sessions. Forty employees at a U S Steel McDowell County operation recently completed three days of classroom training plus on the job instruction before returning to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Mullins
United Coal Companies
Grundy
United
Gary
U.S
McDowell County
Sabra Refugee Camp Devastated After 12 Days of Fighting
Beir ut Lebanon AP reported Sabra and nearby Chatilla Bourj el-Barajne camps left in ruins after Shiite fighters overran the last Palestinian strongpoints. More than 500 killed including civilians and fighters, with mass graves feared. Rescue workers and residents describe scorched earth devastation as Palestinians salvage belongings amid rubble and shell fire.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Sabra
Fatwah
Army
6Th Brigade
Chatilla
Bourj el-Barajneh
Palestine Liberation Organization
Shultz urges Israel to back Arab talks with Jordanian group
Secretary of State George Shultz sent a message to Prime Minister Shimon Peres seeking Israeli backing for U S moves toward talks with a Jordanian Palestinian delegation as a step to direct negotiations with Israel. The Cabinet in Jerusalem signaled implicit backing, while Shamir denounced PNC PLO links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George P. Shultz
Shimon Peres
Israel
State Department
Peres
Shultz
Hussein
Jordan
U.S
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
PNC
United States
United Nations Security Council
Yitzhak Shamir
Likud Bloc
War threatens famine in Afghanistan as farms abandoned
Peshawar sources report that Afghanistan's war devastates farmlands and crops, risking famine that could kill hundreds of thousands. Relief agencies, human rights groups, and guerrilla leaders say tens of thousands of farms are abandoned amid fighting, with crops destroyed to starve villagers and pressure mujahedeen forces.
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Peshawar
Pakistan
Afghanistan
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Maggie Stevens
Swiney
Sarah Ann
Welch
First Baptist Church
Jack Barker
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Fanning Funeral Home
Canada
England
Elizabeth
House of Commons
Erie
Genny Podell
Salvation Army
Albion-Cranesville
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Bland ST
Princeton
Edwin M. Fr
Thomas A. Col
Jim Terry
Linda M. Osborne
Lewis B. Spence
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
P. O
National Advertising Rep
London Associates
SUND
Das
MDE
Jacobi
Channing
Chicago
Ellie Greenwich
Big River
Shubert Theater
Ron Richardson
Jim the
Runaway Slave
August Wilson
Office of
U.S. Steel Mining Company, Inc
Sheryl R. Ezell
M.B.A. Benefits
Social Security
Apts
U.S.A
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Old Bluefield Princeton
N.Y. Times News Service
Palestine National Council
Grants
Bluefield Ave
Westgate Shopp
Sintvasen
Debbie Ing
Danforth Insurance Agency
Thelma Mitchell
Anguin
Cecil
Pug) Sigman
Bluefield Community Hospital
Vausedvan
Cravens- Shires Funeral Home
B. G. Bowersox
J.W. Neal
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