Families Want Research-Cottrell Kept Out By State
A group of Willow Island disaster families led by Rv Bowser demands federal action and urges Governor Rockefeller to revoke ResearchCottrell Inc. charter. OSHA cites 16 safety violations, 10 willful, after 51 workers died at the Ohio River site. Bowser vows continued vigilance until a full truth is public.
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Martha Bryson Hodel
Associated Press
Willow Island
Jay Rockefeller
R.V. Bowser
ResearchCottrell Inc
Bound Brook
N.J
Bowser
Richard
Research Centrol
Ohio River
ResearchCottrell
Justice Department
OSHA
Lee Steele
Young Sets Africa Priorities Amid Cold War Ties
United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young outlined U S aims in Africa as human rights and trade, placing curbing foreign domination third. He questioned costly military clashes, urged U S Soviet dialogue to define detente, and said majority rule in Rhodesia need not threaten American interests. He advocated working with black Africans for peaceful solutions and clarifying U S objectives, noting Ethiopia's Ogaden conflict lacks economic stakes for the U S.
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United Nations
Andrew Young
United States
Africa
Associated Press
Young
U.N
U.S
Angola
Joshua Nkomo
Zambia
Rhodesia
Georgia
Ogaden
Ethiopia
Horn of Africa
Mountain Death Baffles Police on East River Mountain
A 42 year old Maryland man William O Brogan Jr was found dead on the Virginia side of East River Mountain with a gun nearby and a shower curtain and flowers at the scene. Police say no wounds were found and an autopsy is pending. Brogan had been employed in Princeton and Germantown and died under uncertain circumstances. Virginia investigators from Giles County were present but authorities say no link to a recent double killing is established. Burial set for Princeton with funeral Monday.
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Maryland
Virginia
East River Mountain
William O. Brogan Jr
Gallansburg
Princeton
Brogan
Bland County
Bob Patrick
Patrick
WHIS
George Kegley
Roanoke
Kegley
A. K. Metro
Giles County
William Opie Brogan Sr
Trixie Pendleton Brogran
Beckley Road
Rockwell International
Fairchild Space & Electronics
Germantown
Norma Jean Brogan
Perry
Billie Jo) Ball
Jerry
Diana) Spriggs
Merlin Pendleton
J. R. Pendleton
Burns Wornal Chapel
Athens Road
Resthaven Memorial Park
Dwain Barbarie
Andy Charney
Jack Cummings
Bob Pettrey
Debber McCabe
Amos Bailey
County Fire Problems Revealed by Lilly to Board
Lilly told board members and the public of tremendous county fire problems and warned no funds are enough to fix decades of neglect. He said the state fire marshal demanded compliance and outlined an September deadline with possible appeals. He urged cooperation beyond sectionalism to meet the financial and safety challenges.
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Board of Health
Lilly
T Day
Honoring Mom Through Time and Tradition
Kansas City report notes the United States marks the 70th anniversary of Mother's Day, while its precursor Mothering Sunday dates back over 300 years in England. The 17th century custom saw apprentices return home on the fourth Sunday in Lent with lists of baked cakes for their mothers, according to Hallmark researcher Sally Hopkins.
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MOM
Kansas City, Mo
United States
Hallmark
Sally Hopkins
Bluefield Daily Telegraph subscription rates notice
Publication notice outlines mail subscription rates for Bluefield West Virginia and home delivery across zones. Mentions associated press credit and bureau memberships with advertising representative details and auditors.
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The
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefiei
Associated Press
Ei! News
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulahon Advertising
London Assoceles
Wampler Criticizes Carter Beef Quota Move
Virginia congressman William C. Wampler calls President Carter’s beef quota action a vicious blow to American agriculture and a futile form of price control. He argues it squeezes cattle prices, hurts cattlemen, and aims to claim credit for lower meat prices next month. He backs Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Foley in seeking reversal and reform.
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Virginia
William C. Wampler
Carter
Wampler
Agriculture Committee
Tom Foley
Fire Fighter Training Program Warns of Plastics Hazards
A slide and cassette program titled The Fire Fighter and Plastics in a Changing Environment, funded by a Society of the Plastics Industry grant, has become a best seller from the National Fire Protection Association. It trains volunteer and professional firefighters to recognize plastics related fire hazards and how to avoid them in modern environments.
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New York
National Fire Protection Association
Society of the Plastics Industry
Temperature Chart Summary Thursday Forecast
Hi and low temperatures for Thursday, plus 24 hour precipitation ending 8 p.m. EST Thursday. Outlook for Friday includes sky conditions and overall weather expectations.
Wreck Blocks Highway After Sideswipe Collision
A south bound collision sent the Thompson vehicle into a ditch and the Dillon car struck a pickup head on. Mrs Pais suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized. The Pais and Dillon cars were totaled while the Thompson car suffered about 1000 dollars damage. Investigation continues with charges pending as rescue squads evacuated the injured and traffic backed up for miles.
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Thompson
Dillon
Lambert
Pais
Bluefield Rescue
North Tazewell man charged with felony hit and run
A North Tazewell man, Travis James Mullins age 21, was charged with reckless driving and felony hit-and-run after a Wednesday evening crash in Baptist Valley near North Tazewell. A 31 year old driver Patricia Sutherland sustained serious injuries and remains in fair condition in Richlands. Mullins was released on bond pending a preliminary hearing. The other driver’s injuries include possible concussion and pelvis fracture.
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North Tazewell
Richlands
Virginia
R. A. Chitwood
Travis James Mullins
Baptist Valley
Patricia Ann Sutherland
Mullins
R. H. Campbell
Tazewell County
Chitwood
Tazewell
Renee Hale
Patricia Sutherland
Clinch Valley Clinic
Willful Ms Bingham Ties Tower Disaster To Concrete Tests
Willful Ms Bingham said the disaster stemmed from three main factors including improper concrete tests before raising the scaffold, failure to secure the scaffold system to the cooling tower, and poor anchoring of the concrete hoisting system. She noted OSHA began a full site inspection of Willow Island and may issue more citations while investigations continue.
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Research- Cottrell
Bingham
Willow Island
OSHA
Deaths and Funerals list local obituaries in Bluefield area
The notices report the deaths of Mrs. Una Armentrout 83 of Bluefield and Elbert Lane 6 of Raven plus Okey Ford 76 of Bradshaw, Lewis Wiley 69 of Spotsylvania, Charles Stovall 67 of Salem, Mrs. Mack Coffey 67 of Blowing Rock, with service details, survivors, and burial plans.
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Albu’ Que
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Asheville
Edy
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Bluefield
Boise
Clr
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Brownsville
Buffalo
Charistn SC
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Dal Ft. Wth
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Hartford
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Honolu
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Jacks
Juneau
Kan's City
Las Vegas
Little Rock
Los Angeles
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Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Mois
Omaha
Orlando
Philadephia Phoenix
Pittsburgh
P'tland
Edy P’tland
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
Edy St. Louis
St. P. Tampa
Salt Lake
San Diego
San Fran
Washington
Charles L. Stovall
McDivitt Rd
Salem Va
Roanoke Hospital
FAA approves modest air service plan for Mercer County area
Beckley FAA official says area can pursue a master plan funded by the FAA and favors commuter aircraft over jet service. The study, funded largely by FAA, faces criticism from the chamber and airport authority as it urges limited service while the authority presses ahead with its own master plan for future development.
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Federal Aviation Administrations
Beckley
Mercer County
FAA
Chamber
Airport Authority
Beckley Faa
Joe Scheff
McKenzie
Roberts Brown dies after long illness in Bluefield
Robert S. Brown, 65, of 2416 Fairfield St., Bluefield, died Thursday in a Bluefield hospital after a long illness. The body is at Mercer Funeral Home pending completion of funeral arrangements.
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Roberts. Brown
Robert S. Brown
Fairfield St
Bluefield
Mercer Funeral Home
Infant Benarde Dies at Birth in Bluefield
Infant Benarde, son of Robert and Maxine Benarde of 221 Nelson Street, Bluefield, died at birth Thursday in a Bluefield hospital. The body is at Sinkford and Richardson Funeral Home, Bluefield, awaiting completion of arrangements.
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Benarde
Robert
Maxine Benarde
Nelson St
Bluefield
Sinkford & Richardson Funeral Home
Columbus White Dies at 72 in Virginia Hospital
Columbus White, 72, of Oakwood Virginia, died Thursday in a Richlands Virginia hospital. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Buchanan County Funeral Home Keen Mountain Virginia.
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Columbus White
Oakwood
Richlands
Buchanan County
Keen Mountain
Funerals Held Across Bluefield Area Today
Obituaries list multiple services for MORGAN JR Frank Hunter 75 HAMPTON Lonnie S 68 BURKS Bailey 63 BALL Cam 79 GRAINGER Mrs James Alice 98 LAMBERT Joseph Clell infant. Services at Emmanuel Lutheran Church Mercer Funeral Home Cravens Shires Asco Community Church with respective officiants and burials at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery Bishop Cemetery.
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Ball
Cam
Lorton Lick Road
Bluefield
Cravens Shires Funeral Chapel
Bluewell
Howard McKenzie
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Marshall Hall
Benny Hall
Junior Hall
Thomas Hall
William Dillon
Thomas Pickett
Grainger
James (Alice
Lexington
Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Harry Wright
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
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Debbie Monroe
Parkersburg
Clayton Monroe
Lucille Satterfield
St. Marys
Glenn
By Jim Terry
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Ralph Armentrout
Ralph
Una
Monte Vista Park
Hawkins Funeral Home
Elbert R. Lane
Elbert Ray Lane
Raven
Russell County
James
Eva Hart Lane
Star Commonwealth For Boys
Altron
Mich
Clearview
Order of the Eastern Star
Richlands Masonic Lodge
Kazim Temple
Tazewell-Russell Shrine Club
Hazel Elswick Lane
Elbert R
Sonny) Lane Jr
Jackie Lee Lane
Gastonia
Okey V. Ford
Okey
Bill Ford
Sophia
Oley Ford
Wolfepen
Ethel Haney
Vivian
Methodist
Bradshaw
Carl Kelly
Namon Caldwell
Brewster Cemetery
Fanning Funeral Home
Jaeger
Saeger
Lewis Allen Wiley
Spotsylvania
Athens
Fount
Ida Wiley
Mabel White Wiley
Blaine Wiley
Frank Wiley
New Orleans
Harold
Ruby) Burcham
Charles L . Stovall
Nellie Moore Stovall
Lowell P. Stovall
Blue Ridge
Gary R. Stovall
Salem
James Stovall
Spanishburg
Joe A. Stovall
Nancy Ritchie
Ft. Walton Beach
Fla
Jay F. Bowling
Elizabeth Danley Price
John M. Oakey and Son
Lawrence B. Hoover
Sherwood
Salem Rescue Squad
Mack Coffey
Mack
Esther) Coffey
Rt. 1
Blowing Rock
N. C
Lashmeet
North Carolina
Wiley and
Eleanora Wright McCroskey
Edward
Lonnie Ray Coffey
Oceanside
Calif
Steven Coffey
Vendl
Bertha Mae) Akers
Cambridge
Gene
Virginia) Bailey
Floyd
Nellie) Coffey
Margaret Farley
Mae Woodie
Jonas Ridge
Lula Whisemant
Clayton Coffey
Boone’s Fork Baptist Church
Carl Osborne
Cannon Floyd
Boone's Fork
Revis-Sturdivant Funeral Directors
Boone, N. C
Don's TV
Bluefield Area
Honest
Spring ST. Bluefield
Infant Benarde
N.S. Bovenizer
Gland ST. Bluefield
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