Probery Links Cooling Tower Probe to North Perry Site
OSHA cites 21 firms over unsafe conditions at the North Perry nuclear plant site near Cleveland. Safety officials note some serious violations but no imminent danger. construction paused after a Willow Island scaffold collapse killed 51.
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Family: There May Not Be One Hunt For Hughes Will Continues In Nevada
In Las Vegas a Nevada jury rejected as a forgery the only tested will in Howard Hughes case. The ruling leaves open the possibility that no valid will exists while about 35 to 40 other wills and claims still clutter the estate. Hughes family attorney James Dilworth warns it may take years to resolve these matters and focus may shift to the Hughes Medical Institute claim.
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Bill” Gay
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Weather Snapshot Across Regions Forecast
National Weather Service predicts showers in parts of Florida Georgia and Alabama. Friday satellite shows thick overcast in northern New England and the Cascades. A line of bright thunderstorms spans from northern Florida to the Carolinas. Broken cloud cover runs along the Appalachians with high thin clouds over Nevada to Wyoming.
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Funeral Today for Matoaka Shooting Victim
Funeral services for Arlice Woodrow Tiny Farmer a 40yearold Matoaka man who died Thursday in Princeton Community Hospital from gunshot wounds will be held at 3 p m today at the George W Seaver Chapel in Princeton Rev Paul Hall officiating Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens on the Bluefield Princeton Road State police said David E Bell 24 also of Matoaka has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting which occurred last Saturday at the Farmer residence in Matoaka Farmer was shot four times in the chest while on his front porch Bell is jailed in Mercer County awaiting preliminary hearing Born in Mercer County he was a brickmason and a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church Surviving are his widow Betty Jo White Farmer one son Kenneth W Farmer of the home four daughters Barbara Ann White Kathy Lynn Farmer Ronna Sue Farmer and Betty Gaye Farmer all of the home seven brothers Harrison Clyde Leonard Edward Joe and Franklin Farmer all of Matoaka and Raymond Farmer of Bluefield two sisters Garnet Thomason Princeton and Pearl Farmer Glenwood Park Pallbearers Carson White Rodney White Jerry White Larry White Wayne White Gerald White and Larry Farmer Friends may call from 10 a m today until service time.
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Pearl) Farmer
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Correction lists honor roll misprint at Central Junior High
Lisa Shires of Bluefield was named to the A honor roll for the second semester. The Daily Telegraph printed the name as Miss Shires on the B honor roll by error.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph Advertisement Notice
Bluefield Daily Telegraph details subscription rates and delivery options in West Virginia. The notice lists mail and home delivery prices, zones, and advertising representation by Landon Associates.
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Auburn Ratliff Seeks Buchanan Sheriff Nomination
Auburn Ratliff of Grundy Virginia, a former Buchanan County sheriff, won the Republican nomination Friday night at a mass meeting at Grundy Junior High. He will face Democrat Randy Jackson, a criminal investigator for the office of Commonwealth Attorney Steve Gibson, in November. About 400 people attended as 27-year-old Terry Hall opposed him on the first ballot. Buchanan County GOP Chairman Raymond Street presided.
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Brogan Death Mystery Still Unresolved Officials Say
Virginia Medical Examiner's office said autopsy results on William O. Brogan Jr. are pending with tests continuing and full findings possible by Monday. Police ruled out a link to the Giles County Noble Scott double killing. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. today in Princeton with Resthaven Memorial Park burial.
PSC Denies Bus Lines' Rehearing
The Public Service Commission denied Virginia Stage Lines Inc petition for rehearing after previously refusing to permit transfer of intrastate routes to Dayton and Southeastern Lines Inc The routes include two daily round trips Bluefield Huntington Logan Charleston and one Welch Bluefield trip in West Virginia.
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W&M Hall convention sparks rule dispute among eight candidates
Robb notes warning signs as eight candidates grapple with a rules compromise reached at the nomination convention in William & Mary Hall. The objection, attributed to supporters, centers on a proposed rule to eliminate the lowest runner on the fourth ballot and any candidate below five percent on each ballot.
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Fire safety flaws found in Mercer County schools
Mercer County fire marshal confirms serious conditions at several schools including Fairview Montcalm Spanishburg and Wade grade schools. A county list covers 39 schools and 85 buildings with 544 requirements, with corrections possible in summer and priority items to be addressed before use. Smittle will consult with county education officials on next actions and plans.
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Deaths and Funerals Homer Adams Justus Hurley Va
Homer Adams Justus 51 of Hurley Va died Thursday in a Grundy hospital after a short illness. He leaves wife Marie and several children, siblings, and in laws. Funeral Sunday at 11 a.m. at the home with several elders officiating. Burial in Floyd Justus cemetery. Virginia Funeral Homes in charge.
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Wound Claims Ex-Virginian Jerry Hall Dies in Dallas
Jerry Kenneth Hall 35, of Dallas Texas and formerly Richmond Virginia, died at home from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound. A Vietnam War veteran since 1972, he is survived by a widow, two children, five sisters and two brothers. Funeral today at 11 a.m. at Greever Funeral Chapel Tazewell with Rev James Sargeant officiating. pallbearers named.
Committee probes Piedmont flights and West Coast ties
The committee will study poor connections from west points like Los Angeles and Chicago and service from Atlanta. Piedmont runs three Mercer County to Atlanta flights but only one back. A June 15 expansion may add another daily Atlanta flight to Mercer. The panel seeks Piedmont subsidy figures, cargo versus passenger revenue, tariff lists, and schedules.
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Herbert B. Lester Dies After Long Illness in Phoenix
Herbert B. Lester age 45 of Phoenix Ariz formerly of Tazewell died Thursday in Phoenix after a long illness Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Dudley Memorial Mortuary in Bluefield Va
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