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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1983
Page
3
Multiple obituaries list names of Hess Sargent Bailey Myers Williams Helmandollar Bowen Bailey Short and others. Each notice provides ages, birthplaces, survivors, funeral home contacts and burial sites across Tazewell, Russell, Bland and Dickenson counties in Virginia with services scheduled or noted as incomplete.
Be irut Lebanon AP three Israeli soldiers were killed in a dawn ambush by guerrillas hiding in a lemon grove on a road seven miles northeast of Tyre. One Israeli soldier was said captured by attackers while another was wounded. Sources differ on responsibility with claims by Lebanese groups and Beirut radio.
Hooper describes the multi phase R D Bailey Lake project including 180 camp pads with utilities, and notes it attracts 210000 visitors yearly. Debris from spring runoff affects the dam, but cleaning river banks is a benefit. The rock filled dam was completed in the 1970s with construction over years, and wildlife thrives with careful preservation.
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph publication details include establishment in 1893, address at 412 Bland Street, Bluefield West Virginia, mail subscription rates, home delivery pricing, and notices to postmasters and advertising representatives. It notes Associated Press affiliation and postal information.
ABINGDON Virginia A 79 year old Princeton man Glenn Murphy of Rt Five was killed at the scene of a two vehicle crash on U S Route 19 Friday morning Three others were injured Murphy was driving with daughter Lula Monk 30 and granddaughter Melissa Nash 12 Also injured were James Harris in another vehicle and Worley Davidson Jr 47 driver of the other vehicle escaped injury Murphy s car reportedly left a restaurant parking lot and collided with an oncoming truck at Route 19 destination hospital names and ages provided for injured parties.
Gov. Rockefeller announced an $18.7 million Interstate 64 contract in Summers County to Green Construction Co. of Des Moines for drainage, retaining wall work and three bridges with over two million pounds of structural steel. He also announced 21 road improvement and safety contracts totaling $2.76 million across 17 counties including McDowell Mercer and related paving and guardrail projects.
Bluefield Virginia officer J B Gearhart withdrew a statement that elderly resident George W Fox Sr of 11 Laurel Dr apparently killed himself because he was probably tired of living The retracement followed health problems cited by Bluefield Police Chief Jack Asbury regarding the June 3 shooting reported in the Daily Telegraph story on June 4.
Matoaka residents vote Tuesday in a bi annual election at the Town Hall to select a mayor and five council members. Incumbent mayoral candidates Jimmy Sangid and Tracy Lusk face off with council incumbents Joe Allen Samuel Davis Douglas Hawkes and Trevis Hurst seeking reelection on the Progressive Ticket. Opposing slate Phillip Sigman and Lacy Young run with the People’s Ticket while Roy Williams runs as an independent. Reasor seeks the recorder’s seat now held by Ralph Bird who is not seeking reelection. Poll hours are 6 30 a m to 7 30 p m.
Ratajczak ties cattle slaughter to wet winter delays while meat costs dip. Beef and veal fall 5.4 percent, pork down 2.8 percent, fish up 0.9 percent. Fresh fruit drops 9.6 percent after a 15.7 percent surge in April due to weather damage in California and the East. Egg prices jump 24.1 percent after 6.9 percent in April. Passenger car prices rise 0.2 percent. light trucks steady. capital equipment up 0.2 percent after a 0.3 percent drop in April.
The Commerce Department reports May retail sales rose 2.1 percent led by autos and a sharp gain in department stores and general merchandise outlets. Growth followed 1.7 percent in April and 2.3 percent in March, with all categories up except drug stores. Experts say the gains reflect ongoing economic recovery.
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel will tour America together for the first time in 13 years, kicking off July 19 at Akron Rubber Bowl. The duo said they are skipping decades and expect a large-scale return, with plans for a possible free show in 2000 if they are still performing.
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