Deaths in Mercer and surrounding counties noted
Obituary notices list George P. Akers 60 of Beeson and Steward Mason Lambert 76 of Narrows among several with long survivor rosters and funeral details. Also listed are Dewey A. Lovern 65 of Flint and Glen L. Hall 66 of Davy with services announced. Additional items include Louisa Burrell 80 of War and Mrs Henry Edward Crews Icey Rose 66 of Warren Bluefield with funeral plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Akers
George Peyton Akers
Peor
Princeton
Mercer County
UMWA
Virginia Harrah Akers
Alderson
Roger
Deborah) Lusk
Kathy D
Melisa Akers
Rock
Keith
Janet) Smith
Falls Mills
Byron
Mary) Shrewsbury
Pin
George W. Seaver
Larry Farley
Peyton Family Cemetery
Beeson
Steward M. Lambert
Steward Mason Lambert
Route 2
Narrows
Radford
Giles County
Riffe
John E. Belcher
Lambert Family Cemetery
Dewey A. Lovern
Flint
Mich
Lovern
Lottie Dunn
Dublin
Warren Lovern
Blanch Lovern
Dale Lovern
Athens
Marilyn Blevins
Spickard
Henry Edward
Icey Rose
Warren, Mich
Bluefield
Dudley Funeral Home
Leonard Repass
Maple Hill Cemetery
Bombing hits Narita Airport baggage area near Tokyo
An explosive attack at Narita Airport damaged the sorting area as baggage was moved to the terminal. Two baggage handlers were killed and four workers wounded. The blast occurred 20 to 25 minutes after unloading began, with 82 bags seized and about 350 pieces moved from the plane. No group claimed responsibility. Japanese police and Canadian authorities investigated. The airport remains a high security site amid longrunning protests over Narita’s construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Franz Metzger
CP Air
Pena
Metzger
Brian Jeanes
Canada
Jeanes
Hideo Asano
Hideharu Koda
Narita
Masaharu Asakura
Toshinobu Soga
Testsuya Asano
Masahiro Yoshioka
Community reaction to crisis draws mixed voices
Loriene Allen of Princeton voices concern while most are outspoken. A Bluefield man remains silent. Irene Witten hopes for prayer and expresses difficulty in words. Anawalt woman adds that the community must pray hard and endure the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loriene Allen
Princeton
Bluefield
Irene Witten
Secrecy surrounds U S farm crop forecasts in Washington
In a locked US Agriculture Department unit the Crop Reporting Board prepares winter wheat and other crop forecasts. Gates of secrecy include two metal doors armed guards and window shades wired shut. About 2,700 part time workers supply data for some 300 reports yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Sam
U.S
Ray Hancock
Crop Reporting Board
L. Duane Jewell
Reporting Board
Hancock
Jewell
USDA
Midwest
T.E. Mallory
Bland County
Police Executive Research Forum
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Senate Judiciary Committee
Jerry Tinker
Kennedy
Senate
Judiciary
Tinker
Navy knew of Walker's record before security clearance
Scranton AP report says Navy clearance for John A. Walker Jr. came despite his juvenile burglary convictions in 1955. Court records show Walker, then 17, and another boy admitted guilt and were placed on probation after burglaries in Scranton area. Family ties and other alleged spies tied to Walker are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Navy
John A. Walker Jr
Walker
Scranton Times
Milo A. Bauerly
FBI
Soviet Union
Arthur
Michael
Jerry Whitworth
John Walker
Maryland
the Times
Williamsport
Lackawanna County
Otto P. Robinson
Union City
Calif
Jet dives to miss plane over Lake Michigan
An American Airlines Boeing 727 with 70 aboard dived to avoid an oncoming propeller aircraft over Lake Michigan. Flight 803 from Chicago landed safely at Kent County Airport in Grand Rapids. Four injured include three flight attendants and one passenger. the other plane’s identity and cause were under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
American Airlines
Lake Michigan
Chicago
O'Hare
Kent County International
Dan White
Mark Lagerkvist
Wzzm-Tv
White
Reagan officials press for restraint on possible response
Secretary Shultz defended Reagan’s resolve amid hostage tensions and outlined efforts to counter terrorism while avoiding detailed actions. The piece notes debate over gun control legislation, foreign and domestic security cautions, and updates on the Air India crash search, including recovery efforts and depth challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
America
Shultz
Beirut
Toxic fire injures nine at Anaheim pesticide plant
A Sunday blaze at the Durning pesticide plant in Anaheim, California, sent nine people to hospital and forced about 1000 residents and workers to evacuate. Spokesmen warned the situation was potentially critical and dangerous as pressurized methyl bromide tanks swelled amid the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaheim
Calif
Art York
Orange County Fire Department
Mike Doty
Doty
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Glen L. Hall
Davy
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Burrell
Louise
Second Baptist Church
War
Ronald Dyer
Hartwell Cemetery
Hartwell
Page Funeral Home
Applied Automation
Dinefield Daily Telegraph
Bland ST
W.va
Edwin M. Fr
Thomas A. Col
Kley
Patsy P. Malemisura
Mike Blanton
Carl H. Meade, Jr
Jim Terry
Linda M. Osborne
Lewis B. Spence
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
P. O
National Advertising Rep
London Associates
Lund
William A. Caldwell
Defense Department
Lagerkvist
Bill Kott
Fairmont Hearing Aid Service
California
Sikh Student Federation
Vancouver
Baloney
Manmohan Singh
Joe Kerin
Ireland
Marine Rescue Coordination Center
Kerin
British Transport Department
Plymouth
Nimrod
Defense Ministry
London
Heathrow
Shannon
Danforth Insurance Agency
Westgate
Shoppi
Massa
Bluefield Dance Theatre
Jefferson Street
John R. Lamb
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