Corprew pleads guilty in Dave Cloud slaying case
John Elmer Corprew Jr., 50, of Roanoke, Va., admitted taking part in plans for the January 1980 shooting of Mercer County victim D.B. Cloud and pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Fayette County Circuit Court. He will serve an indeterminate one to five years with probation pending background review, and will testify against Mary Naomi Cloud in her trial slated for Aug 17. The case involves three defendants, with Guthrie also facing trial in Mercer County.
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Barbara Hawkins
Daily Telegraph
Fayetteville
Mercer County
Princeton
D.B
Dave’’ Cloud
Fayette County
John Elmer Corprew Jr
Roanoke
Cloud
Corprew
Zane Summerfield
Torney
David W. Knight
Mary Naomi Cloud
John W. Swisher
Frank S. Fragale Jr
Charleston
Charles R. Smith
Sunmerfield
West Virginia
Swisher
Summerfield
George Ballard Guthrie II
Weather outlook with showers and warm temperatures
Mostly cloudy with occasional showers and thunderstorms through Wednesday. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 70s. Partly cloudy weather and a chance of thunderstorms dominate West Virginia from Thursday to Saturday. Daytime highs will reach mid to upper 80s.
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West Virginia
National Weather Service
Iran bombing kill 73 as Beheshti leads IRP
Iran blamed the bombing that killed chief justice Ayatollah Beheshti and 71 others on leftists. The attack struck the Islamic Republican Party headquarters in Tehran, triggering vows of vengeance and sparking accusations targeting Mujahedeen Khalq and Fedayeen Khalq. Prime figures including Rajai Rafsanjani and Khomeini’s circle faced heightened tension amid calls for trials and border closures.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Iran
America
Islamic Party
Tehran
Ayatollah
Mohammad Hussein Beheshti
Supreme Court
Islamic Republican Party
IRP
Beheshti
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
London
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr
Presidency Council
Bani-Sadr
Mohammad Ali Rajai
Hashemi Rafsanjani
Associated Press
Rajai
Rafsanjani
Mujahedeen Khalq
Fedayeen Khalq
Khomeini
Kathy Granger Dies Nine Years After Car Injury
Nineteen year old Kathy Granger died after a nine year coma from a 1972 New Year’s Day accident in Shelby. She never regained consciousness after the head injury. Funeral services were held in Shelby as her mother recalled her can senses. Funds from readers and insurance supported her caregivers.
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Charlotte
N.C
Kathy Granger
Kathy
Shelby
Western Carolina Center
Morganton
Joyce Granger
Ronald Williams Returns To Moundsville This Week
Ronald Williams, a highly hunted fugitive with multiple prison escapes, is due to be returned to the Moundsville penitentiary this week. State Corrections official Tom Cook warns of extreme risk and the need for maximum security. Williams, once on the FBI ten most wanted list, was captured after a gunfight in a New York hotel lobby following a nationwide manhunt sparked by his November 1979 escape.
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Charleston
W.va
Ronald Williams
West Virginia
Tom Cook
State Corrections Department
Williams
Moundsville
Cook
Associated Press
FBI
New York City
George Washington
Tazewell Board Eyes Cuts In School Budget
Tazewell Va. the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors weighs using revenue sharing funds and school budget cuts to hold down real estate taxes and erase a $1.2 million deficit. Supervisors Peery Ballard back plan to keep levy near 65 cents per $100 with talks of 55 cents base and 10 to 20 cents extra.
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Tazewell
Sam Crockett
Peery
Crockett
Wise County A Good Indicator Of Changes In Virginia Coalfields
Wise County Virginia shows improving quality of life and rising incomes since the 1970s. Joseph Smiddy now clinch Valley College chancellor notes miners once maimed return to work with new hospitals and better roads. Unions strikes precede a shift toward a middle class with skilled mining workers and expanded education in the region.
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Wise County
Virginia
Wise
Joseph Smiddy
Appalachian
Uncle Mart Moses
Uncle Mart
Matt
Smiddy
Clinch
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John Swisher
John Elmer Corprew
Frank Fragalo
Ron
Tforeca
UMW
Eeennees
Deemeree Reee Eerereees
Steete Sere
U.S
Bani- Sadr
Bazargan
Behzad Nabavi
Bani Sadr
Nabavi
Tazewell Board
Norton
Coal County
Richmond
Norfolk
Lee County
United Mine Workers
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