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Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia

30 Jun 1998

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

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Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1998

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Obituaries and funeral notices from Virginia towns

Deaths reported include Rawley W. Martin 83 of Rocky Gap and Lydia Mullins 98 of Narrows with funeral arrangements handled by Dudley Memorial Mortuary and Riffe's Funeral Service. Other notices: Sarah Fritz 60 Gratton area and Gary Stafford Sr. 56 Staffordsville with services by Peery and St. Clair and A West & Sons. Odessa Fann of Excelsior and Izear Stiltner 81 Grundy also listed with services in Welch, Narrows, and Grundy.

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Rawley W. Martin Rocky Gap Salem Dudley Memorial Bluefield Lydia Woosley Mullins Narrows Riffe Sarah “Maisie” Fritz Gratton Tazewell Peery and St Sarah “Matsie” Fritz Samuel L. and Lula Bourne Burton Jack Fritz Concord United Methodist Church General Instrument Corp Patty Freddie Waldron Matthew Waldron Betty Walter Christian June Gene Davidson Maisie Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home Larry Ramey Kenneth Conner Mount Olivet Gary Wayne Stafford Staffordsville Gary Wayne Stafford Sr Carilton Roanoke Memorial Hospital Trigg Tracy Steward Stafford Sr Mamie Ellen Mustard Stafford Radford Army Ammunition Plant Radford Janie Evans Stafford Inlaw Gary W. Jr Tammy Stafford Rich Creek Melissa Kenny Clowers Bozoo Debbie Tommy Clarkson Peterstown Arnold Mac) Stafford Staunton Elizabeth S. Johnston Bland, Va Cleo S. Kirk Heather Amber Clarkson Jason Grundy Izear (Ike) Stilnner Lee Town Buchanan General Hospital Buchanan County James (Jimny Elizabeth Blair Stiltner Grundy Church of God United States Army Harman Mining Company United Mine Workers of America Stiltner Ocie Fay Ramey Stiltner Barbara Kinder George Vansant Lucy Mullins Winfred Abingdon James Stiltner Tim Ramey Dewayne Mullins David Mullins Michael Charles Ray Stiltner Donnie Ramey Bill Ramey Emory Hess Jeff Coleman Dr. W. Modi Bart Belcher George Kinder Winfred Mullins
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Funeral Services Scheduled Today For Five Area Residents

Funerals set across the region with services at North Springs Old Baptist Church Wolford 11 a.m. and other chapels. Burial plans include Dan Blankenship Cemetery Hurley Va Monte Vista Park Cemetery and Bailey Cemetery Panther. Entombment planned at Grandview Mausoleum. Fanning Funeral Home of Saeger handling arrangements.

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Marion H. Lester North Springs Old Baptist Church Wolford Dan Blankenship Hurley Dimple Knox Booth Mercer Funeral Home Monte Vista Park Mary M. Blankenship Dudley Memorial Mortuary Grandview Mausoleum Gladys E. Bailey Greenbrier Frewill Baptist Church Panther Bailey Cemetery Fanning Funeral Home of Saeger
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Pentagon identifies Unknowns tomb pilot as Michael Blassie

The Pentagon announced DNA confirmation that the remains buried at the Tomb of the Unknowns belong to Air Force pilot Michael Joseph Blassie of St Louis. The exhumation followed years of family pressure, and officials say the identity aligns with gear and a similar aircraft, though other candidates were considered.

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Washington Pentagon Air Force Michael J. Blassie Blassie Althea Strobridge Rodney Strobridge Missouri Arlington National Cemetery U.S Strobridge Jean Blassie Perry Iowa Michael Blassie Michael Joseph Blassie St. Louis Michael
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Government approves first computerized mammogram scanner

The FDA fast tracks the ImageChecker from R2 Technology to double check mammograms and boost radiologist accuracy from 80 to 88 percent while oncology experts weigh potential increases in false alarms. The device aims to catch tumors earlier amid a nationwide shortfall of experienced mammographers.

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Washington Matthew Freedman Georgetown University Food and Drug Administration R2 Technology Inc Alan Stein FDA U.S Richard Reitherman American Cancer Society of Southern California
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Virginia’s 4.5 percent tax shift taxes nonprescription drugs

Merchants face a maze as a new law exempting nonprescription drugs from Virginia’s 4.5 percent sales tax takes effect. Seventy-eight other laws start July 1 with varied dates. clerks must distinguish taxable from exempt items. Ukrop’s scans code items while smaller stores must judge case by case. The reform follows Gov. Gilmore’s car tax cut signed May 22.

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Richmond Konrad Spicer Ukrop Ukrop’s Virginia Department of Taxation Spicer Jim Gilmore
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Southern education progress lags in region study

AP reports in Chapel Hill that the Southern Regional Education Board finds gains over a decade yet missing regional goals. Dropout rates declined since the 1980s and more pre elementary students are enrolled, but adult literacy and remedial college courses remain problems. CJ Creech notes long term impact of early 1980s policy changes and patient persistence. States cited include North Carolina, Kentucky, Texas, Georgia and Maryland with South Carolina starting a new program.

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Ppchapel Hill N.C Southern Regional Education Board Joseph Creech South Carolina Creech The SREB Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi North Carolina Oklahoma Tennessee Texas Virginia West Virginia
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Odessa Fann Excelsior Chapel of Paige Funeral Home Welch Restlawn Mausoleum Bluewell Sarah “Matsie Fritz Stacey White Keith White Phillip Fritz Chuck Lowe Benji Fritz Bill McFarland Cpl Sammy Davidson U.S. Army Bosnia Eric Shrader Lou Billips Route 3 Mildred M. Clark Dwight, Va Thomas M Abigail Keen Woosley Homer P. Mullins Ronald Gene Mullins Aliie Alice Mullins Church Izear Ike Daily Telegraph Member Audit Bureau of Circulations, Associated Press WV Press Assn Bluefield Daily Telegraph Mail Daily Bosapeneneeencagers New Erin Jestateside Siacz Princeton, Beckley & Abingdon Electrolux Vacuum Cleaners Ine Bluefield Ave
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