Deaths and Funerals Narrows VA mourns three locally known residents
William Jerald Turner Jr. 24 of Narrows died on arrival at a Pearisburg hospital after a brief illness. He is survived by his parents, a son, a brother in San Diego, and a sister in Pearisburg. Service at Riffe's Chapel with burial in French Family Cemetery. The family will host visitation Tuesday. Paul Altizer 71 of Bandy died after a long illness in Tazewell Community Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Tony Kuffner 65 of Keystone died at home after a short illness. services pending at Bennett-Fanning Funeral Home.
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William Jerald Turner JR
Rt. 2
Narrows
Pearisburg
William J. Turner Sr
William Jerald Turner III
Joseph C. Turner
San Diego
Calif
Trudy T. Huffman
Riffe’s Funeral Home
Walter Gates
French Family
Paul Altizer
Rt. 1
Bandy
Tazewell Community Hospital
Greever Funeral Home
Tazewell
Tony Kuffner
Keystone
Bennett-Fanning Funeral Home
Northfork
Harold Trivett
Ernest Raines
Clarence Brown
Hassell Lester
Harold Wallace
Harold Smith
Everett Mitchell
Arthur Woods
Grundy Funeral Home
Harold Vernon Matney
Hurley
Lynchburg
Lord
James Hamer
James
Nellie) Stockton Hamer
Nellie Harsanyi
Kersley
Bolton
Lancashire
England
Joseph Stockton
Esther Glover Stockton
Ann Jane Milam
Burk Baptist Church
McDowell County
United States
Joseph Hamer
Bennie
Dorothy) Brown
Martinsburg
Russell
Jeannie) East
John
Nellie) Harsanyi
Wiley Brooks
Pete Branch
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Bluefield
Princeton
Bennett-Fanning
Funeral notices from Bluefield and surrounding towns
A compendium of funeral and service notices from Bluewell Bluefield and nearby towns. Names include Bernard C Culver Robert P Byrd Dewey Arlington Justus Joseph Marvin Potts Charles Wood Clarence D McIntosh Harold Vernon Matney James Hamer Darrel Hairston Beulah Spencer and related services with dates times and burial details where stated.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Advertisement Notice Content
The fragment from Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists publishing details and subscription rates for West Virginia and home celery rates per calendar month, indicating a standard newspaper masthead section with Associated Press affiliation and advertising representation by Langde Associates.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluetieia
Associated Press
Mall
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Langde Associates
Litter Funding Received by Three Virginia Counties
The Cumberland Plateau Planning District seeks 12040 from the Virginia Division of Litter Control for a regional litter awareness program covering Dickenson Russell and Tazewell Counties. Allocations total 2967 3848 and 5225 respectively with a plan to pool funds for a threecounty education effort. A Regional Litter Control Committee will be formed. Call Jim Baldwin or Jeff Owen at 889 1778 for involvement in Lebanon.
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Cumberland Flat Plateau
Jim Baldwin
Jeff Owen
Planning District
Lebanon
Free rides to polls offered by local Democratic leaders
Allan Connolly north side Democratic leader announces free rides to the polls for Bluefield area voters on election day. To schedule a ride call 327-8608 for Connolly or 327-5419 for Martha Walker.
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Allan Connolly
North Side
Bluefield Area
Connolly
Martha Walker
Princeton Woman Dies In Crash
A 29-year-old Princeton woman Rebecca Collier died in a weekend crash on the West Virginia Turnpike. Five others including her husband were injured and taken to Raleigh General Hospital. Turnpike Police could not be reached for details.
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Princeton
West Virginia Turnpike
Rebecca Collier
Raleigh General Hospital
Fair Treatment Vowed To Citizens Of Mining Town
LARK Utah UP The Kennecott Copper board chair Frank R Milliken visited Lark by helicopter and promised a fair generous relocation offer as the town faces closure for open pit mining The visit drew mixed views with residents calling it a PR ploy while others remained hopeful of a satisfactory payment and housing arrangements for renters and homeowners alike.
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Lark
Utah
Kennecott Copper
Frank R. Milliken
Kennecott
Jim Waldie
Milliken
Waldie
New York
Hilda
Hilda Grabner
Platnick Dies in Bluefield After Final Illness
Benjamin M. Platnick of 524 Mountain View Ave Bluefield died late Sunday evening frail after a prolonged illness. He was former president of Platnick Brothers and received care at Mercer Funeral Home.
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Benjamin M. Platnick
Mountain View Ave
Bluefield
Platnick Brothers
Mercer Funeral Home
Protesters Return To Rocky Flats
Former Pentagon analyst Daniel Elisberg and at least 20 anti nuclear protesters returned to the Rocky Flats plant near Golden Colorado and set up camp just outside the boundaries. They were previously arrested for criminal trespass and unlawful blockage and later released.
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Golden
Colo
Pentagon
Daniel Elisberg
Rocky Flats
Felix Owen
Rockwell International
Elisberg
Jefferson County
Jane Zimmerman
Carter Opponents May Seek Compromise On Arms Sales
Washington AP report says President Carter and congressional opponents may compromise on selling jet fighters to Israel Egypt and Saudi Arabia with a possible future Israel air commitment. Javits notes no concrete offers yet and opposition centers on 60 F-15 jets to Saudi Arabia while Israel would receive 9 jets and Egypt 50 F-5s. Congress has 30 days to veto all or part of the sale.
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Carter
Washington
Congress
Israel
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Javits
Senate
House
Senate House
Wood Attacks Lackey and Oxley in County Race
Mercer County school board bid features Willie Wood accusing opponents Dr. Allen Lackey and James Oxley of co opting his programs. Wood says they should explain their plans rather than ride his. Privett pushes for schools buildings, teacher support, recreation, and open meetings. Lackey and Oxley criticize coverage and credit teachers for student success amid alleged board indifference.
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Mercer County School Board
Willie Wood
Allen Lackey
James Oxley
Wood
Lackey
Oxley
Charles J. Privett
Honaker
Caldwell
Buchanan Women Elected Region I Officers in Va Youth Conference
Buchanan County Virginia women have been elected to Region I officers for the Southwest Virginia Youth Conference. Theresa Wyatt led as president with Angela Hylton as vice president Sherry Rasnake as secretary Bev Cook as treasurer Sandy Mullins as delegate and Tiny Lester as alternate delegate. Palmer Mitchell noted the election marked the first time officers from other counties were chosen. Region I spans seven counties and the meeting was held at Southwest Virginia Community College.
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Buchanan County
Southwest Virginia
Theresa Wyatt
Baptist Valley
Angela Hylton
Grundy
Sherry Rasnake
Richlands
Bev Cook
Vansant
Sandy Mullins
Tiny Lester
Delgate
Palmer Mitchell
Tazewell County
Southwest Virginia Community College
OPEC Ends Conference in Taif Talks Dollar and Strategy
OPEC ministers wrapped a two day meeting in Taif Saudi Arabia keeping the dollar as pricing currency and creating a super commission to map long term strategy. Iraq failed to win support for abandoning the dollar with ministers favoring the dollar’s strength while a few urged alternatives. The six largest producers Saudi Arabia Algeria Iran Iraq Kuwait and Venezuela will form the new commission as talks yielded no immediate oil price rise.
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Taif
Saudi Arabia
OPEC
Iraq
Tayeh Abdul Karim
Economic Commission
Red Sea
Libya
Algeria
Iran
Kuwait
Venezuela
Ecuador
Gabon
Indonesia
Nigeria
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Franklin State in the Early Republic Quiz
The reader questions probe early U.S. history noting the State of Franklin as a proposed name for a territory between 1784 and 1788. It asks which state it referred to and includes items on a president’s remarriage amid divorce issues, and a 1950 Pulitzer for a Black female poet.
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U.S. States
Franklin
Frankland
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
U.S
James Buchanan
Gerald Ford
Andrew Jackson
Annie Langston Hughes
Gwen Ug
Gwendolyn Brooks
Ralph Ellison
College Has Dante in 29 Languages at Holyoke College
In Holyoke College’s Dante collection Valentine Giamatti, retired Mount Holyoke Italian professor, offers the Divine Comedy in 29 translations including Gaelic Chinese Turkish Dutch and Esperanto among some 200 illustrated editions.
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South Hadley
Mass
Holyoke College
Valentine Giamatti
Mount Holyoke
Florida Moves to Save Energy Across State Institutions
Florida studies energy costs in state buildings and colleges to curb rising bills backed by 28 million in federal funds. Universities Florida State Florida Tech and UNF lead in installing campus energy management systems with schools in Broward Palm Beach and Hillsborough counties already reporting savings.
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Orlando
Fla
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
Georgia Capitol
Florida State
Tallahassee
Florida Tech
University of North Florida
Jacksonville
Broward
Palm Beach
Hillsborough
Robert Doering
State Energy Office
Carlos Warren
Energy Office
Warren
Doering
Ronald Evans
Congress
Evans
Reubin Askew
Steve Polk
Georgia Buildings Authority
Capitol Complex
Georgia Power Company
Polk
Energy Division
Doug Culbreth
Richard Neuhaus
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