Obituaries From Bluefield Area Dated November 11 1982
Obituaries report Mrs. Clarence B. Childress of Annandale Virginia formerly Oakwood Virginia dying after a long illness in Arlington. George D. Graham 64 of Bluefield dies in Salem Virginia hospital after long illness. Harold Andrew Lee Bluefield dies in Bluefield hospital. services set Walnut Grove Cemetery. Eugene Luckado 84 of Roanoke formerly Pembroke died after a long illness. funeral plans incomplete. Charlie Matney 54 of Roderfield dies. services Friday Fanning Chapel. John Howard Craft 60 of Bluefield area dies in hospital. arrangements pending.
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Clarence B
Ethel Sisk) Childress
Annandale
Oakwood
Arlington
Monk
William H
Mary Phillips Sisk
Alma C. Puckett
Columbus
Ohio
Ardith Burdick
Falls Church
Gerald K. Childress
Santilla
Royce A. Childress
White Plains
Ezra Sisk
Swords Creek
Otis Sisk
Rosedale
Grace Rasnake
Trula Addison
Buchanan County Funeral Home Chapel
Keen Mountain
Stuart Owens
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Harold Andrew Lee
Bluefield
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Richard Rouquie
Presbyterian Church
Lee
Julia
Effie Lee
Jane Marie Lambert
Roselawn-Monte Vista
Eugene Chapman Luckado
Roanoke
Pembroke
George W. Seaver
Princeton
Charlie Matney
Charlie ‘‘Peton
Matney
Roderfield
Roanoke, Va
Panther
Dorsey and
Linie Lester Matney
Oma McNeely Matney
Thomas
Peggy Sue) Burgess
Tammy Kay
Vickie Lynn Matney
Maggie Collins
Jaeger
Margaret Ratliff
Fanning Funeral Home
Welch
Eddie Mishoe
Randall Dornty
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton Road
Friends
John Howard Craft
Ada Road
Cravens- Shires Funeral Home
Funeral for Andrew Lundy Dillon in Bluefield
Andrew Lundy Dillon, 73, of Duhring, will be laid to rest today at 2 p.m. in the Mercer Funeral Home Chapel, Bluefield, with Rev. Paul Hall officiating. Burial follows at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Pall bearers named Udell, Dave Bailey, William Lusk, Andrew Bailey, Clifford Bailey, Russell Bailey.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph information page
The item lists publication details for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph including establishment year, address, AP affiliation, circulation notes, subscription rates, home delivery price, post office box, and advertising representation. It reads like a historical newspaper masthead and contact information.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
W.V
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
P.O. Box
W. Va
Landon Associates
Nation remembers fallen in Washington memorial vigil
In Washington Cathedral volunteers read the names of missing and dead from the Vietnam conflict every two seconds in a 21 hour daily vigil through Friday. Names include Gerald Radland James Doning Aaland and Daniel Lawrence Aamnold. The memorial design by Maya Lin draws mixed reactions from veterans and visitors.
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Washington Cathedral
Gerald Radland
Sisteton
S.D
James Doning Aaland
Houston
Daniel Lawrence Aamnold
Moorhead
Minn
May Ying Lin
Yale
James Webb
Wilbur Smith
Mrs. Smith
Ron Huntley
United States
Vietnam
NCA backs coal slurry in Virginia debate
The National Coal Association and Virginia Electric & Power Co. pressed for eminent domain rights for coal slurry pipelines at a Virginia Tech seminar. Carl Bagge said lack of such rights blocks pipeline routes and raises transport costs amid rail constraints. The move marks the coal industry’s strongest public support to date in the Virginia slurry pipeline debate.
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Blacksburg
National Coal Association
Coal Industry
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Virginia
General Assembly
Carl Bagge
Virginia Coal Resources
Virginia Tech
Vepco
Bagge
Hampton Roads
Sacred Heart Church Break-Ins Hit Bluefield Twice
Bluefield police investigate two break-ins at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in four days. On November 2 a glass door was broken on the east side of the church school building, two offices were entered and about 179 dollars in cash disappeared. On November 6 a glass on the south basement kitchen window was broken and around 30 dollars taken. Detective Bureau handling the case.
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Bluefield
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
James A
Tony) Bivens
Bivens
Tazewell businessman charged with grand larceny
James David Ribble Jr., 35, of Tazewell, is charged with 12 counts of grand larceny for allegedly stealing several hundred dollars from Draper-Aden Associates Inc. while employed as manager of the Tazewell branch. Indictments followed a State Police investigation. bond set at $10,000 after arraignment in Tazewell County Circuit Court.
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Tazewell
Carrol Delpin
State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Ribble
Blacksburg
Princeton
Tazewell County
Link to Murders Raises possible serial slayings in Chicago
Three men in custody may be tied to as many as 17 sexual mutilation killings over 18 months police said. Edward Spreitzer 21 and Andrew Kokoraleis 19 were arraigned on Rose Beck Davis 30 murder charges. Davis was found Sept 8 behind a Near North Side stairway. Spreitzer also faces Sandra Delaware 18 murder charges. Robin Gecht 28 faces non fatal attack charges and remains jailed on $1 million bond.
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Chicago
Edward Spreitzer
Joseph Mucia
Spreitzer
Andrew C. Kokoraleis
Rose Beck Davis
Near North Side
Sandra Delaware
Robin Gecht
Stevenson to seek recount in Illinois governor race
Democrat Adlai E. Stevenson said he would seek a recount after canvasses in Chicago and two counties left him about 5 500 votes behind Republican Gov James R Thompson out of 3 600 000 cast The state Board of Elections was set to declare the statewide results on November 22 but Stevenson called the apparent outcome within the margin of error.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
James R. Thompson
Stevenson
Thompson
State Board of Elections
Former Congressman Sentenced for Tax Evasion and Marijuana
Former Congressman Frederick W. Richmond, who resigned to avoid indictment, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison and fined $20,000 for income tax evasion and marijuana possession. He agreed to repay $425,000 to settle an SEC complaint. Richmond, 58, once among Congress’s wealthiest members with an estimated $30 million, had no comment.
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NEW York
Frederick W. Richmond
Congress
Richmond
Securities and Exchange Commission
Brennan In Good Condition After Surgery
Actress Eileen Brennan remained in good condition after a four hour operation to repair facial fractures and stabilize injuries to her left leg following being struck by a car. Hospital official Ms Plank provided the update.
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Los Angeles
Eileen Brennan
Plank
Pope John Paul II Expedited Caroline Annulment
Vatican sources say Pope John Paul II fast tracks the annulment of Princess Caroline and Philippe Junot due to compassion for her late mother Princess Grace. Three Vatican judges from Italy Colombia and France are reviewing the case.
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Vatican City
John Paul II
Caroline
Philippe Junot
Princess Grace of
Monaco
Vatican
New Jersey Toy Recalled Over Choking Risk
A New Jersey company recalls Happy Mates squeeze toys after finding they are small enough to lodge in a child’s throat. The CPSC notes no incidents yet but similar shapes have caused deaths. About 8,000 to 9,000 units distributed in two years.
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Washington
New Jersey
Happy Mates
Consumer Product Safety Commisson
Bush begins African tour stops in Cape Verde meeting Pereira
Vice President George Bush met with Cape Verdean President Aristides Pereira in Ilha do Sal and urged steps to remove Cuban troops from Angola. The 32 hour visit marked the first stop on a seven nation African tour before Bush flies to Dakar, Senegal.
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Ilha DO Sal
Cape Verde
George Bush
Aristides Pereira
Angola
Bush
Pereira
Dakar
Senegal
IMF approves emergency loans to Mexico and Argentina
The International Monetary Fund tentatively approves about 3.8 billion dollars for Mexico and 2.1 billion for Argentina to help meet foreign debts. Both nations will implement belt tightening measures in return for the aid amid financial distress. In Europe, a weekend storm in Andorra and nearby areas has killed more than 20, with at least six deaths in Andorra and three in Genoa, Italy. several missing as floods and high winds disrupt communications and cause extensive damage.
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Washington
International Monetary Fund
Mexico
Argentina
Foix
France
Europe
Principality
Andorra
Italy
Spain
Pyrenees
Genoa
McDowell election results certified after canvass
County Commissioners as Board of Canvassers certified the McDowell County general election late Tuesday night. Democratic candidates won across offices with minor changes from unofficial counts and high voter turnout. The canvass totals show party distribution among local and state races and amendments with write-in votes and public measures.
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Welch
McDowell County
T.J. ‘Scotty
Scott
Tom Church
Earl Yeager
Steve Horne
House of Delegates
Rick Marensky
Ernest C. Moore
Thousands Clash With Police in Polish Martial Law Protests
Poles in Warsaw Wroclaw and Nowa Huta clashed with riot police shouting Solidarity lives and Down with the junta amid martial law efforts. Police detained hundreds, injuring officers and civilians. protests spanned about 20 towns with student actions in four cities as authorities seek to curb dissent.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
Wroclaw
Nowa Huta
PAP
Krakow
Legnica
Poznan
Lodz
Dzierzoniow
Walbrzych
Lenin
Gdansk
Jerry Urban
Washington
Reagan
Despondent gunman seizes nine hostages at Burke high school
A gunman described as distraught over a rejected marriage proposal took nine hostages in the Burke Virginia high school offices. Over six hours later three women hostages were released unharmed. No students were confirmed as hostages. Police identified the shooter as James Stevens, 18, a former senior and stepson of a local captain.
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Burke
Washington
John Atwood
Fairfax County
Andrew Page
Carroll D. Buracker
Buracker
James Stevens
Stevens
Warren Carmichael
John Isom
Tony Crumm
Frances Churchman
Welch Veterans Day parade to open downtown events
A 116 unit Veterans Day parade through Welch will begin at 10 a.m. at the new McDowell County Library, sponsored by American Legion Post No. 8. A 10:50 a.m. awards ceremony at the Parking Building will honor bands, with Brigadier General Alexander M. Sloan of Bolling AFB as guest speaker. Sloan will also address an invitational luncheon at Mt. View High School at 1 p.m., sponsored by Welch businessmen.
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WELCH
American Legion Post No. 8
McDowell County Libray
McDowell Street
Alexander M. Sloan
Bolling Air Force Base
Washington, D.C
Mt. View High School
Businessmen of
Man Charged Twice in Princeton DWI Incidents
Princeton police charged Larry E. Young, 30, with DWI and leaving the scene after two Wednesday night crashes on Mercer Street and Walnut Street. He allegedly struck a telephone pole near Princeton Bank and Trust, damaged shrubbery, then rear ended a Jeep Wagoner owned by Harold Pruett, with about 2000 dollars in damage. Young’s Ford Thunderbird was listed as a total loss.
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Princeton
Huntington
K.B. Davis
Larry E. Young
Mercer Street
Princeton Bank and Trust
Davis
Young
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Clarence Childress
George Graham
George D. Graham
Salem, Va
Veterans’ Hospital
John W
Sarah Earls Graham
Coppinger Machinery Service
Gladys Edmonds
North Tazewell
Shields Graham
Harold Lee
Eugene Luckado
John Craft
Danforth Insurance Agency Auto License Service
Bluewell
NCA
Illinois
Brennan
United Way
United Way OF
Greater Bluefield
Commerce Street
W.va
McDowell
Bruce O. Williams
Morris L. Meadows
Truman Chafin
Frederick L. Parker
Truman L. Sayre
U.S
Nick Joe Rahall II
Homer L. Harris
Robert C. Byrd
Cleve Benedict
William B. Hovland
SWP
Board of Education
Benny Cassady
Cassady
Warsaw University
Sylvester Kruppa
C&p
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
State Corporation Commission
SCC
Bluewell Public Service District
Falls Mills
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