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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1981

Page

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Military Sent To Polish Towns

Warsaw reports the Communist government will dispatch troops to about 2000 Polish villages to back local officials amid strikes and local conflicts. Government says measures aim to move food and stabilize fuel distribution as Solidarity calls for restraint. Officials deny martial law, citing winter pressures and survival needs.

Warsaw Poland Independent Labor Federation Solidarity Tadeusz Hupalowski Hupalowski Televi Sion Wojciech Jaruzelski Communist Party

AWACS Sale to Saudi Arabia Faces Senate Vote

President Reagan's bid to sell AWACS radar planes to Saudi Arabia heads to a final Senate vote this week. An Associated Press tally shows 54 senators oppose and 37 favor the sale, with Majority Leader Baker urging that the fight remains winnable despite opposition. The week also includes action on standby oil allocation powers, price controls, and a $7.6 billion Interior-Energy appropriations bill affected by a proposed Strategic Petroleum Reserve purchase.

Washington Reagan Saudi Arabia Senate Associated Press Howard Baker Baker CBS AWACS Congress Interior Department Energy Department Sen James A. McClure Ridaho McClure White House

Dodgers Take Series Lead In World Series Comeback

Dodgers win 2-1 over Yankees to take a 3-2 series lead as Pedro Guerrero and Steve Yeager hit consecutive seventh inning home runs off Ron Guidry. The crowd at Dodger Stadium roars while Los Angeles pushes the series toward Game 6 at Yankee Stadium, aiming to extend a comeback begun in the NL West.

Los Angeles Pedro Guerrero Steve Yeager Ron Guidry Los Angeles Dodgers New York Yankees Dodger Stadium Dodgers Houston Yankee Stadium Yankees

Dodgers Tie Game With Guerrero and Yeager Homers

The Dodgers rally in the seventh as Guerrero and Yeager hit back to back homers off Guidry, tying Sunday’s game after Dusty Baker opened the inning with a nine strikeout performance by Guidry. Dodgers win third straight. Burt Hooton to face Tommy John in Game 6.

Guidry Dusty Baker Dodgers Guerrero Dodger Yeager Los Angeles Burt Hooton Tommy John

Shared titles in Bluefield Open Chess Tourney

Dennis Funkhouser Marvin Joe Barker and Joel Harrison shared first in the Second Annual Bluefield Open Chess Tourney at the Sheraton Inn Bluefield each with 442 points. Funkhouser defeated Dante Williams in final round to secure at least a tie for the championship. Barker beat Dr Cornelio Nolasco for a share of first and Harrison upset Andrew Glancy to join the three way tie.

Daily Telegraph Dennis Funkhouser Marvin Joe Barker Joel Harrison Funkhouser Barker Dante Williams Roanoke Charleston Chess Club Bluefield Daily Telegraph Sheraton Inn Bluefield Jim Meyer Carl E. Kiser Williams Jerry Sheen South Charleston Jerry Engle St. Albans

Adopted siblings to meet after 29 years in Tampa reunion

Bluewell deputy D E Hager learns he has a sister in Tampa, Sharon Hall, and a brother-in-law and niece. The siblings, adopted as toddlers, plan to meet soon. Their biological mother remains unknown, but both families are excited at the unexpected reunion.

Mercer County Tampa Fla Hager Sharon Hall Tampa, Fla Hage

Fire kills seven in Hoboken apartment blaze. 10 survive

In Hoboken New Jersey eleven people survived a predawn five story blaze that killed seven in a migrant Puerto Rican and Cuban refugee family. Investigators consider arson as the fire began in a first floor hallway.

Hoboken N.J Lauren Tarr St. Mary Hospital

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