28 Apr 1987
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1987
Page
1
Tuesday Cleveland AP report says the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland faced over 1 million dollars in thefts from four churches. Video cameras captured five trusted parishioners stealing from the collection plate. Authorities say suspicions rose as weekly collections dropped by about 2000 dollars at one church.
Accu Weather forecasts a high near 58 degrees with intervals of sun and clouds. Tonight will be partly cloudy and cold with a low around 33 degrees.
April 28 1946 marks the Norfolk and Western launch of the Powhatan Arrow passenger train operating between Norfolk and Cincinnati the new service adding luxury rail options for travelers.
Gov Arch Moore announced full funding for a feasibility study to explore reopening US Steel Mining Co mines in McDowell County, averting a miner protest planned outside his Charleston office. Marshall University's Center for Regional Progress to conduct the 32000 dollar study, funded by the governor and legislature, now fully under Moore.
U S officials bar Austrian President Kurt Waldheim from entering the United States citing his World War II service with the German Army. Justice Department data show he aided deportations and execution of Jews and others, making him a first head of state on the immigration Watchlist of 40 000.
Demonstrators blocking access to CIA headquarters in McLean Virginia led to more than 550 arrests during three days of protests against American policies in Central America and southern Africa. Police counted 355 arrests by Fairfax County officers 90 of them jailed for not identifying themselves 183 by Park Police and 15 by the Federal Protective Service.
Princeton Mercer County Circuit Judge John R Frazier declined to grant a temporary order to the county Board of Health against the county commission over unpaid fourth quarter funding. He tentatively set a final hearing for May 8 after three hours of testimony and warned any crisis could trigger state health department involvement and potential charges to the county. The commissioners argue they cannot pay $30,000 for the quarter.
The Reagan administration canceled a Monday auction of federal mortgages on low and moderate income housing after a federal official warned the sale could push displaced families from their homes. The mortgages, with a face value of 410 million dollars, fund properties that limit rents and tenant types under federal aid.
In Columbia two PTL board members urged Rev Jim Bakker not to return despite his threat of a holy war to regain control. Rev Bailey E Smith said board chair Rev Jerry Falwell may resign at Tuesday's Fort Mill meeting, risking the rest of the board. Smith noted financial harm from the PTL scandal, with Falwell claiming a $2 million loss. Falwell denied any deal with Bakker and referenced Bakker's past sexual scandal. A caller at Bakker's Palm Springs home declined further comment.
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