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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1986
Page
9
Accu Weather forecast for Bluefield and Princeton reports intervals of clouds and sun with a thunder shower risk. Highs near 78, lows around 58 to 60 through the period with a 84 degree record in 1960.
The National Weather Service predicts showers today along a cold front sweeping from the Northeast into the Gulf states and toward the Midwest. Florida, Wisconsin, and Minnesota are also in for rain with temperatures in the eighties and nineties nationwide.
Associated Press reports temperatures brought relief to sun baked plains though drought lingers leaving a crop and farm ruin legacy. the heat and dry weather stretched from pennsylvania to the east coast and texas and wisconsin, with crop losses over 2.3 billion dollars and more than sixty six deaths in a month of ceaseless rain and heat. agricultural agents warn farms may need vast hay supplies as livestock suffer, while shipments of hay head to southern states to ease shortages and inmates assist unloading. temperatures stay above normal in drought areas though some regions foresee a dip and storms sweep the south plains without easing dry conditions.
Eyewitnesses described drought conditions in McAlester Oklahoma with no substantial breakdown of the drought figures. A baby suffered second degree burns from crawling on the hot pavement, described as like a frying pan, while regional hospital staff report the child in good condition. Markets dependent on Southeast produce must seek stock elsewhere.
Ought means meager meals in Wassee Georgia as Reba Gibson and her husband spend long afternoons amid a hot summer. For over 30 years they have canned and stored vegetables from their garden to feed family, table, and winter. Towns County ranks 83rd among America’s 150 worst hunger counties. 20 percent plus qualify for food stamps but only about a third receive them.
A 5.5 magnitude tremor struck at 12:23 a.m. near Bishop in the eastern Sierra, following a 6.1 quake on July 21 that caused 2.7 million dollars in damage. Seismologists report thousands of quakes since then, with dozens above 3.0, and residents express fear of future shocks.
In Tallahassee Florida officials report a mild Florida citrus canker strain found on a tangerine tree within a 40 acre block bought in 1985. The infected tree will be destroyed and surrounding trees defoliated within 50 feet. A broader inspection continues though many samples show no canker.
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