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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1990
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph editorial board presents its consensus opinions with byline names for publisher executive editor and staff editors. A Bible quotation follows urging obedience to God over men, reflecting the column’s tone and context.
Editorial lauds the PERS board for suspending former Governor Arch Moore’s $1738 monthly pension pending appeal of his federal political corruption plea. It notes Moore’s $32985 in contributions and $31296 collected since February 1989 and says conviction would permanently forfeit benefits.
Humana Hospital St Luke's of Bluefield announces a new outpatient diabetic education center serving southern West Virginia and parts of Virginia. The aim is to address the states high diabetes prevalence and higher morbidity rate than the national average.
West Virginia tourism promotion centers on whitewater rafting the New River with Senators Lloyd Bentsen and John Warner aboard August 13. Rockefeller aims to showcase the state’s rafting potential to national media while Don Cuppett and Barbara Hawkins of the Daily Telegraph note the safety, scenery, and variety of trips from calm floats to duckies and multi day expeditions.
Washington column mocks George Bush as a cosmetic leader while tracking the fight over the Civil Rights Act of 1990. It notes the 1971 Griggs v. Duke Power case and Senate passage of a bill to restore employer proof, with Bush advisers warning of hidden quotas as a veto battle looms. Justice Blackmun’s dissent is cited on whether discrimination remains a problem.
Father Edwin Daschbach SVD argues that references to the death penalty in scripture must be read in light of the Bible as a whole. He contends New Testament teachings temper Old Testament violence and warns against uncritical use of Old Testament passages.
Readers are warned letters on public interest will be published with signatures address and phone number required. Pen names and anonymous letters will not be used. Names will not be withheld and letters may be edited to fit space.
Five years earlier in 1985 Jean and Julia Ma hood mounted an exhibit in the Bea Paine Gallery at Bluefield Area Arts and Crafts Center. The sisters credit family support for fostering their arts studies amid a lineage of successful female relatives.
Twenty five years ago in 1965 Bluefield discussed a vandalism outbreak at a Bluefield board meeting. Mayor O Jodson Lambert urged stricter enforcement of a curfew banning anyone under 18 from walking or riding after 10 p.m. Police Chief William Winters said the department has not fully enforced the rule.
Fifty years ago the Pocahontas coal fields and Bluefield area were proclaimed to the nation during a World’s Fair West Virginia Day broadcast on the Columbia system. Bluefield Furniture Co on Prin ceton Avenue displayed exclusive C A Richards creations with authentic reproductions of famous faces in shadow box frames. Compiled by Lillian Roten of the Daily Telegraph staff.
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