West Virginia and Virginia Weather Outlook Today
West Virginia sees sunny conditions in the north and partly cloudy in the south with breezy, less humid air. Southern mountains reach lower 70s while the Eastern Panhandle hits lower 80s. tonight mostly clear with cooler lows in the 40s to 50s. Virginia experiences partly sunny, breezy cooler weather with a southeast shower risk and highs mainly in the 70s to low 80s. tonight partly to mostly clear, cooler with lows 50s to mid-60s southeast.
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Southeast Yesterday's Bluefield Temperatures Record
Bluefield weather data lists record high and low temperatures for Aug 5 plus sun and precip readings. Sunrise 6 32 a m and sunset listed. Precip totals include Aug 4 1997 Aug 5 1996 over last 30 days and since Jan 1 1996 with 23.96 inches noted.
Four Seasons Country Weather Summary
Breezy, lower humidity with brief showers today. Tonight clears. Wednesday brings a low in the 40s to 50s and mostly clear skies. Thursday rises to the mid 70s with a low in the 50s, then Friday peaks in the upper 70s with a low in the 50s.
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Across Nation UPS Strike Grounds Large Brown Trucks
The first nationwide strike against United Parcel Service halts most of the carrier’s big brown trucks. Clinton rules out federal intervention as 185,000 Teamsters walk out over pay pensions and use of part timers, disrupting deliveries for thousands of businesses including Lands’ End. The Postal Service struggles with overflow, limiting parcels per customer.
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UPS Strike Prompts Questions on Jobs and Pensions
A Week of Teamsters action against UPS raises core issues for organized labor like part time versus full time work and control of pension funds. The article explains UPS proposed a UPS only pension fund, potential wage impacts, and how the strike could disrupt commerce while the Clinton administration weighs any federal intervention.
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Mom who hanged son hanged herself in prison
In Chicago Amanda Wallace, who killed her 3 year old son in 1993, strangled herself in Dwight Correctional Center after attempts and ongoing self harm. The case spurred Illinois child welfare reforms and highlighted limits of prison monitoring. Authorities said the death prompts questions of negligence and prevention.
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