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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1990
Page
4
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board declares the accompanying columns reflect its consensus on free speech press and assembly. It lists board members and their roles and invokes a biblical verse about laborers for the harvest.
The Bush administration moves quickly to contain Iraq after its invasion of Kuwait. Defense Secretary Cheney and Secretary Baker travel to key Middle East nations as Washington coordinates diplomacy and sanctions with UN support. Turkey and Saudi Arabia loom large for oil routes and regional stability.
A reader outlines quirks of language and everyday misfires while criticizing Mercer County policing after a drunken driving chase. He questions chase necessity, timing, and witness accounts, defends some officers, and ends with support for responsible troopers and late-night law enforcement professionalism.
Five years ago in 1985 a fire destroyed Margaret's Boutique triggering power and telephone failures across the Bluewell area. Firemen cited collapse of the left edge as the turning point in an inferno that erupted within 15 minutes and sparked nearby power lines. No injuries or damage estimates were reported.
On Aug 7 1944 fifty years ago, 40 Italian forces advancing across British Somaliland reach Zeila on the Gulf of Aden. The U S War Department orders a 65 percent boost in artillery and ammunition production.
Ten years ago in Bluefield a ceremony brought together local dignitaries and Bluefield Motel Corp members to celebrate, with champagne and a touch of magic marking the moment.
In 1965 the Mercer County Board of Education pushes ahead with a four phase sidewalk program on school property despite a temporary shelving by city directors. Memorial School in south Bluefield hosts the first phase. Beaver High School Class of 1955 holds its first reunion as a decade passes.
Officials announce the fiscal year tax rate in Bluefield will remain the same as last year after the board approved the levy and delegated the estimate to City Manager P Mitchell and City Solicitor L G Scott for Charleston state tax commissioner approval. Advertisements promote roof coating and washable window products from a wallpaper and paint store. Compiled by L Roten of the Daily Telegraph staff.
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