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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1990
Page
8
A high pressure system brings sunshine to much of the country. The West hits the 90s and 100s while the East sees unsettled showers along a stationary front. Regional forecast notes a sunny day near 70 in most areas and cooler nights.
Virginia shows cloudy skies with showers and thunderstorms possible. West Virginia will have clear skies and highs in the 70s. North Carolina is mostly cloudy in the east with possible showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mountains range from the 50s to 60s. Temperatures summarized.
Readout shows a hot day in Death Valley California with a high of 122 degrees and a cool night in Gunnison Colorado with a low of 34 degrees. Local forecasts warned of extreme heat risk and rapid temperature swings across the region.
Jones criticizes site selection for the new school and long bus rides for nine of ten students. Frances Patton cites research from Charleston showing closures harm communities and reduce parental involvement and academic outcomes. John Wargo urges alternatives as insufficient funding and logistics are debated. Wesley Miller Jr. notes lack of local support yet accepts likely consolidation and worries about winter bus routes.
Saddam Hussein declared he would never bow to international pressure to withdraw from Kuwait. He said the invasion corrected borders drawn by colonial powers that left a corrupt minority in control of oil riches while the Arab masses suffered. He warned of further resistance and framed Western involvement as humbling the Arab nation.
Three units of the 18th Airborne Corps based at Ft Bragg Ft Campbell and Ft Bragg N C are prepared for crisis deployment to Saudi Arabia. The 24th Mechanized Infantry Division at Ft Stewart includes two active brigades and a roundout brigade with 58 M 1 tanks per armored battalion and Bradley fighting vehicles for infantry. The 101st Airborne Division at Ft Campbell uses nine battalions with 20 TOW weapons per battalion and 90 Blackhawk helicopters plus 18 Apache and 18 Cobra attack helicopters totaling 15 400 personnel. The 82nd Airborne Division at Ft Bragg has three brigades and 12 800 personnel, with 20 TOW weapons per battalion.
The United States weighs options including a naval blockade to cut Iraq oil exports, and deploys air and ground forces toward Saudi Arabia with allies Egypt and Morocco to deter invasion of Kuwait. Experts warn a blockade would require hundreds of ships and months of enforcement and risks of broader conflict.
The Soviet Union said it favors political pressure over war but dispatched an anti submarine ship and a destroyer toward the Strait of Hormuz to protect Soviet civilian vessels. Foreign Ministry spokesman Yuri Gremitskikh noted the move as caution in a tense global crisis. A senior Soviet officer doubted major powers would wage war, predicting public pressure instead.
Gas prices at Bluefield area stations climbed Tuesday as Kuwait conflicts spiked. Bethel Services on Bluefield-Tazewell Road noted a small 10 cent rise on the first day affected, with owners blaming oil companies for price control. At F&L Oil Co. in Bluefield Virginia regular no lead gas was also higher.
U S Customs seized 20 million gallons of Iraqi crude aboard the Norwegian vessel Thomns at a refinery dock near Port Arthur Texas. The oil had been loaded from the offshore tanker Carbho Geneva in the Gulf of Mexico. Cargo to be stored ashore. penalties unlikely for Thomns or Bay Oil Co. Gas prices rose as refineries pass costs to stations. Independent producers in West Virginia benefited from higher crude prices amid the crisis.
Former West Virginia governor Moore, the only three-term chief executive in state history, pled guilty May 8 to extortion, mail fraud, tax fraud and obstruction. He was processed into a prison population unit as inmates taunted him. A judge denied withdrawal of four guilty pleas and later sentenced him to prison with a $170,000 fine.
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