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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1990
Page
9
The National Weather Service forecasts a subdued week with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday, high temperatures near 80 degrees, and continued chances of storms through midweek. Wednesday and beyond show highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s with partly cloudy conditions.
Variable cloudiness spans the Virginias with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs reach the upper 80s to mid 90s in various zones. Tonight brings mostly cloudy skies with potential thunderstorms and lows near 70. Lighter rain chances persist through Tuesday with scattered storms and regional temperature bands.
Temperatures show extreme divergence with Lake Havasu City, Arizona reaching a high of 106 degrees while Gunnison, Colorado cools to a low of 35. The reading highlights regional heat in the Southwest and chilly mountain conditions in Colorado.
Thunderstorms drenched West Virginia with over 5 inches of rain in Wood County on Sunday forcing residents to flee homes. A couple clung to trees as their pickup truck washed away while flash flood watches and warnings covered the northern half of the state. About 4,500 power customers lost electricity across Pleasants, Ritchie and Wood counties.
Two Democratic lawmakers urged that U S warships be prepared to fire on Iraqi vessels that ignore stop orders in the embargo. Rep Les Aspin said capsizing or disabling a ship after warning is acceptable. Rep Lee Hamilton warned such action would be an act of war under international law. White House dismissed Saddam Hussein’s offer and restated that U S goals require Iraq to pull from Kuwait and allow Kuwait’s government to return.
The report notes U S Embassy officials in Baghdad scrambling to protect Americans amid Iraqi detentions and new threats. Saddam Hussein delivered an open letter to detained foreigners while UK and U S officials dismissed his latest initiative as lacking real progress.
Charles Green III nearly clinched his first tournament in 13 years, charging after a 20-foot birdie at nine and narrowing to one stroke by the 13th. A rough 14th hole doomed his rally as Brittain pulled away with a two-stroke lead, helped by Richardson’s bogey and Green’s late misfires. Green finished tied for second with a 216 after a 77 final round. Danny Warren ended fourth at 218.
In Aqaba Jordan U S warships forced the Sudanese ferry Dongola to turn back and searched a Cypriot flag freighter. The Dongola carrying 200 tons of cargo mainly steel was bound for Aqaba to collect 550 Sudanese returning from Iraq and Kuwait. Sudanese officials condemned the action as illegal and a human rights violation and prepared protests to Washington and the United Nations.
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