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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1990
Page
2
USAir will begin firing nearly 1,500 probationary employees across the country effective immediately, a cost-cutting move that cancels an expansion and growth program due to a weak economy and lull in business, said airline president Seth E. Schofield and spokeswoman Susan Young.
In Lima rebels blocked services and set bombs as a one day nationwide strike protested austerity measures by President Fujimori. Bus drivers stayed home, stores and factories feared violence, with 80 percent of Lima's union workers off the job and high absentee rates elsewhere.
A Quincy Indiana man identified as John Richard Brink, 39, is jailed on 160000 bail on burglary and theft charges after a nationwide horse and saddle theft scheme. Brink used up to 35 aliases, wore flashy gear, and was linked to burglaries from New York to Texas. An anonymous tip led to his arrest in a Springfield Missouri motel, with stolen tack found in a storage locker. Authorities in Tennessee and Pennsylvania seek interviews, and he faces charges in Indiana and two Missouri counties.
Dane County Circuit Judge Susan Steingass voided the death sentence for Boogs the white cat after a letter campaign. The cat must be leashed or caged outside, muzzled, and kept up to date on rabies shots. Boogs had faced death for growling at neighbors and biting.
Fortune magazine ranks the top 20. Sultan of Brunei tops at 25 billion with oil, gas, real estate and investments. Other leaders include King Fahd, Forrest Mars Sr and family, Queen Elizabeth II, Newhouse, Reichmanns, Tsutsumi, Sam Walton, Kluge, Tsai family, Thomson, Sasaki, Grosvenor, Al Sabah, Kochs, Cox family, Bass families, Pritzker, Beatrix, and Schmidheiny heirs with wealth from oil, real estate, investments, media, hotels, and securities.
Fortune magazine ranks 182 individuals with combined wealth valued at 471.3 billion dollars. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei tops the list at 25 billion, followed by Saudi King Fahd and clan at 18 billion, based on mid July oil prices prior to regional crises.
A CDC report finds nearly 60 percent of Americans do not exercise enough, linking lack of activity to about twice the risk of dying from coronary heart disease. Researchers urge more activity and new national fitness goals by decade's end.
Pasadena AP reports Magellan's first radar images reveal Venus features resembling Earthly faults and lava flows. Chief scientist Steve Saunders notes violent crustal movements and overlapping lava flows, with bright and dark splotches. He adds no major volcanoes or plate tectonics yet shown.
Dennis Quaid faced a Montana license dispute after allegedly stating he was a resident to obtain a fishing license. His lawyer Swindlehurst said Quaid forgot to appear in court, arguing the issue is a difference of opinion and that Quaid considers Montana home.
Kathie Lee Gifford said her on air bid to win TV Guide's Most Beautiful Woman on TV was totally shameless but effective. She led with 17,796 votes to Jaclyn Smith's 3,603 and Nicollette Sheridan's 3,074, while others trailed including Connie Sellecca and Vanna White in a crowded field.
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