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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1990
Page
3
In Painesville Ohio Jeffrey Lundgren 40 was found guilty on five counts each of aggravated murder and kidnapping for the deaths of Dennis Avery his wife and three daughters whose bodies were buried on the Lundgrens rental farm in nearby Kirtland. Sentencing possible death penalty awaiting date.
Reports say Mohawk negotiators met officials while the army announces hundreds more troops to dismantle barricades. Police in South Africa disperse student marches with birdshot and tear gas. three blacks die, toll 518 in under three weeks. Sri Lankan troops and helicopters kill 34 rebels as advances inch toward a besieged fort. A bus crash in India kills 30 in the Himalayan foothills. Bermuda voters keep the death penalty. Big Ben resumes tolling after a 4 day restart delay.
The 1990 U S coin proof sets sold for 11 dollars each are worth over 100 times that due to a missing S mint mark on a penny. Sets struck before the error was found are sought by collectors, with dealers reporting rapid price jumps and ongoing Mint investigations.
Police hunt a killer described as a maniac who has stabbed five students and mutilated three in off campus Gainesville apartments. Victims include four women and a man from the University of Florida or Santa Fe College. The town of 90,000 braces for heightened patrols while residents arm themselves and seek safety.
The C 5A Galaxy jet features a 222 ft 8.5 in wingspan and 247 ft 10 in length with a 65 ft 1.5 in height. It carries about 250000 lb payload and uses four GE turbofan engines. It cruises at 518 mph, range 3749 miles with max payload, and cost 148 million dollars. Built by Lockheed, first flight June 30 1968, delivered December 17 1969 to MAC. crew usually five with space for 15 in the rest area.
In Ramstein West Germany a C5A cargo plane crashed after takeoff killing 13 people including nine reservists aiding the Persian Gulf buildup. Four aboard were injured as the aircraft tumbled into a field on the Ramstein stopover en route to Frankfurt with medical supplies and maintenance gear for U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. Air Force officials released victims' names later, with no hometowns listed.
Actress Rachel Ward retreats to Australia after Against All Odds and focuses on her two children Rosie and Matilda. She promotes After Dark, My Sweet while noting celebrity life holds little appeal and that parenting consumes her time. Separately, blues legend John Lee Hooker headlines a Delta Blues Museum benefit at Madison Square Garden on October 16 with guests Willie Dixon Bo Diddley Greg Allman Al Kooper and Albert Collins.
Gulf Chic becomes a trend as desert khaki and brown outfits surge in popularity among Americans and travelers to the Middle East. Gas masks see a drastic price spike with wholesale increases and heavy demand from private buyers and companies.
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