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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1992
Page
8
Partly sunny west today with morning cloudiness in the east. Highs in the lower to mid 40s. Previous records show high 40 and 65 with low 25 and 6 in earlier years. Precipitation figures listed for multiple dates and cumulative periods. Area barometer reads around 25.75 inches.
The town brings back its traditional night time parade with 100 units braving cold weather. Under the new route it starts on Stafford Drive and ends at Princeton Town Square, featuring marching bands floats and fire engines. Santa Claus distributed candy as awards honored holiday storefronts.
Winners Flowers and More won best storefront display in a traditional merchant category. TeleCable captured first for originality. Quota Club led civic windows. DAR took second for junior highs themes. One Valley Bank earned first for floats. Open Door Fellowship Church placed second. U.S. Post Office finished third.
Cloudy with light morning snow and highs in the mid 30s to low 40s. Widespread cloudiness increases overnight with chances of snow toward morning. Lows range from mid 20s to low 30s, with regional variations in the southeast and west.
Weather summary notes high of 78 degrees in Coronado California and a low of 11 degrees below zero in Alamosa Colorado reflecting a sharp contrast in regional temperatures across two locations.
The USDA reports September food stamp participation at about 26.43 million, the highest on record, up 575,205 from August and 2.75 million from a year earlier. Disasters in Florida, Louisiana, Hawaii, and Guam drove many new recipients, with notable rises in each state and Guam.
In Washington on Monday Sallie Mae unveiled Great Rewards, a program that lowers interest and fees for borrowers who pay on time. Lydia Marshall, senior VP, says good repayment habits save time and money, with savings passed to reliable borrowers as the lender avoids collection actions.
Public hearings outline proposals to close Keystone Anawalt Hem Hemphill Bradshaw Jolo Newhall Berwind War and convert Berwind to K 6 with grades 7 8 sent to War while students move to Kimball Switchback Gary Fall River Welch and Bradshaw Junior High across six meetings through December.
A Pacific Northwest cold front sparked rain and snow across Washington and Oregon with heavy coastal rain and up to 10 inches possible in the Cascade highs. Snow also fell in higher elevations while showers spread from Texas to western New York and light snow touched Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin. Freezing drizzle was noted in Wisconsin earlier.
Manpower Inc projects strong job gains in construction and wholesale and retail trade for Q1 1993 with 15 percent increases. Manufacturing may rise, mining to fall 7 percent. Regional projections place Midwest and South at 14 percent gains, West at 7 percent.
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