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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1990
Page
8
Yesterday's Bluefield temperature notes show record highs for December 10 with incomplete figures. Local readers seek full readings confirming the record and any related weather commentary from the station.
Partly cloudy conditions persist with temperatures mainly in the 40s and 50s across regions. Forecast calls for sunny or mostly sunny days, and clear to cold nights with lows ranging from the 20s to upper 30s. Some areas expect a chance of light rain or snow showers and flurries in mountains.
West Virginia will have about 700 National Guard members sent home from bases in three states for Christmas before overseas duty. The affected units are the 201st Field Artillery at Fairmont, the 157th Military Police from Martinsburg, and the 146th Medical Detachment Air Ambulance from Parkersburg. Maj. Gen. Joseph Skaff announced the plan in Fairmont during remarks to the 201st unit and families. Members of the artillery unit are scheduled to depart Monday.
Hundreds of Vietnamese workers await departure at the airport while about 200 hostages, mostly Italians, are flown from Baghdad to Rome aboard an Italian charter. Diplomatic reports note exit visa hurdles and Iraqi law requiring letters releasing workers from contracts. US requests to waive visas were refused.
A mostly clear nationwide pattern prevailed with limited rain in the northwest and Hawaii flood effects from late Saturday. Gale warnings were issued along coastal waters from North Carolina to the Pacific Northwest as temperatures ranged from the 25s in Wyoming to 84 in Oceanside California.
A mountaintop search tied to Noah's Ark continues with Dr. Doughty and team claiming an ark shaped formation visible in hardened mud and pitch. Akron pharmacist Bob Garbe provided helicopter imagery at 14,500 feet. Biblical dimensions cited for the ark include 400 by 75 by 45 feet.
Richlands residents highlighted include Cox for library service and church leadership at Gethsemane Baptist. Susie Hurst Garrett leads American Education Week efforts, PTA treasurer, and garden club president while researching Ark sightings. Millard Farmer drives Jewell Ridge recreation, industrial development, and local church roles as a longtime community leader.
Actress Joan Bennett, who built a five decade career in film and stage and appeared on the TV soap Dark Shadows, died at age 80. She suffered a heart attack at home in Scarsdale and died Friday night at White Plains Hospital, according to husband David Wilde. Bennett was born in Palisade Fort Lee New Jersey and debuted on Broadway in 1928 with Jarnegan.
The National Weather Service opened a 1100 square foot Science and History Center in Silver Spring Maryland near the NOAA offices. It showcases weather recording history from 200 years, from weather vanes to geostationary satellites. Meteorologist David Ruth welcomed the memorial to the profession describing it as nicer than prior facilities.
Climatologist Iber Browning notes the blue moon will rise on December 31, marking a rare second full moon in a month. Astronomer George Brown explains the term derives from folklore rather than science, while every full moon appears on a 29.53 day cycle and blue moons occur roughly every 2.72 years with the last in May 1988.
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