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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1996
Page
1
The Cowboys secure another division title in a decisive victory that underscores their dominance this season. Team players and coaches celebrate a milestone win as playoff seeding becomes clearer.
Boeing Co announced a 13.3 billion dollar deal to buy McDonnell Douglas, creating a two major commercial aircraft duopoly with Airbus. The merged group aims for 48 billion dollars in 1997 sales, moves headquarters to Seattle, and pledges limited layoffs while pursuing 1 billion dollars in annual savings.
President Clinton slipped on a slick concrete sidewalk while jogging near the Potomac Sunday morning. He was helped to his feet and resumed running after a brief pause. Secret Service Agent Tom Sloan grabbed his arm to break the fall, both ending up on the ground near the Lincoln Memorial. Clinton said he was not injured, focusing on mud and cleanliness after the fall.
Mostly cloudy today with a high in the mid to upper 40s and a chance of rain this afternoon. Tonight there is a chance of rain with lows in the mid 30s. In lottery news the Daily Millions drawing with numbers 6 21 16 17 10 17 had no winner in West Virginia. Wednesday’s estimated jackpot stands at about 35 million dollars.
In Paint Link southeast of Richlands in Tazewell County a set of about 15 prehistoric pictographs, likely by Cherokee ancestors, face deterioration and vandalism. Painted in red brown mineral on private cliff, the site sits ~3200 feet up and is under preservation efforts by the Historic Crab Orchard Museum and local tourism committee with permission from owner A M Ratliff Jr.
Bluefield Police officer K C Hazuka, who joined Myrtle Beach beach patrol for four months, returns home after serving in Bluefield. He explains long career as lifeguard and says Myrtle Beach differs from Bluefield, stressing it is not Baywatch.
Donations continue for the Community Christmas Tree campaign with $335 raised Sunday to reach $5,495 toward a $10,000 goal. The event runs noon Monday December 23 at Bluefield City Auditorium with Cecil Surratt and Don Whitt providing entertainment and Santa distributing gifts to about 600 children.
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