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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1985
Page
8
The National Weather Service warns of snow east of the Rockies in the Great Plains with another snow area over the Great Lakes parts of the Northeast and into Kentucky. Showers are forecast along parts of the Gulf coast.
Weather summary reports yesterday with a record high low of 36 and 24 in December 1967 and 64 in 1963. Today is partly cloudy with scattered flurries and highs in the low 30s. Tonight will be cold with teens for low and light west winds. Tomorrow turns windy and cold with a 30 percent snow shower chance and highs near 30. The next two days stay partly cloudy with a risk of precip Friday and very cold highs mid-teens to mid-20s and lows 5 to 10. Weather elsewhere.
In Glenwood Springs a propane tank blast leveled a two story gas company office and repair garage. Ten people died and two were missing as flames and smoke engulfed the building. Authorities attributed the blast to a welding torch near an almost empty tank on a pickup that had just entered the repair bay.
The tax overhaul debate intensified as Baker and Michel announced a Democratic bill with pension tax changes and a Republican offer for a substitute plan and amendments. Reagan pressed House Republicans for votes, but only 14 of 182 backed him, and many lawmakers warned the bill would harm the economy.
A federal jury acquitted Marion Edwards, brother of Gov. Edwin Edwards, on 41 of 49 fraud counts. It deadlocked on racketeering and remaining fraud charges, including those against the governor and other defendants, after a 13 week trial. Judge Livandais urged progress toward a verdict while the case heads toward retrial.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that defendants may be forced to go to trial in less than 30 days after a second indictment on the same charges. The decision hinges on the Speedy Trial Act starting at the first appearance through counsel, with trials to occur within 70 days of filing.
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