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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1990
Page
8
Weather notes show a high of 30 and low of 24 for an earlier 1949 reading, followed by a separate high of 65 and low of 2 logged in 1935. The fragment includes stray text and dates, indicating a condensed weather block with two historical data points.
The National Weather Service predicts a cloudy day with a 40 percent chance of rain and highs in the low 50s. Tonight remains cloudy with lows in the mid 40s. Saturday brings a 30 percent rain chance with highs in the low 60s. Sunday forecasts showers with highs in the low 60s and Monday also likely to be unsettled.
National Weather brief notes showers turning to snow with temperature drops to the 40s. Today mainly cloudy and warmer with light rain possible in the morning. Highs in the 50s, with Friday night mostly cloudy and 40s. Saturday stays cloudy and warm with a chance of rain, highs upper 50s to mid 60s. Northern areas see scattered rain or freezing rain early, then milder and mostly cloudy with 40s to 50s highs. Tonight mild with 40s, Saturday cloudy and not as cold with scattered showers in the south. East to west at 50s to near 60 highs.
The report lists a high of 85 degrees in Tampa Florida and a low of 23 degrees in International Falls Minnesota, indicating a wide temperature range between the two locations.
Snow fell Thursday across the central Appalachians and Ohio Valley with rain in the Southeast. Por tions of Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia West Virginia Kentucky Ohio Indiana Illinois and Missouri reported snow at midday. Missouri saw 4 to 8 inches with up to 8 inches in southeastern areas. hospitals urged four wheel drive vehicles and some schools and airlines canceled activities. Bollinger County reported about 8 inches and impassable roads. Freezing rain fell in northern Arkansas northern Kentucky northern Georgia and northern North Carolina.
Andrew Skeet Moss of Atlanta leapt from bed and saved Kelley Gibbs from a flooded creek after her car was swept away. Moss and 15 others were honored by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission for risking life to help others.
A Chicago AP report notes 75 percent of adults say they should volunteer to aid the less fortunate yet many do not. Lions Club International, citing a survey of 1000 people aged 25 to 40, finds busy schedules and desire to donate money over time as causes. Volunteers gravitate to children for immediate impact, while long term commitments remain uncommon. News also includes winter weather notes from Mercer County to Bluefield areas and a lighthearted animal photo from Busch Gardens.
The ordinance imposes a $10 fine for individuals who smoke where prohibited and up to $300 for each offense by business owners who fail to designate smoking areas or post signs. It allows smoking at private gatherings, artistic exhibitions, certain alcohol venues, tobacco retailers, and small restaurants, while requiring employers to provide smoke free work areas. Public places like restaurants, theaters, banks, offices, schools, hospitals, and grocery stores must prohibit smoking.
John Hurd of the state Chamber of Commerce says population decline signals poor economic planning as people leave West Virginia seeking livelihoods. Mark Polen of the West Virginia Coal Association notes 40,000 fewer coal jobs since 1976, while Gary White reports a bumper year with 152 million tons mined and 24,500 workers, the strongest since 1951.
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