28 Dec 1992
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1992
Page
1
Caspar Weinberger charged on Sunday that the Iran-Contra special prosecutor tried to coerce false testimony from him implicating Ronald Reagan. Weinberger appeared on ABC TV This Week With David Brinkley.
A childless man wills his fortune to a teenage waitress, thrilling the local community with an unlikely inheritance. Separate notes announce Nation A-3 coverage on top year 1992 entertainment, and Redskins and Chiefs securing NFL playoff spots in sports section B-1.
An Australian brown snake crushed on a road near Burra north of Adelaide revealed a pygmy blue tongue lizard in its stomach. The species had last been seen in 1959, and scientists found a thriving colony under grass tussocks. A breeding program at Adelaide Zoo has begun to preserve the lizard despite its pink tongue.
Liverpool sailor Tom McNally sails from Sagres in a 5 foot 41 inch boat named Verahugh Pride of Merseyside aiming to beat the smallest boat crossing record. He follows Britons Chris and Stuart Newman who began their canoe voyage from Cascase, Portugal toward Cape Canaveral pursuing a 5,000 mile route.
National Weather Service forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a 40 percent chance of light rain possibly mixed with freezing rain. Highs in the mid 40s. Tonight will be partly cloudy with lows in the mid 30s.
U S forces shot down one Iraqi fighter after two planes moved to confront U S F-16s within the no fly zone over southern Iraq. The second Iraqi jet escaped. no U S personnel were harmed. Iraqi claims followed.
A sudden ice storm hit Southwest Virginia causing slick highways and multiple accidents. Interstate 77 from Bland County to North Carolina was a solid sheet of ice, with drivers urged to stay home. Icy conditions extended from Washington County near Bristol to Montgomery County, and a tractor-trailer crash near Pearlsburg backed traffic. Calls for wreckers and reports of 10-50s spread across Giles County while Wythe County faced a possible hit-and-run on I-81 near Wytheville. No serious icing reported in Tazewell and Russell counties and Mercer County reported no icing on county roads by 9:10 p.m.
U N and U S Marines secure northern Mogadishu following a villa attack on U N personnel. Somali guards killed two attackers. Italians entered Gailalassi with air support, while coalition plans food deliveries amid famine. More than 22 000 tons of donated food await distribution, hampered by truck shortages.
Plans to expand Glenwood Recreation Park, a 329 acre family center, are underway with Marshall University coordinating the project. Mercer County Commission President Tate Lohr and WV Citizens Conservation Corps contribute to development including new hiking trails, a group picnic shelter and more accessible facilities to meet regional recreation demand.
Mercer County public defender Scott Ash argues Bluefield is among two towns offering mandatory jury trials this year despite high costs. He cites the 1982 Champ v McGhee ruling as the shift that required juries, noting Bluefield began hearings between February and March, with mixed results and higher expenses than magistrate court dismissals.
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