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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1987
Page
8
Accu Weather outlines a windy cooling trend with snow today and highs near 28. tonight very cold with flurries and 8. tomorrow cold with partial sun and 26. Thursday mild with 36 and 20. Friday showers and near 40/30. Saturday partly sunny 34/24. note record highs and lows from Dec 29 and recent temps 43/38.
Accu Weather forecasts rain and snow from northern California to Washington with snow in the East from northern Georgia to New England. Colder Midwest conditions, clear skies in Texas. The national highs and lows for Monday show low near 21 in Alamosa Colorado and a high near 85 in Miami Florida.
A man armed with two revolvers opened fire across Russellville Arkansas, killing two and wounding four before briefly taking a hostage. He surrendered to police and five more family members were found dead at his home. Authorities identified suspects and potential motives while eleven relatives remained unaccounted for.
Dozens of Palestinian teenagers were handcuffed and blindfolded to makeshift courtrooms in the occupied West Bank to face rioting charges before military judges. Some pleaded guilty to stone throwing and received about three month terms as relatives and lawyers complained of poor access and fairness.
Gulf Cooperation Council leaders meet in Riyadh to map a shared defense strategy amid rising Iranian threats to shores and shipping. After 2½ hours of closed talks, ministers draft a communique as U.S. warships escort a Kuwaiti tanker, the Gas King, toward the southern entrance of the waterway.
Gary Hart's reborn White House bid won approval for a first $100,000 in federal matching money, with up to nearly $1 million possible. The FEC voted 6-0 to certify eligibility, enabling ballot access in several states and funding for travel and communications.
Washington report on the 1988 presidential races notes women hold several senior positions across campaigns. Dukakis campaign manager, Dole and Bush press secretaries, Gephardt and Babbitt deputies, Kemp political director, Iowa coordinator, and other key posts mark a shift. Experts cite growing female influence in strategy and operations within campaigns.
In New York the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association reports cats often survive long falls if they land on their bellies. Of 132 cases, three died, 17 owners elected euthanasia, while 112 treated injuries mostly to chests and lungs. 90 percent recovered.
Capt. Melecio Barranco testified at a public inquiry about the Dona Paz and Vic tor collision in the Tablas Straits. He described a massive fireball and could not distinguish the two vessels on radar as rescuers searched for survivors among 26 known survivors after a night of flames and sinking.
In a rare policy retreat the nation’s Roman Catholic bishops set aside a paper that approved teaching condoms in education. They will reopen the issue when all 300 bishops meet next spring, a move seen as a victory for Cardinal John O’Connor of New York who opposed the plan.
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