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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1996
Page
1
Hollywoods box office surged in 1996 led by Independence Day and Twister as the industry posted a 5.8 billion dollar year with 12 films over 100 million in North American sales. Attendance reached about 1.33 billion with an average ticket price near 4.40 dollars.
Neil Diamond thrilled a sellout MGM Grand Garden crowd of 16,813, mixing new songs with old hits in a high energy show after a 20 year Las Vegas absence. Fans aged 12 to 70 praised the performance as the best they've seen. Diamond previously played Las Vegas in 1976 at the Aladdin Theatre amid mob-money rumors that tainted the venue.
Today's high temperatures dip to the upper 50s near 60 with a 30 percent shower chance and mostly cloudy skies. Overnight lows fall to the lower 40s as clouds persist in a cool, damp pattern.
In Lima, leftist rebels freed 20 more hostages including two ambassadors from Japan’s embassy residence. The move followed first face to face talks between guerrillas and the government negotiator after three hostages had been released and one read a rebel communiqué insisting the group resents being labeled terrorists.
After a 12 day siege, 20 hostages including ambassadors from the Dominican Republic and Malaysia walk to a waiting bus at 5 p.m. free from rebel captors. Ninety-nine remain held. negotiations led by Do mingo Palermo and neutral mediators report progress toward a broader release.
In Giles County a tall state trooper quietly bagged litter at the crash site of a DC-8 cargo plane wreck on East River Mountain. Master Trooper Don Allen, part of a NTSB inspection team, carefully surveyed the area to prevent foreign objects and restore the wilderness, highlighting a caring facet of law enforcement rarely seen by the public. Deputy Mark G. Skidmore remarks on wanting more moments of positive news.
Giles County deputy Skidmore volunteered to transport victims from a staging area up a muddy 2.6 mile logging road to the DC-8 crash site. He spoke of helping people as his aim in law enforcement, and conservation officials later handled a stray bear paw found on the road.
In Claypool Hill area residents respond to a proposed $14.6 million renovation and partial raze of the historic Tazewell County Courthouse. Critics fear tax hikes and county bankruptcy, while some propose locating a new courthouse off site for lower costs and better parking.
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