Snow expected with heavy periods across Monday
Accu Weather predicts heavy snowfall on Monday with a daytime high near 28 and another 6 to 12 inches of accumulation tonight. Lows around 20. Details A-8.
16 Feb 1987
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1987
Page
1
Accu Weather predicts heavy snowfall on Monday with a daytime high near 28 and another 6 to 12 inches of accumulation tonight. Lows around 20. Details A-8.
Communities brace for deeper potholes fewer police officers and weaker fire protection as funds from federal revenue sharing dry up leaving local services strained and uncertain about future budgets and safety.
Opinion emphasizes that casino gambling and limited gaming bills will persist. Proponents tout strong revenue figures, but the analysis argues the numbers omit broader impacts on the state and surrounding consequences.
Bill Elliott wins stock car racing's premier Daytona 500 for the second time in a Ford Thunderbird. He completed the 2.5 mile track at an average speed of 176.263 mph, the second fastest Daytona race, earning a NASCAR record prize of 204,150 dollars.
The National Weather Service warns of a Gulf of Mexico storm bringing at least four inches of snow to southern West Virginia and Virginia with Accu Weather predicting 6 to 12 inches total. Watch areas span numerous counties in WV and VA as gusty winds drive blowing and drifting snow with uncertainty over exact track and heavy snowfall.
President Reagan declined to submit Protocol 1 on international armed conflicts for Senate ratification and urged consent for Protocol 2 on non international conflicts. The move leaves the United States unsigned though in 1977 it signed both protocols. Several allies have ratified parts while major powers like the Soviet Union have not.
Three Soviet dissidents were kept under house arrest after sending a protest to a Kremlin sponsored peace forum. Soviet media accused Jews seeking emigration rights of trying to poison the meeting. A jailed dissident's wife said there was no word of his release while a Kremlin official had announced it on U S television. Demonstrators roughed by security last week. The conference entered its second day with a star studded lineup of about 1500 participants.
CHICAGO AP a study of the nation’s fourth largest district finds about 25 percent of students drop out before high school. Many dropouts are in the top quartile of reading and math, with some under 14. The phenomenon, called in-school dropouts, challenges reform efforts and may rise as diploma standards tighten.
Randy Cline former communications chief for Gov. Jay Rockefeller now runs weekly papers in Pineville and Gilbert. He recalls his rise from campaigner to publisher, decision pressures, and his plan to write a diary-style book about Rockefeller. He notes Rockefeller grew dependent on polls during his second term and hints at future revelations for his family’s sake.
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