02 Jan 1989
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1989
Page
1
The Daily Telegraph Editorial Board consensus notes opinions by Terry Horne Thomas A Colley Frank Sayles Jr Jim Terry Charles Boothe Barbara Hawkins and Princeton bureau chief. A Bible quote emphasizes blessing and instruction from the law to find rest from adversity.
An editorial comments on a survey of 8,205 high school students showing widespread economic illiteracy. It cites Volcker and researchers, notes poor definitions of profits and GNP, and argues for curriculum reform from elementary through high school with required economics courses and better teacher preparation.
Charles Boothe, city editor of the Daily Telegraph, recalls Scootie Lambert a kind hard working man from Crumpler who died at 33 from a heart attack. The piece reflects on ancestors facing poverty and limited medical care while praising resilience, faith, and community memory.
A guest column reflexively frames Ronald Reagan as the most adored yet flawed modern president. It rails at economic lapse, debt, and foreign policy, praises his showmanship, and mocks critics while predicting Bush will bury Reaganism. The piece blends nostalgia with sharp critique.
Laura Alice Zimmerman born 1:23 a.m. 1984 at Bluefield Community Hospital to Lee and Lisa Zimmerman from Cincinnati Ohio. First local boy of 1984 born 5:40 p.m. at Princeton Community to Elizabeth and Paul Martin Bluefield. James Buck Harless named 1983 West Virginian of the Year by Sunday Gazette Mail. 64, prominent coal lumber businessman, WVU and Marshall University donor. Also mentions 1979 birth Barry Lane Lewis at Bluefield Community Hospital 7:24 a.m. weighing nine pounds six ounces. Fairview Home Demonstration Club Christmas meeting details and upcoming January meeting. Poet Center project progress and eleven new boys groups adding 234 weekly activities.
The Princeton Police Department reported one of the quietest New Year celebrations on record with no calls, no traffic accidents, and no arrests. The Bluefield YMCA showed spectacular growth in 1963, highlighted by the start of a major development.
Fifty years ago in 1939 the Children's Theater of Bluefield directed by Miss Irene Norris planned a three act comedy at Ramsey Auditorium. The Bluefield branch of the American Association of University Women sponsored the play for the Bluefield Public Library children's department. Mercer County Court clerk Lowery O Bowling and circuit clerk Landon Reynolds, both reelected in November, began new terms with a $50 monthly salary increase mandated by the last state Legislature session.
Carl Rowan argues re regulation is needed as Pan American Flight 103 death toll rises and U S policy faces blame. He cites past Boeing incidents, economic deregulation, and outsized fares to advocate a return to regulated, safer air travel with accountable carriers.
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