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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1981
Page
2
Rain spoiled many July 4th events in Washington and other cities while celebrations continued with parades, Sousa tunes, and picnics. 28 naturalized citizens took oaths at the National Museum of American History as political speakers urged patriotism.
Governor John D. Rockefeller IV addressed about 200 people at Bluefield City Park during Independence Day events. He urged unity to preserve freedom, contrasted American liberties with other nations, and urged enduring courage loyalty and wisdom to sustain the spirit of freedom. He attended as Jaycee parade marshal and toured local facilities with his son Jamie as dignitaries and community members mingled after the speech.
A fresh Wimbledon champion emerges as the top title clinched in a dramatic final. The victory marks a new entrant atop the prestigious tournament, with celebrations echoing through the crowd and streets alike.
Sunday offers scattered showers and thunderstorms through Monday with highs mid 70s to low 80s. Lows tonight in low to mid 60s. The National Weather Service extends the outlook to Wednesday with warm humid conditions, highs 80s to low 90s and nightly 60s to lower 70s.
Camp Joy in Bluefield, a 20 year old program aiding underprivileged youths, may close early as only 30 percent of needed funds for 800 campers have been raised. Director Bryan Davis appeals for $52,800 to run eight one week sessions, noting 16,000 raised so far with aid from state welfare programs.
At a Milwaukee Lake Michigan beach three sunbathers claimed a Chinook salmon as a prize catch. Belinda Creech Richard Mueller and Renee Bamer helped wrestle the 20-25 pound fish from shallow water near McKinley Beach then towed it to a marina for weighing.
In an interview reported from Kurdistan by the weekly 8 Days Bani Sadr urges Iran's women and youth to resist Islamic hardliners. Quoted as saying those who opposed the Pahlavi dictatorship can fight now against illegal power grabs. He accuses opponents including the prime minister parliament speaker and IRP leader of plotting a coup as interim rulers.
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