30 Jul 1986
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1986
Page
1
The city of San Francisco has displaced Philadelphia to become the nation’s fourth largest urban area in a recent projection. Analysts note growth in Bay Area jobs and housing, while Philadelphia faces slower expansion and demographic shifts.
United States Football League wins a verdict against the National Football League finding a Sherman Antitrust Act violation. The jury awards $1 in trebled damages, amid questions over the amount and potential new trial. NFL to start its 67th season. USFL faces future questions and possible appeal.
Joy Manufacturing Company faces a cleanup bill exceeding $2 million for PCB contaminated soil at its former Bluefield site. EPA ordered the work after testing showed PCBs and small amounts of dioxin. authorities expect lengthy remediation while Joy seeks to reassure the public.
The Senate confirmation hearing for William H. Rehnquist as chief justice opened on a partisan note with Democrats charging his views are too extreme and Republicans praising him. Rehnquist signaled readiness for questioning, thanked President Reagan, and faced hours of opening statements as his family watched.
In Geneva a senior source said OPEC ministers discussed a voluntary 2 to 3 million barrel per day cut from about 20 million, intended as a temporary measure. The plan aims to lift prices while awaiting a unanimous quota agreement, with Ministers meeting briefly but not issuing a final decision.
Commercial flights at Mercer County Airport will be diverted from Bluefield starting August 18 for a runway paving project. The contractor aims to complete in under seven days if weather permits, with taxiways open only to non commercial traffic during daylight hours. Christman Air will pause flights until completion.
The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and lower humidity with a high of 81 degrees. Tonight will be clear and comfortable with a low around 61 degrees.
Inside assesses a four year nonpartisan project on the Reagan era noting a faltering economy and rising religious issue divisions and party confusion. The piece argues the era left mixed signals for the two parties and public policy.
The government says union members in the past year saw average wage gains of 2.5 percent, 60 percent of the 4.1 percent rise enjoyed by non union workers. From June 1985 to June 1986, union pay increases averaged 2.5 percent while non unions rose 4.1 percent, with the gap narrowing over three years. In 1985, union manufacturing wages averaged 401 dollars per week versus 347 for non union workers, a 53 dollar weekly gap.
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