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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1986
Page
1
A Metropolitan Life bulletin notes that today newly married couples have a 350 per 1000 chance to live 50 more years, more than double the 108 per 1000 in 1900 02. Median ages today are 23 for brides and 25 for grooms.
Piedmont Commuter Service launched with 11 07 a.m. arrival and 11 23 a.m. departure for Charlotte, offering five weekday flights between Bluefield and Charlotte and four on Sundays. The 19 seat Jetstream filled quickly, briefly displacing Greater Bluefield Chamber officials.
Tens of thousands of long distance callers face disruption as 155,000 CWA union workers at AT&T begin a nationwide strike at 12 01 a m Sunday The sides resume informal talks at a subcommittee level with no wage or job classification progress reported In West Virginia up to 500 workers join rallies and picket lines Charleston sees about 40 participants as CWA officials explain the walkout to locals
AT&T officials said Sunday call delays were small and overall effects negligible in West Virginia. Long distance customers heard a wait message and minor processing delays, with Charleston and Clarksburg offices staffed at under half normal levels. No backlogs or shutdowns occurred.
Morning clouds give way to a thunderstorm then sun. Cooler and less humid with a gusty wind. High near 70. Tonight clear and cool with diminishing winds. Low around 45. Weather A-8
Greg Norman, among the PGA Tour's longest hitters, sinks a two-foot par putt on the sixth playoff hole to defeat Larry Mize and claim the $500,000 Kemper Open for the second time in three Houston cuts. The Rockets beat Boston 106 104 narrowing the series lead to 2 1. Millions have been raised for hunger relief, farm aid, and homelessness in a broad drive, with an editorial note on page A4.
A Senate tax reform plan threatens coal industry with about 800 million dollars in higher taxes over six years. Repeal of the investment tax credit and a 20 percent minimum corporate tax would sharply raise bills for miners and related energy firms, according to National Coal Association officials. The House version may weaken a key depletion deduction, changing costs further.
National Guard moved into suburban Pittsburgh under overcast skies to assist homeowners and rescuers after flash flooding left at least eight dead and caused over 20 million dollars in damage. Officials estimate up to 12 people missing since Friday as up to four inches of rain fell in hours. In San Antonio Texas a woman was found beneath a bridge after floodwaters swept her away amid up to five inches of rain. The Weather Service warned of more heavy storms and flash floods through Monday.
The Senate begins a nationwide live telecast at 2 p.m. from Washington, D.C. As the chamber tests the program after a month of practice, observers expect limited changes if any. Senator Wendell H. Ford of Kentucky, chairing the special Democratic lease committee, comments on the launch.
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