National Weather Outlook and Regional Forecast
The Associated Press notes showers in the Pacific Northwest and a band of storms moving from eastern Montana across the central U.S. into Texas. Today through Tuesday: cloud cover, 50 percent shower chances, highs mid to upper 70s, lows mid-50s to mid-60s. Yesterday's Bluefield temps show a 77 high and 55 low. historic highs 94 in 1895 and 38 in 1931.
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Weather synopsis for Virginia West Virginia and North Carolina
Elsewhere Virginia shows partly sunny warm conditions with possible afternoon thunderstorms mainly west. Highs reach the low to mid-80s. West Virginia remains mostly cloudy with a shower or thunderstorm chance and highs in the upper 70s to mid-80s. North Carolina faces partly cloudy eastern areas with variable cloudiness west and a chance of showers or thunderstorms mainly in the western half.
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Gorbachev Pressure Eases Baltic Ties Trade
Washington AP reports congressional leaders said they could not back favored trade status for the Soviet Union without Moscow easing pressure on Lithuania. At a 90 minute meeting at the Soviet Embassy, Gorbachev urged freer trade while lawmakers insisted on human rights concessions and clear progress on Lithuanian independence.
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Gorbachev proposes a European council for security
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev proposed creating a Council of all Europe to influence Europe’s military future. The plan envisions US and Soviet participation with NATO Warsaw Pact and neutral states, with discussions to continue in Copenhagen and Berlin. White House aides weigh strengthening NATO and the European Security Conference while exploring new forms. Maslennikov said Moscow seeks a permanent structure to foster stability and cooperation in Europe, possibly by merging existing groups.
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First ladies honor role of women in society
Barbara Bush and Raisa Gorbachev headlined Wellesley College graduation as models of professional and family life. Bush urged graduates to pursue careers if desired while stressing time with loved ones. Gorbachev emphasized perestroika values and shared confidence in its success.
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Unmanned Rosat observatory launched from Cape Canaveral
A Delta II rocket carrying West Germany's Rosat X-ray observatory lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 5 47 p m EDT to reach a 360 mile high orbit. Rosat aims to catalog 100000 cosmic X-ray sources, performing a full sky survey and detailed studies of hot stars black holes and supernova remnants while complementary to the Astro X-ray telescope aboard Columbia.
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