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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1990
Page
4
Washington mayor Marion Barry's attorney indicated a Scenabie plea bargain cannot be ruled out as discussions reportedly consider resignation terms. Barry, 54, faces trial Monday on 10 misdemeanor cocaine charges, one conspiracy count, and three felony perjury charges related to drug use. He pleads innocence.
In a tragic accident at Mount Mtatsminda in Tbilisi, a cable car broke loose injuring and killing many. Tass and local sources reported 20 dead and 15 wounded as another car was said to be involved, though details remained unclear.
Two students, Jared Wicknair and David Wallace, were charged with mischief after paper airplanes were tossed into the teachers’ section during Livingston High School’s May 25 graduation. A spectator blew an air horn, and Wallace’s uncle Jonnie Drago Jr. faced a disturbance charge as authorities released the youths on $500 property bonds.
New York AP briefs outline Errol Morris being tapped to direct a documentary on the alleged theft of Albert Einstein's brain. Amblin Entertainment and producer Gordon Freedman acquired rights to Hawking's A Brief History of Time as talks progressed. Morris, educated at Princeton, embraced the project after reading Hawking and aims to push nonfiction storytelling. He plans to start editing in the fall using more than 30 sets.
Madonna teases Detroit roots on stage at the Palace in Auburn Hills as she jokes with backup singers. The 31-year-old star, a Rochester Adams alum, quips about fighting back to avoid looking bad to her hometown.
New York figures Mayor David Dinkins Gov Mario Cuomo and John F Kennedy Jr expected at a Democratic summit like farewell for Andrew Cuomo. JFK Jr to represent the bride's side as the party scene centers on the governor's son.
President Samuel Doe promised not to seek the 1991 election as rebels advance toward Monrovia. Charles Taylor’s National Patriotic Front endorsed talks with an interim government if Doe departs. U.S. forces repositioned naval ships for possible evacuation while thousands flee and casualties mount amid a six month conflict.
Liberia spans 37 743 square miles with a rocky coast and 4 500 foot northern highlands. Population exceeds 2.5 million including 50 000 Americo-Liberians. English is official. economy fragile despite iron ore and agriculture as main employer. Americo-Liberians dominated until Samuel Doe's 1979 coup. 1989 invasion led by Charles Taylor from Ivory Coast. Doe claimed rigged 1985 election. 1991 hopes for peaceful elections.
A parade in Cincinnati marks the dispersal of dozens of Yogi Bears to more than 70 Yogi Bear Jellys tone Park Camp Resorts across the United States and Canada. Each resort will feature a picnic basket clad Yogi Bear as official host.
The late guru Osho Rajneesh’s doctor Swami Amrita proposes a cure for soccer violence by fans screaming for 10 minutes before and after matches and players joining a screaming meditation. He says this catharsis could curb field violence and add poetry to play.
Severe storms flood Vicksburg Mississippi with up to seven inches of rain forcing 200 residents to higher ground. In Spearman Texas ten mobile homes and ten houses destroyed along with a church. Damage totals estimated at 5.5 million dollars in Spearman while Vicksburg counts were incomplete. No injuries reported. Local officials note extensive debris and power outages as crews work to clear mud and restore services.
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