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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1990
Page
3
Jury pool process began Monday with 125 prospective jurors in two groups as Mayor Marion Barry and his wife Effi attended the U S Courthouse. The case centers on Barry alleging prosecutorial overreach in a tense political trial with potential bias questions.
World ARIEL report notes Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir arguing democracy cannot restrict where people live amid Gorbachev comments on emigration. He seeks a Likud majority to form a right wing cabinet, predicting 61 to 65 in the 120 seat Knesset and a swearing-in next week. The article also covers Khomeini’s tomb anniversary crowds, Cambodia cease-fire talks, and Ukraine’s presidential election within the USSR.
Beaum on high school students found a torn fake-alligator-skin green wallet while cleaning a closet. Inside were yellowed photos a 3 cent stamp and a handwritten driver’s license dated January 30 1950. After four phone calls, Patricia Graves now Henderson learned the wallet belonged to her stepmother. Graves did not recall losing it but shared photos of her younger self in pin up poses.
NBC announced new multiyear deals with talk show hosts David Letterman and Jay Leno. Letterman's Late Night debuted in 1982 and features humorous bits and stunts. The memo notes the era of witty interviews and pet tricks continues for night owl TV audiences.
In Piqua Ohio a 5 foot black granite monument was unveiled for the Mills Brothers with about 1000 in attendance including Donald Mills. A high school choir performed and the lone surviving member reflected on his late brothers while noting the group’s peak era from the 1920s to 1950s. The marker lists famous songs and bears a bronze plaque.
Pop singer Phil Collins cancels two Brendan Byrne Arena concerts in East Rutherford due to a sore throat. Rescheduled dates are August 10 and 11, announced by Michael Rowe of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority.
News from California and nine states shows Dianne Feinstein leading in polls for governor against Attorney General John Van de Kamp. Across the country, Alabama Iowa and New Mexico gubernatorial races show close contest potential runoff. In North Carolina a Democratic runoff will decide the challenger to Senator Jesse Helms. Other races include Montana and senatorial contests with several incumbents facing challenges and potential runoffs.
Ted Siebert leads Totally in Sand as Long Beach, Washington secures victory over Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with a 34,503 foot Sand Castle titled Turtle Beach. Myrtle Beach lags at 26,834 feet. Dragons and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles themed sculpture claimed world’s longest.
Michael Jackson was hospitalized in stable condition at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica with chest pains. Spokesman Bob Jones said tests would determine the cause, while sister LaToya sent flowers and noted he wasn’t in severe distress. Actress Elizabeth Taylor shares the hospital floor as she recovers from pneumonia.
Sydney herpetologist David Williams begins a 12 hour daily stunt with two eastern brown snakes and three taipans inside a five foot square glass cage to raise funds for the Flying Doctor Service. He says snakes attack only when threatened and notes the venom of one taipan could kill 23 men. The snakes behaved well on day one.
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