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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1990
Page
5
A compilation of the editorial board names and roles followed by a Bible verse quote. It presents the board’s consensus statements and ends with a gospel citation from Luke 12 8. The piece combines byline details with a religious quotation for reader reflection.
Editorial notes that House members may earn up to 30 percent of honoraria this year with the rest to charity, while next year will ban honoraria in the House. Senators mostly decline pay and donate gifts to charity, with Byrd retaining small royalties. Observes few lawmakers push for reform. urges more focus on duties.
The Richlands Area Citizens for the Arts will sponsor five programs in Tazewell County schools next year. CART plans bus transportation and aims to give students in schools of all sizes a chance to participate and enjoy the arts.
Charleston columnist L T Anderson argues that public newsletters and self promoting reports by officials waste taxpayer money. He cites Kanawha County Sheriff Art Ashley spending 2900 on informing the public and recalls past self advertising by agency heads. He urges restraint and accountability.
Letters from Craft Family Shooters thank Dwight Moore and the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce for organizing the May 25 event. They credit Bluefield Daily Telegraph and Norfolk Southern for fireworks sponsorship, and acknowledge safety and support from Fire Chief Poe Police Chief Dent and their staffs. Gratitude goes to Fraternal Order of Police for facilities, Dave McGonagle and others for mortar work, and Bluefield Rescue Squad for essential assistance. The writer notes the community enjoyed the pyrotechnic aerial display.
Green Valley Community Church members protest the Sunday Telegraph Swimsuit Issue calling the photos degrading and unacceptable in a daily paper. They urge area leaders and businesses to prevent such advertising to keep the community moral and dignified, signing 26 names.
Members of the Fincastle Duplicate Bridge Club thank George Simons, director of Bluefield Community Center, for cooperation in running a three day Sectional Bridge Tournament in May. Players from seven states praised the center and facilities.
Charles H. Peery III left the post for unspecified reasons, with Supervisor Joseph Peery praising his devotion and role in straightening the county. A local pool funding committee will be formed, and plans for a new municipal pool at Princeton City Park aim to replace the aging facility.
Ten years ago Dan Bittinger cut the ribbon to open Bittinger Warden Enterprises in the historic Warden Market, marking a local business milestone and reviving the market space.
Fifty years ago the Bluefield Lions club will hold its annual election during weekly luncheons at the West Virginian hotel with Bill McCur as president and Buddy Sites Bud Counts Otia Bivens Fred Harrin Doc King and Joe Sanders as vice presidents. A delegation will attend an interclub Kiwanis dinner at Mountain Lake with over 400 Kiwanians from more than twenty towns and their ladies. Compiled by Lilith Roten of the Daily Telegraph star.
A World War II era summary notes a German armored corps breaching French defenses on the lower Somme between Amiens and the Channel, while two tank corps push to the western flank of France's Maginot Line where three French armies face east.
Carl T. Rowan argues the Soviet American summit marked a turning point despite unresolved tensions over a united Germany and NATO. He notes improved trust, verification, and cooperation on trade travel famine relief and Latin America, while urging time to ease fears about Germanys role in NATO and to gradually remove Soviet troops from East Germany.
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