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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1989
Page
6
The Associated Press reports thunderstorms across the Southeast and upper Minnesota with sunshine in the Pacific Northwest and dry conditions in New England. Today partly cloudy with a 30 percent shower risk, highs in the low to mid 70s and tonight cloudy with upper 50s.
Elsewhere Virginia showers and thunderstorms likely Wednesday with some heavy downpours. West Virginia partly cloudy Wednesday with chance of showers or thunderstorms in east and south. Highs in the 70s. North Carolina sees rain and thunderstorms Wednesday into Thursday with similar temperatures.
Bluefield unofficial results show Beale with 588 votes and Terrence Mark Flack with 213. City Clerk Beverly Tresch said new board members will be seated at the first August meeting. Hammond pledged to listen, while Walker, a former member, aims to boost downtown business and recalled his 1985 defeat.
Ziyang, a reformist, was stripped of his Communist Party post while Qiao Shi, a Politburo Standing Committee member, received a Supreme Court telegram backing the crackdown on the pro democracy movement. Zhao remains unseen since May 19, with officials not confirming his removal. Diplomats see Qiao as a potential Zhao successor.
Governments worldwide move to evacuate citizens as protests mount over Beijing killings. Britain, Switzerland join the United States in halting arms sales to China while France, Holland and Sweden freeze official contacts. Hong Kong and Kowloon see clashes with police as demonstrations erupt.
Nations urged citizens to leave Beijing as troops fired on streets. The United States urged 1,440 Americans in the capital to depart while 7,360 permanent residents were advised to consider leaving. Charters were discussed though no immediate danger reported. Foreigners crowded airline offices and the Beijing Airport, with thousands at the international departure area. A British student recalled the move toward reform two months earlier, while some foreigners stockpiled supplies. The U.S. Embassy urged departures and warned not to photograph troops. Canada cut embassy staff to 15, others limited to dependents.
The Senate trimmed a 3.3 billion catchall bill to fund veterans programs student loans forest fire costs and other efforts through Sept 30 1989. It directs 75 million to rebuild a collapsed West Virginia radio telescope and sets aside 275000 for Kansas State University to advise farmers on drought coping.
Soviet AP report says price dispute over strawberries in a Central Asian bazaar sparked ethnic violence as mobs attacked, arson spread, and 50 people were killed. Rafik Nishanov testified that authorities have regained full control though the area remains volatile. Some 6,000 internal troops were deployed and 12,000 Meskhi residents were evacuated to a military garrison.
A Census of Health Statistics report finds in 1986 wives filed 61.5 percent of divorce petitions while husbands filed 32.6 percent. joint filings were 6 percent. The data cover 1,178,000 marriages ending that year with first marriages lasting about 10.7 years before divorce.
In Miami the Contras refused U S calls to return for February elections. Aristides Sanchez said a quick return would be counterproductive. Only Alfredo Cesar plans to return without conditions, arriving in Managua next week to prep for national elections.
President Bush and Prime Minister Bhutto say they are in complete accord on pursuing a political solution in Afghanistan. They emphasize a non aligned, representative government and peaceful neighbors as goals, while noting the Mujahedeen’s ongoing struggle after the Soviet withdrawal.
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