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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1985
Page
3
Monday brings mostly sunny skies and low humidity with no precipitation. Bees should be active as sunshine persists, with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s and breezy conditions. Tonight cools to upper 50s to low 60s. Tuesday remains partly cloudy with highs again in the upper 70s to low 80s and southerly winds near 10 mph, with overnight lows in the 60s. Cooler, partly cloudy days follow Wednesday through Thursday.
In Newport Beach California a party boat named the S S Michigan reemerged after sinking nine times in 43 years. Charlotte Dale owner of Villa Nova restaurant launched a toast and her 5-year-old grandson Alexander became the new owner after refurbishment. The craft has a history of barge parades and crashes, including a 1960s incident when a beer cannon hole sank it.
The Los Angeles Lakers driven by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar clinched the 1985 NBA championship with a 111-100 victory over the Boston Celtics. It marked their third title since 1980 and their first win against Boston in nine finals meetings since 1959.
Woodward overcame a 3-6 deficit to defeat East Tennessee State teammate Robert Hurt 3-6 6-3 6-4 at Sedgewood Tennis Club. He becomes the tournament’s first two-time champion, highlighting a come from behind victory in the finals. Meanwhile lawmakers poised to alter Reagan tax plan with three individual rates under review in Congress.
A weekend camping trip near Lashmeet in Summers County ended in tragedy Sunday when three Rock area teens James Gillespie 15 David Gillespie 14 and Ashley Akers 14 drowned in a Bluestone River hole thought to be shallow One teen survived by clinging to a rock and swimming to shore Rescue squads OH 9 divers and Summers County ambulance crews conducted an extensive underwater search The incident occurred before 10 30 a m with the third body recovered about 3 30 p m State Police provided limited cooperation delaying an official report
Sao Paulo plastic surgeon Dr. Roberto Farina says photos of the exhumed body differ from Mengele’s file images, noting eye color and facial features. Die Welt reports West German examiners believe the February 8 1979 corpse buried as Wolfgang Gerhard is Mengele, based on interviews with sheltering witnesses, though the report’s source is unclear.
Governor hopeful Gerald L. Baliles accepts the Democratic nomination at Richmond coliseum amid a historic ticket. He pledges to be governor for all Virginians and contrasts his 18 years in public service with Wyatt Durrette’s six years in the House, while Lt. Gov. Richard J. Davis returns as party chair. Baliles is joined by L. Douglas Wilder, the first Black statewide candidate, and Mary Sue Terry, the first woman to seek Virginia attorney general.
Across Buchanan County Amherst and Lancaster in Virginia educators declare an education crisis over stagnant or reduced pay. In Buchanan the school budget stalls with a 3 000 raise proposed while regional unemployment soars above 20 percent. Lancaster seeks 115 000 for pay scale fixes amid claims of manipulated salaries. Amherst cuts an 11.6 percent aim to 5 percent with a 1 000 cap as activists press for higher state mandates.
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