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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1989
Page
12
The Associated Press forecast calls for thunderstorms spanning the upper Rockies and Plains to the Gulf Coast with showers extending into the Northeast from New York to Maine.
Mostly sunny today with highs in the low 70s and a clear cool night in the upper 40s. Sunday should be sunny and pleasant with highs in the 70s, followed by a chance of showers and thunderstorms on Monday and more showers on Tuesday with highs in the 70s.
Yesterday's Bluefield temperatures show a high of 72 and a low of 61. The record high for June 10 is 93 set in 1923 and the record low is 37 from 1918.
Elsewhere Virginia shows mostly sunny skies with less humidity and highs in the 80s. Clear and cool tonight. West Virginia remains mostly clear through Sunday with highs in the 70s and overnight lows in the 50s. North Carolina is partly cloudy on the coast and sunny elsewhere with highs in the 80s and some 70s in the northern mountains.
The report notes a cold low of 32 degrees in Watertown South Dakota contrasting with a scorching high of 105 degrees in Bullhead City Arizona. The stark contrast highlights a wide regional temperature spread likely tied to a strong high pressure system and arid conditions across the Southwest.
Moscow AP reports mobs armed with guns Molotov cocktails and pitchforks seized police stations across Uzbekistan amid a weeklong surge of arson and killing. Izvestia cites near 80 deaths and over 800 wounded in Fergana as security troops number 9,000 deployed to quell the violence.
Washington reports the Carter administration weighs using U.S. forces, possibly commando units, in a broad anti narcotics drive abroad. A draft directive circulated by officials and a National Security Council team are cited, with aides and a Pentagon official noting potential military roles such as signals interception and surveillance while reaffirming the illegality of assassinations.
Lech Walesa thanked voters for Solidarity's sweeping weekend win in Poland and explained why the union should not join a Communist led government coalition yet. He said Solidarity aims to broaden democracy and remain faithful to voters while opposing policies inconsistent with social will. Some candidates favor joining a coalition, others prefer opposition on issue by issue bases.
Dismay continues over the Chinese crisis as Soviet officials report inability to reach Beijing while planning for next week’s visit by Gorbachev. Western diplomats differ on deaths, estimating up to 3,000, with Beijing protesters and Li Peng regime accused of deadly crackdown. In Taipei a mass rally denounces the shootings and features a Goddess of Democracy statue.
A ceremony in the Mercer County Circuit Courtroom honored Gov. Gaston Caperton and swore in David Knight as judge. Judge Frazier praised Knight’s legal mind and impartial approach as County Commissioner filled the vacancy by appointing Charles Smith as prosecutor amid Sunshine Law concerns and an emergency session. Smith, a longtime assistant prosecutor since 1970, will serve until the 1990 election with term details extending to 1992.
Officials mourn five dead after Gulf coast storms. In Eastpoint Florida a grandmother mother and son died as 19 houses were destroyed. In Louisiana seven parishes suffered damage with two fatalities in Grosse Tete and damage to mobile homes and homes near Baton Rouge. Police screened towns to prevent looting while National Guard helped enforce curfews as shelters opened for the homeless.
A gunman took eight people hostage at Yellowstone National Park's Old Faithful visitor center on Friday and released them unharmed about three hours later. The unidentified man, armed with a long barreled pistol, held guests including a mother and her two daughters before releasing them. park officials negotiated while he remained inside. No demands were made and no injuries were reported. President Bush planned to visit Yellowstone to assess forest fire damage, though the center was not on his schedule.
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