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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1986
Page
54
Jack Nicklaus sees his Grand Slam bid fade in brutal U S Open round one conditions with rain wind and cold tests. The day underscores how extreme weather shaped a key early round in the 86 championships.
Today's forecast calls for partly sunny skies with a high near 77 degrees. Tonight will be clear to partly cloudy, with a low around 53, shaping a mild, quiet weather pattern.
West Virginia Supreme Court rules the new divorce and child support enforcement system unconstitutional by reducing circuit courts jurisdiction. The plan would have assigned four year term family law masters to hear divorce custody and support cases and act as part of the judiciary. The decision, 3-2 with dissents from Chief Justice Miller and Justice McGraw, blocks phased implementation starting July 1 and July 1 plan details.
President Botha proclaimed an emergency as hundreds are detained in a bid to crush dissent before Soweto’s 10th anniversary. The decree bars non residents from Soweto and triggers immediate repression, with United Democratic Front leaders and allies among the detainees. Morobe warns of a blood bath as opposition shifts underground.
The Senate refused to restore state and local sales tax deductions in the overhaul bill and defeated an attempt to remove a special oil and gas industry tax break. The vote upheld the oil provision, with 77 to 20 in favor of keeping the exemption seen as saving the petroleum sector about 1.5 billion dollars over five years. Senator Lowell Weicker criticized the carveout, urging parity with other taxpayers.
Princeton Parks and Recreation Commission Chairman Alma Belcher said she requested the resignation of Recreation Director Rick Ratcliffe for a combination of reasons. She declined to give specifics, but commission members were told at a special meeting that Ratcliffe had not prepared the 1986-87 budget due July 1 and had incorrectly informed Princeton Midget Football League coaches that the league would not operate next season.
The Public Health Service warned AIDS will kill more people in 1991 than auto accidents did last year, estimating 54 000 AIDS deaths and 145 000 AIDS illnesses with costs up to 16 billion dollars. The plan urges a national coordinated response and intensified CDC-led work.
Washington reports President Reagan signaled abandoning SALT II with the treaty no longer existing. White House spokesman Larry Speakes said future U S arms reductions depend on Soviet behavior, while Reagan suggested replacing it with a better deal. Edward Djerejian noted efforts to restrain the arms race would continue.
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