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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1986
Page
2
Retired Gen William Westmoreland leads a Chicago ticker tape parade holding a POW MIA flag. Beside him veteran organizer Tom Stack and legless Vietnam veteran Bob Wieland, who recently crossed the country on his hands, walk ahead of the VIPs.
West Virginia lottery officials say instant tickets printed by Dittmer Brothers under Scientific Games contract involved fraud by the Georgia printer, inflating bills by at least 1.1 million dollars across 20 states. WV remains with Scientific Games, noting it was the victim and not the perpetrator. California demands contract drop to protect lottery integrity.
Wholesale prices jumped 0.6 percent in May breaking four months of sharp declines. Gasoline costs surged 8.6 percent and food rose 1.1 percent helping the index rebound, though overall prices remained 1.7 percent below May 1985 levels. Officials expect only modest inflation this summer.
The Senate approved an amendment removing a $5.5 billion Unocal tax break from the overhaul plan. Sen. Howard Metzenbaum led the change, with support from Sen. Bob Packwood and others, by a 66-30 vote. The money would be redirected to farmers who gain income averaging, while other Americans lose that tax tool. Packwood defended earlier protections as justified for the bill’s success. Next week, Metzenbaum plans to press for further curbs on special interests.
Police seized copies of The Sowetan and Weekly Mail as the government tightened its state of emergency in South Africa. Non residents were barred from Soweto while heavy patrols spread through black townships amid ongoing clashes that have killed hundreds. Desmond Tutu met President Botha in Cape Town after the crackdown. Police reported detentions and executions with the Information Bureau the sole source of violence updates. Witnesses cited widespread patrols in Port Elizabeth and Soweto as anti-government actions continued.
Saturday Today will be mostly sunny and pleasant with a high near 77. Tonight, clear and comfortable conditions follow, with an overnight low around 58. The stock market rose sharply Friday, finishing the week on an upbeat note after a record-setting decline. Benny Goodman, the King of Swing, died Friday in his Manhattan apartment at age 77.
Local residents lose access to the HELPLINE as Crisis Intervention and Telephone Reassurance Agency ends operations after six months of failed funding attempts. President Joanne Boileau says Bluefield Community Hospital Foundation pulled support in December, with a rejected $67,000 appeal and pending United Way incorporation.
Mercer County three magistrates will take on more cases over the next two weeks after the state Supreme Court reassigned two visiting magistrates. Chief Judge John Frazier said the extra load comes as Lincoln County magistrates are moved away due to an emergency. Visiting judges Hartman of Kanawha and Laird IV of Fayette were assigned to Mercer while Lincoln’s two are unavailable.
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