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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1989
Page
8
The AP forecasts storms from Texas to the upper Ohio Valley and into New England with a dry Southwest. Today a 70 percent shower potential and mid-70s highs. Tonight, rain chances linger with lows near 60s, and Thursday brings another 70 percent chance of rain.
Virginia shows partly sunny skies with very warm humid conditions and a chance of afternoon storms. highs mid-80s to around 90. West Virginia expects showers and thunderstorms with a mid-70s high. North Carolina remains partly cloudy with scattered mainly afternoon and evening storms.
A report notes unusually cold temperatures in Houston Maine with a low of 32 degrees and an extreme high of 113 degrees recorded in Borrego Springs California, highlighting wide regional temperature variance.
Jim Mayo discusses a decade in Bluefield as public works chief after originally applying for manager. He oversees water and sewer, streets, bridges, vehicle maintenance, and cemetery care at Maple Hill. He highlights bridge renovations, snow plan, shop modernization, and staff coordination while supporting area youth.
President Bush vetoed a bill raising the hourly minimum wage to 4.55 dollars, his first domestic policy clash with Democrats. House Speaker Foley urged an override, while Senate prospects looked bleaker. Bush said the bill would hinder job creation and worsen inflation, arguing for a more modest 4.25 dollar proposal. Democrats vowed to pursue another override and tied the veto to tax-cut politics benefiting the wealthy.
Southwest Virginia voters showed very little interest in the GOP gubernatorial primary with former U.S. Senator Paul Trible leading in several counties. Coleman and Parris trailed as officials reported turnout as low as eight percent in Wythe and seven percent in Giles, with overall sparse participation across Tazewell, Bland, Buchanan, Wythe, Giles, and Smyth counties.
Kraft cannot disclose details as more than 100 winners claim the $17,000 grand prize in the Ready to Roll game. The company voided the game and considers next steps after evaluating how so many matched pieces were awarded. A spokeswoman expressed regret and advised affected participants to mail in their pieces.
Mayors and town officials in Anawalt Davy Peterstown and Perry were elected or re elected. Roy Williams led Anawalt mayoral results with 49 votes to 9 for Billy Lester. Davy chose Mary M Hale over Hazel McNew 108 to 86. Peterstown and Laeger saw unopposed or lightly contested races with incumbents and newcomers filling council seats. Banks took possession of collateral property amid Dominion plant shutdown and potential bankruptcy.
Mercer County Administrator Fred Parker reacts to reports that a local plant may be permanently closed, after hearing it was a temporary financial hiccup. He warns permanent shutdown could hurt the county’s economy, noting the plant’s role in major regional investment and prior use of federal grants to fund nearby water projects and infrastructure.
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