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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1986
Page
1
A crackdown targeting weekend cruising on Mercer Street drew praise from local officials and residents. The initiative, coordinated by Region B-1, aims to reduce traffic disruption and enhance neighborhood safety during high-activity periods.
Washington analysis predicts a shift to the right if Senate confirms Reagan picks William H. Rehnquist as chief justice and Antonin Scalia as associate justice. Experts say the change alone may not overturn major precedents. retiring Chief Justice Warren Burger is already conservative, though less so than the two nominees, who are regarded as more consistent.
President Reagan announced the retirement of Chief Justice Warren Burger after 17 years and named Associate Justice William Rehnquist as his replacement. He also said he will nominate Antonin Scalia to the Supreme Court pending Senate confirmation, signaling a shift to the right on key issues and anticipated changes in the court's balance.
The Commerce Department reports housing construction dropped 7.4 percent in May to a 1.89 million annual rate from 2.04 million in April. Single family building remained strong, but apartment starts fell, ending four months of fast growth. Economists say low mortgage rates should buoy activity this year.
The list notes ages and ideologies of several justices: Scalia at 50 as a potential youngest. Burger as conservative nominee by Nixon in 1969. Rehnquist 61 chosen by Reagan and named in 1971. Brennan 80 appointed by Eisenhower as liberal leader. White viewed as centrist after Kennedy’s 1962 nomination. Thurgood Marshall the court’s only black liberal named by Johnson in 1967. Powell, Nixon 1971, conservative. Blackmun born 1908 and seen as independent. Stevens 66 appointed by Ford in 1975 as a wild card. OConnor 55 named by Reagan in 1981 as conservative.
Local judges praise Warren Burger after 17 years as chief justice and anticipate a moderate conservative course under William Rehnquist. They note the court trends between conservative and liberal eras and discuss Burger's advocacy for trial lawyer competency.
Roscoe L. Taylor told the Bluefield City Board to seek stronger EPA action to shield residents from PCB and dioxin contamination tied to Joy Manufacturing’s former Bluefield service center. He urged more tests to prevent toxins from entering the underground water supply and access to testing data from private contractors. White, a former Joy employee, cites medical problems and a 465-name list of workers as part of the cited health impact.
Washington AP reports negotiators for American Telephone and Telegraph and three fourths of its 200000 union workers reached a tentative nationwide agreement to end a 17 day walkout. The accord, announced by the Communications Workers of America, aims to settle demands over cost of living pay adjustments and job reclassifications. Talks on division level pacts continue in New Jersey with a potential Sunday end date.
Wednesday forecast calls for sunny to partly cloudy skies and pleasant coolness. High near 73 degrees with tonight mainly clear conditions and a low around 48 degrees.
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