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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1989
Page
1
Tom Kite holds the lead entering the final round of the U S Open after carding strong scores over the first three rounds. Notables include rival players and a packed leaderboard at the championship venue. Kite seeks his first national title as challengers pressure the course and its par 72 layout.
United Mine Workers President Richard Trumka asks Pittston Co. chairman Paul Douglas to personally oversee negotiations to end the two month coal strike that has expanded into wildcat walkouts in six states. Douglas says talks are at an impasse and no new concessions are offered.
A Los Angeles Times poll finds 78 percent of Americans hold an unfavorable view of China following Beijing's crackdown on pro democracy demonstrators. Only 12 percent see China as a safe investment and 9 percent as a safe tourist destination. most back a restrained Bush response.
Analysts say gasoline supplies this summer will be tight but not lead to long lines unless a refinery or pipeline outage occurs. Prices may rise as driving increases while wholesale costs ease. dealers may not pass savings to consumers. Some expect further gains of about a nickel a gallon, barring major supply accidents.
Gov. Gaston Caperton introduces the Partnership for Progress to expand the state's economy and quickly generate jobs. He divides the state into nine regions and emphasizes leveraging private capital and expertise to foster long and short term growth, noting groundwork laid in the first 100 days of his administration.
In Grand Mound Washington a duck named Minnie settled at Minnehaha Grocery near the gasoline pumps on June 6 and has remained there daily. Store owner Mel Hjelm is puzzled while friend Cindy Lynberg offers the theory that Minnie sees her reflection and thinks it is another duck, possibly in love with herself.
The National Weather Service expects mostly sunny skies today with a high near 80 degrees. Tonight turns mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain and lows in the upper 50s.
Thousands attend the Fifth Annual Chautauqua Festival in the Park in Wytheville Virginia as bands parade through town. The event features beauty queens jazz artists ROTC cadets costumed figures antique fire engines and a five member Beaver family bicycle. Tim Mann of the Wytheville Community Center calls day one a success and notes strong community involvement as the weeklong festival continues through June 25 with favorable weather hoped for.
After 18 months of negotiations, 77 workers at Tazewell Industries walked off last Tuesday demanding a pay raise. Spokesman Joe Linkous said employees had not received a raise in eight years and that 89 workers were employed, with 77 taking part in the strike and 12 staying on the job.
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