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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1989
Page
8
The Associated Press forecast shows scattered showers in the upper Rockies and the Northeast. A heavy band of showers and thunderstorms stretches from the upper Great Lakes to Alabama and into eastern Texas. Hot in the Southwest.
The National Weather Service calls for a mostly sunny morning and afternoon with near eighty degree highs. Tonight turns mostly cloudy with a forty percent rain chance and upper fifty degree lows. Tuesday may see lingering showers with upper seventies highs and around sixty degree lows. Wednesday looks fair with highs near eighty and overnight lows about sixty. Yesterday's Bluefield temps show a high of ninety two and a low of thirty six in nineteen fifty nine.
BEIJING AP Eight people were sentenced to death on Saturday for beating soldiers and burning vehicles as troops moved on Tiananmen Square to end the pro democracy movement. Two men were captured after firing on soldiers guarding a bridge. Four Western reporters left China after expulsion for violating martial law.Authorities allowed civilians onto Tiananmen Square for the first time since the crackdown began, with about 10 000 Young Pioneers children in red scarves lining the square and laying flowers at the Heroes Monument.
S. David Griggs, 49, an astronaut who flew on the shuttle in 1985 and was training to pilot a November mission, died when his private plane crashed near Earle, Arkansas. NASA officials confirmed the accident and noted he may have been performing stunt flying. A replacement for Griggs will be named.
An Interflug Ilyushin Il-62 carrying 113 people aborted a takeoff at Schoenefeld Airport in East Berlin and crashed into a field. At least six killed, eight missing, 47 injured. passengers and a farmer among the dead. rescue efforts continued as firefighters battled the flames.
Partly sunny in Virginia with highs upper 70s to upper 80s and increasing clouds tonight. West Virginia sees increasing cloudiness with highs upper 70s to lower 80s and a mostly cloudy night with a chance of rain. North Carolina reports mostly sunny skies with scattered afternoon storms near the coast and highs mid 70s.
A weather note lists record temperatures in Bonners Ferry Idaho with a low of 30 degrees and Borrego Springs California posting a high of 113 degrees. The data highlights dramatic regional contrasts in temperature within a single region.
Thousands march in Old San Juan during congressional hearings on Puerto Rico's status. Protesters burn flags and chant anti colonial slogans while claiming 80,000 participants. organizers say large turnout despite no arrests.
Governor Caperton outlines five goals for new regional councils to boost economic development in West Virginia. The plan aims to leverage resources, foster innovation, improve the business climate, and train the workforce, with action steps arising from regional assessments of strengths and weaknesses.
The Tazewell Virginia facility is praised as a steady employer with top wage levels and comprehensive benefits. The statement argues leadership in pay, health coverage, and job stability, noting past near-closure in 1986 but eventual growth to become the second largest belt producer. The executive pledges ongoing competitive, cost-conscious management.
A wide array of events scheduled through Friday includes UAW and U.S. Conference of Mayors activities, the AMA policy-making session, education discussions in Washington, methanol powered cars tests in Oak Ridge, and a solar energy conference. Notable items cover gun legislation talks in Tallahassee, Cliburn concert in Philadelphia, and Bush meetings in Washington and Richmond. The weekend highlights include a human rights conference closing in Paris, a Batman premiere, a sentencing in Mobile tied to a hate crime, and a spotted owl summit in Oregon.
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