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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1986
Page
1
Members of the Ku Klux Klan marched through the towns of Tazewell and Richlands on Saturday, drawing attention from residents and local authorities. Police monitored the event to prevent disturbances as bystanders watched the procession pass through the streets.
Two French hostages freed after 104 days in Lebanon returned to Paris. Philippe Rochot, 39, and Georges Hansen, 45, embraced families on arrival at Orly as Syria pledged to press for freeing 17 others. The pair had been kidnapped March 8 in west Beirut and freed late Friday.
Two Cypriot engineering students Stavros Yannaki and Panayiotis Tirkas, seized outside the American University of Beirut on April 28, were freed through personal mediation of Yasser Arafat. They flew home to Larnaca, Cyprus, after being held in Beirut for nearly two months, with officials citing a presidential appeal as the trigger.
Dennis Pruitt, president of the Richlands Jaycees, aims a ball at Elvira the dunking machine during Tazewell County Fair activities in Richlands Virginia. The woman operating the machine was not identified.
The Sunday forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and warm conditions in the Bluefield Princeton area with a high near 83. Moonlit skies tonight and a warmer night with a low around 63. Weather A-6
President Reagan remains in good health as doctors report two new polyps found in his colon are benign following tests after his cancer surgery nearly a year ago. Byrd calls for tougher foreign goods restrictions without fear of retaliation. Wimbledon set for two weeks starting Monday with finals on July 5 and 6 marking its 100th champions.
At The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs the annual coal operators meeting opened with Senate Minority Leader Robert C Byrd, who said he is a child of coal and recalled his foster father earning about $2 a day. The event highlighted the contrast between coal country roots and resort life.
Visitors from Virginia and other nearby states receive many speeding tickets in West Virginia. Bluefield patrolman Robert Carriger notes most citations come on Stadium Drive where youths with learner permits are common. He adds state penalties for 55 to 65 mph were reduced to five dollars with no points. When motorists hit 66 mph an automatic citation is issued.
Trooper J F Bulford calibrates a Custom Hawk radar unit to monitor north and southbound lanes on the West Virginia Turnpike. He reports issuing 200 to 300 citations each month and 100 to 150 warnings. A 60 mph car is followed by a 62 mph semi while the third vehicle at 55 mph passes.
AUSURN Washington AP Health officials urged public pressure on merchants who had not pulled Extra-Strength Excedrin capsules after a recall. Cyanide-tainted capsules killed two Auburn-area residents as doctors warned stores in northern King County still stocked them.
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