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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1987
Page
1
Washington AP reports fashionable Fawn Hall faces a decisive moment as Lt. Col. Oliver North Lt. Col. Robert Earl and Rear Adm. John Poindexter weigh whether to wear military dress for congressional Iran Contra hearings. Publicly, services defer to the officers while privately a high ranking official notes an intense rank debate.
Accu Weather forecasts a mostly cloudy day with some sun and a possible thunderstorm in the Bluefield area. High around 78, tonight cloudy with a shower or two, low near 64. Details A-8.
June 23 1906 report notes H A Ritz of Bluefield named to the 8th Judicial Circuit Court covering McDowell Mercer and Monroe counties. Ritz succeeds the late L L Chambers and had previously served as West Virginia attorney general, a Wheeling native.
President Reagan urged Congress to resist tax increases while touring Melbourne Florida near Kennedy Space Center. He warned any tax hike bill reaching the Oval Office will not survive, touting 54 months of economic growth and promising to oppose tax and spend policies. Democrats back a 1 trillion 1988 budget with substantial new taxes. Republicans press for restraint.
Five IRS revenue officers with a century of service testified to a Senate Finance subcommittee that district chiefs let promotions hinge on the number of delinquent tax seizures. They cited a memo stating evaluators reward high performers and document underachievers, despite Commissioner Gibbs saying promotions should not be based on seizures or collections.
No complaints had been filed in Mercer County against Dr. Sam Angles of Tazewell Virginia. Officials in Ohio reported the Freeman doctor who killed himself while police attempted to arrest him on sexual assault charges. the West Virginia Board of Medicine declined to comment on board action.
Tazewell County board of supervisors unanimously approved transferring about $1 million from the coal severance tax fund to the general operating fund to close a temporary cash flow gap. Auditor Wally Cox and County Treasurer Norman Cook cited a $1 million shortfall announced in June and blamed it on unpaid taxes. The board said the deficit will vanish once taxpayers settle their bills.
In Lynchburg Virginia relatives recount the Falwell family legacy from bootlegging to religion. They describe Jerry Falwell’s rise with the Old Time Gospel Hour and Moral Majority and note kin urging support as PTL faces fundraising demands. Carey and Calvin Falwell defend his work and aims.
Fred Astaire, an American legend who defined Hollywood elegance in dance with Ginger Rogers, died of pneumonia at 88 in Century City Hospital. He passed in his wife Robyn Smith Astaire's arms after admission on June 12. Reagan called him a superstar and praised his lasting impact on film and musical drama.
The New York Times review notes Fred Astaire’s career defined by artistry over individual films his urbane wit and refined singing and dancing set him apart from dated musical comedies Lincoln Center Film Society honored the performer in 1973 with notable tributes reinforcing his lasting influence on musical cinema
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