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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1990
Page
2
An international panel calls for a 60 percent cut in annual radiation exposure limits from 5 rem to 2 rem, noting radiation is three times more dangerous than thought a decade ago. A chest X-ray exposes about 20 millirems.
In Medellin, forty policemen quit amid a campaign by cocaine traffickers to kill officers. In other news, Typhoon Ofelia hit eastern Taiwan with 85 mph winds, killing five in floods while 30 died in the Philippines and 84,600 were evacuated on Luzon. A pipe bomb wounded four on a Dead Sea beach. Bordeaux restaurant owners ended a Coca-Cola boycott after vending machines were removed.
Jim Meyer, head meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Moline, endures 50 mph winds, 10 inches of rain in one day, severe storms, tornado sightings, and flash floods. Since arriving from North Platte in 1982, he notes humidity at 99 percent and temperatures from 40 to 93 degrees. He jokes about being feet wet upon arrival.
A Council on Competitiveness report shows Japan out-invested the United States in plant and equipment for 1989, spending 549 billion vs 513 billion. The analysis notes the shift amid the G Seven summit context, with the U.S. remaining the top exporter but posting a 108.6 billion trade deficit while maintaining a higher living standard than most peers.
Gene Boyd 63 performs fiddle and guitar after barbering. Thursday gatherings at his Star Barber Shop in Bristol feature bluegrass jams. He learned music young, served in the Navy, then opened the shop 40 years ago with Monroe paintings lining the walls.
Biologists in Washington state confirmed a second gray wolf den this year in the Cascade Mountains near the Pasayten Wilderness. A wolf pup sighting and howling survey led to the discovery, with officials noting the breeding wolves likely originated from nearby British Columbia.
A 71-year-old woman, Harriett Kimball of Medical Lake Washington, was knocked over by a bison near Old Faithful, suffering a four inch cut and bruises. She remained in stable condition, police say the animal appeared calm before the incident.
Bond denies parole for Pete and Pat Bondurant, 35, charged with first degree murder in the 1986 death of Gwen Dugger. Prosecutors seek the death penalty. witnesses testified the twins assaulted Dugger after drugs, then burned, crushed, and dumped her body in Elk River. Pat also linked to a separate 1986 victim.
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