This Day in History from a Summer to Remember
Larry Hypes recalls a mix of historical milestones and seasonal reflections. He touches on daylight savings quirks, the first home VCR demo in 1963, Ted Turner and WTBS ventures, Gotti’s 1992 life sentence, Guy Hunt’s 1986 GOP win in Alabama, the 1982 ERA defeat, Hopalong Cassidy’s 1949 NBC debut, and Hawaii’s first coffee planting in 1817, all framed by a midsummer mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oprisine
Associated Press
France
LCI
America
WTBS
Atlanta
Ted Turner
Turner
Montana
Time-Warner Board
Gotti
Mafia
la Cosa Nostra
Guy Hunt
Thomas E. Dewey
Harry Truman
Dewey
Newsweek
Truman
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
London
William Boyd
NBC
Boyd
Hopalong Cassidy
Mary McCloud Bethune
Bethune-Cookman College
National Youth Administration
Hawaii
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff Roster and Quote
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists William Randy Deason as Publisher and Samantha Perry as News Editor with Andy Patton and Brian Woodson as Sports Editor and other editorial staff including Thomas A Colley Executive Editor and Bill Archer City Editor. A Bible verse from Psalms 90 10 is cited.
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Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
Virginia to shield 380000 acres of roadless forest areas
U S Secretary of Agriculture approved plans to craft rules limiting development in over 380000 acres of roadless land in Virginia's Jefferson National Forest and George Washington National Forest along with other southern forests. Governors Kaine and Warner pushed for protection, citing recreation wildlife and clean water value for Virginians.
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Jefferson National Forest
Interstate 77
Virginia
America
U.S
Mike Johanns
George Washington National Forest
North Carolina
South Carolina
Mark Warner
USDA
Timothy M. Kaine
U.S. Forest Service
Bush Administration
Mark Rey
Vet's Daughter Seeks Coupons for Troops Overseas
Audrey Adkins of Harned Kentucky asks readers to send unused coupons, including baby item coupons, to help deployed soldiers. Coupons may be used up to six months past expiration at overseas commissaries.
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Vet
Audrey Adkins
Harned
Tazewell church backs troops amid public opinion debate
Rev Michael Stump of Tazewell Christian Church writes to defend the war in Iraq, affirming support for service members while criticizing a National Council of Churches petition. He stresses faith duties to pray for those serving and condemns opposition as misrepresentation of liberty and moral responsibility.
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Azewell Christian Church
Iraq
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Associated Press
New York
National Council of Churches
Tazewell Christian Church
Tazewell County
Michael Stump
Disciples of Christ
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Larry Hypes
Tazewell High School
The
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
William ‘Randy’ Deason
Samantha Perry
Thomas A. Colley
Bill Archer
Charles Owens
Rey
Margulies
Tazewell
Bluefield
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