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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1989
Page
1
Amateur photographers vie for cash and equipment prizes in a city contest, submitting their best shots across categories. Local judges assess composition and technical skill, with winners announced at a community awards ceremony.
West Virginia Governor Caperton pledges to keep seeking a solution to the Pittston United Mine Workers strike now in its 24th month. He offered to mediate between UMW President Trumka and Pittston chairman Douglas, but Douglas rejected citing federal mediators. The union has conducted wildcat walkouts across 10 states, causing production disruption and sparking violence concerns.
A tradition of awarding low numbered license plates to Democratic supporters and officials continues under Gov. Gaston Caperton. The top 100 club has seen shifts as Caperton’s administration settles in. The DMV has notified many top 100 holders of their status.
Rough seas and poor visibility halted the first human powered submarine races off Riviera Florida. Organizers scrubbed much of Saturdays events after most of the 18 submarines struggled to maneuver the 1 kilometer loop course. Deb Cronin described the abandonment of the course and the frustrating conditions as the event was interrupted by currents and water conditions.
Sunny and warm with daytime highs around the 80s and overnight lows in the 60s. Section Vol 94, No. 176.
Ninety junior ROTC cadets conducted rappelling from 45 foot towers, scarcenareatiie missions, marksmanship training, rope bridge building, and confidence boosting activities at Camp Roland near Bastian Virginia from June 18 to 25. Major Roy McKinney notes four years of the camp with no accidents and says the program helps shy youths become more confident through leadership opportunities.
The Legislature raised the coal severance tax and broadened the gross value of natural resources tax at Governor Caperton’s urging. Coal mining accounted for about 105.8 million of 128.5 million collected in 1987 for an 11 month period. The natural resources tax rose from 3.88% to 5%. West Virginia trails Virginia and Pennsylvania in coal severance tax status.
West Virginia last year collected 128.5 million from natural resources for an 11 month period in 1987, with coal accounting for about 105.8 million after a 5 percent severance tax increase from 3.88. State Tax Department official Allen Mierke noted the higher rate versus Kentucky while noting Virginia and Pennsylvania have no coal severance tax.
Washington AP report says students who study all week and party weekends may lose much of what they learned. Carlyle Smith of Trent University notes that two hours of sleep deprivation after learning can disrupt retention of new complex knowledge. In tests, total sleep deprivation or REM sleep interruption caused a 30 percent learning deficit on a complex logic task compared with those who slept normally.
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