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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1985
Page
1
The weatherman reports generally sunny and pleasant conditions today with highs of 80 to 85 and winds at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight will be fair and cool with lows of 55 to 60. Similar conditions expected Thursday with mostly sunny skies, highs again 80 to 85, and 5 to 10 mph winds.
The feature highlights how Inside Apples fits active family routines with flexible meal planning and the crunch and munch appeal as both a meal component and a snack on the move.
A series of explosions at the Aeflex Corp fireworks plant in Hallett Oklahoma killed 21 people and injured five, with two missing. Eyewitnesses described a massive mushroom cloud and intense heat. Investigators fear underage workers may have been employed despite a license.
Beirut amid a Lebanon led crisis as Syria backs Amal in pressuring Israel and the United States over 40 American hostages on a TWA Boeing 727. Reagan contemplates Beirut airport closure and sanctions while Red Cross teams visit captives and pilots push for tougher security.
The FAA ordered U S carriers to bolster security on select flights including more bag searches and removing curbside check-in on overseas legs. All checked baggage must be matched to a traveler or scanned or opened, with possible delays at busy airports. The directive, issued by the FAA in a Tuesday telegram, takes effect immediately as President Reagan responds to the TWA 847 hijacking and the Air India bombing threat.
Vici Jordan of AAA Travel Agency in Bluefield reports few area travelers canceling abroad despite travel turmoil. Only three or four trips were canceled due to Athens Greece Airport routing, with others preserving plans or shifting to Scandinavia or the west coast.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved legislation to force higher security for air travelers abroad. It would require the president to assess security at foreign airports and suspend U S air service to airports not meeting U S standards within 120 days.
Former Monroe County prosecutor Grover Jones Jr was rein-dicted by a federal grand jury in Parkersburg on five mail fraud charges The indictment alleges he planned the arson of the Lewis Building in Matoaka in late 1981 to defraud Aetna Casualty and Mercer General Insurance of 132000 He faces up to five years in prison and a thousand dollar fine per count The charges mirror a December 1984 indictment later dismissed by U S District Judge Elizabeth V Hallanan
U S durable goods orders rose 4.1 percent in May to 103.8 billion dollars led by a 50.2 percent jump in military hardware. Auto makers posted mixed results as General Motors led declines with a 12.6 percent drop, Ford rose 16 percent, Chrysler down 1.6 percent. Analysts cautioned that incentives expired in May while dollar strength weighed on growth, but optimism grew that manufacturing and the broader economy may improve.
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