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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1997
Page
1
Jacques Cousteau the famed undersea explorer and documentary presenter died in Paris at age 87 after a respiratory infection and heart problems. His wife Francine said his voice would live on as she vows to finish Calypso II, the research ship he planned to replace the Calypso.
Marcus Allen Smith, 36, is charged with attempted capital murder and related counts after a four hour standoff at a Richlands home on Route 67. Ronald Lee Silcox, 49, faces a felon in possession charge. Police used tear gas. no injuries reported.
The Senate backed the budget agreement 73 to 27 and the House approved 270 to 162. The measures aim for a balanced budget by saving about 140 billion dollars from Medicare and other programs, with President Clinton needing a compromise. GOP and some Democrats hailed the deal while many Democrats criticized it as unfair to working families.
The Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce teams with Bluefield State College to host a lunch and learn seminar from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tierney Conference Center Dickason Hall with Betty Blevins, BSC nursing associate professor, delivering the talk. An Independence Day fair features a pancake breakfast 9 to 11 a.m., events through the day, bingo 5 to 7 p.m., and a park dance with fireworks after dark.
Thunderstorms likely today with highs around 80 to 85. Tonight partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and lows in the mid 60s. Weather package A-7 includes promo line about the Daily Telegraph site and tip line across multiple county areas.
Greater Bluefield officials led by Chamber President Mark Meachum promise free lemonade once temperatures hit 90 degrees. Kwik Cafe and the Lemonade Lassies plan to serve at Chickory Square, Tis the Season, Walmart, and downtown Bluefield as forecasts show 80s and upcoming storms with limited rain.
Judy Lester 48 owner of Ragpickers at Wardell Industrial Park and her mother-in-law Eliza Lester 84 of Pounding Mill Va died in a two vehicle crash on U S Route 460 near Oakwood Va Tuesday afternoon. Judy Lester was driving a 1992 Ford Festiva and was struck by a motor home from Waco Texas driven by Billy Ray Hinton.
Bluefield officials had long urged fixes to a westbound Cumberland Road ditch but none were done. A 65 year old woman, Valma L Hammer, was seriously injured when her car slipped into a 30 inch deep drainage ditch near the Bluefield Plaza, struck a driveway culvert, and rolled twice. Mayor Craig Hammond said the city timed reactions to tragedies and urged installing an iron ring or cover to prevent future incidents.
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