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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1986
Page
1
Two industrial revenue bond issues totaling 6 million dollars will be considered this week in Region B 1. Officials expect formal action on the proposals at a regional finance meeting and outline project financing details for the IRB packages.
A U S reassessment aims to open channels to black leaders and white factions in South Africa. Indirect contact is being made with ANC leaders including Oliver Tambo as concerns grow over violence and the emergency decree. Secretary Shultz and NSC head Poindexter guide the effort as a new security directive nears the president.
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev signals a practical compromise on medium range missiles in Europe and Asia in a letter Reagan received last week Officials say details are unclear but the approach could let some missiles remain in Europe and Asia while keeping parity with the United States The offer is one factor prompting a review of negotiating positions as the two sides weigh future arms proposals In Boston emergency crews pulled a woman from a third floor ledge after she threatened to jump Adriana Montilla 22 was treated at Massachusetts General Hospital
Summersville AP reports two High Power Mountain Energy Corp. miners are unaccounted for after a lightning sparked dynamite blast at a surface mine near Drennen. Safety director Mark Potnick says recovery teams and officials are on site. state mine inspectors report search dogs and a helicopter aiding the search as crews assess the blast’s impact.
Forecaster calls for cloudy skies with some sun and warm humid air reaching 83. A likely thunderstorm, possible strong gusts, heavy downpours, and vivid lightning. Tonight remains cloudy and humid with lingering thunderstorms, low around 63.
Six celebrated jazz musicians and a leading female vocalist headlined Concord College's Jazzfest XIII on Saturday. The report notes a concert atmosphere while a pathologist suggests Don Rogers died from a drug overdose, amid unrelated tax reform commentary reflecting on Senate voting.
The OPEC meeting failed to reach a unanimous decision on a price target and a production ceiling with 13 members. UAE and Algeria show clear divisions while Saudi Arabia signals a 17.4 to 17.9 million barrels per day plan. Gasoline prices drift through June with small weekly changes ahead of July Fourth.
AP reports on the Statue of Liberty, noting how since 1908 it has carried a range of meanings for Americans beyond its original symbolism of Franco American friendship and liberty. The statue became a vehicle for political, commercial, and cultural use, evolving with mass media and public imagination.
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