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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1990
Page
2
President Bush telephoned Mikhail Gorbachev for a frank discussion on Nicaragua. He cited a constructive tone and noted talks on European security, German reunification, and a planned June summit, as he campaigned in New York and California.
The Urban Mass Transportation Administration awarded West Virginia a 386720 grant to buy 17 vans and one station wagon to help the elderly and handicapped with daily needs. Rep Nick Rahall said the funds will cover transportation and related administration including communication equipment.
In Newport News, Virginia watermen urge lawmakers to approve a hardier oyster to endure polluted waters and revive their industry. Kenneth Wayne Williams, president of the Virginia Waterman’s Association, told the Virginia Marine Resources Commission on Tuesday. In Williamsburg, two College of William and Mary professors claim an eighties asbestos threat report was ignored as colleges pushed renovations, exposing readers to potential health risks.
BIG STONE GAP AP A plan to encourage remining of old Virginia coal sites was rejected by the Federal Office of Surface Mining. The Virginia Division of Mined Land Reclamation proposed remining at sites originally mined before the 1977 Surface Mining and Reclamation Act became law.
Moscow AP reports legislators approved a land reform bill permitting Soviets to acquire land and bequeath it to children, marking a shift from total state control while banning private ownership. Leases will be state set, with the measure to guide republic level land distribution and broader Gorbachev reforms.
In Juneau Alaska officials welcomed the indictment of Exxon Corp in the worst oil spill case to date. Gov. Steve Cowper and Rep. David Finkelstein praised the rejection of a federal plea bargain they argued would undermine Alaska civil damages. Senator Jay Kerttula criticized Exxon's influence in Washington and Juneau amid the ongoing dispute.
Tracy Scoggins files a 14 million dollar suit in Texas alleging Miss USA pageant directors failed to warn her of risk and provide security and an escort after a man allegedly pulled down her dress in an elevator. She says she was co host of the 1988 event in El Paso and was loaned a car marked Miss Universe.
In Alaska, Redoubt Volcano resumed sporadic activity on Wednesday with two eruptions within an hour. A moderate blast near 9 a.m. followed by a stronger plume reaching 37 000 feet disrupted air travel as ash fell over Anchorage by mid afternoon, according to Tom Miller of the Alaska Volcano Observatory.
A Harvard study reported that more than 6 600 patients died and thousands were injured from medical negligence in New York state in 1984, yet few malpractice suits were filed. Researchers say nationwide results could show similar patterns and cite inequities in compensation and deterrence.
In London AP dispatch Peggy Say, sister of Terry Anderson, says US Iran and Syria may share a path to freeing all 18 Western captives. After a 24 week humanitarian pilgrimage she prays nothing disastrous delays fruition and foresees progress soon. In Mexico City AP Cuauhtemoc Cardenas blames government for postelection violence blocking airports in Acapulco and Ixtapa and vows a U.N. rights complaint.
Lawyers for Juan Ponce Enrile urged the Supreme Court to free the senator who was arrested on charges tied to December's failed coup. Vice President Salvador Laurel described the arrest as an attempt to silence the opposition.
President Bush visiting New York for a fundraiser quips about the Donald Ivana Trump divorce battle calling it one of the greatest contests of 1990. He notes the Staten Island congressional race nearby but says he is not there to discuss the Trumps.
A witness in Hazelwood's criminal trial testified under cross examination that the captain of another vessel behaved recklessly while maneuvering to dodge ice on March 23. The testimony highlights hazardous navigation and potential risk to crew and cargo amid icy conditions.
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