08 Nov 1985
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1985
Page
1
Weekend football action pits Tazewell Graham and Peterstown in must win games to claim playoff berths. Each team faces crucial climactic matchups as the regular season ends, shaping postseason seedings.
The weatherman forecasts Friday sunny with highs of 50 to 55 degrees and tonight’s low between 25 and 30 under clear skies. Saturday remains sunny with similar highs, while Sunday and Monday edge warmer, with highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
The Dow Jones average declined 3.90 points to 1399.54 after a mixed session. A federal judge ruled racial prejudice influenced Rubin Carter's 1970s murder conviction, paving the way for his release after 19 years. Day concludes with other items on unemployment benefits and energy sector concerns.
Mercer County secondary schools posted a 22.42 percent dropout rate for the 1984-85 school year, higher than West Virginia’s 19.43 percent state average. State officials cited declines statewide since 1979 but Mercer plans a long, hard look to improve figures for 1985-86 as districts push dropout prevention.
The Honeywell commercial features Sen Ted Stevens chair of the Senate defense appropriations subcommittee promoting Honeywell office computer systems. Officials deny the ad targets Stevens for his defense influence while the 30 second spot shows him with aides in the Capitol and a fisher town meeting.
Floods from days of rain roared eastward as West Virginia towns recovered amid 19 deaths and 39 missing while Virginia’s James River flooded suburbs and shut schools. Monuments were sandbagged in Washington as Potomac crest pushed inland.
President Reagan selected Otis R. Bowen a former Indiana governor and physician as the next secretary of health and human services. Bowen touted his medical background and lengthy public service while addressing confirmation hearings and clarifying past drug treatment actions related to his wife, who died in 1981.
In Bogota troops blew down courthouse walls with dynamite and freed up to 48 hostages from the April 19 Movement. Fifty bodies were found inside the burned Palace of Justice, with six Supreme Court judges killed, including the chief justice. President Betancur accepted responsibility for the assault aired on TV and radio.
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