30 Nov 1990
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1990
Page
1
Friday release from Jet Propulsion Laboratory describes Galileo approaching Venus on February 10 1990. The near infrared map portrays a turbulent cloud deck 30 to 33 miles above the surface with radiant heat in bright regions and sulfuric acid clouds in darker areas.
On Monday December 3 at noon a Bluefield Main Street luncheon at the Bluefield Area Arts and Crafts Center offers a $5 buffet with reservations by calling 325 5442. Also Monday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. an Open House at Mercer County Fellowship Home invites the public to view the new women’s recovery program and renovations at 421 Scott Street. Tuesday December 4 at 7:45 a.m. features Business Before Hours, hosted by the Greater Bluefield and Princeton Mercer Chambers, at the Mercer County Technical Education Seminar Center in Princeton. Wednesday December 12 at 4 p.m. the Bluefield State College Center for International Understanding Advisory Committee meeting is rescheduled to Conley Hall 309 from Dec 5.
The National Weather Service predicts sunny conditions today with highs in the upper 40s. Tonight will be mostly clear with lows in the mid 20s.
BLUEFIELD The Community Christmas Tree program received a $355 boost on Thursday with 12 new contributions. While the total now exceeds $650, the drive still needs more than $11,000 to reach its goal.
Two seven year old second graders from Bluewell Elementary were hit by a car after getting off a school bus on Route 20. Kenneth Clyburn died at Princeton Community Hospital. Justin Surface was hospitalized in critical but stable condition after transfer to UVA Hospital Charlottesville for a head injury. The driver Charles Owens, facing negligent homicide charges, said sun glare blocked his view.
The U N Security Council voted 12 to 2 to authorize force to free Kuwait if Iraq does not withdraw its troops and release all hostages by January 15. China abstained, Cuba and Yemen dissented, as the session urged Saddam Hussein to leave. Bush called the vote a strong message, with Baker saying force could be used if peaceful steps fail. Shevardnadze warned Saddam would be held responsible for any use of chemical weapons.
Congress allocates about 100000 to bolster tourism in southern West Virginia, aiming to prepare for visitors to a region rich in coal heritage. Preservationists catalog artifacts from over 50 years old across 11 counties, with about 40000 federal dollars from last year financing surveys in five counties.
Roanoke Valley Chapter serving Mercer County reports emergency levels for O and O minus blood and critical levels for all other types. Red Cross follows a schedule bringing Bloodmobiles to Bluefield monthly and to Princeton every other month, says Nancy Larsen of Appalachian Region Blood Services.
Mercer County emergency officials at the courthouse dismissed rumors of an imminent quake sparked by Iben Browning predictions. They noted FEMA and state offices find no basis for the claim, while warning residents to be prepared for future quakes and protect themselves from falling objects and glass.
In Tazewell Virginia Delbert M Smith faces capital murder robbery and firearm charges after a jailhouse witness testified the accused admitted the May 3 killing of 76 year old Angles Hollow resident Opie Meadows in Springville Virginia A Bluefield Virginia inmate Ron Kretzer testified detailing facts only known to the killer and Smith Prosecutor Bowen noted undisclosed elements shielded from media and discussed potential plea drops for Kretzer's cooperation and pending charges
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