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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1978
Page
4
A March 1978 Census Bureau report highlights that about 8 million households or 11 percent were headed by a woman with no husband present, up 2.5 million since 1970, while married couples still head 62 percent of homes. Household size fell from 3.1 to 2.8 as total households rose.
President Carter describes Rosalynn Carter as a full partner and strong willed, noting she understands public sentiment and often influences his decisions. He says they rarely fight and that disagreements usually concern minor matters like their daughter Amy’s bedtime.
In Wheeling two state troopers C D Bourne and Chester B Cassell are due Aug 21 before an Ohio County magistrate to answer assault and battery charges from a Wheeling man George Stefanow who also filed a peace bond. Stefanow, facing obstruction charges, is also set for Aug 21 hearings. all parties remain free on bond.
Christina Onassis, 27, denied rumors of a divorce from Sergei Kauzov in an Acropolis interview. She said she is not divorcing and plans to return to Moscow, refuting claims her husband is a Soviet spy and explaining visits to Scorpios to honor her father and brother.
Marshall University medical school dean Dr Robert Coon joined WVU counterpart in saying full consolidation of West Virginia three medical schools is impractical. He cited a shared library network projecting 4 to 5 million in savings for Marshall and noted funding splits with the VA. The subcommittee delayed further action until September as it weighs expert testimony and prior findings.
West Virginia public bodies publish schedules for regular and special meetings including Bluefield City Board Mercer County Commission and more. Listings cover city councils, planning, zoning, health boards, parks, transit authorities and Princeton boards with dates times and locations.
A legislative subcommittee studying the states public employees insurance program voted Sunday to require the state to pay the premium costs of state employees dependents. Insurance officials estimate about half of last year’s 41 million in claims covered dependents. The bill must be reported out and approved before the January legislature. Frank Costantino estimated 49 million in claims for the 1979 fiscal year.
The National Weather Service projects rain for Monday from North Carolina into northern Florida and across the northern Rockies and northern plains. A satellite image shows a broken cloud band spanning from New England to the Tennessee Valley.
Showers and thundershowers spread across the nation with a tornado in Craighead County Arkansas injuring two people and causing wide property damage. No fatalities reported. A mobile home was destroyed and injured were treated and released.
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