12 Jan 1975
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1975
Page
1
Bluefield Daily Telegraph information column answers reader questions on insurance claim timing hormone queries and medical procedures. It covers advice on refunds sales tax legal rights heat lamp eye safety postal codes and Hamilton watch details with local contact options.
Cecil Terry of Kimball writes he collects dated railroad spikes and offers to share information with N. S. of Bluefield, providing contact numbers 585-7912 and hours until 2 p.m. daily. Mrs. Samuel Solins of Welch requests Bert Williams records from Boissevain, Va., and lists home and work phone numbers 436-2078 and 436-4226.
President Ford planned a State of the Union package including a roughly $15 billion income tax cut and a new tariff on imported crude oil plus an excise tax on domestic crude. Congressional leaders from both parties showed cautious support as they awaited his address and details.
A blizzard with winds to 90 mph battered the upper Midwest and northern Central Plains, killing at least nine and stranding hundreds. Snow drifts 10 to 12 feet high collapsed power lines across Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Kansas Wisconsin and Michigan as 16 inches to a foot fell in several towns. Nine deaths tied to heart attacks from shoveling or weather related crashes, with states mobilizing National Guard to aid stranded residents amid ongoing warnings.
President Ford appoints David Belin, former Warren Commission counsel, to head the CIA inquiry commission. The Rockefeller led panel will probe a few U.S. citizens with witnesses including Kissinger, Colby, Helms, and Schlesinger.
Interstates through Bland County bring faster travel yet threaten small businesses. Station operators Colley and Tiller report reduced gas sales while welcoming lower tires and gas use. locals fear Bland will become a ghost town unless growth benefits arrive from continued completion.
The 94th Congress opens facing economic distress and proposals for tax relief for lower and middle incomes. Rep. Al Ullman will push emergency income tax cuts for the lower half, with possible offsetting measures such as higher taxes on oil and ending depletion allowances. A Democratic task force plans early tax and energy measures including rate cuts and public jobs programs.
After five months the Montcalm Elementary School gains praise from teachers and students for its open education approach. The Telegraph notes pages 16 section B and highlights ongoing coverage of local education developments.
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