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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1975
Page
1
Government data show April home sales at a 12 year high with a 25 percent jump as buyer tax credits cut the backlog. Chrysler signals end of the Imperial as industry moves to smaller fuel efficient cars. Dow slows as oil prospects weigh on markets.
An American professor said two American Dutch students captured by Zaire guerrillas more than three weeks ago are alive and believed well. Air Force investigators blamed a ramp locking failure for a C5 transport crash that killed Fay during the Vietnam orphan episode. DoE HEW announced refugee child grants of 200 dollars per child to districts amid large numbers.
Five of seven Raleigh families consented to sell their homes to a strip mining firm for 10 000 dollars plus 500 dollars for moving expenses after a meeting with Chessie Corp. Western Pocahontas officials said the gob pile posed no water impound risk and the move is to take place as soon as possible.
The Economic Development Administration approved two grants totaling 1,000,016 to fund a 359 acre Mercer County industrial park near Bluefield and to extend water service 1.3 miles east to the site. The plan includes roads, water and sewer lines, a storage tank and booster pumps with a projected 1,000 jobs plus up to 4,000 ancillary roles.
Rep Nedzi resigns as chair after Democratic members strip power, halting further questioning of Colby amid CIA assassination plots disclosures. Ford memo to Levi and Kissinger urges quick review of CIA activities and possible criminal evidence, while Stanton reiterates limited details about assassination plots.
A federal task force warned fluorocarbon propellants in aerosols may harm the ozone layer and urged immediate labeling requirements. They cautioned a possible ban if further study confirms the risk and endorsed rapid safety testing under a proposed Toxic Toterances Control Act.
Mercer County Board of Health contends with insufficient operating funds for the 1975-76 year amid state and local funding uncertainties. A county task force report on financing is due within two weeks while the Board of Education and local cities review budgets and possible cuts to sustain basic health services.
Fire on Calhoun Street in Bluefield killed 57 year old James Jones of Bluefield City Cab Company. Corpses found among the ruin hours after the blaze. Officials said a defective flu likely caused the fire and arson is not suspected.
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