Carter urges Castro to halt African incursions and warns
President Carter pressed Fidel Castro to prevent Cuban support for Katangan rebel incursions into Zaire and stay out of Ethiopia. He urged restraint on Cuba and the Soviet role in Africa while outlining plans to lift arms embargoes and veto costly projects at home. He also cautioned California over Prop 13 and pledged restraint in federal aid while pressuring Congress on spending.
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Shaba
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Congress
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Cyprus
Mediterranean
Greece
California
Buchanan social services head Raymond Boyd resigns
Raymond Boyd, longtime director of Buchanan County Department of Social Services, has resigned amid a clothing donation scandal involving Avon Fashions of Newport News and two counties. Ernest Bacon named new director as state police probe proceeds with several staff reprimanded and probation for one year, while charges remain undecided.
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Pat Cecil
Daily Telegraph
Raymond Boyd
Buchanan County Department of Social Services
Avon Fashions
Newport News
Boyd
Honaker
Social Services Department
Buchanan
Tazewell
Newport News Clothing Company
Avon Company
Bill Boggs
County Welfare Board
Ernest Bacon
Tanzewell County Social Services Department
Virginia State Police
Tazewell County Commonwealth
Roger Mullins
Timothy Welsh
States Gain Authority Over Gas Stations Ruling
The Supreme Court upheld Maryland's 1973 gas law, allowing states to limit oil company ownership of retail stations and restrict wholesale pricing. The decision could force about 250 Maryland stations to close or lease, and may spur statewide price controls, affecting competition and pump prices.
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Richard Carelli
Washington
Supreme Court
Maryland
Marvin Bond
Harry A. Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr
High Court
Court upholds Maryland law on oil company owned stations
The US Supreme Court ruling 7-1 upholds a Maryland ban on major oil firms operating retail gas outlets, prompting West Virginia dealers to push similar legislation. About 200 stations in WV are company owned. officials see restored competition benefiting motorists. In Virginia, a 1978 moratorium on company operated outlets expires March 1, with a bill to make it permanent under consideration.
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Supreme Court
West Virginia
Maryland
Dealers Association
Bell
West Virginia Petroleum Council
Virginia
James Heizer
Virginia General Assembly
Heizer
House of Deleaues
Fire standards cited in Mercer County high schools
Staff writer Barbara Hawkins begins a series on county schools noting that Bluefield and Princeton High Schools, while top in Mercer County, were built under outdated fire safety standards. The article surveys current compliance and safety concerns across schools in the area.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Barbara Hawkins
45th In Property Tax Rates State Residents Can't Complain
West Virginia taxes are among the nation’s lowest with a unique system that taxes homeowners on half the price paid for their home. The framework uses four classifications and fractional assessments, keeping real estate taxed at 50 percent of purchase price. Mercer County officials explain rates and allocations, noting 70 percent of real estate taxes fund the county Board of Education and 30 percent go to state and county.
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Maryanne Stevens
California
West Virginia
John Melton
Melton
Los Angeles
Mercer County
John Sanders
Sanders
County Board of Education
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