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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1976
Page
8
FDA says Ralston Purina Co recalls an unknown amount of dog food linked to a bacteria associated with human food poisoning. The action follows tests and an FDA notice, with no details on affected product names or quantities disclosed.
News of the killing of the American ambassador to Lebanon in Beirut cut short a stock market rally in New York. The Dow rose 2.70 to 988.62 after gains earlier, with volume up and advances ahead of decliners. The incident halted a rally supported by oil-divestiture opposition and Federal Reserve moves.
President Ford asked Congress to appropriate an extra 55.75 million dollars for foreign aid for 1977. Of this, 40 million would be a voluntary contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, with the remainder as a grant to the Indus Basin Development Fund to fulfil an earlier pledge.
West Virginia PSC orders Columbia Gas of West Virginia Inc to reduce rates by about 8 percent and issue excess refunds totaling around 10 million dollars. Average refund is about 50 dollars per customer for 200 000 customers across 40 counties. The 44 page order limits annual added revenue from a prior 12.9 million increase to 5.6 million. Installments, refunds accrue interest: 10 percent on first, 8 percent on second, yielding a net 5.9 percent rate rise.
Senator Robert Byrd asked the Federal Highway Administration to act on a $22 million request to begin upgrading a section of the West Virginia Turnpike. The appeal underscores infrastructure needs and federal support for major highway work.
Carle E. Bagge president of the National Coal Association argues against oil divestiture into coal, saying it would curb capital, technology, and innovation for coal, worsen energy dependence, and raise prices by limiting diversified investment in synthetic fuels and coal projects. He cites Treasury and industry examples of mutual benefits from oil coal diversification.
The article notes that hardy Northmen in open boats reached Iceland Greenland and North America in 1066 marking a remarkable voyage era.
Forty four large industrial customers of Columbia Gas of West Virginia face gas curtailments under Phase 111 of a Public Service Commission plan. The curtailments include full boiler-load cuts for high usage, partial cuts for lower usage with alternate fuels, and 50 percent cuts for feedstock and process needs. Weather, supplies, or FPC decisions could worsen the outlook and shift curtailments to other customer classes.
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