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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1976
Page
1
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph columnist fielded questions on Buchanan County Virginia School Board appointments four year terms and July 1 effective dates. It covers Jewell Ridge governance unincorporated status and county supervision. Also details on The Beatles album record and Wallace electoral votes.
The Virginian Department of Highways reports final contracts soon for two grading projects in Wythe County. Bids are due July 21 for 1.9 and 1.4 mile sections near Fort Chiswell, linking I 77 with I-81 and carrying interstate traffic as part of the last Virginia segment.
AP reports no formal explanation for limiting press access as President Ford exits the executive mansion, forcing reporters to use the Nixon era portico. only crabapple trees visible from the spot. Bluefield shoppers Shirley Stowers and daughter Cheryl declare childhood tricks stay lively after heavy rains turn streets into semi canals and forecast more wet weather.
Relatives report Ray Thompson shot his girlfriend Sharon Gabriel five times and then killed himself. Sharon was to spend the summer in Italy with her father in the armed services, while Ray would begin summer school. Neighbors and family described a long romance and heartbreak at the planned split.
The issue highlights almost 100 wind jammers and modern yachts set to sail in the final leg of a U S journey. A Maryland town plans to reenact War of 1812 with slight modifications. Also features Forrest Roles recalling 43 years as a Monroe County lawyer and notes an 1835 firing of an Monroe County iron ore furnace.
Arnold Miller faces a split in leadership after a united reform drive ends in discord. He explains why the campaign faltered and acknowledges tensions within the hierarchy. Some speculate outside interference as a threat to the Panama Canal.
A Lebanese civil war convoy to evacuate foreigners, including 140 Americans and 170 British, was delayed by Syrian shelling near Beirut. The British plan to run the convoy again Sunday, contingent on security from Palestinian guerrillas, as President Ford shifts to monitor developments.
The Postal Service signs a 2.2 million RCA contract to study national electronic mail options. Potential kiosks in malls and interlinked business systems could deliver one page letters digitally for about a nickel per page, with delivery next day.
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