Congress Plans Tax Shift On Crude Oil Revenues
Congressional Ways and Means moved to finalize a crude oil tax aimed at reducing consumption rather than raising revenue. Carter proposed using the proceeds to adjust individual taxes, with rival plans to distribute by households. The panel also weighs allocations from taxes on oil and gas for coal or alternative energy funding.
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Congress
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House Ways and Means
Carter
House
Senate
South Korea
U.S
Food and Drug Administration
Health Subcommittee Seeks One-Year Extension
Charleston AP The health subcommittee asks for a one-year continuation amid calls for more time to refine the health reorganization bill and adapt to rapid field changes. Delegates urge preserving expertise as interim sessions resume amid budget and teacher pay talks.
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Charleston
W.va
Odell Huffman
Dmercer
Huffman
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
del. John Fitzgerald
D-Jackson
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publication Details
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph established in 1893 announces it is published each morning by the Daily Telegraph Printing Co at 412 Bland Street, Bluefield West Virginia 24701 and is a member of the Associated Press. Subscriptions vary by location with West Virginia rates listed.
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Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Biuetiela
W V
Associated Press
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circrylation
Landon Associates
Deaths and Funerals in Bluefield and Vicinity
Obituary notices for William Howard Pack 67 Bluefield miner and longtime coal worker died after a long illness. Also listed are Lee Lowe 82 of Short Gap and Charles Grindstaff 48 Norwalk Conn veteran and family. Charlie Patton 79 Staffordsville farmer. Grandille Bradley 39 former Bluefield resident. Details include survivors, services, and burial arrangements across Bluefield Princeton Tazewell Bland and surrounding areas.
Obituaries for Effie Lowe and James Dunford
Effie Lee Lowe 2 of Short Gap Va died Sunday after long illness in Richlands hospital. Survived by husband Noah Frank Lowe two sons Garland and Raymond Lowe. Funeral Tuesday 1 p m at Tazewell County Funeral Home Chapel Cedar Bluff Va burial Moore family cemetery Raven. The body remains at the funeral home for calling after 11 a m today. James B Dunford 71 of Alexandria Va formerly Bartley died Friday after long illness. Survived by wife Harriet Dunford three daughters Donna Lester Gracie Lester and Wilma Southerland one son William Dunford one brother Thomas Dunford six grandchildren. Funeral at Fanning Funeral Home Chapel Saeger with Revs Jim Short and Walter Deskins. Burial Dunford Cemetery Bartley. Chapels two hours prior to service.
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Stuart
Minnie Dalton Pack Haley
North Carolina
John Henry Pack
Pack
Pocahontas Fuel Corp
Eckman
UMWA
Mary Mildred Daley Pack
Rt. 3
Gilda
Peggy) Punturi
Robert
Janice) Greenwood
Pelham
N. A
Roter
Joyce) Crabtree
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Penn
William R. Pack
Norfolk
Mildred Pack
Calif
Lelia Peterson
Rt. 4
Mary Nesbit
Greensboro
N. C
Walter Pack
Winston Salem
George Pack
Elwood Pack
Stanleytown
Craven- Shires Funeral Chapel
Bluewell
J. D. Clark
Howard Ward
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Frank Snell
Wallace Campbell
Glen Eller
James Duncan
Ray Watkins
Willard Akers
Lee Lowe
Short Gap
Richlands
Tazewell County
William and
Mary Jane Moore Herbert
Noah Frank Lowe
Garland
Raymond Lowe
Tazewell County Funeral Chapel
Cedar Bluff
Ervin Rife
Marvin Howell
Moore Family
Raven
Charles W. Grindstaff
Norwalk
Marjorie Grindstaff
Norman L. Grindstaff
John Charles Grindstaff
U. S. Navy
Anne Elizabeth Grindstaff
John Robert Grindstaff
Haure de Grace
Julia Miller
Johnson City
Maplewood
Tazewell
V. F. W. Post
Charlie Robert Patton
Staffordsville
Harrisonburg
Crandon
William Miller Patton
Paca Pauley Patton
Madge Lucas Patton
Willie Patton
Irvin Patton
Shirley van Mettz
Detroit
Mich
Byrnas Thompson
Zelda Morehead
Virginia Sink
Maggie McPeak
Wreathin Strock
Bland
Helen Kerley
Glouster
Ohio
William M. Patton
Roanoke
A. West and Son Funeral
White Gates
William S. Townley
Mechanicsburg
Grandille H. Bradley
Willinboro
N. J
Christiansburg
Bewley
Matilda James Bradley
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Louise Bradley
Grandille Bradley Jr
Alvin Bradley
Cleveland
Very Kelly
Willingboro
Geraldine Neal
Fermwell Dowell
Omega Dowell
J. Matthew Coleman
Restlawn Gardens
Effie Lee Lowe
Richlands Hospital
James B. Dunford
Alexandria
Bartley
Harriet Dunford
Donna Jean Lester
Gracie Delores Lester
Key West
Fla
Wilma Southerland
Sarasota, Fla
William H. Dunford
Morganfield
Thomas Dunford
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Jim Short
Walter Deskins
Dunford Cemetery
Funeral Notices from Cornbread Ridge to Hall's Ridge
Obituaries list multiple services today for James Hubert MOVE 55 Cornbread Ridge Princeton James G Asbury 66 Tazewell Mary P Mullins 94 Tazewell James Ralph Jr 46 Bluefield Eliza M Marshal 59 Premier Charles Denver Bill Brown 55 Hall's Ridge Princeton with times venues and burial details including cemeteries and pallbearers names and officiants.
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Princeton
Burns Wornal
Earl Lovell
Moye Maxey Cemetery
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Fred Hendrick
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Benny Howard
Bill Hypes
Sunda Hilo Prc Otlk Albany
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Rn Atlanta
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Cleveland
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Ore
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Edy Salt Lake
Edy San Diego
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Coal Labor Outlook Varies Amid Recruitment and Unrest
The Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration estimates 150000 new miners must be trained by 1985 to reach one billion tons yearly. In 1976 the industry saw 141 on the job deaths and 13944 disabilities, with labor turmoil from wildcat strikes and declining UMW influence. The June 14 UMW election may not calm unrest before a new contract starts after December.
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Amazons Greek origin and mythic female warriors
The term Amazons derives from Greek meaning without breast and described a legendary race of women who lived without men, often said to kill or send away their sons. Myth recounts their right breasts burned away to aid archery, a label still used for strong women today.
Bluefield Man Drowns on Bluestone Lake Trip
Hubert Buford Austin 45 of 3028 Hale Street Bluefield drowned Saturday evening on a fishing trip near Hinton Summers County. He died after going under while swimming despite wearing a life jacket whose draw strings he failed to tie. He is survived by two sons, a brother, two sisters and his parents. Funeral services set for Mercer Funeral Chapel.
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Kernersville
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Janet Branham
Davison
Mich
Ellen Burchfield
Huntsville
Ala
Mercer Funeral
Dean Sharp
Roselawn Memorial Garden
Mercer Funeral Home
Bland Woman Hospitalized After Self-Inflicted Rifle Shot
Edna Clara Neel, a 20 year old Bland resident, reportedly shot herself in the left shoulder with a .22 caliber rifle early Sunday. The wound exited through the upper arm. the shooting’s intent remained unclear. She lives with her father and 15 year old brother near Ceres and was taken to a Bluefield hospital where she remained hospitalized.
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Miss Nell
Ceres
Bluefield
BCOA Reports Wildcat Figures
The Bituminous Coal Operators Association reports 9.2 million tons of coal not mined in five months due to wildcat strikes. idled miners lost about 869000 days of work, with 92 percent more hours than last year. Losses include $17.9 million to pension funds and $52.8 million in wages to communities.
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W.va
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
BCOA
Joseph P. Brennan
Brennan
United Mine Workers Association
UMW
Harry Patrick
Miller
Funds
Harry Huge
Coal Output Ahead of '76 Pace
The U S Bureau of Mines reports week ending June output of bituminous coal and lignite at 14 250 000 tons, down from 14 895 000 the prior week by 645 000 tons, but above the 1976 week of 11 725 000 tons two weeks before a major wildcat strike.
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Charleston
W.va
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Miller Says No Justification For Benefits Cut
United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller argues there is no justification for planned cuts to union health benefits. Weekend reports say members would pay the first 250 dollars of hospitalization and 40 percent of doctor bills up to 250, with funds blaming finances. Miller says he hasn’t been informed and seeks notification before any formal action.
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Charleston
W.va
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
UMW Health and
Miller
Joseph P. Brennan
Bituminous Coal Operators Assocation
BCOA
House Food Stamp Debate Spurs Row Over Purchase Rule
A House panel voted to drop a rule requiring food stamp recipients to pay part of the coupons. Rep. Symms argued the change could raise circus ticket spending, while Rep. Volkmer challenged the logic. A GOP chart predicted reduced food spending and farm income if the rule ended, as anti hunger groups protested.
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House
House Agriculture Committee
Steven D. Symms
Ridaho
Diane
William C. Wampler
R-Va
GOP
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