06 Mar 1977
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1977
Page
1
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President Carter answered questions on his CBS radio program noting insights from 42 callers on issues from Cuba to taxes and land claims. He promised follow ups where needed and outlined aims on Cuba relations and Panama Canal terms around 2000. He also discussed Vietnam, tax reform by September 30, energy policies in April, and a nonreinstatement of the draft.
The 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Friday night in Bucharest, Romania, with official counts at 298 dead and many more missing. Estimates from diplomats and medical volunteers suggested 2,000 to 3,000 deaths in the capital, as rescue teams worked amid collapsed buildings and field hospitals set up at two stadiums.
In Tower City Pennsylvania rescuers breached a 50 foot coal seam and reached Ronald Adley in an air pocket after 103 hours. The 37 year old awaited extraction about 1 000 feet from the mine entrance with seven others still unaccounted for as rescue plans narrowed the escape tunnel to speed up recovery.
A Telegraph interview with 50 Bluefield State College students finds about half admit marijuana use, while hard drugs are rare. The piece notes minimal training for a massage parlor job and reflects on a peculiar end to Virginia's 77th General Assembly.
Bob Hope wowed about 3,000 at Brushfork Armory with political satire and local jabs. He mocked West Virginia and the Turnpike while lampooning Carter and the White House, then introduced Barbi Benton as his co-star after a slow start with the Les and Larry Elgart Orchestra.
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