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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1978
Page
1
The AP NBC News survey shows inflation as the leading problem for 42 percent of 1,600 adults, with concerns strongest among the poor and middle class. Unemployment at 6 percent and wholesale prices up 1.3 percent frame a grim outlook, while Carter proposes voluntary wage limits.
In southern West Virginia the 4th Congressional District Democratic nomination showdown pits Rep. Nick Rahall III against Ken Hechler. Rahall, 28, backed by Byrd and Rockefeller, argues for party teamwork and district gains. Hechler touts independence, mine safety work, and opposition to Big Oil. Voters weigh flood control, roads funding, consumer protection, and utility rates as campaigns enter final week.
Saturday’s clear weather brought spectators to Bluefield for the band festival and to Concord for the Daily Telegraph track relays. Two girls, smiling and content, watch as a young sprinter battles the clock in the third annual Telegraph-sponsored meet, a moment capturing local joy.
Mercer County voters, 31 561 registered, face a Tuesday primary with close Board of Education races and a Democratic Congress run off. Polls open 6:30 am to 7:30 pm as new CES voting devices and computer counters are introduced. Democrats total 23 493, Republicans 7 402, independents 666. Former Gov Arch Moore Jr. appears on the ballot in the Republican U S Senate nomination with an opponent who remains unclear.
Secretary of State A James Manchin predicts about 35 percent of West Virginia 1.1 million registered voters will vote in Tuesdays primary. The race features U S Senator Jennings Randolph and Arch Moore in the general election race, with Hechler seeking to regain a House seat and a crowded field for 100 Delegates. The state plans 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. voting hours and a complaint office with four staffers.
A 6000 pound elephant killed Eloise Berchtold of Washington D C during a Gatini Circus performance in Rock Forest Quebec. A second elephant fled into the forest as police and circus workers contained panic and evacuated spectators. A sharpshooter later killed the first elephant and tranquilizers failed to calm the second as it rampaged through the tent.
General Telephone will mail refunds totaling 3.15 million in local service revenue plus 229 thousand in interest and 140 thousand in federal taxes to about 50,000 West Virginia customers served between Oct 24, 1976 and March 10, 1978. The refunds follow a West Virginia Public Service Commission order over a denied 2.17 million rate increase.
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