Editorial cautions on mine refuse danger at Helen mine dump
Western Pocahontas Fuel Co engineers warn a pile of mine refuse at Helen in Raleigh County could slip and engulf nearby homes. The firm offers $10 000 per house for immediate relocation, with no takers by last Thursday night. Debate over danger continues amid calls for impartial judicial action to settle the issue.
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Helen
Raleigh County
Western Pocahontas Fuel Co
Western Pocahontas
Zumwalt warns arms race wastes resources and risks seas
Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr. says a secret survey shows the United States is perilously close to losing control of international waters to the USSR. He argues that naval power is outdated except for missile submarines and that a prolonged arms race wastes resources, given both nations’ sufficiency in nuclear arsenals and the sea to both.
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Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr
Naval Operations
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Tion
Soviet Union
Balderdash
United States
U.S
America
Pentagon
Senate
Sen. Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Smiles and Scowls Honors Local Achievements and Contests
A roundup salutes state and local figures from politics to education. Richie Robb wins the South Charles mayoral race after a comeback. St Albans Firefighters save the Chespie locomotive from scrap. Charles Greybill retires after 53 years as Christ Church organist. A Morris Harvey College slates inquiry faces an unnamed campaign. Cheri Payne wins the county Bicentennial Spelling Bee. Ann Shreve and Connie Katholi spot Suttons warbler in Raleigh County after 34 years. Catherine Bennett named Outstanding Science Teacher. Jake Moser and Rat Thom to have state track meet trophies named for them.
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Ann Shreve
Connie Katholi
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Jake Moser
Rat Thom
Kanawha County
Spofford’s rosy outlook lights the economy
Russell Baker mocks the government’s economic cheerleader Spofford who proclaims “wonderful news” as indicators slow the cost of living rise. The piece lampoons official optimism, noting distortions and political spin behind daily briefings and the president’s reliance on rosy statistics.
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New York Times Service
Spofor
Spofford
Ford
Spotford
United States
Readers' Forum Seeks School Bonds and Critiques county issues
A Harrison County readers’ forum laments a May 2 bond defeat, urging better school funding and facilities. The letter cites low support, aging buildings, no hot lunch programs, and calls out local media and voters while noting enrollment and county wealth. A contributor thanks a Gazette bat article and directs readers to bat education through the National Speleological Society.
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Harrison County
Harrison County School Board
Shinnston
Clarksburg
Boondoggle Grants Highlight Frivolous Federal Research
An op ed details costly and odd federal science funding from a $249,000 happiness study to a $500 one word poem. It cites FDA tricycle safety tests, Smithsonian projects like catfish rhythms, Polish bisexual frogs, and critiques government waste amid urban industry decline.
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National Foundation On the Arts
Food and Drug Administration
Buffalo, N.Y
FDA
Smithsonian Institution
Congress
India
Senate Debates U S Foreign Policy and Military Budget
James Reston notes the Senate’s reassessment of U S foreign and defense policy sparks a broad debate on a 104.7 billion homeland military budget, arms sales, and the link between security and national priorities. Senators seek clearer policy and balanced funding amid post Vietnam pressures.
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New York Times Service
Washington
Senate
U.S
Congress
Kissinger
Jacob Javits
New York
Pentagon
Intercepted Message from Henry E. Payne II
An intercepted note identifies Henry E. Payne II sending a message about leaving the city. The fragment hints at a planned departure or evacuation. No further details are legible to confirm the event or its context.
Time for a New Major Party
Washington columnist disputes William Rushers call for an Independence party replacing the GOP. He argues a new major party needs strong leadership, funds, and compromise to survive, noting Reagan and Wallace as flawed models and warning against right wing extremism.
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William A. Rusher
Rusher
National Review
Independence Party
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
George Wallace
Wallace
Bobby Riggs
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