04 Mar 1976
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1976
Page
1
The Agriculture Department will raise dairy price supports on April 1 by 54 percent to 8.13 dollars per 100 pounds for milk used in butter and cheese. Officials say consumer milk costs likely stay fairly static, with quarterly reviews to adjust as needed.
Tyrrell County authorities reported no leads in the deaths of five persons whose buried and burned bodies were found in a shallow grave. The victims include three boys and two women. ages suggest a family link. Bludgeoning appears likely. a shovel, pitchfork, and gasoline can were collected for analysis.
Virginia lawmakers struggle to fund a 3.8 billion construction program as House and Senate clash over taxes. Coal and capital gains taxes gain traction in the Senate, while the House rejects several proposed levies. Godwin seeks a coal tax compromise amid leadership meetings. In North Carolina, two bodies are found buried with suspicions of foul play near Tyrrell County, prompting sheriff investigations and county school checks.
A collision near Jamestown at 2 25 p m Saturday led to a premature birth the baby born Sunday at 4 00 p m The doctor said the infant cushioned the mother s fall and saved her life The mother and child were to join the father Boyd a textile plant supervisor at home this week
Coroner states child beaten and strangled. Mrs Sisk jailed but attended funeral as welfare workers took custody of the boy. Alice Sue Missen 8, once with Mrs Sisk in the cell, left moments before the blast. State trooper notes Mrs Missen claimed Mrs Sisk asked her husband to free Missen. Authorities say Sisk and associates planned release, startling explosion interrupted by unknown factors. Sheriff and staff unaware until the blast damaged Moor courthouse.
Rhodesia watches Mozambique close its border amid a recently intensified regional tension. Rhodesia’s 274,000 white minority governs 5.7 million Africans while talks with black nationalists unfold. Westward, the Mozambican border closure jeopardizes Rhodesia’s sea access via Beira, yet traders say the impact on the economy could be limited despite high freight flows to Maputo and Beira.
A Common Market study of 9,543 people across nine nations finds those living together without marriage report the highest happiness. Denmark tops, Italy lowest. survey notes happiness was not statistically significant for cohabiting status.
Reports to Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics describe Comet West as one of the most spectacular in years with an unusually bright tail. Observers in California and other southeastern and southwestern states noted clear views despite widespread cloud cover elsewhere. Dr. Brian Marsden confirmed the bright tail made head brightness hard to measure.
In a Florida swing campaign, Carter and Jackson distance themselves from busing while Wallace wins a sweeping plurality in South Boston. Wallace carried Boston with 23,358 votes to 16,630 for Carter, and Udall, Jackson, and Bayh post strong showings in industrial cities and working class neighborhoods.
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