Renovation Bid Sets Courthouse Upgrade At $990000
Pineville reports the Bell County Fiscal Court let a courthouse renovation contract for $990,100 after two bid openings. W.B. Browning Construction Co. won the second bid with concerns over subcontract lists and family ties to the architect Leon Browning. Work moves to upgrade offices, lighting, plumbing, and layouts with completion targeted for July 1, 1977. The county also clarifies landfill governance responsibilities and opens Lloyd E. Sharp Memorial Recreational Park with coal severance funds for lighting and site prep.
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Kentucky bowl win eyed for top 20 in final rankings
Atlanta report cites coach Pran Curci praising Kentucky after a Peach Bowl victory over North Carolina. He credits defense and standout players Rod Stewart and Warren Bryant, notes large Kentucky fan turnout of up to 37,000, and questions UNC focus on stopping Derrick Ramsey.
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Kentucky Traffic Toll Hovers Near 1975 Marks
State Police aim to keep Kentucky’s 1976 traffic deaths near the 1975 final toll of 1,576, with 67 fatalities reported so far. Lt. Ernest Bivens notes some late-year deaths spill into the new year, leaving doubt whether 1978 will exceed the 1975 figure of Baz. Continued on Page.
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Ford backs Puerto Rico statehood in written appeal
President Ford urged Puerto Rico to become a U S state in a written Friday announcement from Vil Colorado halting ski slopes. He tied the move to shared bonds of friendship and freedom and said Congress would see a statehood bill before he leaves office. Hearings and majority votes in both houses would be required, followed by a Puerto Rico state constitution.
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Last Day Triplets Aid Taxes
Mrs. Terry Zimmer 21 of New Eagle Pa gave birth to triplet girls at Mount Lebanon's Memorial Hospital. The event qualified the Zimmers for three more exemptions on their 1976 income tax. Terry Zimmer, a U S Steel worker at Clairton Works, commented on the tax detail as the family moves through 1970s political chatter surrounding Puerto Rico status and U S policy.
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Carter Expands White House Team Ahead of Inauguration
President elect Jimmy Carter summons Hamilton Jordan to Plains to discuss finalizing a small White House staff. Key Georgians are expected to join the inner circle, including Jody Powell, Jack Watson, Robert Lipshutz, Stuart Eizenstat, Pat Anderson, and Gregory Schneid ers. Carter plans meetings with economic advisers and Congress to shape his programs.
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Fatal four alarm fire kills at least six in Chicago apartments
A four alarm blaze on Chicago's West Side killed at least six people with nine others treated at two hospitals. Fire began about 12 38 a m and was under control three hours later. Parents dropped children from windows to safety as flames spread through the building.
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