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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1977
Page
1
Dorothy Hoey daughter of a Canary Islands air crash victim places flowers on burial vaults during a memorial service for the unidentified dead at Westminster California. The memorial honors 114 victims as a wire photo captures the scene.
United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller failed to meet President Carter as scheduled. Miller remained in Fairmont W Va and met with District 31 coal miners while his members ended a Monongalia County strike. An aide said Miller was not in joint time for the scheduled talk.
Premier Pham Van Dong expressed optimism ahead of next Tuesday's discussions in Paris with the Carter administration. Hanoi seeks U S pledge to resume 3.5 billion dollars in reconstruction aid, halted since North Vietnam's 1975 invasion of the South. Zaire reports paratroopers dropped behind rebel forces in Shaba province following a high level meeting.
Phillips Petroleum reports two failed capping attempts on a North Sea oil well after an upside down blowout preventer valve blocked the shutoff. Crew led by Adair’s team from Bravo platform worked from a barge base Choctaw, as 5,000 psi gas pressure continued spouting 28,000 barrels daily.
In the Moore era the SDH announced a final I-64 path via Beckley Summers County and Sam Black Church with later plans to extend to the New River. A 1970 halt to study routing sparked political charges while funding and planning advanced, Corridor L progress lagged, and Raleigh County remained bottom in per capita road expenditures.
Published by Beckley Newspapers Inc. outlines subscription costs as of October 1 1974 for Raleigh Register with annual rates at $51 plus $1.53 tax totaling $52.53 and other periods priced accordingly. Details specify West Virginia tax rules and mail service availability where no carrier exists.
Raleigh County Commissioner Smith says about one third of flood problems fall to the state while 12 to 14 county bridges were washed out. The county will fund repairs on county property with FDAA aid and lists projects across Amigo Road Josephine Fairdale Maple Meadow Glen Daniel McCreery Helen Dorothy Pattus Clear Creek and Marsh Fork. Citizens with other damaged public property should contact the Raleigh County Courthouse.
Extended outlook shows fair conditions Saturday through Monday with overnight lows in the mid 30s to near 40s Saturday, rising into the 40s by Monday. Daytime highs reach upper 50s to near 60 Saturday, climbing to mid 60s to 70s Monday. River notes: Greenbrier normal and clear, Lake Bluestone normal and cloudy with 4.4 gates open, Hinton gauge at 2.8 feet.
Rosetta Adkins age 26 from Glen Rogers is listed in stable condition at Raleigh General Hospital with improving status after injuries from a Saturday night shooting in Pineville.
Rockefeller confirms Office of Federal-State Relations merger into a new department amid highway funding allocations including 52 and 18 million for routes in West Virginia and bridge replacements. He vetoed a junk food bill and a measure requiring legislative approval for new community colleges citing policy flaws.
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