Governor Jay Rockefeller Promises Raleigh County Road Boom
In Raleigh County, Governor Rockefeller vowed to boost highway funding after a long lag. He announced 273 million dollars for road work, including Corridor L improvements and upgrading U.S. 21 and regional routes, with several projects slated for early start and federal aid hoped for I-64 and Turnpike upgrades. He urged unified business and local leadership to ensure Raleigh County leads in road construction.
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Jay Rockefeller
Raleigh County
Armory Civic Center
West Virgina
New River Gorge Bridge
W. Va
Beckley
U.S. 21
Skelton
Beckley Plaza
Raleigh Mall
Raleigh
Back to Vietnam Normalization Moves Begin in Paris Talks
As Carter seeks normalized relations with a unified Vietnam talks open in Paris on May 3. Key topics include missing Americans, lifting the trade embargo, and economic aid. Business interest and antiwar opposition frame the debate over rights violations and U S policy.
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South Vietnam
Vietnam
Carter
United States
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Hanoi
Commission
Pham van Dong
Paris
U.S
Theodore Jasqueney
Agency For International Development
Worldview Magazine
How COCOM Keeps Secrets Across Alliances
COCOM groups signatories to the North Atlantic pact and Japan to block access to advanced Western weaponry and industrial secrets for five to ten years. It bans tech transfers to most Communist states, with Yugoslavia as the lone exception, and operates without a formal treaty or written pact.
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COCOM
Peas
Iceland
Japan
Moscow
Peking
Albania
China
Romania
Cuba
Washington
Yugoslavia
Tito
Stalin
Energy debate at governor's town meeting questions future progress
A question at Governor Rockefeller's town meeting at the Armory Civic Center urged linking energy policy to oil and gas depletion. He argued for exploring new sources and technologies while preserving high speed transport and personal mobility. The piece also notes a grateful letter to Platoon Sgt. Roger Slone from Barbara Runyon thanking him for aid during Mingo County floods.
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Jay Rockefeller
Armory Civic
President Carter
Roger Slone
W. Va. National Guard
Mingo County
Slone
Williamson
Matewan
Sgt. Slone
Beckley Aviation Chief Plans Novice Flying Class
F M Mc Caffrey, local chief of aviation, will fly over Beckley to start a flying class for novices who wish to learn and eventually buy a plane. Seven captains named to lead a Beckley chamber of commerce membership drive are L H Davis, Geo W Bair, Geo A Mohler, Geo W Bright, Robert Watts, C A Byus, and W C Griffith with R V Martin as alternate.
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F. M. McCaffrey
Beckley
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
L. H. Davis
Geo. W. Bair
Geo. A. Mohler
Geo. W. Bright
Robert Watts
C. A. Byus
W. C. Griffith
R. V. Martin
Nixon Papers Custodian Pact Sparks Court Debate
Ford approved a 1974 deal making Nixon custodian of White House tapes and papers stored near San Clemente with veto power over access and a right to destroy tapes after 1979 or at Nixon’s death or in 1984. Congress feared evidence loss. laws later moved custody to the National Archives as the Supreme Court weighs the recall.
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Ford
Richard Nixon
White House
San Clemente
Nixon
Congress
Special Prosecutor’ Office
National Archives
Supreme Court
Wade H. McCree
McCree
Carter
Vietnam
District
James David Barber
Duke
Caligula
Warren E. Burger
Washington
Hoover
Robert Bork
Viewpoints From Papers On Africa Nixon Case And FBI
A collection of editorials notes Zaire’s civil war as a stage for Cold War power games with U S and allies. It also critiques Billy Carter publicity tactics and questions FBI CIA law enforcement standards while examining Nixon tapes and papers legislation before the Supreme Court.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press
Zaire
Africa
United States
Carter
Soviet Union
Mobutu
U.S
Belgium
China
Egypt
Morocco
France
Sudan
Angola
Balkans
Billy Carter
Billy
National Television
Easter Seal envelopes mailed to area residents
Virgil Miller of the Raleigh County Crippled Children and Adults Society says 10 000 Easter Seal appeal envelopes are being mailed this week with volunteers from two local clubs handling most prep. Beckley Chamber delegates were told by Road Commissioner Ray Cavendish that a reconnaissance study of the Bolt to Pond Fork road would begin as soon as practicable.
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Virgil Miller
Raleigh County
Crippled Children and Adults Society
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Ray Cavendish
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N.Y. Times News Service
Yee
Lee
Coordinating Committee
NATO
Consultative Group
Greece
Alliance
North Atlantic
Berlin
Britain
Rolls - Royce Aircraft Engine Branch
Ussr
London
Ohio
Barbara Runyon
West
Noreen Drive
Columbus
Raleigh Register
Mr. Nixon
Kennebec Journal
Augusta
Maine
Oakland A’s
Day
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Federal
New York City
FBI
Clarence Kelley
Griffin Bell
John J. Kearney
New York
Bell
Kelley
Kearney
CIA
Bureau
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