Governor Rockefeller Seeks Road Crest in Raleigh County
Jay Rockefeller addressed a Raleigh County Town Meeting vowing to shift $273 million toward road projects and promising faster completion of Corridor L work. He listed near term upgrades on US 21 and WV 99, plus several miles of local roads and several longer term I-64 and Turnpike improvements if funds and federal support align. Supporters expect results, critics watch for action and accountability as he aims to rise above past promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Rockefeller
Raleigh County
Armory Civic Center
West Virgina
New River Gorge Bridge
W. Va
Beckley
U.S. 21
Skelton
Beckley Plaza
Raleigh Mall
W.va. 99
Bolt Three Forks Road
Horse Creek
Rhodell
Maxwell Hill
Spruce Mountain
Beckley Stamford
Mullens - Lester
Greenbrier County
Raleigh
Carter Eyes Normalization Talks With Vietnam in Paris
A two year mark since South Vietnam fell under communists and evacuation after 1975. President Carter endorses rapid Paris talks starting May 3 to discuss missing Americans, embargo lift, and aid. Trade and investment drive hopes, while human rights concerns from critics loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Carter
United States
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Hanoi
Commission
Pham van Dong
Paris
U.S
COCOM Maintains Secretive Alliance Tech Edge Across Nations
The article outlines COCOM’s aim to preserve a 5 to 10 year Western technological lead over the Marxist world by embargoing advanced weaponry and industrial secrets. It details member nations, its informal structure, end use controls, and past breaches, noting Yugoslavia’s unique exclusion and Sino Soviet dynamics.
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COCOM
Iceland
Japan
Moscow
Peking
Albania
China
Romania
Cuba
Washington
Yugoslavia
Tito
Stalin
Belgrad
Coordinating Committee
NATO
Consultative Group
The
Star
France
Greece
Alliance
North Atlantic
Berlin
US Congress
New Worlds to Explore Energy Talk Inspires Highway Debate
Governor Rockefeller defends rapid interstate funding citing human progress and new energy strategies that include coal gasification solar and geothermal options. He opposes retreat to regressive methods and envisions future cars running on innovative fuels amid an energy crisis discourse. The piece ends with a soldier’s grateful thank you letter from Mingo County flood relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Ariz Energy
Beckley Plans Flying Classes and Captains for Drive
Local aviation chief F. M. Mc Caffrey will fly over Beckley to start a novice flying class and teach learners who may later buy planes. The Beckley chamber of commerce named seven captains for a membership drive: 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 seeks to overturn 1974 tapes custody law
Supreme Court heard Nixon challenge a 1974 agreement placing his White House tapes and papers under National Archives custody. Ford backed safeguards to prevent destruction or leakage, while Justices weighed presidential privacy, executive privilege, and possible bill of attainder concerns in a debate reflecting over Nixon's control of records.
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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
Ng Nixon
District
James David Barber
Duke
Caligula
Warren E. Burger
Washington
Hoover
Robert Bork
Power politics and civil war trace in Zaire debate
A cluster of editorials notes Zaire as a focal point for international power plays. It highlights U S restraint, foreign backing of Mobutu’s forces, and mixed regional alignments amid Angolan Cuban involvement and Soviet influence.
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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
Easter Seal envelopes mailed to Raleigh County residents
Virgil Miller of the Raleigh County Crippled Children and Adults Society says 25 years ago the final batch of 10 000 Easter Seal appeal envelopes was mailed with volunteers from two local clubs handling the preparation. Beckley Chamber of Commerce delegates were told by Road Commissioner Ray Cavendish that the Bolt to Pond Fork road reconnaissance study 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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John F. McGee
Foreign Affairs
Britain
Rolls - Royce Aircraft
London
Bob Wills
Jay. Rockefeller
Armory
Roger Slone
Troop.c
W. Va. National Guard
Mingo County
Slone
Williamson
Matewan
Sgt. Slone
Ohio
Barbara Runyon
West
Noreen Drive
Columbus
Raleigh Register
Mr. Nixon
Arles
Kennebec Journal
Augusta
Maine
Billy Carter
Oakland A’s
Billy
National Television
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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