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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1972
Page
13
Hutchinson says the need for a special levy has been discussed with the County Court. Charles T. Burdiss confirms court members agreed to approve scheduling the levy. The project envisioned by the Authority includes taxiways lighting an extended runway and a terminal needs.
About 700 coal miners in Raleigh Fayette and Kanawha counties walk out after Riverton Coal Co reportedly erased seniority for those who refused an unsafe drill. The UMWA expects seniority to be restored through grievance channels while mines remain shut.
West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd urges the Democratic presidential nominee to modify many positions before winning. He backs a federal law for strict regulation of strip mining reclamation and restoration, predicting such a law will pass soon. Byrd spoke during an interview at the Appalachian Art and Craft Festival in Raleigh County Armory.
The U S command confirmed attacks on a water supply craft off North Vietnam near Hon Ngo Island north of Vinh. China accused U S planes of bombing a lifeboat killing five crew, while Washington says no evidence of lifeboat attack and cites previous water craft destruction near Vinh.
The piece questions Governor Moore Jr.'s response to Miss Violet Cole's plea to save her home for the aged, noting political obstacles and legal doubts. It suggests a courtesy acknowledgment or state-backed action may be possible, while acknowledging the home has operated for a decade with patients who depend on its care.
Rep Kee of West Virginia assigns his daughter Kirsten Cook to his staff as black lung aide. Documents say she previously earned 5 000 in 1967, then 14 269, then 22 753 last year. The latest raise timing coincided with her five week vacation and Kee's absence on a committee trip.
Raleigh County Board of Education confirms a first grade teacher will be assigned at Rhodell School possibly sharing duties with second grade if class sizes are small. Principal will decide which teacher handles the first grade. The article also covers a WV legal note on the validity of a second marriage after presumed death, noting a seven year absent period and court interpretations.
West Virginia Gov Arch Moore Jr and UMW president Tony Boyle will headline a Labor Day rally in Grundy Virginia. District 28 official Carson Hibbetts said Moore was invited. Boyle appears first time in coal fields since July candidacy. Miller Hechler Rasmussen also slated to speak. Leonard Pankovich and Wilbert Killion accompany Boyle. District 29 leader James Leiber Jr attends as spectator.
President Nixon abandons prearranged restraint and dives into campaign fights slugging at McGovern defense plans. He catalogs amnesty for draft dodgers, defending service members while courting youth with rallies in San Diego and San Clemente.
A Raleigh County teenager Vickie Lynn Hayden 15 of MacArthur was struck and killed while attempting to cross West Virginia 16 about one mile south of Beckley It was raining at the time Mildred Morgan 44 of Mullens drove the southbound car Police have not charged the driver The victim died after 10 PM at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital Damages were about 200 to the 1972 station wagon The body lies at Melton Mortuary
A self appointed citizens group urges a permanent moratorium on surface mining in flood stricken Mingo Logan and Raleigh counties. They link mining to recent floods and urge stronger reclamation and a review of strip mining laws to protect downstream residents.
Weather warm and humid with variable clouds and a chance of scattered showers or thundershowers through Saturday. Highs in the mid 80s, lows in the mid 60s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent today and tonight, 50 percent Saturday.
In Reykjavik Bobby Fischer used the repetition rule again to force a draw with Boris Spassky in game 18 of the world chess championship. The result leaves Fischer within a half point of the title as the match moves forward.
Senator George S. McGovern accused President Nixon of turning the economy into a palace for the privileged and of eroding principles of peace prosperity justice and open government. He spoke at a Capitol Hill event appealing to farmers labor and women while labor allies backed his campaign in a full page ad.
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