West Virginia Faces Snow Costs and Cold School Closures
West Virginia taxpayers pay $200000 daily to clear roads as districts rely on overtime and private snow equipment. Potomac State College cancels classes due to severe cold and gas shortages with two weeks off. WVU postpones spring break with resume date set for Feb 14. Four Northern firms gain emission variances as energy shortages strain fuel supply.
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West Virginia
Joseph Jones
Jones
Potomac State College
Jay Barton
West Virginia University
State Air Pollution Control Commission
APCC
Gus Douglass
Moore Charged With Excess ARC Funds Use
Former West Virginia governor Arch A Moore Jr faced accusations that he designated millions in federal tax dollars to state projects. Gov Jay Rockefeller claimed Moore used about 14 million more than ARC grant funds were available during his tenure.
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West Virginia
Arch A. Moore Jr
Appalachian Development Office
Moore
Jay Rockefeller
ARC
Firemen Battle Blaze in Freezing Huntington Building
Huntington firemen fought high winds and sub-freezing temperatures to control a three story fire that gutted the Army Navy Union Club building. Four people were believed inside but all escaped as seven units responded to the blaze.
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Army Navy Union Club
Ice Floes Fill the Hudson River View From Yonkers Pier
Ice floes fill the Hudson River as seen from Yonkers city pier. The view looks south with the George Washington Bridge visible in the background. Wirephoto.
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Hudson ‘River
Yonkers, N.Y
George Washington Bridge
Mild Maui quake clocks in at 3 on Richter scale
A light earthquake rattled Maui Monday night at 9 22 p.m. with no apparent damage. Maui Civil Defense coordinator Jeanne Johnson reported the event while the Honolulu Observatory measured a 3 on the open ended Richter scale amid regional tensions. Lebanon Israel clash and Syrian troop moves in south Lebanon figured in the regional update as authorities studied a secret Israeli condition and the worst fighting in four months flared near the southern frontier.
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Hawaiian
Maui
Jeanne Johnson
Honolulu Observatory
Israel
Lebanon
Syria
New Jersey Moves Toward Reinstating Death Penalty
The state legislature approved a bill to revive capital punishment with Gov. Byrne’s signature awaited to push reform of the penal system. If signed, New Jersey would join 36 states with the death penalty, with about 500 murders last year and potential applicability in 80 percent of cases. Separately, President Carter invited Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin to discuss U S Russian relations and possible improvements.
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New Jersey
Brendan Byrne
Carter
Anatoly Dobrynin
White House
Multiple Deaths Reported in West Virginia and Ohio
obituary notices list Betty Lee Doss Crawford of Toledo and MacArthur. Elvin Burdette Hood of Beckley. Don Legg of Maple Fork. Ellis Quesenberry of Bud. William E Richards of Narrows. Virginia Mae Vance of Baileysville. Michael Voloski of Beckley, with details on families, birthdates, and funeral plans across several towns and counties.
Agnes Wilhelm 71 Glen Morgan died after long illness
Agnes Wilhelm 71 of Glen Morgan and formerly Lexington Va died Monday night at 9 20 p m She was born May 18 1905 in Rockbridge County a daughter of Mathew and Nancy Knick She was a housewife Presbyterian Church Collierstown and lived in Glen Morgan 26 years Survived by husband Lacy R Wilhelm two sons C B Hughes Lexington Va Reaford Hughes Dublin Va two daughters Meta McCormack Brenda Tolley both Lexington three brothers Valuie Estil Knick Percy Knick Covington Va two sisters Sadie Knick Newport News Va Zola Reynolds Lexington four grandchildren and two greats Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home sent to W B Harrison Funeral Home Lexington for completion of arrangements
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Nancy Rowsey Knick
Presbyterian Church
Collierstown
Glen
Lexington
Valuie
Estil Knick
Percy Knick
Covington
Sadie Knick
Newport News
Zola Reynolds
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
W. B. Harrison Funeral Home
Heating Crisis Sweaters Help Power Plant and Bank Stay Open
General Manager Bill Gordon says coke is burned in steel drums to heat the plant amid a heating shortage and no layoff danger for 90 employees. Raleigh County National Bank will stay open during the shortage, while the older seven story building lacks adequate wiring for electric heaters. Affinity Mining at Sophia keeps offices warm with gas and may require miners to bathe at home due to limited bath facilities and cold conditions.
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Bill Gordon
Gordon
Raleigh County National Bank
Bill Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Affinity
Sophia
John Kirby
Columbia Sends Conservation Letters Amid Gas Shortage Hearings
Measares Sparks states letters went to West Virginia businesses due to Public Service Commission hearings in Charleston. Columbia hopes the letters stress the seriousness of the gas shortage as residential customers risk curtailment and possible loss of heat this month without conservation measures.
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Sparks
West Virginia
Public Service Commission
Charleston
Columbia
Tolle
Cold snap expected nationwide east of Rockies Tuesday
National weather forecast calls for very cold temperatures east of the Rockies on Tuesday. Oklahoma and the West look milder, while rain and showers spread from West Texas into Kansas. Snow is forecast for the eastern Dakotas and Minnesota.
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Rockies
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Dakotas
Minnesota
Extended Winter Outlook With Snow Likely
The forecast calls for snow on Thursday and Saturday with partly cloudy skies Friday. Daytime highs in the 30s and overnight lows in the teens. River readings show Greenbrier normal and clear but frozen. Luke normal and clear but frozen with 2.7 gates open. Hinton gauge at 2.5 feet.
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Greenbrier
Hinton
Judge Endorses Arctic Gas Pipeline System
Federal judge Nahum Litt endorsed an $8.5 billion Arctic Gas System to move natural gas from Alaska across Canada to the lower 48. The Arctic plan would be faster, less damaging environmentally, and cheaper for consumers than El Paso Alaska and Alcan proposals.
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Federal Power Commission
Alaska
Canada
Nahum Litt
Arctic Gas Study Group
Arctic Gas
North Slope
Alaskan Wildlife Range
Mackenzie River
Alberta
Antioch
Calif
Dwight
Ill
U S Arms Sales Lead World Market in 1975 Report
The U S Arms Control and Disarmament Agency reports 1975 world arms spending at 340 billion dollars, a historic high. The United States sold about 4.4 billion in 1975, roughly double Soviet deliveries, with Israel noted for the highest per capita arms budget. Secretary Cyrus Vance urged new policy requiring State Department approval before talks begin on potential arms sales.
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U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Soviet Union
U.S
Middle East
Israel
State Department
Cyrus Vance
Raleigh Register Subscription Rates and Delivery Notes
Raleigh Register published by Hocktow Newspapers outlines subscription rates for West Virginia addresses as of 1974. The ad lists daily and Sunday, one year at 51.50 plus 1.59 tax totaling 52.53. half year 36.00 plus 0.78 tax totaling 36.78. three months 13.50 plus 0.41 tax totaling 13.91. It notes service availability only where carrier delivery is established and tax applies to West Virginia addresses.
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Chiss
Berkley and
Hinton
Raleigh Register
WONG
Haaly
WoVa
Wval
West Virginia
Beltone offers free at home trial hearing aid
Beltone announces a free nonoperating model of the smallest Beltone aid for those hearing but not understanding. The at home trial requires no cost or obligation and many have already received the unit by writing Dept. 5766 Beltone Electronics Chicago IL 0646.
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Beltone
Beltone Electronics
Victoria St. Chicazo
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