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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1977
Page
1
American Motors Chairman Roy D. Chapin Jr. says No. 4 auto maker will stay in the passenger business despite losses and a one week plant halt that idled 11,000 workers. He disclosed plans for two new small cars in the next two years.
President Carter signed emergency legislation to redirect natural gas from low priority users to high priority facilities. He warned gas and fuel oil industries to be honest about supplies and profits and said the government would address genuine versus artificial shortages. A disaster declaration was issued for Ohio amid snow and energy shortages idling 1.5 million workers.
Armory manager David Danko reports freeze damage at the Armory Civic Center. The facility is one of 14 county buildings hit by a 100 percent natural gas curtailment.
An Oak Hill man sues the state Department of Welfare and two workers claiming his benefits were wrongfully denied. The suit names Commissioner Leon Ginsberg, hearings officer Jim Bragg, and case worker Lucille Lechalk, filed in Fayette County Circuit Court. Danko reports four heater units froze and burst in extreme cold, with the building heat supplied by a kerosene torpedo heater and electric space heaters. the gas furnace runs about 90 minutes nightly.
FMRS Mental Health Center on Eisenhower Drive hosts a public meeting Monday at 7 p.m. to discuss improving local mental health services. The event is part of a statewide series of sessions at community centers.
Forecasters project cold weather Thursday across the Dakotas through the Northeast with rain along the southern Atlantic coast and eastern Gulf. Snow is expected from the mid Atlantic to the Northeast and Great Lakes, while the East warms.
Weather overview shows a 24 hour period ending 10 am with high 35 and low 25 degrees. Year ago highs were 50 and lows 5. Precipitation for period 0. month 0. year 2.02. Winds SW 14 mph. barometer 29.97 with falling. Extended outlook predicts snow flurries Saturday and Sunday, mostly fair Monday with daytime highs near 30 and overnight lows in the low teens. River status Greenbrier normal and clear frozen over. Lake Bluestone normal and clear frozen over with 3.0 gates open. Gauge at Hinton reads 2.2 feet.
The discussion centers on a choice between an investment tax credit or Social Security tax credit, with concerns both would not cut unemployment. Al Ullman proposes a 25 percent credit on the first 4200 dollars of wages for newly hired workers, though Schultze argues higher sales are needed to justify more hires.
The measure would let interstate pipelines exceed federal price ceilings during emergencies with authority to cut prices if too high, but the power ends in August. It also blocks reopening existing contracts for higher prices amid emergency sales. Critics say the bill promises more than it delivers while Carter plans a full energy plan in April and many in Congress favor lifting price controls long term to boost gas production.
A mobile home owned by John Woody of Jonben burned at 2 30 a m. Firefighters said the structure was nearly destroyed on arrival. The home and contents were valued at about 28 000 dollars. Woody blamed a faulty electric heater and announced clothing or furnishings donations can be arranged by calling 683 5047.
President Carter outlines plans to abolish 1250 advisory committees and reduce top staff by a third, with ceilings on federal agency employment. He cites wartime efficiency, voluntary conservation, and shared faith in hard work as keys to progress while stressing human rights and national unity.
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