Heating or Eating Becomes Winter Dilemma for Americans
Senate hearing cites fuel bills outweighing rent for the poor and elderly. Muskie urges rapid action as witnesses request hundreds of millions in emergency aid, including one shot grants and expanded food stamps. Governors Shapp and Grasso call for emergency appropriations to ease energy costs affecting millions.
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Milton Shapp
Ella Grasso
Connecticut
Thomas P. O'Neill Tr
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Energy demands rise amid need for new Ohio River land
Ray West of the Beckley Appalachian Power Office cites a 20 percent jump in residential electricity use from 1976 to January 1977, with non-electrically heated homes up about 9.5 percent and all-electric homes up 30 percent, as concerns grow over system dependence and the need for new infrastructure.
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Ray West
Beckley Appalachian Power Office
Tax Cut Plans Face House Fight Over Youth and Local Programs
Congress debates Carter tax cut and job programs for youth minorities and public works as committees press to trim or add funding. Budget Chair Giaimo cites winter fears and local pressure to boost unemployment relief while Fed Chair Burns warns weather will not derail growth.
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Arthur Burns
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House Banking Committee
Burns
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Snail racer Hudson insists snails outrank marriage
Christopher Hudson, famed snail racer and dealer, reveals his snails come first after his wife Deborah leaves for Tehran. He claims snails are his livelihood and vows to keep racing and breeding, citing Gee Geronimo as the world’s largest snail.
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Christopher Hudson
Deborah
Debbie
Hudson
Raleigh Register Subscription Prices 1974
The Raleigh Register lists mail subscription rates effective October 1 1974 for Berkley and Hinton West Virginia. Rates: daily and Sunday one year 51.00 plus sales tax 1.53 total 52.53. Six months 96.91 plus 0.78 tax total 97.? and three months 13.50 plus 0.41 tax total 13.91. Mail service available only where no carrier service. Tax applies to West Virginia addresses.
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Prince St. Berkley
W.va
Clay Communications Inc
Charleston
Berkley and Hinton
Raleigh Register
West Virginia
Snow forecast spans region from Alabama to Great Lakes
A national weather note predicts snow Friday across northern Alabama and Georgia into the Great Lakes and Northeast. Rain is seen for Florida with cold conditions across most of the East and the northern and central plateaus. The West remains mostly mild.
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Georgia
Great Lakes
Florida
Weather summary for Sunset area with river gauges and cold period
Generally fair and cold through the period with daytime highs in the upper 20s to mid 30s and overnight lows in the teens. River conditions show Greenbrier normal and clear partly frozen, Lake Bluestone normal and clear frozen with 3.3 gates open, and the Hinton gauge at 2.2 feet.
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Greenbrier
Lake Bluestone
Hinton
Gas curtailment tests Raleigh County industry response
Raleigh County plants and businesses brace for reduced gas. Wilcox Manufacturing plans to keep 95 workers, using wood heat. Affinity Mining maintains 400 jobs with limited hot water and electric heat. Raleigh Ready Mix, Lee Norse, Greenbrier Dairy, Houchins Manufacturing report varied heating adjustments. All are at maintenance levels under Columbia plan to avoid injury.
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Fairchild Inc
Diane Brown
Alee
Raleigh County Armory
Eisenhower Drive
Dave Danko
Danko
Columbia
Affinity Mining Company
Affinity
Louis Savisky
Webb
N. Kanawha St
Crab Orchard
Randey Webb
Raleigh
Sprague
Buster DeHart
Lee Norse
Roger Foster
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