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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1977
Page
11
Cold start with a record minus 4 degrees at 4 30 am then a forecast for tonight between zero and 5 above. Today's high in the low 20s under sun, tomorrow near 30. Precipitation drops from 10 percent tonight to zero tomorrow as northerly winds of 5 to 15 mph ease.
Reporter Rebecca Clark reviews You're A Good Man Charlie Brown while John Anderson weighs The Enforcer. Both pieces appear on Page 3, offering differing perspectives on theater and film.
Keith Smith of Sprague joined the queue as energy shortages push Beckley unemployment up by 500 people monthly. The report appears on the Second News Front, Page 7.
West Virginia guard Bobby Huggins says he will need to shoot more and score more as the Mountaineers face William & Mary in Charleston. Sports Editor Gaylen Duskey spoke with Huggins. full interview on Page 8.
Last winter Columbia Gas customers spent 127 dollars for Dec through March but this year bills are projected at 229 80 percent higher as colder weather strains usage. Across Equitable and Hope Natural Gas and other electric firms, bills rise 30 to 100 percent depending on fuel and conservation. Estimated February use matches January, with January costs rising from 23.86 to 27.86 for 13 mcf, and high users facing about 72 percent increases.
Woodrow Wilson High School with 1897 students reopened as 45 degree classrooms prompted the return after an 18 day absence due to Columbia Gas curtailments. 20 second semester students enrolled while PSC heard pleas from schools and businesses to lift limits.
Beckley saw a new cold record as four below zero was recorded at Raleigh County Memorial Airport. The National Weather Service forecast a warm trend with temperatures near 50 degrees by Friday and no snow, though possible rain could complicate flood risks near small streams. Pineville faces water-line thaw needs amid a recent aid request rejection, while local utilities report strain from the cold but no outages.
Federal investigators re staged the ride that caused Chicago's worst elevated train crash as part of a six month process to determine if human error caused the disaster. NTSB vice chair Kay Bailey declined comment on the report and said a public hearing will be held in March with a final report due in six months.
Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus says he has ordered a probe into charges that oil companies withhold natural gas to push price decontrol. He expects an initial report within a week on whether charges by Sen. Metzenbaum have basis, then a broader inquiry if warranted.
Upstate New York and northern New Jersey workers begin returns as conservation and milder weather ease gas shortages. New Jersey allows North Jersey industries to reopen for about 150000 workers while southern plants stay closed a week. Indiana restores 80 percent of gas demand for 2500 of 2600 industrial customers easing layoffs. Buffalo, Cincinnati, Dayton, and Columbus report winter records. Ohio seeks federal disaster aid. Mardi Gras in Chalmette, Louisiana proceeds sunny with 60 parades and warmer air. a student dancer notes signs of spring.
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