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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1977

Page

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Hechler Pushes House Vote On Salary Boost Controversy

Former West Virginia congressman Ken Hechler seeks a direct House vote on the pay raise, delivering a petition with 1500 WV signatures and citizen recordings to Speaker O Neill, amid a last session push before automatic salary increases take effect. A New Jersey man is sentenced to life for slaving a 12 year old girl, after prosecutors sought death, while Henry Gonzalez retains chairmanship amid conflicts in the JFK and MLK assassination inquiry committee.

Congress West Virginia Ken Hechler House Appropriations Committee Hechler House William O'Neill West New Jersey Arkansas John Elliott Gruzen Maplewood N.J Henry Gonzalez Richard Sprague John F. Kennedy Martin Luther King Jr

Juveniles Tour West Virginia Prison Tries To Change Minds

A bus of Charleston youths visited Moundsville Penitentiary to witness life behind bars and hear inmates describe crime costs. Prisoners spoke of long sentences while guards restrict routines, prompting mixed reactions from the juveniles about future choices and possible reform.

Massie Moundsville Willie Charleston Lloyd

Weather and river conditions report extension

The 24 hour airport data show a high of 18 and a low not stated with 2:30 p m reading. record highs and lows for prior years are listed. Extended outlook calls for a chance of rain or snow Saturday through Monday with highs in the 30s to 40s and lows from teens to near 30. River readings show Greenbrier three quarters of a foot above normal with ice, Lake Bluestone two feet above normal with clouds and frozen gates, and a new Hinton gauge at 3.5 feet.

Greenbrier Lake Bluestone Hinton

Housing Director Picked for Coalfield Housing Corp

Deborah Tuck of the United Mine Workers research department in Washington, D C, will be first director of the Coalfield Housing Corporation. The office will open above Foster Hardware on Main Street by mid March. She helped found the Gary Bicentennial Building Association project and will continue involvement. She also helped found Coalfield Housing Corp a coalition of mine operators and UMWA members locating and developing housing in Raleigh County. She serves on the Rural Housing Alliance and Rural America boards.

Deborah Tuck United Mine Workers of America Washington, D.C Coalfield Housing Corporation Ms. Tuck Foster Hardware Main Street Gary Bicentennial Building Association Gary Coalfield Housing Corp UMWA Raleigh County Rural Housing Alliance Board of Rural America

From Burglary to Banished Swiping Al End

A quoted speaker vows to abandon major theft and shifts to honest work. The statement rejects big time crime for a simpler, lawful life. It notes a pledge to stop burglaries and stealing household items.

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