Carter Cancels Russell Dam Project Amid Budget Cuts
President Carter moved to delete funds for 19 water projects including the $231 million Richard B. Russell Dam on the Savannah River. State leaders in Georgia and South Carolina opposed the decision, while backers argued Carter had long supported the dam. The White House said the Russell project was halted for economic environmental and safety reasons, saving billions over its lifetime.
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West
Georgia
South Carolina
U.S
Savannah River
White House
Congress
Jody Powell
Russell Dam
Powell
Hawes
Jimmy
Gerald Ford
Uganda
Idi Amin
Kampala
Tanzania
Janani Luwum
Amin
London
Luwum
Leslie Brown
Health center in Logan County to cost $500000
A contract award funds construction of a health center in Buffalo Creek Logan County with 410000 federal ARK funds and 100000 plus from private and public gifts. The facility will include exam rooms dental offices labs and a small auditorium for community use.
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Buffalo Creek
Logan County
Appalachian Regional Commission
New Orleans Carnival Strain as Police Pause Parade Towing
Amid 10 days of carnival in New Orleans officers pull 12 hour shifts to clear more than 1000 illegally parked cars. One officer takes a brief nap during a parade standstill as traffic is halted by the procession.
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Charleston
Isabelle Haywood
Francis Orie
New Orleans
Vance Outlines Mid East Peace Campaign After Tour
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance returns to Washington from a six nation, one week Middle East tour. He will brief President Carter on his impressions and the leaders' ideas. A strong 5.0 earthquake near Bridgeport, California caused no injuries or damages.
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Cyrus Vance
Middle East
Vance
Washington
Carter
Sierra Nevada
Lake Tahoe
University of California Seismographic Laboratory
Berkeley
Bridgeport
Calif
California - Nevada
Mono County
Officials Continue Carbon Tet Search in Kanawha Valley
Four chemical firms in the Kanawha Valley provide statements to help West Virginia officials locate the source of a carbon tetrachloride mass said to have floated down the Ohio River last weekend. EPA warned of 70 tons in a 75 mile stretch, though no town reported harm.
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Kanawha Valley
West Virginia
Ohio
Environmental Protection Agency
Thesepa
John Hall
Water Resources Division
West Virginia Natural Resources Department
Kanawha
FMC Corp
Diamon Sharrock Corp
Belle
Hall
EPA
Wheeling
FMC
Huntington
Ironton
Chesapeake
Pomeroy
Vehicle thefts rise in Beckley with hospitals as prime targets
Beckley police report 46 thefts in 1976 up from 31 in 1972 with total property stolen at 101 325 and 8 350 unrecovered. Hospitals and car lots lead theft hotspots as interstates and traffic growth foretell higher future rates. Two arrests for leaving keys in cars. fines typically 30 50.
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O'Neill
Beckley
Neill
Mild Thursday with rain chances and colder weekend
The forecast calls for mild conditions on Thursday with a chance of rain, then a turn to colder weather Friday and Saturday. Overnight lows drop from the mid 30s Thursday to the teens, with daytime highs near 50 Thursday and in the mid 30s Friday and Saturday. River conditions show Greenbrier normal and clear with floating ice, Lake Bluestone normal and clear but frozen over with 5.0 gates open, and a new gauge at Hinton at 3.0 feet.
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Greenbrier
Lake Bluestone
Hinton
Raleigh Register Subscription Rates As Of 1974
The Raleigh Register lists mail subscription prices effective October 1 1974. Rates include daily and Sunday one year 51 01 with tax total 52 53, six months 9 00 tax 78 total 36 78, three months 13 50 tax 41 total 13 91. Mail only where no carrier service exists. tax applies to West Virginia addresses.
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Beckley Newspapers Inc
Prince St
Beckley
W.va
Clay Communications
Charleston
Beckley and Hinton
Raleigh Register
W Va
West Virginia
Salt Shortage Hits City Streets After Weekend Snow
City street department faced limited salt with about six truckloads left after a weekend snowstorm. Public Works Director Bob Leeber said the mix needs traffic to activate and that side streets remain icier than main roads. Another 100 tons are expected this week by boxcar.
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Bob Leeber
Department of Public Works
Leeber
Leebber
Free Beltone hearing aid units offered by mail
Beltone offers a free non operating model of the smallest Beltone aid to anyone replying to the ad. The device weighs under a third of an ounce and sits at the ear level. There is no cost or obligation, and thousands have already been mailed from Beltone Electronics, Dept. 5766, 4201 W Victoria St, Chicago 60646.
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Chicago
Beltone
Beltone Electronics
Victoria St
Union walkout over seniority and mine safety at Consolidation Coal Buckeye
Workers protested illness symptoms used to excuse them and the dispute over seniority. The company will hire the most senior applicants to train as back up dispatchers, while a federal judge in Beckley set a 1 p.m. appearance. The Arbitration Review Board upheld removal of a three man safety committee for alleged arbitrariness in October 1975. Durham and the union plan further actions as they contest contract terms on committee tenure.
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Stafford
Wyoming County
L.A
Consolidation Coal Co
Buckeye
Stephenson
Dennis R. Knapp
Beckley
Arbitration Review Board
Washington, D.C
Consol
Mike Durham
Crab Orchard
J.B. England
Otsego
Burley Hayworth
Durham
Owen named Britain’s youngest foreign secretary since Eden
James Callaghan elevates David Owen to foreign secretary at 38, the youngest since Anthony Eden in 1928. Crosland’s death prompted the reshuffle. Healey stays as chancellor. Owen takes on the role amid Britain’s six month presidency of the Common Market Council, chairing initial meetings.
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David Owen
Foreign Office
Anthony Eden
James Callaghan
Anthony Crosland
Crosland
Owen
Denis Healey
Healey
Labor
Callaghan
Britain
Common Market Council of Ministers
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