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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1977
Page
2
West Virginia Department figures show November jobless rate at 4.1 percent in Kanawha and Putnam counties. The month ended with 4 600 unemployed, down from 5 700 the prior year, while average weekly earnings rose to 263 in manufacturing and 339 in coal mining.
A visitor stands at the closed Rollins Lake dock near Sacramento as drought drops the water to about 135 feet below normal. The scene shows the exposed shoreline and an empty visitors’ platform, illustrating severe dry conditions in northern California.
Texaco vice president R. B. Palmer dismissed claims by a House subcommittee that Texaco withholds gas for quick profits. He said idle gas fields cannot be turned on easily to avert the energy emergency. The hearing invited his testimony today. Detroit labor actions resolved but threats remain in GM and Chrysler plants.
U.S. envoy Clark Clifford arrived in Nicosia for three days of talks with Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders on Cyprus future. He said he came with no plan or solution. In Tel Aviv, Rabin and Peres faced a Labor party convention as delegates prepared to choose a prime minister candidate for spring elections.
Agricultural data show a 3 percent bigger national orange crop than last year, challenging Florida loss claims. Florida citrus firms warn yield per box falls, with juice prices rising to $2.60 per dozen cans and growers tally 32 million lost orange and 9 million lost grapefruit boxes.
President Carter convenes top aides to hear Cyrus Vance’s Middle East briefing while reviewing sensitive intelligence operations. Rep. Jonathan Bingham reports Castro open to talks if embargo ends, Carter cites three Cuban conditions. Vance returns from region as Cuba and Canada talks surface in White House discussions.
A weather outlook predicts rain from Georgia to the lower Great Lakes on Wednesday. Snow is forecast across Minnesota to northern New England and the western Plains to the central Rockies. Mild temperatures are expected for most of the nation.
The forecast calls for showers Friday and Saturday, partly cloudy Sunday. Daytime highs in the mid-50s with overnight lows in the 30s. Greenbrier water level about half a foot above normal with clear conditions and floating ice. Lake Bluestone normal and clear and frozen over with 4.0 gates open. Hinton gauge at 2.6 feet.
County assessor Odell Jessup projects near 30 million dollars in higher assessed valuations boosting tax revenues. Baker cites 46 percent salary increases for teachers since 1972 and notes Kanawha and Raleigh county figures as benchmarks. Board plans priority projects from school sites to cafeteria at Marsh Fork amid overcrowding and sale of Rhodell Elementary property.
Union attorney claims Sopp at Stephenson mine was triggered by unknown pickets, not the three safety committeemen removals. Company action upheld by a local arbitrator and by the Arbitration Review Board. Consol says the safety committee acted arbitrarily in shutting the mine in 1975.
The Raleigh Register publishes a 1974 rate card listing mail subscription prices for West Virginia residents. Rates shown include daily and Sunday one year $51.00 plus $1.53 tax, total $52.53. six months $36.00 plus $0.78 tax, total $36.78. three months $13.50 plus $0.41 tax, total $13.91. Mail service available where carrier absent. tax applies to WV addresses.
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