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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1977
Page
2
John Pancake Jr. and his wife and son suffer minor injuries after a windstorm hits near Joplin Missouri. The scene shows damaged trailers and displaced families as investigators assess the area.
About 1,000 people crowded the North Carolina Virginia Peanut Trade Show to glimpse Billy Carter, brother of President Jimmy Carter. He joked about his image, peanuts, and Plains Ga, drank beer, and answered farmers questions while touring exhibit rows.
Postmaster Joseph Komisky said the post office was a passive participant in the street address change. He noted the decision to begin service on the street was made late last winter before his tenure, and residents were informed of new addresses as the city sign indicated. a misread sign led to Edward Street being assumed.
Police describe a large caliber automatic weapon used in a nighttime robbery at a store. The suspect forced Sutphin to open the safe, took about $6,000, bound the clerk and gagged him with tape and a handkerchief. Officers Lilly and Lyons investigated. details pending.
The four county report lists two defendants from Bluefield, six from McDowell County among eight indictments, two from Tazewell County Virginia, and six in Wyoming County. State police in Princeton issued an out of state warrant for a third Mercer County suspect. The Bluefield raid recovered uppers, downers, soapers, and a weapon.
The Raleigh Register prices by mail as of October 1, 1974 list daily and Sunday rates for one year at 51.00 plus 1.53 tax totaling 62.53, six months 36.00 plus 0.78 tax totaling 36.78, and three months 13.50 plus 0.41 tax totaling 13.91. Mail service exists only where no carrier is available. Tax applies to West Virginia addresses only.
Snow is forecast for the Great Lakes on Thursday then changing to rain in New England. Snow also expected in the Southwest and western Plains. Seasonable temperatures stretch from the Pacific to the Plains with mild readings in the Midwest and East.
Sunset 6 13 Sunrise 7 02 Extended outlook shows Saturday rain showers fair Sunday and Monday Overnight lows in the 30s and highs in the 40s to 50s River conditions at Greenbrier one foot above normal with floating ice Lake Bluestone two feet above normal cloudy and frozen with seven gates open New gauge at Hinton 3 6 feet.
Jackie Kennedy Onassis leads a preservation push at Grand Central Station with Manhattan officials and art world figures backing the landmark. Penn Central plans to raze the 64 year old terminal, while supporters call it a universal symbol and urge preservation.
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