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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1977
Page
1
Maurice Niedens, farming about 1,000 acres northeast of Garden City, Kansas, walks past drifted dirt caused by high winds. The dirt covered highways, drainage ditches, fence rows, and nearby homes as he checks his fields on Thursday in Washington.
West Virginia lawmakers heard United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller urge stricter mine safety enforcement citing more spent on bypassing laws than complying. The hearing covered a 143 page bill proposing stricter safety rules, rule making authority, and enhanced roof and machinery standards amid industry objections.
A Liberian tanker Hawaiian Patriot exploded 360 miles west of Honolulu after leaking 5 million gallons of crude. 38 of 39 crew members were saved by a Coast Guard C130 and Philippine Bataan, which stood by amid flames and a 50 mile oil slick. The missing sailor remains unaccounted for.
The first inter faith prayer meeting for Raleigh County Courthouse employees was held this morning. County commissioners will allow 8 a.m. sessions in the commissioners meeting room on Tuesdays and Fridays as employees take turns leading prayers with requests accepted and each meeting praying for a different department.
A 6000 pound spill of carbon jet, used in cleaning fluids, leaked from a FMC Corp plant in South Charleston into the Kanawha River area. Health officials urged Huntington residents to boil drinking water as a precaution though no serious health effects were expected.
In Syracuse on the South Side, Leroy Cotton, 30, shot a man to death and held a pregnant woman and her 19-year-old daughter hostage in a second floor apartment. Cotton, armed with a .22 rifle, resisted entry as Police Chief Thomas Sardino arrived to negotiate. The slain man was unidentified. no immediate demands were released.
Publication details for Beckley News Inc announce Raleigh Register mail rates as of October 1 1974. Rates cover daily and Sunday editions for one year six months and three months with totals including West Virginia sales tax. Mail service availability and tax guidance for WV versus other states are noted.
National rain expected Friday from Texas to the Midwest with snow flurries and rain in the Northwest. Mild temperatures expected along the East Coast and seasonably cool highs for the remainder of the country. Wirephoto.
Extended outlook Sunday to Tuesday shows snow flurries Sunday, partly cloudy Monday, and fair Tuesday. Daytime highs upper 30s to mid 40s with overnight lows in the 20s. River Greenbrier 72 feet and rising muddy. Lake Bluestone 3 feet above normal with 16 gates open. Hinton gauge at 6.3 feet.
Rain and high water damaged area roads forcing parts of several school bus routes to be suspended. Transportation director Richard Mann reports about 10 percent of county buses running partial routes. State highways engineer Richard Boyd says repairs proceed one by one. No major city street problems. dirt streets suffer washouts but no major damage expected.
A second mine grievance awaits an arbitrator’s decision after hearings last week. Eastern secured temporary restraining orders against unions at Herndon and Kopperston directing workers back. Kopperston miners returned to work while Herndon remained idle due to picketing.
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