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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1977
Page
2
US envoy Clark Clifford crossed the barbed wire ceasefire line in Cyprus and met Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash. He entered Nicosia over the UN checkpoint manned by Canadian soldiers and held talks at Denktashs office on the city walls.
Stansfield Turner, 53, a Navy admiral and former Rhodes Scholar, is confirmed unanimously by the Senate as the new Director of Central Intelligence. He will resign as NATO southern forces commander to lead the CIA and coordinate all U S intelligence units with deputies Henry Knoche and Adm. Daniel Murphy.
A Liberian tanker Hawaiian Patriot exploded 360 miles west of Honolulu. 38 crewmen were saved, one missing. The Philippine Bataan rescued survivors while a Coast Guard C130 dropped gear. A large oil slick and flames spread as the ship burned, reminiscent of Pearl Harbor.
The state seeks to repeal the food sales tax as Gov. Rockefeller pushes the measure. House leaders aim to report the bill from the Finance Committee and allow a full House debate amid a prior 13 to 7 vote in committee. Del. Polan backs floor consideration, while some members pledge a fight if it advances. Bond forfeitures totaled 527.50 in Beckley Municipal Court with several specific violations listed.
The Raleigh Register lists mail subscription prices effective October 1 1974 for West Virginia and out of state addresses. Rates include daily and Sunday options, six month and three month terms with sales tax and total prices noted. Mail service available where no carrier exists. tax applies to WV addresses only.
A gunman in a South Side Syracuse apartment killed a man and held a pregnant woman and her child hostage. Leroy Cotton, 30, used a .22 rifle and refused access to police or the medical examiner. Police and Chief Thomas Sardino monitored negotiations from outside as shots were fired during the entry attempt.
National weather outlook predicts rain from Texas to the Midwest on Friday with snow flurries and rain in the Northwest. The East region should see mild temperatures while the remaining areas experience seasonable cool conditions.
The extended outlook from Sunday to Tuesday shows snow flurries Sunday, partly cloudy Monday, and fair Tuesday. Daytime highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s with overnight lows in the 20s. Greenbrier at 7.2 feet above normal, muddy and rising slowly. Lake Bluestone 3 feet above normal, muddy with 16 gates open. Hinton gauge at 6.3 feet.
Water runoff caused scattered road damage in Raleigh County delaying about ten percent of the county’s school buses. State and city crews repair roads individually as water recedes. No major street problems reported near Raleigh Mall. dirt streets show washouts but minor overall impact.
The article notes a second mine awaiting an arbitrator's decision after a recent case. Eastern Coal Co secured temporary restraining orders against unions at Herndon and Kopperston ordering return to work. The company contemplates possible court action against pickets but has not acted. Miners at Kopperston began returning to work while Herndon remained idle due to pickets.
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