Mitchell Assigned To Alabama Prison
The Bureau of Prisons says former Watergate figure John Mitchell will serve his sentence at a minimum security camp at Maxwell Air Force Base Montgomery Alabama citing personal safety concerns. Mitchell received his June 22 prison order and was to be housed near Allenwood Pennsylvania but moved to Alabama. President Carter's 1975 tax return is under IRS audit with Rex Granum confirming the review began earlier this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Prisons
John Mitchell
Alabama
United States
Mitchell
Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery
Ala
Allenwood
New York
Carter
Interal Revenue Service
White House
Rex Granum
Ca Carter
Terrorists Free Sick Man Aboard Hijacked Train In The Netherlands
Terrorists holding hostages on a hijacked train and nearby school released a 46 year old man today after 17 days in captivity. Dutch authorities evacuated the man and moved him from the train as 55 prisoners remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Theo van Hatten
Dade County Backing Bryant Wins Two to One Margin
In a Tuesday special election Dade County voters backed Anita Bryant by about 2 to 1 and repealed a gay rights ordinance Bryant opposed. Supporters hailed the result as vindication of moral values while opponents considered possible federal action for injunctive relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Bryant
God
Task Force
Jean O'Leary
Dade County
Miss Bryant
Jack Campbell
WIN Program Trains Three Area Welfare Recipients
Three welfare recipients Evelyn Kershner Ophelia Lane and her son Bradsford began a WIN program at Morris Harvey College in Charleston The program aids mothers nearing the end of welfare support by providing housing transportation and vocational training Kershner and Lane plan careers in home management while Bradsford continues high school and enters vocational training All will return to Raleigh County after completion with Beckley Beauty Academy students volunteering hair styling before departure
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Maxine Shumate
State Department of Welfare
Evelyn Kershner
Ophelia Lane
Bradsford
Morris Harvey College
Shumate
WIN
Collcope
Kershner
Lane
Raleigh County
Beckley Beauty Academy
Street Department Sets City Asphalt Record at 887 Tons
Street Commissioner Bob Leeber reports the City Street Department laid 887 tons of asphalt on Tuesday, shattering the prior Beckley record by over three times thanks to new paving equipment. Crews will soon resurface Cole and Edwards streets, North Oakwood Avenue, and segments from Valley Drive to Paint Street, with Paint Street south to Adair Street included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Bob Leeber
Cole and
Edwards
Oakwood Avenue
Valley Drive
NJ Oakwood
Paint Street
Leeber
North Oakwood
Adair Street
County Men Seek Permit Reversal in Surface Mining Case
Three Raleigh County men petition the West Virginia Supreme Court to reverse a surface mining permit issued to L and F Mining Co of Charleston for a Cool Ridge site. Attorneys allege DNR violated the 1971 act and due process. A decision to hear the case could come within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
State Supreme Court
Cool Ridge
L&f Mining Co
Charleston
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
West Virginia
Lee
Weather details and river outlook from local station
Airport conditions show a 24 hour period with a high near 88 and a low around 40 plus 8. Precipitation totals run 13.93 for the year and 71 for the month. Extended outlook calls for fair weather Friday and Saturday with showers possible Sunday and highs near 80. River gauge at Hinton reads 3.2 feet with Greenbrier river below normal and lake levels cloudy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenbrier
Hinton
Beckley Planning Commission Agrees On Rezoning
The Beckley Planning Commission votes to rezone a Fourth Street corner parcel from B 1 to B-1 and schedules two July hearings. A second hearing covers rezoning the hospital area from R 1 to B-1 and sideyard rules for R 1 zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Planning Commission
Fourth Street
Valley Drive
Chester Roberts
Vivan Lily
Alley Drive
Fist National Bank
Bank
Beckley Appalachiin Regional Hospital
West Virginia
Commission
James P. Bland
Bland
James Sanger
Homeseekers Building Co
Homeseekers
Election Results Reveal Wide Races in Rhodell and Surrounding Towns
Citizens Party dominates Rhodell council with incumbents and one new member. Mayor Clifton Graham wins with 131 votes, Recorder Fay McConnell 122, council members reelected include Ruby Augustine 104 Rosa McKinney 129 Wilma Widick 106. new councilor Goldie Shrewsbury 77 and Progressive Party gains Jimmy Farruggia with 97. Other towns report mayoral and council elections with varying margins across Fayette Mercer counties including Ok Fayetteville Pax Ansted Meadow Bridge Matoaka Princeton Athens Oakvale Thurmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page A
Rhodell
Citizens Party
Clifton Graham
Fay McConnell
Ruby Augustine
Rosa McKinney
Wilma Widick
Goldie Shrewsbury
Jimmy Farruggia
Progressive Party
Fayette
Mercer
Fayetteville
John L. Witt
Tom Woodrum
Charles Weatherford
George Caldwell
Tom Myles
Nancy Young
Clinton Meadows
Lawrence E. Kelly
Pax
A.W. Pettry
Glen Crouse
Bert McNeely
James Lopez
Ray Thompson
Thomas E. O’steen
Ansted
W.A. Bragg
Roy Miller
Jack Willis
Bobby Hoffman
Scott Wilson
Johnny Osborne
E.L
Chuck” Ervin
Meadow Bridge
Thomas R. Smith
Beckley Newspaper Subscription Rates and Delivery
The notice lists Beckley area newspaper options with prices for Daily and Sunday six months at 29.00 plus 0.87 tax totaling 29.87, three months at 15.00 plus 0.45 tax totaling 15.45, and Hone delivery 14.00 weekly. It notes service areas include Beckley and Beckley HEN WV and states papers mailed to other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Hen
W.va
Also Mentioned on This Page
United Press International
Princeton
Mercer County
Bluefield Moose
Bluefield Eagles
W. C. Bivens
Charles Town
Debra Dozier
Kearneysville
Robert Skinner
Robert Napper
Washington
IRS
Assen
the Netherland
Ecevit
Istanbul
Turkey
Bulent Ecevit
National Assembly
Suleyman Demirel
Bryant
Miami
Save Our Children Inc
Dade
Ing
Street Department
Carl B. Short
David R. Wooley
Wooley
Adler
H E
David C. Callaghan
Dep
Benjamin Greene James Pitsenbarger
Division of Reclamation
Planning Commission
Elta M. Harris
Pmen Inbest
W.T. McClanahan
Howard Gwinn
Sas Fitzwater
Barney Wade
Charles E. Blankenship
Ralph Bird
Matoaka
Incuumbent
Frank Caruso
Samuel Davis
Douglas Hawks
James Hodges
Kermit Howell
John B. Conley
Lewis I. Skeens
Gilbert E. Bailey
John Matthews
Athens
David Ambrose
Robert Kessinger
Ike” Mitchell
Wilburn Johnson
John Seago
John Baungras
Douglas Shorter
Mary Margaret Carper
Ms. Carper
Shorter
Acce
Oakvale
C.B. Boothe
Esther Subereon
Jack Thomas
Billba
Imogene Thomas
Icem Brinkley
Mary Wall
Thurmond
May W.E. Pugh
Iris Kelley
C.W. ‘Wells
Wetzel Young
Jackie Pugh
Sid Childers
Sidney Ward
Maleigh G
Beckley Inc
Price St
Beckey, WV
A&p
Harper RD. & Plaza
Beckley and
Oak Hill
Crisco
A & P Pure
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!