Frost Triggers Protective Bags For Raleigh Gardens
Drummond reports a 34 degree low at the airport, beating the 1972 record by 10 degrees. Gardens used upside down grocery bags for insulation, especially tomatoes and peppers, with removal at dawn to avoid heat buildup.
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Raleigh County
Ronald Bond
Drummond
Beaver and
Daniels
Mary Clay
Lincoln St
National Weather Service
NWS
Raleigh
Rockefeller Named Chairman of 4 State Flood Recovery Alliance
Gov. Jay Rockefeller was chosen as chairman of a four state consortium under the Appalachian Regional Commission to guide long term economic recovery after April floods in West Virginia Tennessee Kentucky and Virginia. Initial ARC funding 100000 plus 25000 from each state with up to 300000 more over three years matched by 75000 per state. The alliance aims to prepare a recovery program seek new Congress funding and direct capital investments for the 45 county disaster area.
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Jay Rockefeller
Appalachian Regional Commission
West Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Rockefeller
ARC
Atlanta
Congress
Uganda bars Britons from leaving amid Amin return
Uganda ordered all Britons in the country to remain until President Idi Amin returns from his London Commonwealth conference mission. About 300 British businessmen and missionaries were effectively held as the security order spread across the country.
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Amin
Uganda
Idi Amin
London
Libya
Bushi Amin
Britain
West Germany
Ireland
Mustafa Adrisi
Kenya
Radio
Radio Uganda
Lond
Uniftvi
Fayette and Mercer Hold Elections in Raleigh County
Voter turnout was light in four Raleigh County towns with Rhodell and Mabscott above 40 percent. In Sophia the Citizens Party swept offices with Paul Flanagan elected mayor and Mary M. Martin chosen as recorder. Mabscott elected Buford Sisk as mayor and reelected Leona Kirk as town recorder, while Lester incumbents were unopposed.
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Fayette and Mercer
Raleigh
Raleigh County
Rhodell
Mabscott
Citizens Party
Sophia
Paul Flanagan
Ernest Nichols
Mary M. Martin
Flanagan
D. Farley
Adam K. Mullins
Lowell Smith
Mabscott Citizen's Party
Lester
Ivan Snuffer
Beverly Snuffer
Rae
Theitizens Party
Progressive Party
William Pamenishi
Eit
Thomas Carter
Barry Milam
Frank Matics
Progressive Party Council
Kenneth Ayers
Ayers
Rainy and chilly forecast with fall in attendance noted
The National Weather Service reports an 80 percent chance of tonight’s precipitation, cooling to upper 40s, with mid 60s tomorrow and westerly winds. Raleigh County Commission attendance averages 2.6 missed meetings since January per county clerk Elinor Hurt.
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National Weather Service
Elinor Hurt
Pravda . Attacks Carter as Belgrade talks loom
Soviet state press fires sharp personal rebukes at President Carter over human rights stance. Tass and Pravda label his criticism harmful to detente, accusing him of anti Soviet bias as Belgrade conference nears. Carter cited Soviet rights violations including dissident arrests after August Helsinki pact.
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Carter
Tass
Communist Party
Pravda
James Carter
U.S.S.R
Yuri Kornilov
Belgrade
Washington
Vladimir Bukovsky
White House
U.S.A
Wayne Newton Visits Western Sizzlin in Raleigh County
Waitresses at Western Sizzlin in Skelton recall serving famed singer Wayne Newton on Monday night. Newton, 35, visited with his parents from Las Vegas for about 45 minutes and enjoyed two Cokes while in Raleigh County.
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Skelton
Glendora Walton
Wayne Newton
Miss Walton
Mary Jones
Newton
Burless Thompson
Ghent
Patrick Newton
Las Vegas
Raleigh County
Western Sizzlin
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4-State
Charleston
Clifton. Graham
Buford C. Sisk
Mark Francis
Register Reporter
Raleigh Register
Doug Yarrow
David Frame
R.C. Browning
Jack Branham
Ron Taylor
John
Raleigh County Commission
Creative Living
United Press Into
John Anderson
Register
Mrs. Thompson
Glendora Walter
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