Milton Firemen Contain Blaze Then Let It Burn In Abandoned Building
Milton firefighters kept a major blaze from spreading to nearby structures and allowed the two story abandoned building to burn. The property once housed Cummings Grocery and was tagged for demolition. Firefighter Dick Bias noted the building’s loss as speculation swirled over the cause but offered no details. A neighboring house was damaged but kept safe to avoid endangering crews.
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Milton
Cummings Grocery
Dick Bias
Bias
Waring birthday marked by governor in Harrisburg ceremony
Band leader Fred Waring celebrated his 77th birthday and 62nd year in show business in a ceremony in the Pennsylvania State Capitol with Governor Milton Shapp. Also pictured are Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower and Waring’s wife Virginia.
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Fred Waring
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
Waring
Harrisburg
State Capitol
Mamie Eisenhower
Gov
Shapp
Virginia
Egyptian Foreign Minister Arrives in Moscow for Talks
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmi landed in Moscow to heal deteriorating ties with the Soviet Union. He planned meetings with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and Premier Leonid Brezhnev to renew bilateral talks on issues of mutual interest, with discussions to continue in Moscow and Cairo under a mutual agreement.
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Iaw
Ismail Fahmi
Moscow
Fahmi
Wednesda
Andrew
Leonid Rete Biae
Ising
Cairo
Ways and Means Panel Delays Gas-Guzzler Tax
The House Ways and Means Committee backs Carter solar rebate plan and slated vote on taxing fuel-inefficient cars. Chairman Al Aliman predicts a one year postponement for a gas-guzzler tax, noting a majority favors the tax but not immediately.
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House
Ways and Means
President Carter
Carter
al Aliman
D-Ore
City and state spar over pothole patching plan
Mayor McCulloch says the city would patch potholes on state roads to reduce state workload, while state official Widmeyer recalls prior proposals. Raleigh County SDH head Jon Martin, short of workers and equipment, pledges better road maintenance within a year if an agreement is reached. The mayor calls the bureaucracy “beautiful” as talks continue.
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McCulloch
Jones
Widmeyer
McCull
Capitol Hill probes widen as ICC funcionarios face inquiry
The piece describes a federal probe touching the ICC and Capitol Hill figures linked to lobbying and a May 1975 death in the Potomac. It notes John Dowd’s Task Force 18, grand jury action, and administrative leaves while detailing connections among Baumgart, Oswald, and Martin Martiano, with past campaign and libel actions surrounding Kyle and Barron.
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Hill
116
National Democratic Club
Rotunda
Knight
U.S
John Dowd
Task Force 18
Washington
ICC
O'Neal
Commission
Baumegart
Capitol Hill
Baumgart
Potomac River
Virginia
Ind
National Park Police
George -Wahington Parkway
Bclivity
Oswald
Beverly
Hubert Humphrey
D - Minn
Martin R. Martiano
Barron
Kyle
Rboursville High School
Marshall University
Pioneer Theological Seminary
Rockford
Ill
Basil E. Wright
Elkins
Martinsburg
State Racing Commission
Eugene M. Frederick
Art
Democrat Smith
Underwood
Smith
Brown
Lyndon Johnson
Ae Kyle
Weather Details at Beckley and Hinton Area Forecast
Weather data summarises airport conditions for the 24 hour period ending 10 am. Includes highs 57 and 50 lows at various times, precipitation totals, winds west at 17 mph, barometer 29.83 rising, and temperatures. Extended outlook forecasts fair weekend with possible showers Monday and highs in upper 60s to upper 70s, lows 40s to 50s. Regional notes include Greenbrier and Lake Bluestone reports and gauge at Hinton. Published by Beckley Newspapers Inc with postal rates and misc printing info.
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Saveraty
Monlay
Greenbrier
Lake Bluestone
Hinton
Rahall Proposes Flood Relief Credit Rate Cut and Forgiveness
The congressman suggests lowering flood relief loan interest from 65 to 3 percent with a $5,000 forgiveness provision. Critics warn reduced rates may cost more in welfare later. A committee report opposes lowering rates and cites limited relief for disaster victims in Mingo County. Testimony was scheduled from local residents including Atkins and Tackett.
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Fourth District
Mingo County
Bie Chang
Senate
Robert C
Tommy Atkins
Bob Aplebaum
Emogene Tackett
Danton
Sambes
Amin Returns After Three Day Hoax Amid Britain Rift
Radio Uganda announced President Idi Amin returned to Kampala from a three day hoax claiming to visit London as revolutionary leaders from Tanzania Rwanda and Zambia met near the borders. The broadcasts implied France aided the ruse while Britain urged Amin to reopen its Kampala embassy and denied London sightings.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Idi Amin
Kampala
Zambia
Radio
Uganda
Amin
London
Dense
Tanzania
Rwanda
France
Britain
Dora Bloch
Coal Mine Safety Panel Cites Training Gaps
An industry panel led by Ralph B Bailey urged Congress to fund a detailed study of enforcement under the 1960 Coal Mine Health and Safety Act. They argue most accidents arise from training and education defects and weak miner motivation, even with perfect equipment and law compliance.
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Washington
Congress
Ralph B. Bailey
Ment
Bailey
Tennis Courts Closed For Repair At City Parks
City tennis facilities at New River Park and one court at Ewart Avenue will be closed until June 27 as reconstruction proceeds. A color coat and curing period follow the final layers. meanwhile three other Ewart Avenue courts remain open. The city aims to have courts ready for the W. Va. State Junior Closed Tennis Tournament on June 27 at New River Park.
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AMD
Bechey and
Hinton
W.va
Sanday
Halentx
New River Park
Ewart Avenue
Tennis Department
Aa and Recreation Office
W. Va
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Dobbins Air Force Base
Souther Airways
Dobbins
National Transportation Safety Board
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American Bankers Association
New Jersey
Peter Rodino
Raleighy,—cgister
Beckley Newspapers Inc
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