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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1977
Page
2
Firefighters kept flames from surrounding buildings in Milton on Wednesday as a vacant two story structure, formerly Cummings Grocery, burned to the shell. Investigators began probing the blaze while a neighbor house sustained damage and officials warned against interior entry for risk to crews.
Band leader Fred Waring celebrated his 77th birthday and 62nd year in show business with a ceremony in the Pennsylvania Governor's Capitol office. Gov Milton Shapp and Mrs Mamie Eisenhower attended, with Waring's wife Virginia present in Harrisburg.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmi arrives in Moscow to mend deteriorating relations with the Soviet Union. He plans talks with Soviet Foreign Minister and Leonid Brezhnev, stating the visit follows a mutual agreement to continue bilateral meetings on issues of mutual interest.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved Carter solar tax credits including wind energy, while signaling a one year delay on the gas guzzler tax. The panel backed up to 22 to 7 the homeowner solar credit and warned 1978 car taxes could hit Ford harder than GM and Chrysler. GAO says Carter energy plan falls short of goals.
Mayor McCulloch notes city patched large pothole on Harper Road and billed $221 to the state, which was denied in 1971. He hopes for better state street maintenance under the new administration and calls the system a beautiful bureaucracy.
The report details a Washington investigation involving U.S. Attorney John Dowd and Task Force 18 linked to ICC officials on leave. It notes a late night social circuit on Capitol Hill and Baumgart’s 1975 death amid a broader inquiry.
Airport conditions show high 57 and low 50 with a 10 a.m. temp of 50 and a 24 hour precip of 0.54 inches. Extended outlook calls for fair skies Saturday through Monday with highs in the upper 60s to upper 70s and overnight lows in the 40s to 50s. Gauge readings include Lake Bluestone cloudy, Hinton at 2.3 feet, and Greenbrier about 4 feet below normal with clear conditions. Published by Beckley Inc. at 41 Prince St Bee West Virginia with daily and Sunday rates and delivery terms.
President Carter acknowledged an Internal Revenue Service audit of his 1975 income tax return and said audits should occur yearly while he is in office. Vice President Mondale’s 1976 return is also under scrutiny. officials noted the briefing contained misleading remarks.
Ralph E. Bailey of Consolidation Coal told Congress that 85 percent of mine accidents stem from poor training and education, bad work habits, and lack of motivation among miners. He urged detailed study of enforcement under the 1969 Coal Mine Health and Safety Act to redirect toward root causes and better education and training.
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