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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1977
Page
1
ELC Charleston Henry Lee Hancock admits voluntary manslaughter in the Oct 25 brother slaying near Witchers Creek. Thomas Gene Hancock died from shotgun wounds. The case began as a second degree murder charge.
South Charleston man Murray Childress will appear in court Tuesday to answer charges of secrecy violation related to a Kanawha County grand jury. He allegedly discussed grand jury activities in a May 22 phone call with Berry Hutchinson, wife of Charleston Mayor John Hutchinson.
Uganda's president Idi Amin returns to official duties ending speculation he was killed or wounded in an attempted coup. Government radio denies assassination reports as propaganda and says Amin is alive, resting with his wife, while sources say he survived an attack and loyalists purge enemies amid confusion.
Alfred Braxton a 34 year old of 138 Mill 81 Beckley was sentenced to six months in Raleigh County jail and fined after conviction for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The case grew from the arrest Wednesday evening of a 16 year old girl for soliciting prostitution. The affidavit charged Braxton with aiding and abetting the girl to solicit prostitution. He was arrested by the city county Criminal Intelligence Unit and appeared before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez Jr.
The Raleigh Register lists 1977 mail rates for daily and Sunday editions, one year at 96.70 plus West Virginia sales tax 1.71, six months 39.09 plus 0.87 tax, three months 15.00 with 0.60 tax. Home delivery is $1 per week. Weather and river data follow with temperatures, precipitation, and river gauges for Greenbrier, Bluestone, and nearby sites.
Vitus Hartley Jr. of Point Pleasant presides over the National Association of Texaco Wholesalers convention. Hartley is City Ice & Fuel Co. officer and Peoples Bank of Point Pleasant president, and has led NATW, Inc. as president for the past year.
OPEC spokesman Hamid Zaheri signaled the cartel is close to ending its six month price and production war. He noted recent developments in the price issue and said an announcement may come in the next few days.
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