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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1977
Page
13
The Department of Agriculture lists Bargains on cabbage potatoes oranges celery radishes greens and staples including 16 oz fruit cocktail 12 oz pancake syrup 4 lb pinto beans 5 lb flour 1 lb margarine 30 oz red kidney beans 6.5 oz chunk light tuna and 2 lb frozen onion rings All beef poultry and pork are on bargain with especially low prices for chuck roast pork loins and pork roast.
The piece cites Dr. George T. Bryan of the University of Wisconsin linking saccharin to cancer while noting cyclamate bans in 1969. He urges limiting saccharin rather than banning it, suggesting diabetics and overweight individuals could access it in drugstores. The article shifts to maternity costs, detailing a Raleigh General Hospital pregnancy care plan priced around 375 dollars plus lab fees, with total baby cost near 700 dollars.
The Robert Arthur family of Beckley tested Heinz jarred gravies in The Raleigh Register consumer check. Dianna Arthur favored brown beef gravy for richness but said it is too strong for everyday meals, suitable for company. They bought from A and P Plaza at 12 ounce jars for 49 cents, testing Welch's Jelly-Filled frozen doughnuts previously. The family includes Bob, Dianna, Teresa 5, and J. R. 2, of 303 Pine Lodge Drive.
The Chicago Daily News reports rising home costs price 80 percent of buyers out of the market. MIT Harvard study warns median new home may reach 78,000 by 1985. only top earners over 20,000 can buy. Existing homes rise 65 percent 1970 76, with high monthly costs.
Questions cover black lung benefit contacts for Social Security and U S Department of Labor, plus addresses for Gov. Rockefeller and Ted Stacy. Also includes Raleigh County school bus speed limits of 45 mph with 55 mph on certain highways and the possibility of separate black lung payments. An additional reader comments on city street name proposals.
Nine Logan County residents including Sheriff Vernon Dingess face felony counts for vote buying and conspiracy to corrupt the election. Assistant prosecutor John Fowler expects the trial to last at least three weeks with motions heard today and the trial starting Tuesday. The case stems from last May’s primary and remains under a secret grand jury probe.
Beckley woman Robin Kessinger 27 was jailed on drunken driving and charged with obstructing an officer after allegedly biting Deputy Jeannie Justice on the leg during booking. Justice required hospital care for three skin breaks and tetanus shot, with follow up planned. Bond set at 113 dollars for obstruction and 105 dollars for drunken driving.
Mrs. Paige Wooldridge of the Mercer County Humane Society announces a combined $1000 reward for information leading to arrests and convictions of dog poisoners. The American Humane Association offers $500, plus Mercer County Humane Society adds $500. Contact details provided for Denver and Bluefield offices.
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