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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1977
Page
9
The National Weather Service warns of heavy rain and brisk winds over the next day or two. Rain chances are 90 percent tonight and 70 percent tomorrow with winds up to 25 mph. Rain may end tomorrow morning but skies stay cloudy in the afternoon. Today’s high was in the low 50s and tonight’s low could reach the upper 30s with tomorrow’s high in the upper 40s to low 50s.
A four part Creative Living series by Robert Cassidy begins today detailing how divorce laws and courts in America allegedly discriminate against men citing alimony and child support as evidence. The first installment appears on Page 5.
A Pineville man Charles H. Stewart 25 was removed from the critical list and is conscious after a Sunday one car crash on Jesse Straight Stretch WV 10 that killed Franklin D. Stanley 20 of New Richmond. Stanley died from a large neck wound after his car left the road and struck a tree.
Indira Gandhi and her Congress party suffer a sweeping defeat in parliamentary polls. Raj Narain defeats Gandhi in Rae Bareli as Janata gains seats. Gandhi to resign. Sanjay Gandhi loses nearby seat. Emergency rule ended as new government looms amid calls for democracy over dictatorship.
Gov. Jay Rockefeller seeks to erase West Virginia's grocery tax. Senate President William Brotherton doubts the bill's fate amid a tight vote, while Palumbo and others expect Senate approval after House passage. Finance Chair Fanning remains cautious until the full budget is reviewed.
Del. Robert Harman suggests folding 10 state colleges into the West Virginia University system with Marshall University renamed and campuses including Bluefield State Concord College Fairmont State Glenville State Shepherd College and others. A second bill requires voter approval for consolidations and bond issues three year advance notice. Senator Richard Benson would create a state charity funds commission with 15 percent collection cap and required financial reporting.
Jagjivan Ram of the breakaway Congress for Democracy rallies supporters after opposition parties claim decisive national election victories. Fidel Castro states Cuba will not conduct direct military action in Rhodesia and denies troops invasion claims in Zaire. Brezhnev says US-Soviet ties cannot develop normally while Carter defends Soviet dissidents.
A pup wanders along the pier in Charlotteville Virginia where once busy docks held many feet and tennis shoes. The crowd moved to the rocks and crew beats at the city reservoir leaving the dockside empty and quiet.
The Pentagon reverses its 1969 de emphasis and resumes work on nerve gas research. Navy funds 1.5 million to resume Big Eye bomb tests and Army 2.7 million to pursue binary artillery shells. Sen Weicker and Rep Schulze push to destroy stockpiles and ban binary weapons.
President Carter and Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda plan two days of talks in Washington focusing on easing global security concerns and expanding economic cooperation. They address Japan United States trade deficits and the South Korea withdrawal timetable while aiming to revive the world economy with coordinated policies.
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