Susman Demands Inquiry Into Freshman Criticism in WV Senate
West Virginia politics heats up as Sen. Alan Susman calls for an investigation into a freshman Del. Sam White who labeled the Raleigh County senator as lying and two faced. White’s remarks during the special session sparked debate over board changes for coal mine safety rules and possible political repercussions. The inquiry seeks to vindicate or condemn Susman while addressing free speech and legal immunity concerns within the Legislature.
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Alan Susman
Raleigh
House of Delegates
West Virginia
Del
Sam White
Pleasants
Susman
White
Lyle Sattes
D - Kanawha
Sattes
Beckley Police Sign Sparks City Lettering Debate
Citizens urge minimal spending and fix or remove oversized signs on the Beckley Police Department building. A misspelled west face reads WELC ME TO BECKLEY and the north side shows BECKLY PLICE DEPT, prompting complaints and calls for corrective action.
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Police Department
Prince Street
Welc ME
Beckley
Beckly Plice Dept
London Summit Sets Modest Goals for Seven Nations
The seven leaders meet in London with many disputes but aim to coordinate world monetary and trade policy, strengthen IMF and World Bank resources, and discuss nuclear fuel recycling and a commodity fund. They plan bilateral talks, including Carter Schmidt, Giscard, and Callaghan, amid domestic political pressures and rising Euro-Communist concerns.
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London
Carter
Schmidt
U.S
Kennedy
Cuba
Johnson
Nixon
Vietnam
State Kissinger
Middle East
Treasury
Connally
Simon
Jimmy Carter
Seven
Callahan
Britain
Giscard d’Estaing
France
Berlin
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
NATO
Moscow
Union
Africa
NATO Alliance
Japan
Washington
White House
Giscard d'Estaing
Italy
Free World
Congress Responds With Hurry Up And Wait On Energy
The article describes Congress reacting to President Carter’s energy crisis warnings with urgency but limited action. It notes House Speaker O’Neill forming an ad hoc energy committee, while the Senate lags. It warns the public may become apathetic as debates stretch toward year’s end.
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Carter
Congress
White House
Repubs
House
Senate
Thomas O'Neill
Professional Cards in 1899 Raleigh Adverts
The Raleigh Register February 2 1899 issue featured a full column on professional men advertising their services. Lawyers physicians dentists architect and barber listed with short notes, including architect J Price Beckley a descendant of city founder Alfred Beckley and barber Wm McKeever. Beckley was later killed by lightning in 1900.
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Raleigh Register
Beckley
Dorothy Amick
Lea
J. Price Beckley
Alfred Beckley
Davis Military School
Winston
N.C
Corres Nce
Neville St
Abroa d At Home The FBI And The Law
The piece notes a Senate committee exposes FBI abuses including extortion mail fraud instigation to violence and murders. It links to the current case of John J. Kearney charged with break ins wiretaps and mail openings. It questions whether lower officials are pursued while higher ups like J Edgar Hoover remain named on FBI property.
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Senate
U.S
FBI
New York
John J. Kearney
Justice Department
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Kearney
Congress
Bell
Carter
Former Marsh Fork athlete noted as outstanding player at Fort Lewis
A 25 year old item highlights Cebert Bradford of Marsh Fork High and Beckley College who is listed by the U S Army public relations service as the outstanding player of the Special Troops 2nd Inf Div basketball team at Fort Lewis Washington. The column also surveys the Crab Orchard Elementary living conservation project and a mass planting of 1800 white pines by local schoolboys including Carlos Farley and others. It sketches legal notices editorial ads and a Raleigh W Va county directory with officials and court terms.
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Marsh Fork High School
Beckley College
Cebert Bradford
U.S. Army Public Relations Service
Special Troops
Fort Lewis
Wash
Crab Orchard
Carlos Farley
Robert Bolen
Mark Riffe
Emory Wilson
Bruce Taylor
Robert Brinegar
Dempsey Beckett
Richard Bailey
Larry Lilly
Ernest Widner
Harry Bokano
Henry Thompson
Charles Scott
Hull
M. A. Ellison
West Side
Ellison
T. E. Combs
Mr. Hope
W. Va
Mt. Hope
Fayette County
L. A. Martin
D.D.S
Grandview
J. W. Hunter
Cittsville
West Va
W. H. ‘Sampson
U. S. District Court
Charleston
J. W. McCreery
Raleigh
W.va
Circuit
Raleigh, Fayette
Wyoming
Supreme Court of Appeals
J. E. Summerfield
Fayette
John W. Ball
Summers
U.S. District Court
Rotary Club installs new officers in 50th year
R. F. Langfitt chaired his first meeting as president of the Rotary club this week. Retiring president Herbert Stansbury introduced the new officers including W. A. Stanley as vice president Vernon L. Shantz as secretary E. H. Adsit as editor of the weekly Rotary letter and "Shorty" Hart as sergeant-at-arms.
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R. F. Langfitt
Rotary Club
Herbert Stansbury
W. A. Stanley
Vernon L. Shantz
E. H. Adsit
Rotary Letter
Mailbag Scouts Set Poor Example
Letter-writer complains about cigarette smoking at a Boy Scout Exposition at Raleigh County Armory on April 23 1977. She notes several leaders and even two Scouts smoked inside despite children present and asks for a no smoking policy at future events. Inoltre a separate notice from John Lake seeks pen pals regardless of background. He provides his age and address in London Ohio.
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Raleigh County Armory
Phyllis J. Brightwell Beckley
W. Va
Theter
John Lake
P.O. Box
London
Ohio
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Kearny
New York Times
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Bob Wills
J. M. Sanders
Wm. H. Cooper
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