Carter in England greeted by crowds in Newcastle
President Carter made his first foreign trip stop in Newcastle upon Tyne where thousands cheered "Hi Jimmy" as he met residents, received the freedom of the city, and pledged human rights amid unemployment concerns. He then visited Sunderland and Washington Old Hall before heading to Geneva and London events.
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President Carter
George Washington
Jimmy
Carter
London
England
Newcastle
Washington
Carter, Callaghan
Canada
West Germany
France
Japan
Italy
Geneva
Hafez Assad
NATO
Lown
Secret Service’ Guard
Corning Glass
Sunderland
Washington Old Hall
Jimmy Carter
Mount Vernon
Washington D.C
County Durham
Geordies
River
Tyne
Weather Outlook and Raleigh Front Features
The National Weather Service forecasts rain returning with 80 percent odds tonight and tomorrow. Today’s high in the upper 70s, tonight near 60, tomorrow’s high in the low 70s, southerly winds 5 to 15 mph. The Raleigh Register reports Gaylen Duskey and two biologists on a trout stocking trip and features Brigitte Kovacevich, 4, as the Welfare Department's youngest volunteer.
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National Weather Service
NWS
Raleigh’ Register
Gaylen Duskey
Department of Natural Resources
Rebecca Clark
Department of Welfare
Raleigh County
Brigitte Kovacevich
Bingo Raid Sparks Controversy in Glen Dale
Glen Dale mayor Harold Byard and Marshall County leaders criticized a state police raid on a Catholic high school bingo game at McMechen. Police seized $600, returned it, and noted no arrests after shutting down the booster club event tied to the high school carnival.
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Glen Dale
Marshall County
Moundsville
McMechen
Clarksburg
Morgantoyn
Rockefeller
Scott Widmeyer
Harley Mooney
Mooney
Associated Press
Bishop Donahue High School
John Lester
Bishop Donahue
Parishioners Play Sunday Games at Church Amid Legal Questions
The Very Rev Stephen J Wolan of St Francis de Sales says parishioners join church bingo and games seen as recreation rather than fund raising. At St Francis de Sales about 35 to 50 attend weekly with small prizes of 10 to 15 dollars split among winners. The McMechen raid at Bishop Donahue High School raises concerns about legality of such games.
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Stephen J. Wolan
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
McMechen
Bishop Donahue High School
Father Wolan
Wolan
St. Francis de Sales
Legislature predicts quick action on Senate budget
Senate leaders expect swift approval today of the 839.7 million general revenue budget as House delays its 853.7 million version. Both chambers aim to move bills to conference. teachers pay raises also head to conference. Key budget split centers on whether 35 million in expirations and revenue sharing is in the document. Additional items include 228 thousand for a penitentiary locking system and 50 thousand for a Potomac State College lab.
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Senate
House
Jay Rockefeller
John Pat Fanning
O’ McDowell
Moundsville
Potomac State College
John W Eye buys Beckley Building for 500000
John W Eye Co purchased the former Beckley Manufacturing building for 500000, to house warehouse and display of furniture and appliances. The 40000 square foot facility on Industrial Drive will be used for sales, with final payment to General Instruments due in June. The company began moving in as it rebuilds after a January fire damaged the old site.
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John Anderson Register
John W. Eye Co
Beckley Manufacturing
John L. Eye
Beckley Manufacturing Co
General Instruments
Beckley
Eye
Play
Valley Drive
Mike Meadows
John W. Eye
City Avenue
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Civic
Palestine
Bridge Tee
Aetia Ete
Ew Ee
John W.eye
Meadows
John W. Eye Company
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