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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1977
Page
2
Douglas Atkins 25 of Four Mile and two unnamed juveniles face first degree murder counts in the shooting of Idona Baker a 77 year old Branchland resident. Bonds set at 50000 each with arrests made Thursday and earlier in the week.
In Texas A M history 485 engineering doctorates have been awarded to men. Bonnie Hunt Ph D 33 of Dallas becomes a minority of one joining a family of engineers with her grandfather father and brother all in the field. She credits her father and brother for supporting her pursuing engineering without gender pressure.
Protestant led general strike loses momentum but violence continues with protests and clashes in Belfast and Armagh. A Roman Catholic taxi driver was fatally shot in West Belfast as youths attempted to enforce the four day stoppage.
The article notes a 3.5 million cost for the continuing legislature and describes technical cleanups in bills reducing infant probate cases to commissioners of accounts and overhauls to the juvenile code. A Senate approved bill excluding currently enrolled chiropractic students from accreditation legislation was returned to the House for concurrence.
West Virginia senator William Oates says Gov. Jay Rockefeller rebuked him for voting against most administration bills. Oates described the encounter as his first non ceremonial visit to the governor's office and cited frustration over stalled utility legislation and a veto of an election law revision package. He noted Rockefeller criticized his disloyalty and a flawed amendment to B and O tax reform.
Lawmakers debated a bingo legalization study amid sharp commentary on a McMechen High School raid. Flood relief bills evolved, with Senate approving 4.5 million in grants and house provisions directing funds to homeowners renters and businesses, while amendments and disagreements shaped the package.
Wide areas of showers are forecast Friday across the county with mild conditions in the eastern third and cooler weather elsewhere. The extended outlook calls for Sunday and Tuesday showers with partly sunny Monday and daytime highs in the 70s, overnight lows around 50. River gauges show Greenbrier normal and clear, Lake Bluestone normal and cloudy with 6.0 gates open, and Hinton gauge at 3.3 feet.
Nine protesters were sentenced to 15 days in jail and $100 fines for occupying the Seabrook nuclear plant site in New Hampshire. The indictments followed mass arrests of about 1,400 demonstrators. hearings and bail issues continued as safety and legal challenges mount.
Mike Fairlie and David Jones were named Seneca District Scouts of the Year at the Raleigh County Armory Civic Center event. Each received a $25 savings bond donated by Mrs. Dorothy Amick of Beckley. Other awards went to top Pinewood Derby finishers Allan Lilly, David McCormack, and Clarence Brooks.
The 275 foot Taras Shevchenko sailed from Boston with 18 tons of fish lighter and $250,000 in penalties after being seized for violating the 200 mile U.S. fishing limit. The ship’s master Alexander Gopalov received a $10,000 fine and a nine month suspended sentence. The ship was released after civil damages were paid and 18 tons of catch surrendered.
Fidel Castro warned that Moroccan and Zairean troops pursuing Shaba insurgents into Angola would be treated as an attack on Cuba and would be repelled. He denied Cuban involvement in Shaba and said Cuba would defend Angola if attacked, while noting talks with the United States only after lifting the blockade.
A 1974 notice lists daily and Sunday subscription options for Hinton West Virginia with rates for one year, six months, and three months. Totals include West Virginia sales tax and vary by duration.
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