Charleston program to provide school print reproductions
Five companies join a state program to pass out color reproductions of a painting of the state bird animal flower and tree to grade schools. Department of Natural Resources director said classrooms will receive the prints with funding from Burger Chef.
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Westerhan
Department of Natural Resources
David Calla Callaghan
C.L. Ripper
Huntington
William H. Dickey
Burger Chef
Bluefield Supupply
W. Painter Inc
Vecellio and Gr
Congressional Reaction to Carter Social Security Plan
Congress shows mixed reaction to Carter's social security overhaul proposals. Supporters back decoupling and funding shifts while arguing long term gains, critics warn of short term payroll tax burdens and fiscal risks. Lawmakers praise the plan as a first step to restore confidence despite concerns about general treasury funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Congress
House
Social Security
Jim Guyer
Dark
Califano
New England Snowstorm Knocks Out Power Across Region
A late season snowstorm blanketed New England with up to 18 inches, toppling power lines and leaving more than 1 million people without electricity across Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut. The storm disrupted agriculture with frost and freezes reaching as far as the Carolinas.
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New England
Carolinas
Mas
Sachusetts
Marblehead Harbor
John O. Wolfgram
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Boston
Copany
City Council approves pay raises tied to fire fee funds
Council votes month pay raises for 193 employees by directing fire service fee proceeds to fire department maintenance and transferring an equal amount to the general fund. State law bars direct use of fire fee funds for raises and a new asphalt paver report highlights upgrades needed for full street maintenance.
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Payne
Robert Leeber
Barber - Greene
Leeber
Léeber
Otte
Durrett
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC
Legislature To Convene On Budget In WV
West Virginia lawmakers planned to meet at 2 p.m. to finalize the fiscal 1977-78 budget amid unresolved differences. Conferees clashed over a 15 million discrepancy tied to anticipated revenue sharing funds and unexpended monies. Governor Rockefeller seeks flood relief and a 17.1 million teacher pay raise while highway funding remains contested. Senate and House leaders warned of deadlines and potential adjournment, with talks extending into Wednesday morning.
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West Virginia
House
Senate
Jay Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Robert C. Byrd
Soil Conservation Service
Byrd
Thomas P. Dunne
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
SCS
Mingo
McDowell
Logan
Miners Vote Across West Virginia Districts in UMW Balloting
Miners turnout in West Virginia United Mine Workers districts 17 and 31 remained uncertain with scattered returns and no clear trends by Tuesday. District 17 lists 68 candidates for 32,000 eligible voters while District 31 has 28 candidates among 17,000 registered voters. Leaders Jack Perry and Dennis Scafford caution measures and await late returns as campaigns mix longtime rivals and incumbents, including Ivan White and Andrew Morris stepping down.
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United Mine Workers’ Nations
West Virginia
UMW
Jack Perry
District 17
Charleston
Fairmont
Dennis Scafford
Whitesville
Dee Taylor
Cabin Creek
Donald Bryant
Harts
Danny Wells
Chapmanville
Marvin White
Bald Snob
Bobby Gee
Page
Troy Hendricks
Madison
D._N
Workman
Sylvester
Bill Jack Belcher
Monoaville
Cecil Roberts
Fr. L. Philyaw
Joe Duffie
Scafford
Ron Zara
Morgantown
Albert Skubis
Grant Town
Senate panel backs Atlantic City topless reviews in casinos
The New Jersey Senate judiciary committee approved a measure to place topless entertainment under the Casino Control Commission, replacing the current Alcoholic Beverage Control ban where liquor is served. The proposal aims to regulate casino entertainment officially.
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New Jersey Senate
Judiciary Committee
Atlantic City
Casino Control Commission
Division of
Alcoholic Beverage Contro
ABC
Belfast shooting and bombings kill three in unrest
In Belfast two bombings and a shooting killed three people Tuesday. Officials blame Protestant paramilitary groups trying to enforce a faltering general strike as hundreds of police and troops were deployed to troubled areas. In San Salvador the body of kidnapped Foreign Minister Mauricio Borgonovo Pohl was found near Santa Tecla.
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Belfast
Mauricio Borgonovo Pohl
Ana Gladys Chavez de Melendez
Ald
Santa Tecla
San Salvador
French Foreign Legion
Livorno
Gorgona
Manfred Leingartner
Harry Koskineer
Foreign Legion
Corsica
Bastia
Tyrrhenian Sea
Coupon clipping makes 1977 payments simple
The notice promises an easy method to confirm payment period by clipping the attached coupon and checking the box. It claims the coupon covers the remaining weeks of 1977 and should be kept handy for future payments.
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Harold Frankel
Aay
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Bill Archer
Texas
William Cotter
D-Conn
Ways and Means Committee
Gerald Ford
Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph Califano Jr
J.J. Pickle
D - Tex
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William Steiger
R- Wis
Connecticut Valley
Anthony Amenta
Shade Tobacco ‘Growers Association
Raleigh
South Carolina
North Carolina
Maryland
Pennsylvania
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Council
William Brotherton
Donald Kopp
Brotherton
Unite
Raleigh Register
Bedleyal Prince
Rfdam
Vale
Menen
W.va
Sanday
Atx
Greenbrier
Lake Bluestone
Hinton
Topless
Trenton, N.J
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Hess
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Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Spandau
Northern Ireland
San Salvdor, el Salvador
Italy
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