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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1977
Page
1
GM President Elliott Estes says diesel engines could be in as many as one fourth of GM cars by 1985 to boost fuel efficiency, with light trucks also a target as they lag on economy gains. The plan follows discussions with petroleum industry officials in Chicago.
Twenty three eighth grade students from Fayette Mercer Raleigh and Wyoming counties will join Golden Horseshoe induction at the State Capitol in Charleston on May 20. One hundred twenty one other students earned the award for top scores on a West Virginia history test.
Harsh says 12 machines were seized from the Princeton Moose, two from the Bluefield Moose, three from the Eagles lodge, and eight from the Bluefield Country Club. Gambling devices and paraphernalia were removed while no further arrests were reported after a three month undercover investigation.
Charleston House and Senate conferees explored a possible compromise on a pay raise for public school teachers as deadlock over other budget issues continued. The conference committee on flood relief met late Wednesday to discuss unresolved items.
Five adults and six juveniles were arrested Wednesday by Raleigh County deputies after a raid on a Lanark residence. Juveniles include five girls and one boy from Bradley Prosperity area. marijuana possession charges filed. One male juvenile remains in Raleigh County Jail. five girls in juvenile hall awaiting hearings before Judge Kermit A. Locke. Adults Billy Allen Lewis 19 Princewick Clayton Spence 18 MacArthur Stank Richards 20 Stanaford James Millsaps 19 Helen David E. Cockrean 22 Piney View charged with marijuana possession and contributing to delinquency of a minor. Amount of marijuana not yet determined. Adults to be arraigned today before Magistrate C. Harold Hanks.
Two sticks of dynamite found outside Boston High School were not rigged to explode. About 90 students were sent home after the building was searched by police and security fears prompted classes to be canceled. The incident caused later fights among students and school officials kept others from entering until cleared.
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