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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1977
Page
2
Ronald J. Andriotto stands trial on charges he led a kidnap ransom plot to bail him from debt. He allegedly recruited two men and a former inmate to abduct a banker's wife demanding 300000 dollars before fleeing.
Severe weather hits the Panhandle with at least two tornadoes and hail while Quail Texas schools dismiss early. A storm system spurs destruction and widespread rain across the region. meanwhile the Plains face drought conditions in other areas of the country. Albany reports lawmakers in New York fail to decriminalize marijuana as Assembly votes 72 to 70 amid opposition. Southeastern University awards an honorary law degree to Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd amid praise from President Carter.
In Abu Dhabi Saudi Arabia’s Ahmed Zaki Yamani stated no change to the current oil pricing system despite reports of potential broad compromise with oil producers. He met UAE leader Sheikh Zayed amid ongoing market tension.
An 80 relay switch misread signals at Turkey Point nuclear plant while a new fail-safe grid was shut for adjustments. The seven hour outage left over 2.5 million people without power across 10 000 square miles, trapping people in elevators and causing traffic and water service disruptions. The event, the worst since 1973, followed a cascade of shutdowns across FP&L plants and counties in southeast Florida.
Appalachian Power Co. again seeks higher electric rates arguing revenue is needed to fulfill its public duty. The West Virginia Public Service Commission previously rejected a May 6 increase and ordered a $41 million refund to customers, while approving partial increases and a plan to fund new debt for future construction. The utility cites inflation, fuel and wage costs, and pollution controls as justifications for the requested tiered rates and rate base expansion.
Extended outlook shows fair skies and warm temperatures from Thursday to Saturday with daytime highs in the 80s to 90s and overnight lows near 60. River gauges note Greenbrier normal and clear, Lake Bluestone normal and cloudy with 3.6 gates open, Hinton gauge at 2.6 feet.
United Press reports a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter crashed atop the Pan Am Building in midtown Manhattan killing five and injuring eight as debris rained onto Madison Avenue. Victims include Enrico Gnaga of Milan and Michael Barnecott and Anne Barnecott of New York.
Police say two to four professionals stole 112000 dollars in cash from the First National Bank of Skokie and hauled away a 250 pound vault door to mask their entry. Bank president Erman G. Kramer said the crew knew alarms and safes, using metal tabs to disable the system connected to the Skokie Police Department.
Second Chass Hinton West Virginia details postage paid rate schedule for Beckley and the Raleigh Register. Daily and Sunday home delivery, annual and short-term subcriptions with West Virginia sales tax applied. Tax applies to WV addresses only.
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