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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1977
Page
2
President Carter faces opposition in Congress and a public rift in his administration over gasoline tax rebates. Senate Leader Byrd and Cranston prefer applying rebates to energy programs rather than returns to taxpayers, with Cranston saying rebate proposals are dead or doomed.
The government earmarks 82.1 million to aid displaced families and rebuild in flood damaged counties. About 2,200 residents will be housed in six weeks, with 41.5 million from the disaster relief fund and 18.5 million for public buildings. Roads receive 10.1 million, and refunds and loans via SBA total 8.2 million.
Adkins states local contractors will build Beckley location with all trades except a plumber. The project uses equipment from Ecooco warehouses in California. Beckenley will join a 26 to 27 restaurant chain run by Joe Skaggs, with Gallipolis Ohio as the nearest existing unit and another planned for Parkersburg area.
Tpr. P B Gooden, once dismissed by Col. R L Bonar and later reinstated with back pay, is assigned to the Beckley detachment. Also at Company D HQ is Tpr. T D Tolley. Gooden, fired after criticizing the Moore administration, has served as Berkley County deputy and criminal investigator and arrived Monday in Beckley.
Four area restaurants faced 30 day improvement notices after April inspections for 21 to 40 demerits. Miner's Inn 36 Frank's Dairy Bar 29 Burger Chef Stanaford 39 Murphy Mart 21. Burger Chef Stanaford and Johnstown Road Dairy Queen later dropped notices after sub 21 demerits on re inspection.
Nonsensical OCR reads like a dated postage notice from Beckley WV mentioning Saint An and 1077 with references to Sundays and a payment amount around $15. The fragmentary text lacks coherent events or identifiable individuals or organizations.
President Carter called Nixon's claim that a president may use illegal acts to crush dissent tragic and said no one is above the law. Rex Granum rejected the notion, stressing that following such policy is a grave mistake and would have harmed the war effort. Nixon defended limited extraordinary powers but conceded murder is off limits, while criticizing Ellsberg as a "punk" and citing past administrations.
Weather details show 24 hour period ending 10 am with high 80 and low 6, record highs and lows listed, wind E 10 mph, barometer 30.23 steady from 7 am, temps 4 at 7 am and 72 at 10 am. Extended outlook through Sunday to Tuesday calls for fair weather with possible showers and 80s daytime highs, near 60 nights. River readings note Greenbrier low and clear, Lake Bluestone normal and clear with 2.3 gates open, new gauge at Hinton 2.3 feet.
About 173 members of the United Mine Workers of America at Eastern Associated No. 4 mine reached a settlement with the company. The walkout began after a grievance over disciplinary action and ended with a midnight shift restart on Thursday. Al Lewis, Eastern’s director of communications, said the unrest followed the suspension of a fellow employee.
Avary McMillion Ghent Volunteer Fire Department reports a Volkswagen owned by Mary Jane Shanklin of Shady burned Thursday evening when the fuel line to the carburetor leaked and gasoline ignited after stalling at about 9 15 p m.
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