AFEES at Prince Street processes about 10000 yearly
At the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station on Prince Street the aim is quality screening, not recruitment. Maj. Dan Weirich notes about 25 to 30 percent fail the mental test and many are high school dropouts, with most applicants around 18 years old.
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Armed Forces
AFEES
Prince Street
Dan Weirich
Weirich
David Charles Braham
Rock Castle
Braham
United Electronics Institute
UEI
Thirteen Die In Weekend West Virginia Accidents
A Beckley teen among thirteen weekend accident victims across West Virginia. Eight drownings and five automobile deaths unfold from Kanawha to the Ohio River and surrounding counties. Names include Carlos Bailey of Route 3 Box 206, Parkerburg boat owner John Edward Campbell and others from Vienna Huntington and St. Albans.
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Beckley
Vienna
Wood County
Robert E. Ray
Withers Creek
Kanawha River
Gauley Bridge
Pete Green
Coalburg
David Meadows
Huntington
Rich Creek
East Lynn
Wayne County
West Virginia
David Turner
McDowell County
W.va
Athens
James M. Craig
Buffalo
Arbuchet
Mason County
David Wayne Smith
Culloden
U.S. 35
St. Albans
Henry Hanna
Columbus
Ohio
R D Bailey Dam Construction Reaches $13 3 Million Award
The U S Army Corps of Engineers awards a $13.3 million contract to Al Johnson Construction Co. of Minneapolis to resume the R D Bailey Dam project in Wyoming County. Completion is targeted for fall 1978 with on site labor limits and flood protection for the Guyandotte River Basin.
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R. D. Bailey
Wyoming County
Robert C. Byrd
D - W.va
U.S. Army Cone of Engineers
al Johnson Construction Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Byrd
Guyandotte River
Huntington District Army Corps of Engineers
Supreme Court Denies Hearing in Watergate Trio Case
The Supreme Court refused to hear the Watergate defendants John Ehrlichman H R Haldeman and John Mitchell in a rare move amid reports of secret deliberations. The court noted Justice Rehnquist did not participate and no vote breakdown was released. Ehrlichman begins a 30 month to eight year Federal Work Camp term in Safford Arizona.
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Supreme Court
John Enhrlichman
H.R. Haldeman
John Mitchell
William Rehnquist
Justice Department
Mitchell
National Public Radio
Warren Burger
Haldeman
John. J.wilson
White House
Ehrlichman
Camp At
Safford, Ariz
Nixon Aides Face Appeals Ruling on Watergate Convictions
Former aides Haldeman Ehrlichman and Mitchell remain free on bail as they pursue appeals after convictions for conspiracy obstruction of justice and false testimony tied to the 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee HQ. The case links to President Nixon era and Teapot Dome era penalties.
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Haldeman
Mitchell
Interior
Albert Fall
Teapot Dome
Richard Nixon
U.S. District Court
White House
National Democratic
U.S
John Siric
Charles Ruff
Supreme Court
Ehrlichman
Beverly Hills
Daniel Ellsberg
Pentagon
Carter Signs Bill Cutting Taxes For Millions Of Americans
President Carter signed a broad tax cut bill affecting about 46.9 million standard deduction filers and roughly 50 million taxpayers overall. The measure lowers rates, simplifies forms, and extends current cuts through 1978, with a new jobs credit for employers and targeted credits for the elderly and disabled.
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Carter
White House
Congress
Remembering Farmington No. 9 mine tragedy bodies still sought
Nearly a decade after the 1968 fire and gas explosion that killed 78 miners, rescuers plan to enter a western area of the Farmington No. 9 mine to retrieve more remains. State Mines Director Walter Miller notes extensive sealing, later entry attempts, and years of arduous recovery work in Marion County.
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Consolidation Coal Co
Farmington
Walter Miller
Marion County
Miller
Weather outlook and consumer canning lids guidance
The National Weather Service cautions rain remains possible with a 40 percent likelihood today 50 percent tonight and 40 percent tomorrow. Highs around 80 degrees and tonight’s lows in the upper 50s with southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. State and county officials say no shortage of canning lids and jars is expected for consumers. This story appears in the Consumer Check on the Second News Front Page 9.
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National Weather Service
State Consumer Division
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Navy
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Maj
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Rt. 3
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Bailey
Raleigh
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Washington
United Press
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