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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1977
Page
2
The West Virginia Supreme Court refused to review a lower court decision that limited the appellate authority of the state schools superintendent, allowing the ruling to stand.
President Carter speaks at the White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals in Washington. James Stangrown of Rochester translates the speech into sign language as Jack Smith and Dr. Henry Viscard, Jr. sit nearby. GOP leaders attack the energy plan as tax burdens rise.
In Assen Netherlands six rounds rang out inside a school where 105 youngsters are held by South Moluccan extremists demanding a flight to freedom for 21 jailed comrades. Two Moluccan women attempted to bring food to the building before more shots. A second group held up to 80 captives on a hijacked train nearby as police monitored the tense standoff. Dutch radio reported a warning that lives could be at risk as the day of national elections approached.
Milam of Buffalo New York was sentenced in Wyoming County Circuit Court to five to 18 years in the West Virginia Penitentiary at Moundsville after a May 17 conviction for second degree murder. The case stems from the 1974 shooting death of Seay Boy Gillespie in Mullens. The judge denied a new trial motion, and Moler plans to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
Services are set for Donovan Ray Lilly 48 of Beckley at Rose and Quesenberry Chapel with burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens after a three month illness. Lilly formerly flew for Esso and lived in Tripoli Libya and North Africa before moving to Beckley in 1976. Also, memorial services are for Benny Ray Spencer 32 of Princeton with burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens after a short Durham NC illness. Spencer was a disabled coal miner with Cannelton Coal Co and a member of Johnson Chapel Church.
Weather summary for Beckley and region reports 24 hour period ending 10 a.m. shows high 78 at 5:30 p.m. low 38 at 6 a.m. Extended outlook calls for showers through Thursday then fair conditions Friday and Saturday with highs in the 80s. River notes include Greenbrier low and clear Bluestone Lake normal and clear with gates open. Published by Beckley Newspapers Inc. Raleigh Register subscription rates listed for 1977.
Ranger Fuel Corp. reports operations back to normal after a brief walkout by a few miners at Bolt operations. Workers at F and K mines returned to the midnight shift after walking off Monday as foreign pickets appeared. no more than a dozen participated.
The murder trial of former state trooper James Riser will start June 6 in Lewisburg Greenbrier County. A venue change shifts proceedings from Summers County Circuit Court due to jury selection difficulties. Riser 34 is accused in the December 26 death of Mrs Sharon Shanklin of Hinton who he reportedly dated.
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