Salary reform proposal for West Virginia officials
The piece argues WV governor and departmental chiefs earn disproportionately high salaries. It cites Hay Associates showing Gov Rockefeller at 50,000, 19 percent above the national average, with a 42.9 percent raise this year, and department heads also above their 12-state averages. It proposes a statutory formula tying official salaries to West Virginia per capita income, suggesting a 16.7 percent adjustment to align with residents' earnings and spur accountability, urging legislative action.
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West Virginia
Hay Associates
State and Local Government Center
Chicago
Mountain State
Jay Rockefeller
Natural Resources Department
Hay
Department of Corrections
Carter’s Arms Sale Guidelines Hold Limited Promise
President Carter’s new arms sale guidelines aim to curb exports by setting principles and restricting promotions. They reduce planned 1977 shipments modestly from a $9 to $10 billion forecast, with first cuts deferred to Oct 1, and leave $32 billion already contracted for the next six years largely intact. The rules seek sales aligned with policy and security, limit advanced weapons, and curb inducements, though Pentagon loopholes and military pressure may test the approach.
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Carter
Pentagon
State Department
N.Y
Rosalynn Carter to tour Caribbean and Latin America
Ambassador Rosalynn Carter will lead a seven nation trip starting May 30 in Kingston Jamaica. She travels with Grace Vance to Costa Rica Ecuador Peru Brazil and Venezuela through early June to advance bilateral relations. President Carter supports the mission describing the pair as a strong negotiating team.
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China
India
Rosalynn Carter
Caribbean
Latin America
Peru
Brazil
Venezuela
Carter
Mailbag policy and First Lady diplomatic roles discussed
Readers urged to include full verified signatures and contact details for mailbag letters. The piece notes typed, double spaced letters gain attention and emphasizes brevity, then discusses diplomatic roles of First Ladies from Jacqueline Kennedy to Eleanor Roosevelt and how their goodwill missions shaped public perception of the role.
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The
Register
Carter
Abigail Adams
John
Washington
Jacqueline Kennedy
Kennedy
Paris
White House
Eleanor Roosevelt
Roosevelt
U.S
United Nations General Assembly
E.R.R
Thought For Today Deep Deep Questions Of Man And Cleanliness
A devotional meditation cites Job 15 14 asking what man can be clean and what born of woman can be righteous. It reflects on human frailty and the search for moral integrity.
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Job
Virgin Islands Move to Draft Own Constitution
The Virgin Islands begin steps to draft a territorial constitution though status as a U.S. territory cannot change. A July special election will choose 15 delegates to a constitutional convention, with 33 total members including ex officio officials. Congress and President Carter must approve any final document before a referendum.
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Virgin Islands
U.S
St. Thomas
St. Croix
St. John
Denmark
Washington
Organiza
Be Bens
Consu
Carp
Democrats
King’s Independent Citizens Movement
Miniscule Blican Party
Lieute
Nant
Congress
Carter
United Nations Decolonization Committee
Style and Substance in Carter Era Political Strategy
Washington writes that the Initial Working Paper on Political Strategy by Patrick H. Caddell exposes how President Carter may blend style with substance. The piece argues Caddell urged quick wins and public showmanship, with shifting ideological underpinnings toward an anti free market synthesis.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Patrick H. Caddell
ABC News
Congressional Record
Caddell
Carter
Brown
Dukakis
Pennsylvania Avenue
Buffon
Saudi Arabia
Energy
Department of Energy
ECIA
McGovern
Beckley Monument wreath corrections and history notes
The piece corrects errors from yesterday about General Alfred Beckley and Beckley Town history. It recounts founding dates, the 1938 monument on Courthouse Square, and Founder's Day observed on May 26. It cites Dorothy Amick's Ring column and details from the 1938 dedication ceremony and plaque plans.
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Alfred Beckley
Gen
Alfred
General Assembly
General Beckley
M. M
Lucille Or
Teelie” Campbell
Dorothy Amick
Courthouse Square
J. F. Houchins
Beckley
Jimmy
Charley Richardson
J. H. Eads
Daughters of the American Revolution
J. Q. Hutchinson
Matthew Murrell Ralston Jr
John Beckley Campbell
Washington Monument
Advertising Axioms Aim to Explain Campaign Failures
Al Cascino of Tucker Wayne & Co outlines 33 axioms on advertising and behavior to explain why many campaigns fail. He stresses mass factors can upend results and notes sex differences in response, with emphasis on messages that are happy and brand perception.
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al Cascino
Atlanta
Tucker Wayne & Co
Cascino
Sophia Methodist Church Nears Completion
Twenty five years ago plans for a new Sophia Methodist Church moved to completion. A recent fundraising drive raised and pledged $35000 in a single night to support occupancy by the energetic congregation.
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Sophia Methodist Church
Mark Twain High to Graduate Seven in 1927 Address
President M. P. Shawkey will deliver the graduation address at Stotesbury's Mark Twain High School. Seven students will graduate: Macil Edena Wilson, Eula Myrtle Lilly, Frances Weber Stahl, Alice Schofield, John William Whitlock, David Lee Haga, and James Leeber.
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M. P. Shawkey
Mark Twain High School
Stotesbury
Macil Edena Wilson
Eula Myrtle Lilly
Frances Weber Stahl
Alice Schofield
John William Whitlock
David Lee Haga
James Leeber
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