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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1970
Page
11
Grafton police react to overtime curtailment amid city budget strain. Officers argue fewer on duty hours raise risk, hinder patrols, and threaten safety. leaders note costs and maintenance faults, with a union seeking more holidays and higher pay.
A federal grant of about 38000 over two years funds Taylor County Emergency Squad projects in Charleston. The first year funds cap at 24500 with the program running September 1970 to September 1972. Ambulance purchase limits and radio equipment, staff training, and resuscitation gear are funded, with a 50000 total project cost possible if matched.
City Manager M B Tolley says obtaining easements for the sewer pipeline is the major hurdle. He cites legal issues with City Attorney L Eugene Dickenson and notes two main problems will be railroad rights of way with the B and O line and the former Wabash corridor now held by Monongahela Railroad, requiring separate paperwork at multiple intersections.
Deeds and distribution line easements filed at the Taylor County Clerk during Dec 2 to Dec 10 include transfers in Grafton Courthouse District and Flemington. Individuals listed include Howard F Smith, Cecelia A Smith, Louis W Smith, Helga A Smith, David O Nestor, Ora V Nestor, Pauline V White, Edward A Charlton, Frances L Charlton, Dorothy Phyllis Edison, Jackie Lee Charlton, Ona C Jefferys, Hazel F Murphy, George W Rush, Minnie P Rush. Several parcels change hands among these parties with one sale price noted as $200.
The official entry list shows five Taylor County communities entering the 1970 contest and seven stating plans for 1971. Division I includes Epizibah, Thornton, Simpson, and Webster. Grafton Area Development Council appears in Division IV with 3,001 to 10,000 population. For 1971 Webster Simpson Rosemont Flemington Thornton Parkview Mountain View plan to participate per a Community Action office spokesman. Property transfers and easement notes list numerous parcels and buyers, including real estate transfers in Grafton Booths Creek and Knottsville Districts and Monongahela Power Co. easements across Booths Creek and Courthouse Districts.
Japanese engineers install yellow painted tires along curves on the Okufutabaki highway to absorb impact from wrecks. The tire cushions span curves as a continuous rubber barrier. Also noted is a 1918 Kiel mutiny by German fleet units demanding peace talks in World War I.
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