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Newspaper
The Mountain Statesman
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1976
Page
1
The daily newspaper serves as a longtime voice for northern West Virginia communities, reporting on regional government, industry, culture, and updates affecting residents across the panhandle.
Salt Lake City AP reports death penalty opponents vow a concerted effort to stop Gary Gilmore's Monday sunrise execution. Legal figures warn the case may reach the U.S. Supreme Court, while Gilmore seeks a stand up firing squad without a hood amid hunger strikes and family tensions.
Marion County Court to decide Monday whether to throw out the 123rd precinct ballots in the 26th District House of Delegates race between Republican Paul Prunty and Democrat Nick Fantasia. Fantasia seeks recount. Prunty argues late votes should stand and challenges a precinct 72 recording error.
Washington AP reports that projections potentially undermining President Carter’s budget balance plan are under review by a congressional panel. Budget Director Alice Rivlin was set to testify before the Senate House Joint Economic Committee, as the CBO released a report detailing this year’s outlook.
In Morganfield Kentucky a 500 worker walkout at Peabody Coal Camp No 1 followed a homemade bomb found in the shaft two weeks earlier. UMW leader Lee Roy Patterson calls the stoppage unsafe not illegal and Peabody urges return to work while warning the walkout cannot continue. Local authorities say the bomb could have caused a catastrophic explosion.
A meeting between Grafton City Council and a U S Postal Service official will occur before Christmas to discuss relocating or upgrading the post office on Main Street. Options include a demolished building site with parking, rental space downtown, or a new facility, with 1978 as the timetable.
In Grafton area snow accumulations of one to four inches and slick roads prompted police reports of two Taylor County accidents with no injuries. A tractor trailer jackknifed on Route 92 north of Newburg, traffic snarled, no injuries reported. Schools remain open, and officials warn of continued treatment of primary routes as weather conditions persist. Obituaries, hospital, and local notices appear with notable plan changes in Grafton and nearby counties.
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