Rockefeller campaign groups report near 3 million spent in West Virginia
Post election filings show Rockefeller for Governor Committee and West Virginians for Rockefeller in Charleston listing spending totals to 2.27 million and 0.52 million respectively for primary and general elections. Large individual gifts, self funded outlays, and 36 county disbursements detail campaign financing and loans supported by Rockefeller family donors.
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Charleston
Wo Va
John D. Rockefeller
Secretary of State
Rockefeller
West
Thursany
Don R. Richardson
Russell S. Wehrle
Kenneth M. Dunn
Rockefeller For Governor
Democratic
Kanawha County
Democratic Executive Committee
John D. Rockefeller IV
Eugene R. Hoyer
Chrleston
State Supreme Court
Sam R. Harshbarger
Milton
State
Production of B1 bomber approved before Carter review
The Ford Administration awarded $704.9 million in three year contracts to Rockwell General Electric and Boeing to build the first B1 bombers, as President-elect Carter prepares a thorough review and considers delaying or canceling production. Congress had limited funding until Feb 1, but the Pentagon extended funding to June to allow Carter time to decide. Defense officials argued B1 production counters Soviet nuclear growth and is needed now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHIN @LON
Jimracter
Ford Administration
Carter
Air Force
Rockwell International Corp
General Electric Co
Boeing Co
Bis
Jody Powell
Powell
Congress
Pentagon
Miller lashes at critics amid UMW power clash
United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller defends his leadership against charges of paranoia and tyranny, rebutting statements by Harry Patrick and detailing tensions during the Cincinnati convention. He says he will run with a 13 member slate, with nominating opening January 15 and election set for June 14.
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Huntington
W.va
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Miller
UMW
Harry Patrick
Charleston Gazette
Patrick
Washington, D.C
Cincinnati
Leach seeks help in battle with Chessie System
Ashley Leach a Vietnam veteran who took 13 hostages in Cleveland last August to press the Chessie System railroad for GI Bill participation sought support from his VEW post in Huntington. Post members refused to endorse or host a discussion and he said he was allowed only three minutes to speak. Leach vowed to keep campaigning saying he would have his day in court.
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Huntington
W.va
Ashley Leach
VEW
Chessie
Cleveland
VFW Post
Post
Vetero Chessie System
Tom Johnson
Railroad
Leach
Terminal Tower
Mexican peasants disrupt farms in Sinaloa for land demands
Thousands of campesinos block 106000 acres across Carrizo Fuerte and Guasave valleys north of Culiacan to press for land grants. Landowners warn crops may fail. Gov Calderon urged to intervene. Activist reform echoes from Sonora and Durango protests. ex-president Echeverria recently expropriated land for redistribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culiacan
Mexico
Sinaloa
Alfonso Calderon
Gilberto Partida
Carrizo
Fuerte
Guasave
Luis Echeverria
Sonora
Arizona
Gulf of California
Pacific Ocean
Durango
State Attorney General's
Lopez Portillo
Taylor County Emergency Squad Runs Reported Thursday
Officials logged four emergency runs on Thursday December 2. Janet Knotts traveled from W Main Street to Grafton City Hospital at 8 45 am. Ada Collins moved from Grafton City Hospital to Addison Street at 10 34 am. Carl Beaver from Thornton to Broaddus Hospital was dispatched at 6 37 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Taylor County
Janet Knotts
W. Main Street
Grafton City Hospital
Ada Collins
Addison St
Carl Beaver
Thornton
Broaddus Hospital
Medical report on Scotia deaths in Kentucky mine disaster
Louisville AP reports two methane gas explosions at Scotia Coal Co No 1 mine in March killed 11 workers and left eight more who died after short lives post explosion. David Jones, administrator for Kentucky medical examiner, oversaw tissue sampling and noted some died instantly while others succumbed to carbon monoxide or concussion. The affected section was sealed off as investigations proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville, Ky
David Jones
Jones
Kentucky Department’ For Human Resources
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Scotia Coal Co
No. 1
Hospital register lists Grafton area admissions Dec 2 1976
Admissions and discharges from Grafton City Hospital include Robert Boyce Colleen Knotts Janet Knotts Pam el Baker Ada Collins Zana Grimm Beth Marchese Nelson Murphy Dianna Rucker Gary Rucker Mrs Bessie Jenkins Shirley Williams Patricia Miles Genevieve Mankins Twila Sypolt Gert rude Stemple Helen Felton Jim Blankenship William Davis Gradie Criss Robert Haney and many others. Also noted are deaths and funeral service details for Mrs Bessie Jenkins and interment at Mt Zion Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton City Hospital
Grafton
Robert Boyce
Percy St
Davis Gibson
Warder Ave
Colleen Knotts
Thornton
Janet Knotts
Pamel Baker
P.O. Box
Ada Collins
Addison St
Zana Grimm
W. Main
Beth Marchese
Dewey Ave
Nelson Murphy
W. Main St
Dianna Rucker
Gary Rucker
Jenkins
Bessie D. Jenkins
Wilson Ridge
Bartlett Funeral
Heart Jones, Jr
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Bartlett
Genevieve Mankins
Twila Sypolt
Downtown
Clarksburg
Gertrude Stemple
Helen Felton
Jim Blankenship
William Davis
Gradie Criss
Robert Haney
West Union
Ewart Davis
Frankie Leggett
Genevieve Pitts
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Jay
Deweit C. Snyder
Greenwich
Louis Mark Jr
New York City
E. Lionel Pavlo
Sandra Ferry
Cambridge
Mass
Thomas R. Trottino
Beckley
United Auto Workers Cap Council
Columbus
Ohio
Hope R. Spencer
Grafton Womens Club
Fairmont State College
Wendell G. Hardway
Queen
Maime Shaban
Calico Queen
Janet Keys
Education
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Ford
Thomas C. Reed
Irk Miller
Scotia
Federal Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration
Ray Ross
Ross
H. N. Kirkpatrick
Kentucky Department of Mines and Minerals
Hospital Register
St. Stonewood
Shirley Williams
Patricia Miles
Preston Memorial Hospital
Bowlesburg
Charles Wiles
Bridgeport
Edward Hitt
Fairmont
Roy Jones
William Kerzak
Jane Lew
Wanda Cutlip
Rosemont
Stephen Simon
Wallace
John Flagel
Denver Pyles
Frank Doddrill
Otto Wolfe
Neema Hance
Lewis Grimm
Isabel Flanagah
Margaret Fury
Jennie Bull
Malissie Freeman
Mary Hamrick
Ronald Queen
Criles Hoalcraft
Everett Dye
Nora Richman
Philippi
Barbara Collins
Jessie Henry
Charles Knotts
Roxie Keener
Virginia Shanabarger
Gassary
Jewell Short
French Creek
Burla Loudin
Buckhannon
Rosanne Hackett
Jeffrey Felton
Shirrell Hershman
Mary Kelley
Addie Williams
Volga
Walter Thorne
Nutter Fort
Audie May
Dorothy Westfall
Flemington
Omer Payne
Elizabeth Cather Towers
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