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The Mountain Statesman

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1976

Page

2

Tax cuts urged by Carter advisers and labor for growth

President-elect Carter faces near unanimous calls from staff big business and unions for swift tax relief to spur growth. A 15-member business panel proposed a 15 billion tax cut a 3 billion boost to the investment tax credit and a 5 billion jobs program, with emphasis on youth welfare and unemployment.

Washington Carter Pentagon Plains Ga Reginald Jones General Electric Co Thomas B. Lance Jones Lance Leonard Woodcock United Auto Workers Woodcock Walter F. Mondale Blair House White House Irving Shapiro E.I. du Pont de Nemours Co

Ford Leads GOP Unity Push For 1980 Victory

President Ford invites GOP leaders Reagan Connally and Rockefeller to a White House summit to form a coordinating committee intended to unify the party. Ford says the four would contribute without dominating and will draft recommendations for the new national chairman, with the January 14-15 RNC decision still to come.

Washington Ford Republican Party GOP White House Ronald Reagan John B. Connally Nelson A. Rockefeller Republican National Committee Barry Goldwater Coordinating Committee

Navy desertion rate hits record high in 1976

Navy officials say 1976 saw the service’s highest desertion rate on record, with 24.8 deserters per 1000 enlisted as of June 30. The Army improved, Marines remained highest among services, and the Air Force reported virtually no desertion issue. A special study group was formed to identify causes and remedies.

Washington Navy Army Marine Corps Air Force Pentagon

Carter to decide US nuclear policy

The Ford administration delays new policy while President-elect Carter prepares his plan for stricter nuclear controls. London talks show Soviet support for Ford proposals and questions about spent fuel reprocessing. Carter calls Ford’s plan a pale echo, noting potential tougher steps ahead.

Carter Washington Ford Soviet Union America London

Mine aide arrested in labor union center slugging incident

Washington AP report on a fight at United Mine Workers headquarters that led to Samuel M. Church arrest in Miller's presence. Church faces a simple assault hearing in D C Superior Court over punches thrown at Rick Bank a staff attorney. The dispute mirrors internal UMW power struggles and scrutiny of Miller’s leadership.

Washington United Mine Workers UMW Arnold Miler Samuel M. Church Miller D.C. Superior Court Rick Bank Church Bank Jack Anderson Charleston W.va Anderson Union

Memorial for Myrtle Bartlett 96 Pruntytown teacher

Miss Myrtle O Bartlett 96 of Route 2 Grafton died December 9 at Grafton City Hospital. Born July 23 1880 in Grafton she taught in Taylor County Clarksburg and at Pruntytown West Virginia Industrial School for Boys for 12 years retired as a schoolteacher and was Beulah Baptist Church oldest member serving as treasurer 30 years and Sunday School teacher. She studied at Fairmont State College WVU UVA and in Washington DC. Survived by nieces nephews and sister in law Hazel Bartlett. Preceded by four brothers and eight sisters.

Myrtle O. Bartlett Grafton Pruntytown Grafton City Hospital Frederick J Martha Bartlette Bartlett Hazel Bartlett L. D. Bartlett Rupert Bartlett Frederick Bartlett Charles Bartlett Mattie S. Shriver Emma Murray Etta Daugherty Lila Ms. Bartlett Annie Klepfel Genie M. Bartlett Clara S. Jones Taylor County Fairmont State College West Virginia University University of Virginia Washington, D.C Clarksburg West Virginia Industrial School For Boys Beulah Baptist Church of FHC Taylor County Association of West Virginia Association of Retired

Hospitals Admit Discharge List Dec 9 1976 West Virginia

A compiled hospital register shows admissions on December 9 1976 across multiple towns including Grafton Flemington and Buckhannon with names such as Charlotte Swisher Blanche Duff Robert Wilson Loren Davis Wilma Wolfe and Richard Rutherford. Discharges occur at Grafton with Debbie Moore Renato Fernandez and others and include references to hospitals in Clarksburg Shinnston Philippi Buckhannon Fairmont and Morgantown with patient names such as Manda Mayle Mary Prichard and Ellen Dadisman.

Grafton Charlotte Swisher Blanche Duff Robert Wilson Flemington Loren Davis Tunnelton Wilma Wolfe Fairmont Richard Rutherford Debbie Moore Emery Renato Fernandez Broaddus Hospital Shinnston Edgar Bane Mary Gawthrop Coy Jenkins Anna Parsons Belington Nancy Winans Philippi Rose Cochran Kenneth Laubis Buckhannon Jerry Dunlavy Hepzibah Marvin Singer Ellamore Ben Brady Volga Ruth Dean Thornton Carl Devers Morgantown Johnny Exline, Jr Manda Mayle Mary Prichard Ellen Dadisman Carol Dalton Rangoon Hazel Rowan Madeline Baughman French Creek Burla Loudin Gassaway Jewell Short Bertha Armentrout

Lebanon forms cabinet of nonpartisan technocrats

Premier Salim el-Hoss has named an eight member postwar Lebanese cabinet of nonpoliticians. It includes three economists, an industrialist, a lawyer, two doctors and an architect, evenly split between Sunni Muslims and Maronite Christians. President Elias Sarkis stressed equal power sharing and the need to avoid privileges for any creed.

Beirut, Lebanon Salim el-Hossag Lebanon Elias Sarkis Syria Sarkis

Bartlett-Mrs Myrtle O Bartlett Funeral Notice

Funeral services for Myrtle O Bartlett aged 96 are Sunday at 1 p.m. at Bartlett Funeral Home with Rev Gary Martin officiating. Interment Woodsdale Memorial Park. Friends may visit tonight after 7.00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Bartlett Myrtle O Bartlett Funeral Gary Martin Woodsdale Memorial Park

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