West Virginia faces multiple tragedies and a strike ending
Mason County officials seek motive in the shooting death of 17 year old Wesley Lee of Henderson, found near Henderson with a rifle nearby. In Welch a boy died while his 16 year old brother was accidentally shot as a gun discharged. Three men died in weekend crashes in Jackson, McDowell and Wyoming counties. Printers return to work at the Fairmont Times after a six week strike, with terms undisclosed. An ICC hearing on abandonment of 28 miles of railroad in Clay and Kanawha counties resumes, while West Virginia leaders push for better youth education opportunities at Wheeling Park High School dedication.
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Point Pleasant
W.va
Mason County
Wesley Lee
Henderson
Lee
Welch
McDowell County
James Carl Hicks
Troy Hicks
Beartown
West Virginia
Jackson
McDowell
Wyoming
Herbert L. Smith
Murraysville
W.va. 2
Sherman
Larry Oliver Cook
Welch Street
James E. Trent
Simon
Sunhill
Wyoming County
Fairmont
Reed
Charleston
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clay
Kanawha
State Capitol
Clay County
Baltimore & Ohio Ralway
Hartland
Clendenin
B&o
ICC
Edward Q. Johnson
Huntington
West Virginia Railroad Maintenance Authority
Public Service Commission
Wheeling
Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Wheeling Park High School
Carter sister leads motorcycle safety repeal push in Georgia
Gloria Spann, 50, sister of President-elect Carter, says she will lobby local legislators and speak with Carter administration members and her brother to advance motorcycle riders rights. In Kentucky, Linda Coleman recounts rescuing eight relatives as natural gas leaked from a living room heater, dragging them to safety.
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Martinez
Georgia Motorcycle Rights Organization
Gloria Spann
Carter
Spann
Spann Said Sunday. Mrs.Spann and Her Husband, Walter, A Plains, Ga
Franklin, Ky
Linda Coleman
Franklin
Blumenthal to head treasury butler cites cabinet picks
W Michael Blumenthal named treasury secretary prospect by Carter sources say. Jane Pfeiffer discussed for commerce secretary and Harold Brown eyed for defense. Carter plans more cabinet talks at the governor's mansion in Atlanta and a Tuesday announcement window.
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Atlanta, Ga
W. Michael Blumenthal
Johnson
Kennedy
Carter
Treasury
Jane Cahill Pfeiffer
IBM Corp
Commerce
Governor's Mansion
Defense
Harold Brown
Pentagon
Kissinger Ends Diplomatic Era With Final Global Journey
Henry Kissinger returns to Washington after 564000 miles across 57 countries as secretary of state. He flies in gray sweater and black slippers aboard Air Force jet 86970, champagne for reporters, dog Tyler at Andrews, no statements, and retires the longtime senior official from press briefings.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
London
Rhodesia
Kissinger
Middle East
Israel
Kremlin
Peking
Afghanistan
Zambia
U.S. Air Force
Andrews Air Force Base
Tyler
Brussels
Press Underground
Rhodesia Talks Falter as British Plan Faces Skepticism
Rhodesian Prime Minister Smith said Geneva talks on a transition to black rule appear further from the objective, though hope remains if a solution is found. He rejected new British proposals for a peaceful power transfer and criticized British control of security forces as a ghastly thought. The plan envisioned a mixed government with whites in control of military and police during a two year transition.
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Johannesburg
Geneva
Smith
Rhodesia
Britain
Kissinger
Henry A. Kissinger
Hospital register lists admissions and deaths across towns
Dec 12 1976 admissions include Grafton sites with names such as Alice Cozad Elsie Bennett Claude Kisamore and Bartsel Keener plus Tunnelton Nancy Rogers and Monongah Nancy Rogers. Discharges and funeral notices follow for Shackelford Bane Tansill Jones Newbrough Simpson and others with services at Bartlett Funeral Home and Woodsdale Memorial Park.
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Grafton City Hospital
Grafton
Alice Cozad
Elsie Bennett
W. Main St
Claude Kisamore
Jesse Rogers
Hartsel Keener
Thayer Ave
Bartsel Keener
Mildred Barker
Barrett St
Tunnelton
Nellie Rutherford
Kenneth Johnson
Monongah
Nancy Rogers
Sherry Kemper
Washington St
Harry Carr
Rt. 1
Orville Hoffman
Grand St
Tansill
Beulah Jones
Front St
Lonnie Newbrough
Simpson
Marjorie Peters
Newburg
Henry Sharps
Wilma Wolfe
Flemington
Loran Davis
Preston Memorial Hospital
Dorothy Watkins
Bruceton Mills
Tammy _ Benson
Kingwood
Evelyn Benson
Obituaries from Grafton and Shinnston detail multiple deaths
Obituary notices report Guy E. Shackelford age 77 of Route 1 Grafton died Dec 10 at Grafton City Hospital. Edgar Clifford Bane 57 of Route 2 Shinnston died Dec 11 at Broaddus Hospital Philippi. Maxine W. Peters 60 of 703 W Main St Grafton died Dec 13 at Broaddus. Surviving relatives include spouses children and siblings. professions and church affiliations noted. Funeral arrangements pending Knotts Funeral Home in at least one case.
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Grafton
Taylor County
Harry Carr
Grafton City Hospital
Mike Barkus
New Cumberland
W. Va
Mildred Baker
Barrett St
George Keller
Wilson Ridge
Guy E. Shackelford
Newburg
James E
Zella Grimes Shackelford
Albert
Lula
Mae Stevens
Brownlow Park
Eugene
Mildred) Whismer
Keyser
James E. Shackelford
Blueville
Rex Junior Shackelford
Rt. 1
Luella May Holmberg
Modesto
California
Lena Lee Zubr
Detroit
Michigan
Pauline Agnes Schous
St. Petersburg
Florida
Severn
B&o
Brotherhood of Railroad
Shackelford
Shinnston
Edgar Clifford Bane
Broaddus Hospital
Philippi
Barbour County
Clifford
Bessie Skinner Bane
Debbie Ross Bane
Victor Bane
Anthony Bane
New York City
New York
Dorothy Blake
Simpson
Mary Bane
Carol Bane
Bridgeport
Edgar Bane, Jr
Kenneth Bane
Clarksburg
Mildred Walters
Thelma Gee
Akron
Ohio
Severn Brothers
Bane
St. Augustine Catholic Church
Maxine W. Peters
Main Street
Clifford W. Wells
Grace Cole Wells
Kenneth C. Wells
Corfu
State Road Commission
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Kentucky
Blumenthal
Cyrus Vance
Wall Street
Thomas B. Lance
Atlanta
Bendix Corp
Germany
United States
U.S
Pfeiffer
Commerce Post
White House
Rockefeller Foundation
Walter Mondale
Hamilton Jordan
Grafton High School
Bill Byrd
Ivor Richard
Richard
Cyrus R. Vance
Dean Acheson
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Vance
NATO
Mondale
Jimmy Carter
Caribbean
Nancy
Hospital Register
Geors
Gussie Carper
Jeffrey Radabaugh
Mart Taylor
Lucy Upholt
Bernard Zipay
Terra Alta
Leota Keller
Belington
E.G. Everson
Veda Atieri
Daniel Calhoun
Laura Aspinwall
Clarksburg Admissions
Shirley Smith
Ellis Tanner
Biddie Barret
Charles Holtz
Raymond Martin
Kimberly Prieto
Mary Baker
Sam Marano
Wilma Murphy
Virginia Cross
Laura Wiseman
Nutter Fort
Wesley Cominsky
Doris Lawson
Marshall McKinney
Buckhannon
Clarence Adams
Salem
Shila Brown
Alice Thompson
Lessie Minor
West Union
Ernest Marrs
Rosemary Petrovich
Maude
Beven
Domenic Cavallaro
William Christie
Joshua Carpenter
Wilson Lemasters
Virginia Boyd
Janette Woodson
Lorraine
Poulton
Paul Henderson
Felix Lacaria
Hubert Gainer
Oreda Asbury
Allen Rush
Anthony Bass
Gonzalio Baughman
Cline Delauder
Jonathan Ware
Kimberly Phillips
Olen Marsh
Ira McCauley
Weston
Frida Clarks
Rosemont
Patricia Brown
Nancy Hines
James Stalnaker
Webster Springs
Thelma Hall
Rose Cochran
Harry Mayle Jr
Herbert Scott
Kenneth Lauris
Gene Stalnaker
Century
Dessie Harris
Guy E
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