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Newspaper
The Mountain Statesman
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1976
Page
1
The text lists several names and roles such as Dr and Drs in university and state boards, mentioning a president, chancellor, and faculty transitions. It references a school, English Virginia ties, and a personal note about a wife and daughter, with unclear dates and locations.
Taylor County residents will see TRIP buses begin six downtown stops in Grafton on Monday. The new stops at Hecks Elizabeth Cather Towers Grafton Senior High School Country Club Road Grafton City Hospital and Thorofare add convenience beyond the former single B&O station stop. TRIP coordinator J D Carter says the changes respond to passenger requests and schedules will be printed in buses with other routes. For times call 366 9865.
The TRIP program introduces an experimental route bus system serving Taylor and six neighboring counties Doddridge Harrison Marion Monongalia and Preston. Carter urges more rider input while detailing routes including the Grafton Loop with morning and afternoon schedules and stops. Fare is a quarter with free transfers for riders using other TRIP buses.
Gov elect Rockefeller announced Ripley attorney Thomas G. Goodwin 32 will be state tax commissioner and Charleston consultant Miles Dean 35 will be commissioner of finance and administration. He also named Don R. Richardson and Mrs Sandra Lepinsky as top staff aides. Senate confirmation awaited for tax and F A posts. Salaries set at 27500 and 25000 respectively.
United Mine Workers president Arnold Miller lost another ruling as the executive board overruled his dismissal of chief aide Harold Burke. The 13 to 9 vote found Miller acted hastily and allowed miners present to voice views.
In Doha Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates broke with 11 other OPEC members to limit a 15 percent price hike to 5 percent. Saudi and UAE pledge to boost production to hold prices for a year while other members insist on the higher rise in two stages. Yemen? Yamani said Saudi capacity would flood the market, making the 10 percent step unlikely to hold. The move disrupts the cartel’s unity since 1973 and could shuffle world oil trade and prices.
Convicted killer Gary Gilmore remains in recovery after a second phenobarbitol overdose in his Utah prison cell. Doctors expect him to regain consciousness and be fit for the January 17 firing squad, though pneumonia complicates his condition. Authorities investigate how the drugs were obtained, amid inmate access concerns.
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