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The Mountain Statesman

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1976

Page

2

I-77 opens southbound link to Wytheville WV

A four mile southbound stretch of Interstate 77 linking Greenbrier Street near the Capitol to the West Virginia Turnpike was scheduled to open today in Charleston with an afternoon ceremony. Northbound lanes are delayed until next year. attendees include GovArch A Moore Jr Senate President William Brotherton and House Speaker Lewis McManus. Firefighters battle blaze at abandoned FMC plant in Parkersburg with no injuries. cause under investigation and low water pressure hampered efforts. Secretary of State James R McCartneys request for federal probe into Lincoln County May primary after charges dismissed. A former Bethany College basketball player sues for over 10000 alleging assault by an opponent during a 1974 game at Wheeling College.

Charleston W.va Erie West Virginia Wytheville Greenbrier Street Capitol West Virginia Turnpike Department of Highway Arch A. Moore Jr Senate William Brotherton House Lewis McManus Santa Claus FMC Parkersburg Washington County Ohio James R. McCartney Lincoln County Wheeling Bethany Mark A. Moses Donora U.S Joe Provenzano Wheeling College Philadephia Moses Provenzano

Abernathy weighs run for Congress amid SCLC leadership questions

The Nation reports Reverend Ralph D. Abernathy saying he is giving thoughtful consideration to leaving the SCLC presidency to seek the 5th District seat if Congress approves Andrew Young's U.N. ambassadorship. He notes numerous requests to run and calls it a strong possibility.

Atlanta Ralph D. Abernathy Southern Christian Leadership Conference Congress Abernathy Sth Elect Carter Andrew Young United Nations Martin Luther King Jr SCLC

Conviction appeals heard by West Virginia Supreme Court

Morgantown man Lawrence Sette seeks review of his accessory before the fact conviction in the 1975 murder of his wife Elizabeth Sette. The court also weighed cases on a bond issue in Kanawha County, removal from Moundsville City Council, bail on drug charges, and a juvenile commitment in Marion County. Public health officials in Atlanta pursue a link between Guillain Barré and the swine flu immunization program after 125 cases and six deaths.

Charleston W.va State Supreme Court Morgantown High Court Lawrence H. Sette Monongalia County Elizabeth Sette Kanawha County Herbert C. Bose Marshall County Moundsville Jimmy Donnie Adkins Nicholas County Marion County James Brotosky Department of Highways Pleasants County St. Marys Supreme Court Sette Atlanta National Center For Disease Control CDC Kathy West Miss West Boso Ohio George Spillers Marshall Wilson Ridge Jimmy Adkins Protosky State Public Institution

Carter to Announce Defense and Labor Cabinet Picks Today

Plains Georgia AP reports President-elect Carter will unveil at least two more cabinet choices, likely Harold Brown as defense secretary, with a 2 p.m. EST ABC-TV news conference. Brown, Caltech president, was a senior Pentagon official under Johnson.

Carter Richard Hatcher Gary Ind Patricia Roberts Harris Luxembourg Howard University Law School Gibson James R. Schlesinger Ford

Budget hike sought for state public school system

The Education Department backed by the Board of Education seeks a record budget boosting public school spending by 90 million dollars, a 28 percent rise, for the coming year. The board approved a 415 million dollar budget request after a 7-2 vote, with the proposal to be funneled into state budget recommendations through the Education Department for the 1977 legislature.

Charleston W.va State Education Department Board of Education Education Department Arch A. Moore Jr Jay Rockefeller Daniel B. Taylor Bob E. Myers Lesage Mary Martha Merritt Beckley William M. Smith Follawsbee Charles H. Wagoner Weston Foantie Williams Clarksburg James P. Geary Petersburg Myers

Hospital Register Admits and Discharges by City

Admission and discharge list dated December 20 1976 for Grafton and surrounding towns includes Gina Tansill Claude Ebert Edwin Lyons Walter Carder Martha Poling Dora Wheeler Brenda Foster Ruby Cumberledge Josephine Oliverio Albert Morrison Gail Cochran Pearl Freeman Helen Naedeld Clark Anderson Virginia Clifton Ronnie Green Richard Hamrick Ma deline Stout Clifford Powers Lottie McAtee Tony Lematers Mary Moore Von Pratt Delbert Frey and others across towns such as Fairmont Clarksburg Weston Webster Springs lost Creek Nuther Fort Rowlesburg Kingwood and Preston Memorial Bruceton Mills.

Grafton City Hospital Grafton Gina Tansill Fourth St Claude Ebert Rt. 5 Edwin Lyons Thayer Ave Tunnelton Roy Sigley Chloe Murray Haywood Deanna Lindsey Fairmont Margaret Helmick Walter Carder W. Washington St Oral Lake W. Main St Martha Poling Timothy Trott P.O. Box Flemington Dora Wheeler Brenda Foster Clarksburg Admissions Clarksburg Ruby Cumberledge Josephine Oliverio Albert Morrison Gail Cochran Pearl Freeman West Union Helen Naedeld Worthington Clark Anderson Webster Springs Virginia Clifton Ronnie Green Richard Hamrick Folsom Madeline Stout Wilsonburg Clifford Powers Lottie McAtee Lost Creek Tony — Lematers Shinnston Mary Moore Salem von Pratt Nutter Fort William Saas

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