GRAFTON Petition seeks added county commissioners
A letter to The Mountain Statesman supports circulating a petition in Taylor County to add three more commissioners while keeping the current three. The proposal would create seats for Booths Creek Flemington and the Courthouse district, arguing better county representation though not aiming to remove current officials. The writer urges a bipartisan referendum and notes statewide precedent in Preston and Jefferson counties. Public Forum invites letters up to 300 words with name and address.
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Grafton
Taylor County
Donald Shaffer
Fettermen
J. Paul Murphy
Glen Sapp
Knottsville
Shaffer
Sapp
Booth's Creek
Flemington
Pruntytown
Preston
Jefferson
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Thompson argues era of governors in national politics
AP Special Correspondent Walter Mears reports from Washington that Jim Thompson, a 40 year old Illinois governor hopeful, argues the era of governors is rising in Republican politics. He plans to stay focused on Illinois duties while deflecting early national circuit invitations and hints at a presidential bid in 1980.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington (Ap
Jim Thompson
James R. Thompson
Illinois
Thompson
Springfield
Clinois
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
California Acts to Curb Arab Boycott With New Law
California's new law, effective January 1, outlaws participation in the Arab boycott, extending anti trust rules to secondary and tertiary boycott deals. The measure, signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, alters trade with the Middle East and prompts banks to halt paper with boycott provisions while top management reviews its implications.
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Middle East
California
United States
Israel
U.S. Department of Justice
Bechtel Engineering
Saudi Arabia
Department
Bechtel
United
Army Corps of Engineers
Cygnus Company
Donald Burns
Jesse Unruh
Mohammad Mahgoub
Bank of America
United California Bank
Crocker Bank
Will Maslow
United Jewish Congress
Today in History December 21 highlights from 1620 to 1971
On this date in history Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in 1620. Patton died in Heidelberg in 1945. De Gaulle elected in 1958. Saud took full control in 1960. Waldheim named UN secretary general in 1971. Jane Fonda turns 39. Thought for today: Liberty means responsibility.
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Plymouth
Mace
Wens Dium
Pierre and
Marie Curie
George Patton
Heidelberg
Germany
Charles de Gaulle
Kurt Waldheim
Windsor
Ontario
Richard Nixon
Edward Heath
A Moment of Prayer and Morning Resolution
A brief devotional note reflects on Job 7 4 asking when dawn will come and urges morning resolve to make the day happier for another. Sydney Smith quotes accompany the reflection urging kindness through daily acts.
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Sydney Smith
Berry's World Publishes Rates and Notices
Classified notice fragment shows publication for Berry's World, listing pricing by copy and carrier, weekly rate, and tax details. Includes partial address and editor/office reference, indicating a local newspaper rate card and notices section.
L M Boyd on high heels and other curiosities
A fragment from L M Boyd discusses quirks about height claims in men who buy height enhancing shoes, a baseball misplay from 1908, poker odds for a flush, racehorse ownership costs, polar bear meat, camel water storage, and retirement moves toward state capitals with universities, noting vibrant mixed communities.
Woodcock Withdraws From HEW Cabinet Post Bid
Leonard Woodcock, president of the UAW, told President Carter he would not accept the Health, Education and Welfare post despite strong support. He cited timing, public perception, and interest in union matters, including contract ratification and AFL CIO considerations, plus potential future cabinet service after his term.
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Washington
Leonard Woodcock
United Automobile Workers
Jimmy Carter
HEW
Woodcock
Union
Carter
General Motors
UAW
Afl-Cio
Walter Reuther
Irving Bluestone
Emil Mazey
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