Bearcats Hope to Win Big Trophy This Season
A former coach shares memories from Milwaukee Playground League days and cheers Grafton High Bearcats under Butch Haswell. He recalls integrated teams, tough refereeing, and the thrill of youth basketball as he wishes the Bearcats luck this season.
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Grafton
Milwaukee Playground
Bearcats
Grafton High
Butch Haswell
Milwaukee Journal
Marquette
Wisconsin
Ray Cromley on city programs that boost citizen involvement
Washington outlined examples from Pleasant, Independence, Cleveland Heights, Plainfield, Worcester, Madison, Scottsdale, Fond du Lac, Worthington, Fairfield, Lancaster, Livonia, Greenville, and California cities. The piece notes citizen feedback as key to efficiency, citing ombudsman offices, volunteer panels, fix it requests, and science advisers. It argues closed systems harm services and erode public trust.
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Ray Cromley
Washington
NEA
Carter
Mr. Pleasant
South Carolina
Independence
Cleveland Heights
Ohio
Plainfield
N.J
Worcester
Mass
Madison
Scottsdale
Ariz
Fond du Lac
Wis
Worthington
Fairfield
Lancaster
S.C
Livonia
Mich
Greenville
National Science Foundation
California
Berry's World notes address and staff for Mountain Statesman
The Mountain Statesman in Gratton West Virginia lists offices at 114 W Main and provides contact points for change of address, undeliverable mail, and subscription orders. It details staff roles and subscription rates for local and mail delivery.
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THE
Mountain Statesman
Main Street
Gratton
Daily Sentinel
Ior
Glenna M. Carpenter
Taylor
Adj
Main St
Assy
Today in History Dec 30 across the years
Events listed include 1853 Gadsden Purchase from Mexico shaping Arizona and New Mexico, 1865 Rudyard Kipling born, 1903 Iroquois Theater fire in Chicago causing over 500 deaths, 1944 Greek King George proclaiming a regency, 1947 Romanian King Michael Abdicating under pressure, and 1950s era notes. Also mentions Israeli troops entering Lebanon and Bert Parks birthday, with a thought by Ulysses Grant.
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United States
Gadsden
Mexico
Arizona
New Mexico
Rudyard Knipling
Chicago
George
Greece
Michael
Romania
Letter to the Editor Urges action on gas bill hike
Sharon Shumaker of Grafton West Virginia writes to readers of the Mountain Statesman urging action against rising natural gas rates. She asks locals to contact local state and federal representatives the Public Service Commission and Equitable Gas Company to protest price increases and question who benefits from higher bills.
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The
Mountain Statesman
Public Service Commission
Equitable Gas Company
Sharon Shumaker Grafton
W.va
Supreme Court
Nixon
Robert Byrd
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Senate Democratic Conference
Kennedy
Mike
Does matrimony change a man in older age
A matrimonial columnist notes brides may alter husbands under 28, while a counterpoint recounts a 73 year old widower who changed habits after remarriage. The miscellany moves through Hollywood trivia, pet food ethics, pay value of time, blue roofs, Bath proof of bath privilege, athlete psychology, and a polar bear on ice.
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Hollywood Squares
Kris Kristofferson
Woe and Wisdom Reflections From scripture and Southey
A brief meditation contrasts Isaiah’s warning about calling evil good with a Southey quote asserting there is no necessary evil. It frames moral reversals as a spiritual concern and echoes the tension between divine goodness and human judgment.
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Robert Southey
Products liability crisis prompts reform talk across industry
An analysis notes rising product liability lawsuits and higher awards since 1971, funded by insurance costs passed to consumers. It cites a defense lawyers group calling for reforms to reduce judicial excess, including comparative responsibility and limiting liability for obvious hazards, warning burdens, and altered or misused products.
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Don Oakley
Isurance
Robert T. Clayton
Independent
Insurance Agents of America
National Associations of Defense Lawyers
The
Defense Research Institute
International Association of Insurance Counsel
Federation of Insurance Counsel
Association of Insurance Attorneys
Byrd Leads in Gentlemenly Struggle for Senate Leader
The piece analyzes the 1977 Senate race for majority leader, comparing Humphrey Muskie and Hollings with Byrd as front runner. It highlights Byrd's loyalty, strategic skill, and ability to broker favors, while noting Carter's subtle influence and the behind the scenes jockeying shaping the contest.
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Washington
Sens
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
Senate
Ernest Hollings
South Carolina
United States Senate
Democratic Party
Muskie
Hollings
Humphrey
Mansfield
Byrd
Claiborne Pell
Rhode Island
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Floyd Haskell
Colorado
Kennedy
Utah
Wyoming
New Mexico
Carter White House
Carter
Minnesota
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By Phil
Angelo
Berry's
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Sun Yatsen
Europe
Romuhlin
Chine
Lebanon
Bert Parks
Ulysses S. Grant
L.m.boyd
PET
Department of Agriculture
Bath
Order of the Bath
Suing Businesses
West Virginia
Ku Klux Klan
Jimmy Carter
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