Grafton woman hurt in crash near Rt 50 and 250
A Grafton woman Loretta Ann Curry in satisfactory condition after a pickup went out of control and struck a parked car near Rt 50 West and Rt 250 on Saturday at 1 p.m. Richard Franklin Curry cited for failure to maintain control. Damage totaled $1,350 across two other vehicles. An additional ditch incident near Thornton Hill caused no injuries and no citations.
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Pruntytown
Grafton
Rt. 50 West
Rt. 250
Taylor County
Loretta Ann Curry
Rt. 2
Richard Franklin Curry
Curry
Clifford Utt
Utt
Randal C. Rutherford
Retherford
Thornton Hill
Two Killed in West Virginia Weekend Crashes
State police report two West Virginia residents died in weekend traffic accidents. Robert Paul Green, 62, of Benwood, died when his car left W V 2 between Glen Dale and McMechen, flipped, and he was thrown from the vehicle. Arthur Little, of Gary, died in a Saturday crash on W V 102 in McDowell County after his car struck a guard rail and went over an embankment around noon. R Doyne Halbritter, 73, a Kingwood historian, died at his home Friday evening, noted member of the West Virginia Historical Society, recent TV appearance on Tales of West Virginia.
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West Virginia
Benwood
W.va
Glen Dale
McMechen
Marshall County
Robert Paul Green
Arthur Little
Gary
McDowell County
Little
Kingwood
R. Doyne Halbritter
Halbritter
The
West Virginia Historical Society
Public Broadcasting System
MPLA Plans Oil Nationalization in Cabinda Dispute
British reports say the Soviet backed MPLA in Angola plans to nationalize the Cabinda oil field if Gulf resumes production. The move follows Gulf’s shutdown under U.S. pressure. MPLA claims over $2 billion in royalties and vows to develop oil if Gulf does not return.
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Popular Movement
MPLA
Angola
Cabinda
American Gulf Company
Gulf
U.S
A.J. McIlroy
London Daily Telegraph
Lope Do Nascimento
Nicholas Ashford
The
Times of London
Nascimento
Ashford
Taylor Bicentennial kickoff sparks laughter in Grafton
GRAFTON Taylor County marks its Bicentennial year with a kickoff banquet headlined by Pittsburgh sportscaster Bill Currie. The event at Anna Jarvis Elementary School featured the Taylor County Bicentennial Choir, local dignitaries, and a diverse sponsor list. Currie’s remarks mixed wit with patriots, touching on politics, football, and energy policy, while a fragile weather forecast capped the night with talk of snow and cold temperatures.
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Bill Currie
Kdka-Tv
Pittsburgh
Taylor County
Currie
Tri-State
Pat Houston
Grafton
Anna Jarvis
Woman's Club of
Betty Rose Morrison
C.N. Harman
Samuel A. Morasco
Kenneth C. Godwin Jr
Ellen Jane Wiseman
James Compton
Thomas Keys
Ruth Mollahan
Parker
Punxsutawney Phil Sees Shadow In Cold Groundhog Day
Punxsutawney Phil emerged from an electrically heated burrow in minus ten degree weather and saw his shadow signaling six more weeks of winter. Skeptics, mostly outsiders, claim the event is staged by the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club led by Sam Light, but officials insist the ceremony is legitimate.
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Punxsutawney, Pa
Phil
Punxsutawney
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
Gobbler
Liberation
Sam Light
Zoo
Phillis
Punxsutawney Groundhog Museum
Marketbasket prices rise in Grafton area in January
Grafton led West Virginia cities with a 6.3 percent jump in the January Marketbasket, rising from 13.62 to 14.48 dollars driven mainly by higher meat costs. statewide AP Marketbasket averaged 14.78, with Charleston showing a slight decline and WVU predicting further price rises in 1976 due to labor, packaging, and transport costs.
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Grafton
The
Mountain Statesman
Associated Press
West Virginia
Mountain State
West
Virginia
West Virginia University
College of Agriculture and Forestry
Charleston
Bluefield
James Clarke
WVU
Division of Resource
WVU College of Agriculture and Forestry
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Taylor Bicentennial
Donald Shaffer
Taylor County Commission
Lowell Mason
Future Business Leaders of America Club
Grafton High School
Woman's Club
Grafton Fire Department
Blueville Bank
First National Bank
Kale Motors
Westover TV Cable Co., Inc
WVVW
Clarksburg
WVHF
Wboy-Tv
Richard Steadman
Taylor County Public Schools
Hal Findley
Flemington High School
Edward A. Whitescarver
FBLA
Arlene Decker
Ann Dillon
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Northern Ireland
Wilbur
Bill Perkins
Marie Torree
Patty Burns
SNC
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