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The Mountain Statesman in Grafton, West Virginia

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The Mountain Statesman

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1977

Page

10

Elite group of female convicts to a new prison

About 20 inmates including Lynette Fromme are to be housed in West Virginia's new federal maximum security prison for women. The facility in Alderson will hold notorious offenders alongside seven Nazi Party members and others. Davis Hall now features an eight foot razor-tipped fence and steel-bar doors. The maximum block aims to address rising violence by women.

Alderson W.va Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme San Diego Calif Carson Markley Federal Correctional Institution Miss Fromme Markley American Nazi Party Tokyo Rose Axis Sally the Mothr Machine Gun Kelly Davis Hall

Flat Earthers hold fast amid space shuttle era backdrop

In Lancaster California Charles K Johnson 83 leads the International Flat Earth Research Society asserting the earth is flat and denouncing space exploration while Edwards Air Force Base and the shuttle program loom nearby. He claims the universe is drawn from Genesis and rejects mathematical theories as imaginary.

Lancaster Calif Charles K. Johnson Johnson International Flat Earth Research Society Los Angeles Edwards Air Force Base

Radio license open for ham operators in West Virginia

Ham radio operators may reserve a special license number even during plate renewal periods. Virginia Roberts, motor vehicles commissioner, says requests must include a letter with the desired reserved number and a copy of the operator's license. The $5 yearly reservation fee continues pending attorney general guidance, and total cost for a new reserved plate is $20 this year. Send requests to the Department of Motor Vehicles Special license Clerk, 1800 Washington Street East, Charleston WV 25305.

Charleston Virginia Roberts Roberts

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