Logan County Rockefeller fund spent 29591 in primary
Logan County committee for John D. Rockefeller IV reported spending 29591 in the primary, largely on get out the vote work and literature. Twenty three workers were paid 300 each, 15 got 400, seven 150, four 75, two 450 and one 500. Contributions included 20000 from Rockefeller for Governor and 5000 from Miller Associates. Five House of Delegates candidates filed reports with varying contributions and expenditures.
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Charleston
Logan County
John D. Rockefeller IV
Secretary of State
Jean Queen
Rockefeller
Canfield
Miller Associates
Logan Group
William Clayton
House of Delegates
Lewis Alex Laska
Farmington
Gary L. Everson
Belington
Julia Lockridge Pitsenberger
Elkins
Lucille W. Thornhill
Bluefield
Clarence C. Christian
Princeton
Man escapes from Spencer State Hospital in West Virginia
Authorities search for 24 year old Kanawha County man Robert D Counts after he walked away from Spencer State Hospital where he was undergoing psychiatric tests. Counts had been charged with rapes in Charleston and Cross Lanes. Kanawha County Prosecutor Larry Winter urged reforms for better supervision at the hospital.
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Spencer
W.va
Kanawha County
Charleston
Robert D. Counts
Spencer State Hospital
Counts
Cross Lanes
Larry Winter
Insurance hike denied in West Virginia auto rates
Charleston AP report states Insurance Commissioner Donald Brown rejected a 51.4 percent overall rate increase sought by Insurance Services Office. The group representing about 100 auto insurers argued the rise would add 7.3 million dollars annually, affecting premiums on roughly 100,000 vehicles statewide.
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Charleston
W.va
Donald Brown
Insurance Services Office
Cigarette Started Fire Kills Retired Teacher in West Virginia
Authorities believe a cigarette sparked a fatal house fire in Valley Bend West Virginia that claimed the life of Ora D. Clark a retired school teacher in her 60s. A gas meter reader spotted the smoke and firefighters were alerted as neighbors described thick smoke making entry dangerous. The blaze occurred on Wednesday.
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Valley Bend
W Va
Ora D. Clark
Angola admits guerrilla pockets remain in southeast
Angola's Marxist government says pro Western foes still fight in the southeast but only pockets of resistance remain. Officials deny Lusaka reports that Neto invited UNITA's Savimbi to peace talks. UNITA sources claim growing guerrilla strikes and hint at a possible national union with MPLA after the civil war.
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Luanda
Angola
Lusaka
Zambia
Agostinho Neto
Jonas Savimbi
The
National Union
UNITA
Neto
Savimbi
Syrian invasion widens gulf in Arab ranks
In Beirut the Syrian intervention in Lebanon widens the split with Egypt and gives Anwar Sadat new ammunition against Hafez Assad. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmy accuses Syria of aligning with Israeli aims and planning bloody butcheries, backs the PLO call for pan Arab action to end the civil war. Fahmy urges an urgent Arab League meeting to withdraw Syrian troops and proposes a token pan Arab force to restore order.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Hafez Assad
Ismail Fahmy
Arab League
Palestine Liberation Organization
Ort
Good fishing this weekend in West Virginia waters
The state Department of Natural Resources cites Bluestone Sutton Summersville Tygart East Lynn Plum Orchard as top spots. Bluestone Lake tailwaters are milky yet productive for channel cats panfish bass and carp. Sutton Lake yields channel cats crappie and bass. pocket walleye and crappie also noted.
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Charleston
W.va
Bluestone
Sutton
State Department of Natural Resources
Bluestone Lake
Sutton Lake
Summersville Lake
Tygart Lake
East Lynn
Plum Orchard
State mine examinations set in Charleston for July 9 and 10 1976
The West Virginia Mine Inspectors Examining Board schedules written tests in Charleston on July 9 and 10 for Coal Mine Inspectors Non-Coal Mine Inspectors Electrical Mine Inspectors and Safety Instructors. Applicants must meet specific age health character and experience requirements with deadlines and contact details provided.
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Charleston
West Virginia
College of Mining Engineering
West Virginia Department of Mines
State Capitol
Elizabeth Ray Claims Affairs With Congress Members
Washington sources say Elizabeth Ray alleges relations with several members of Congress besides Wayne Hays. Her lawyer says she will withhold details to protect the memoirs cash value, promising the book will disclose liaisons with Washington men. Another source notes reports she claimed bedroom encounters with 15 lawmakers.
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Washington
Elizabeth Ray
Congress
Wayne Hays
Miss Ray
John R Riley 51 Flemington Police Veteran Dies
John R Riley of Flemington died Thursday night at Grafton City Hospital aged 51. Survived by wife Mary Hodkins Riley, son John Riley of Cleveland, daughters Betty Davis Helen Stewart Terry Fawley and Jennifer Rae Riley, step-daughter Rosetta Reed, and eleven grandchildren. Preceded by first wife Nettie P Riley, two brothers, one sister. Former Flemington police officer and UMWA Local 1501 member. Baptist Church attendee. Carnegie-Graham Funeral Home handling arrangements, incomplete.
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Flemington
John R. Riley
Grafton City Hospital
Raphael
Nettie Alltop Riley
Mary Hodkins Riley
John Riley
Cleveland
Ohio
Betty Davis
Helen Stewart
Shinnston
Terry Fawley
Flint Rock
Michigan
West Virginia Democrats back Byrd for president
West Virginia's Democratic delegation will stay loyal to Sen. Robert Byrd while viable. J.C. Dillon expects 28 of 33 delegates to back Byrd, with five uncommitted likely aligned. If Byrd falters, allies could split. Carter and Brown are considered acceptable. The state plans to finalize the 25 elected delegates May 11 and pick eight more on Saturday. Grafton emergency squad reports two hospital calls and a home-to-hospital run on June 3.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Robert C. Byrd
J.C. Dillon
Byrd
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Dillon
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Hubert Humphrey
West
Arts and Crafts show set for Bicentennial program
GRAFTON Kenneth Godwin Jr and Ellen Jane Wiseman announce Taylor County Bicentennial Committee events including an Arts and Crafts Festival and an Antique Show and Sale at the Taylor County Recreation Center on July 2 and 3. Open hours, dealer displays, craft entries invited with free entry for crafts, small admission to view. Local homemaker clubs, Future Homemakers, senior citizens and individuals to provide their own display tables. Many handmade items and baked goods planned for sale.
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Grafton
Kenneth Godwin Jr
Ellen Jane Wiseman
Taylor County
Taylor County Recreation Center
St. Augustine Social Center
Homemakers Clubs
Future Homemakers Club
Grafton High School
Newly Elected City Council Member Burke Misidentified
A correction clarifies that the photograph published for Charles S. Burke, one of the newly elected City Council members, was labeled incorrectly in Thursday's Mountain Statesman edition. The proper identification now accompanies Burke’s image.
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Charles S. Burke
The
Mountain Statesman
Hospital Register Admissions and Discharges Across Towns
Admissions listed for multiple towns including GRAFTON THORNTON KINGWOOD TERRA ALTA and PARSONS with names such as Thomas Spencer Linda Alborn Lance Knotts and Joe Meyz Jr Discharges include James Swisher Elmer Poling Kennedy Street Worthy Shumaker Margaret Lambert Beverly Kuhl and more. hospital roster entries span GRAFTON THORNTON BROADDUS FAIRMON T WESTON BELINGTON MOATSVILLE and CENTURY with numerous patients named.
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Grafton City Hospital
Grafton
Thomas Spencer
Lincoln St
Thornton
Linda Alborn
James Swisher
Elmer Poling Kennedy
Worthy Shumaker
Margaret Lambert
Beverly Kuhl
Lance Knotts
Preston Memorial Hospital
Adrie
Tunnelton
Lisa — Bowman
Darlene Knotts
Anna Babrowski
Dawn Shannon
Kingwood
Joe Meyz Jr
Neale Fornash
Terra Alta
Darious May
Willis Forman
Joann Goldsboro
Jeanene Shiloito
Broaddus Hospital
Philippi
Adyce _Stalnaker
Jessie Richmond
Bridgeport
Carlton McCaulley
Thorndale
Peggy Pfautz
Parsons
Charles Currence
Dorothea Mayle
Independence
Bertha Bowman
MT. Morris
Edna Smith
Buckhannon
Virginia Streets
Doris Hinkle
Rock Cave
Berdine Potts
Fairmont
Caroline Glover
Volga
Minerva Maxson
Belington
John Golden
Moatsville
Walter Streets
Charles Streets
Mouth OF Seneca
Shirley Yokum
Alma __Bosely
Lara Freeman
William Anderson
Arnell Phillipp
French Creek
Clyde Howes
Ina Reed
Nellie Newman
Weston
Minnie Conrad
Funeral notices for Mary Cork and Harry Boord
Mass of Christian burial for Mary M Cork 76 of Clarksburg will be at Immaculate Conception Church Saturday at 10 am with interment in Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may visit Davis-Weaver Funeral Home after 7 pm today. Funeral for Harry G Boord 50 of Rt 1 Wolf Summit will be Saturday at 1 pm at Davis Funeral Home Clarksburg with interment at ICCF Memorial Park Salem. Friends may call after 7 pm tonight.
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Cork
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Clarksburg
Mary M. Cork
Emil Dobosz
Holy Cross Cemetery
Davis-Weaver Funeral
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