Industrial park plans formed for Braxton plant site
Kenton Meadows bought the former West Virginia Forest Products Co. plant near Gassaway for $200,000 and will merge it with other sites in an industrial park and a Frametown jetport project still under development. The forest products firm closed in 1971 after losses near $3 million.
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W.va
Braxton County
West Virginna Forest Products Co
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Sutton
Kenton Meadows
West Virginia Economic Development Authority
WVEDA
Meadows
Frametown
West Virginia Forest Products
Carter faces social security crisis and tax shifts
Washington reports the Carter administration grapples with the Social Security funding crisis. The plan proposes broader payroll tax bases and earlier tax increases, with Congress already resisting. Carter aims to restore solvency by shifting some tax burdens to employers and higher earners while funneling income tax revenue into Social Security.
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Washington
Carter
White House
Congress
Come
Area girl graduates from West Virginia schools
Debra Jean Gaines of Grafton is among 10 graduates at the West Virginia School for the Blind. Twelve students will graduate from the West Virginia School for the Deaf. Baccalaureate services are set for 1 30 p m June 9 in the multi purpose room of the Junior-Senior High School for the Deaf with Rev Donald Swope delivering the sermon. Commencement follows at 10 a m June 10 with Rev Gerald Cale giving invoc and benediction. Foantie N Williams will present diplomas. Dr Daniel B Taylor and other board members are expected to attend.
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Gerald Cale
Church of the Nazarene
Foantie N. Williams
State Board of Education
Daniel B. Taylor
Dam Tours at Tygart Dam Open to Public
Corps of Engineers and Grafton Rotary Club offer public tours of Tygart Dam interior to explain the mission and functions of the corps. Tours run in June July and August on Wednesdays at 1 00 PM with options for special groups. Also available are Golden Age Passports for U S citizens over 62 at no cost granting reduced rates at federally managed recreation areas.
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Grafton
Corps of Engineers
Tygart Dam
Grafton Rotary Club
Corps
Tygart Dork
Perdons
United States
Horder
National Park
West Virginia
Potomac State Sets Freshman Orientation Dates
Potomac State College of West Virginia University holds two freshman orientation and pre registration sessions on June 17 and 24. Activities include campus tours, meetings with faculty and staff, a lunch break, and class selection with advisers. Evening computer scheduling ensures a complete fall schedule.
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Keyser
Potomac State College
West Virginia University
Potomac State
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