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The Mountain Statesman

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1977

Page

2

Carter argues welfare changes could keep families intact

President Carter says changing social values and mobility disrupt the American family and welfare rules often reward divided households. He favors equal tax benefits for working married couples, supports mothers with young children working, and backs after school programs. He discusses his family life, Rosalynn’s role, and views on homosexuality.

Washington Carter Associated Press Amy White House Oval Office Rosalynn Latin America

Amin reported missing after assassination attempt in Uganda

Nairobi Daily Nation cited Ugandan Vice President Mustafa Adrisi confirming Amin's disappearance and police and army search across Uganda. Officials in Kampala doubted the report. a resident at Entebbe said Amin's status was unknown while Radio Uganda hinted he might attend a western Uganda refugee day.

Nairobi Kenya Idi Amin Uganda Kampala Amin Entebbe Radio Uganda Nation Mustafa Adrisi Adrisi Bagitabire Radio Ministry of Information

Begin Faces Confidence Vote in Knesset Coalition Formed

SERUSALEM AP Begin seeks vote tonight in Knesset as he forms a coalition with National Religious party and Agudat Yisrael to back a 12 member cabinet. Though holding 61 seats, two defectors pledge support for a bare majority. Begin to meet President Katzir and then Carter in Washington next month. Dayan serves as foreign minister, aiding moderating influence.

Serusalem Menahem Begin Knesset Israel Likud Ephraim Katzir National Religious Party Agudat Yisrael Begin Washington Carter Labor Labor Defense Moshe Dayan

Space Shuttle Enterprise Completes First Manned Flight

NASA officials say the Space Shuttle Enterprise performed well during its first manned flight a 54 minute piggyback test atop a jumbo jet at Edwards Air Force Base The mission tested control guidance and power units and paves the way for future ferrying to space by 1980 with next full flight set for June 28 and possible free flights by July 27.

Edwards Air Force Base Calif NASA Desert Test Site Donald ‘‘Deke” Slayton Shuttle Enterprise Slayton Air Force Gordon Fullerton Fred Haise Jr Astronaut Corps Orbat Capé Canaveral Fla Earth California Florida

Vallorani Named Metropolitan Life Sales Manager in Clarksburg

Eugene A. Vallorani of Grafton has been appointed sales manager at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company's Clarksburg office. He joined in 1975, qualified for the Leaders Conference, and is a member of the National Association of Life Underwriters. Vallorani is a McKeesport native, Marine Corps veteran, and has a family of five.

Clarksburg Eugene A. Vallorani Grafton Metropolitan Life Insurance Company West Pike Street Rudolph J. Pramaggiore Vallorani Metropolitan Life National Association of Life Underwriters McKeesport Rhonda Lisa Melissa

Monongahela River Basin water quality advisory groups form in Fairmont area

Citizens groups elected officials and regional leaders in 13 counties join a federally funded water quality management plan for the Monongahela River Basin. A two-council consortium will organize citizen advisory committees, identify pollution sources and prioritize abatement actions with technical support from state and federal agencies, aiming for a final plan to EPA by Nov. 1, 1978.

Fairmont Monongahela River Regional Planning and Development Council Monongahela West Fort Cheat Tygart Valley Shavers Fork Doddridge Harrison Marion Monongalia Preston Taylor Barbour Braxton Gilmer Lewis Randolph Tucker Upshur Dave Elkinton Region VI Chambers of Commerce Elkinton West Fork Cheat River U.S Soil Conservation Service West Virginia Department of Natural Resources Monongahela River Basin West Virginia EPA

Weekend transports by Grafton Emergency Squad

Grafton Taylor County Emergency Squad carried six people over the weekend. Iva Lake and W Wilford St were moved from home to Grafton City Hospital and back. Elma Hobertson left Grafton City Hospital for Maple Ave. Charles Burdette went from home to Grafton City Hospital then Broaddus Hospital. Charles Wengler and Willie Stiles traveled from home to Veterans Administration Hospital.

Grafton Taylor County Iva Lake W. Wilford St Grafton City Hospital Elma Hobertson Maple Ave Charles Burdette Rt. 5 Broaddus Hospital Charles Wengler W. Main St Veterans Administration Hospital Willie Stiles Rt. 1

Hospital Admissions And Funeral Notices In West Virginia

Hospital register lists admissions for June 18 and 19 at Grafton and Independence with names including Laura Wiseman David Hall Debra Rutherford Amber Lee Laren and Bruce Sheets plus others. Discharges include Elfma Hall Robert Gregory Nettis Mathews and Rebecca Boyce Mathews 91. Funeral notices report Nellie Rae Rutherford 85 and services at Bartlett Funeral Home with interment Fellowsville Cemetery while Hastings Funeral hosts services for Mathews.

Tunnelton Nellie Rae Rutherford Rt. 1 Grafton City Hospital Fellowsville William H Barbara Ellen Wolfe Floyd L. Rutherford Thelma Williams Austin Ellen) Miller Howard Wilma) Bolyard Mahlon Ruth) Machamer Westport Mass Edward Mabel) Hollandsworth Woodbridge Roberta Bobbie) Stewart New Martinsville W.va William P. Rutherford George H. Wolfe Nettie Rebecca Boyce Mathews Morgantown Monongalia General Hospital Gum Springs David and Harriett Trickett Boyce South Point United Methodist Church Eula Ford Fairmont Bernice Lazzell Dorothy Bolyard Bonnie Carlyle Roanoke Virginia June J. Wakefield Scottsdale Arizonia Mable Williams Sardis Ohio Albert Mathews Independence Archie Mathews Pearl Ammons Dora Johnson Jetta Mason Elizabeth Lowe Grafton Goldie Freeze Steubenville John Wylie Mathews William Charles John Emil Laura_L. Wiseman David Hall Debra __ Rutherford Thornton Amber Lee Laren Bruce Sheets Mathews Nettis Rebecca Boyce Mathews Hastings Spruce Street Clell O. Mick Mathews Taylor County Rutherford Bartlett Funeral Home Samuel Ryan Fellowsville Cemetery

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