Dukes of politics rise from state houses to national stage
A portrait of Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia Pete duPont of Delaware and Jim Thompson of Illinois as fresh faced governors in 1977 Their paths show how nation building starts in state government Rockefeller duPont and Thompson leverage family names wealth and law careers to pursue a bigger political future Thompson pushes fiscal restraint while Rockefeller faces a harsh West Virginia winter and tax battles duPont projects a public persona balancing cuts and taxes set against a volatile political landscape.
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Dave Goldberg
Associated Press
United States of America
Jay Rockefeller
West Virginia
Pete duPont
Delaware
Jim Thompson
Illinois
James R. Thompson
Jim
Big Jim
Pierre S. duPont IV
Pete
John Davison Rockefeller IV
Jay
Thompson
U.S
Chicago
Otto Kerner
Ilinois
Chambers of Com
New York
Harvard
Japan
Asia
Rockefeller
Peace Corps
Winthrop
Arkansas
New York- Washington
Robert
Sharon Percy
West Virginia Wesleyan University
Senate
House
Harvard Law School
Princeton
duPont
State House
A Moment of Prayer and Life Quotes
A compact meditation quotes Isaiah and Darwin on life and health. The passage blends a prayer for restoration with Darwin’s reflection on life's value, highlighting the urgency of meaningful use of time and the spirit’s vitality.
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M Conday
Charles Darwin
Weekend guest sparks old and new mores clash
Art Buchwald humorously chronicles a house guest dilemma as Joan brings home her friend Mickey. Mr Ripley frets over propriety while Mrs Ripley cites moral standards and a Supreme Court joke. The laugh line lands on a compromise: sleep arrangements and door locks.
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Washington
Ripley’s
Joan
Mickey
Mrs. Ripley
Mr. Ripley
Cambridge
Supreme Court
Beauty before the diamonds in Curie tale and rings lore
Marie and Pierre Curie feared wealth would distract science. At a banquet Marie saw Pierre admire a necklace and misread his gaze. He confessed he admired the wearer’s beauty. Also notes on annular fingers and ring lore, plus a bettor's daily average at New York tracks ending in losses.
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Marie
Pierre Curie
Pierre
New York
Grafton and Taylor County News Briefs Review
Governor Rockefeller announced $2645 in federal matching funds to Taylor County for extrication gear and a new communications unit. Grafton reports a small jail fire, a push for property code enforcement, Harvest Festival ticket sales, and city fee increases. Also coverage of flood relief, a new councilman, and local obituaries and golf results.
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Charleston
Taylor County Commission
Rockefeller
Taylor County
Grafton
John Hulley
William A. Manley
Spector
Manley
William Manley
C. Lowell Mason
Claude Ebert
J.C. Penney
Board of Education
On This Date In History June 20 1977 Digest
June 20 marks historic milestones from 1789 start of the French Revolution to 1963 hot line talks between the United States and the Soviet Union. Other notes include Maryland's 1632 grant, Victoria's 1837 ascent, West Virginia's 1863 admission, Alaska purchase proclamation, Guam seizure in 1898, and Beirut evacuation in 1976.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Lord Baltimore
Victoria
England
William the Fourth
West Virginia
Andrew Johnson
Alaska
Russia
United States
Guam
Soviet Union
Washington
Moscow
Cassius Clay
Mohammed Ali
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Merce, Republican Club
Sam Gove
Institute of Government and Public Affairs
University of Illinois
Art Buchwald
Berry's
World Center
L.M. Boyd
Beauty
Louie
Tug Fork
State Department of Welfare
Fine Workers Union
George Evans
Umberto Joseph Raschella
Wilson Ridge
Danielle Lee Brown
Lee Mason Brown
Kathy Lynn Myers Brown
Fettermen
Robert T. Charles Linn
Miss Maude B. Brown
West Railroad Street
Andrew L. Anvil
Thornton
Sanford Kennedy
West Main Street
Catherine Minor Weidlich
West Washington Street
Wilford Lee Cox
Paul Earl Mauller
Sunset Terrace
United Nations Security Council
United States Navy
Beirut
Lebanon
Don Juan
Lillian Hellman
Saul Bellow
The
Mountain Statesman
Ralph J. Cooper
Phil Angelo
Tan
Montani Semper
Grafton, WV
Main Street
Daily Sentinel
the Mountain Aman
W. Main St
Gratton
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