Grafton Faces Water Plant Crisis and Funding Hurdles
The city seeks 1.8 million for a new water plant as federal rules, AR C and EDA funding gaps strain progress. Partial EDA support leaves 604000, forcing talks with the state and ARC while a bond plan and higher rates loom. Rockefeller’s capital moratorium blocks ARC funds, prompting appeal for top state and ARC consideration to unlock growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Jay Rockefeller
Taylor County
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Appalachian Regional Commission
Jay
ABC
Rockefeller
Moment of prayer and cautions in old text
A reflective excerpt discusses a moment of prayer among idlers moving from house to house and cautions against spreading unverified evil about others. It quotes I Timothy and Johann Lavater on speaking truth and restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klers
I Timothy
Johann Lavater
Circus horse calm in the ring and playful naps
The piece notes the trained circus horse remains calm amid crowd noise and even naps while waiting to perform. It also mentions bizarre trivia about body shaping from weightlifting and cultural visions of the moon. Additional quotes touch on cheetah growth, athlete family size, and jokes about nudist colonies and Santa in the USSR.
Twin Cities tax sharing plan eyed to curb urban flight
The Twin Cities and suburbs push a regional tax base sharing scheme nicknamed The Robin Hood strategy. It shifts 40 percent of rising business property value into a seven-county pool, redistributing about 21 million in taxes this year. Minneapolis and St. Paul receive a sizable portion while other communities experience gains or losses based on growth rates.
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America
Twin Cities
Edmund G. Brown Jr
California
Michigan
Maryland
Minneapolis
St. Paul
John Boland
Charles Weaver
Bloomington
Minn
Lyle Olson
National Council For Urban Economic Development
North Oaks
Boland
Carter grain reserve plan aims to ease farmer tensions
Carter proposes a new federal grain reserve with key differences from past stocks policies. By widening price margins and adding more crops the plan seeks to lessen farmer protests and foster cooperation, in contrast to earlier controversial proposals.
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Carter
A Case for a Broad Grain Reserve System
The piece argues for expanding U.S. grain reserves beyond wheat to corn and soybeans, widening the price gap between purchase and release, and using reserves to stabilize prices domestically and internationally. It cites past surpluses, foreign exchange earnings, and the need for market-based signals to guide production and consumption decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
U.S
Public Forum on Widows and Widowers Companionship Plan
An elderly widower urges community leaders to form rotating small groups of widows and widowers for weekly visits to provide companionship. He suggests no coffee or food, handshakes and cheek kisses, potential marriages, government stipends to support cohabitation, and keeping seniors in their homes alongside a new social approach.
On This Date June 28 Historical Highlights and Births
On June 28 events span 1778 Monmouth Battle and 1914 Archduke Francis Ferdinand assassination triggering World War I. Other notes include Victoria’s 1838 coronation, Versailles Treaty 1919, Yugoslav guerrilla start 1941, Seoul fall 1950, leaflets over North Vietnam 1965, Jordan talks 1965, Nixon troop withdrawal 1968, Seychelles independence 1976, plus birthdays and Clemenceau quote.
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Austria-Hungary
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Sarajevo
Bosnia
Monmouth
N.J
Molly Pitcher
Britain
Victoria
France
Yugoslavia
Seoul
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Hussein of
Jordan
Lyndon Johnson
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Angelo
Berry's
L.M. Boyd Circus
Santa Claus
Soviet Union
Grandpa Frost
Jonathan Wolman
ST. Paul, Minn
Rosalynn Carters
The
Road
Africa
Andy Young
H. Robert Diercks
Cargill Incorporated
Washington
Israel
Richard Nixon
Indian Ocean
Seychelles
Richard
Georges Clemenceau
Mountain Statesman
West Virginia
Ralph J. Cooper
Phil Angelo
Montani
Semper
Tesman
Grafton, WV
Main Street
Taylor
Adj
Statesman
Alain St. Gratton
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