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Newspaper

The Mountain Statesman

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1977

Page

2

Senate House clash over abortion funds and Medicaid rule

The Senate and House move to clash over federal funds for abortions after a Supreme Court ruling tightens restrictions on Medicaid financed procedures. The Senate seeks a middle path allowing abortions to save a life or in rape or incest cases, while the House demands a total ban. A conference will resolve differences on the 60.6 to 61.3 billion dollar appropriations bill amid Hyde Amendment disputes. The court’s decision may compel HEW to halt or resume Medicaid abortion payments within 25 days.

Washington House Senate Supreme Court Labor Department Department of Health, Education and Welfare HEW Congress High Court Dooling

Girl Scout Abduction Shocks Florida Camp Members

Charlotte Grosse 15 was kidnapped at Oscar Scherer State Park as her sister and a friend watched. Deputies and volunteers combed Bradenton area after a heavyset man dragged her from a tent. The abductor telephoned home to say he would free her but released no details. Police search continues as sheriff notes unlikely wooded-area location.

Sarasota Fla Charlotte Grosse Nokomis Sarasota County Jim Hardcastle Richard Grosse Hardcastle Charlotte Bradenton Oscar Scherer State Park Eleanor Virginia Wallace Locust Grove Okla

Road bids awarded for 18 miles in four counties

Contracts for resurfacing about 18 miles of Barbour Harrison Preston and Taylor County roads were awarded. The statewide program covers over 360 miles with $898,106 of the $8.2 million allocated. County breakdown includes Barbour J F Allen Co 145,890 for US 20. Barbour Upshur JF Allen Co 207,162 for US 119. Harrison Black Rock Contracting 160,076 for WV 20. Preston Preston Contractors 245,?24 for WV 7 and WV 26. Taylor Preston Contractors 142,054 for US 250.

Charleston Barbour Harrison Preston Taylor Department of Highways Belington Rd U.S. 20 J. F. Allen Co Clarksburg Barbour and Upshur Philippi-Grafton U.S JF. Allen Co Barbour Co Kingwood Rd W.va Howesville Preston Contractors, Inc Kingwood Webster Preston Contractors

Pikeville Plans Move for McCoy Cemetery for Sports Complex

Pikeville officials intend to relocate Dill Cemetery containing Randall McCoy and 261 others to clear land for a 3 million, 12,000 seat sports and civic complex. The move spurs protests from Kentucky history buffs and McCoy descendants who filed a federal suit in Lexington to stop the plan.

Louisville Kentucky Pikeville Feader Randall McCoy McCoys Dill Pikeville City Larry Webster Jim Bentley Filson Club Lexington London Bridge Arizona Bentley Two Acre McCoy Randall McCoy Sarah Roseann Sam Martha Nancy Forsyth Kentucky Heritage Commission Webster West Virginia John Dill Jr William R. Buster Kentucky Historical Society Buster Richard Hagg

OPEC to halt July price rise amid union push

Nine OPEC members will forgo the July 1 5 percent price hike to keep unity. Saudi Arabia and the UAE will raise their prices by 5 percent, potentially lifting US crude costs and nudging gasoline and heating fuel prices slightly higher. Iraqi and Libyan plans remain unclear as Perez’s mediation favors cartel cohesion.

Vienna Austria United States Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates New York Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC Algeria Ecuador Gabon Indonesia Iran Kuwait Nigeria Qatar Venezuela Iraq Libya Uae Carlos Andres Perez Middle East Perez CBS Walter Cronkite

Bicentennial agency winds down amid uncommemorated history

Washington AP reports the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration ends after years of controversy with two thirds of the Revolution unmarked. Final report to Congress marks the shift of observance duties to the Interior Department, amid reflection on a politicized era and renewed talk of 1987 constitutional observances.

Washington Congress Interior Department Gress Nixon Jean McKee Miss McKee

Hospital register lists admissions and discharges by facility

Grafton City Hospital and other facilities report admissions on June 27 29 and 30 across towns including Moatsville Preston Memorial Clarksburg and others. Names include Alice Menear Laura Hannon Robert Williams Gloria Stout Bonita etc along with numerous departments and a long list of patient names and attendants across multiple locations.

Grafton Taylor County Laura Hannon Lincoln St Grafton City Hospital Alice Menear Cather Towers Alice Miles Ross St Robert Williams Moatsville Jeff Fleming William Ward Alfreta Bolliger Preston Memorial Hospital Tunnelton Lucille Bailer Cindy Thorn Independence Celia Shaffer Bowlesburg Austin Bever Kingwood Robert_ FF Loughry Clarksburg Gloria Stout

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