Grafton water moratorium to continue despite plant upgrades
Grafton will reportedly keep the moratorium on expanding main water lines as city officials pursue a plant upgrade with a 604000 EDA grant. Public engineer Victor R. Wilford notes renovations won t boost production or filtration capacity, though pumps storage and piping are planned. City Manager C Lowell Mason described the plant as more than half a century old.
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Victor R. Wilford
State Department of Health
Haymond
West Hill
Wilford
State Health Department
Economic Development Administration
EDA
C. Lowell Mason
Department of Health
Mason
Health Department
Cerrone and Vaughn
Wheeling
Fellowsville Elementary Closed by Preston County Protest
Preston County Schools faced protests over a consolidation plan prompting Fellowsville Elementary to close as bus routes faced delays and early dismissals across the county. Officials reported buses freed with police assistance while students in Fellowsville area shifted to Kingwood and Terra Alta schools under the new plan.
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Fellowsville
Preston County
John Myers
Myers
Aurora
Newburg
Rt. 92
Grafton
State Police
West Preston Senior High
Masontown
Central Preston Senior High
Kingwood
East Preston Senior High
Terra Alta
Newburg High School
Aurora High
Carter backs Lance as Senate probes his finances
President Carter remains steadfast in support of Bert Lance as the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee opens a full inquiry into Lance's past financial dealings. Comptroller John Heimann testifies early, Lance to appear next week, while Lance's lawyer Clark Clifford signals a possible post-testimony meeting with the President. The Times editorial calls for measured political prudence.
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Washington
Carter
Bert Lance
Senate
Georgia
Lance
John G. Heimann
Clark Clifford
Cyprus
Clifford
Senate Committee
Watergate figure Liddy begins full freedom after years in prison
G Gordon Liddy spends his first night with wife in a Washington hotel after being released from Danbury federal prison. He served 52 months in prison for Watergate actions and remains the only figure to stay silent on the central question of burglars' objective. Neighbors in Oxon Hill Md start a fund drive to help pay his debts and plan a Sept 24 celebration.
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Richard M. Nixon
G. Gordon Liddy
Liddy
Danbury
Conn
Nixon
Watergate
Democratic Party
Gerald Ford
Oxon Hill
Carter
WVU freshman shot over towing fee in Laurel Point garage
In Morgantown WV, 18 year old Charles F. King II of Pittsburgh died after an argument over an $85 motorcycle towing fee at Vice Garage and Towing. Owner Victor L. Solomon, 55, faces charges for the fatal shooting. A bond hearing set before Circuit Judge Larry V. Starcher. King, an engineering student living in Bozeman Hall, died at WVU Medical Center. Two companions were with him. one sustained minor injuries. Autopsy planned.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Charles F. King II
Pittsburgh
Laurel Point
Victor L. Solomon
Laurel Paint
Vice
University Ave
Monongalia County
Andrew Fusco
Larry V. Starcher
King
Solomon
Fusco
Bozeman Hall
WVU
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New York Times
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Watergate Planner
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Charleston
State Industrial School
Mark Stoddard
West Virginia Department of Employment Security
Bill Workman
W. Main Street
David Scot
Grafton— City
State Industrial School For Boys
Riverside Drive
Charles Taylor
Fetterman
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Monongahela Power Company
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