18 Sep 1976
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Newspaper
The Mountain Statesman
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1976
Page
1
Road plan shows Buckhannon and Elkins connected through northern West Virginia. Officials emphasize regional transport link and potential economic benefits for the heartland.
The 13th Annual Apple Festival features a Main Street parade at 2 p.m. with fire departments, marching bands from Lewis, Grafton, Aurora, and Tunnelton, plus a Taylor County senior citizens band. An aerial fireworks show closes the day at 11 p.m. with earlier events including skydiving canceled due to an injury.
Three Liberty High School students Craig Reynolds Shelia Leeson and Stephen Harold all of Clarksburg died Friday in a car tractor trailer collision on U S 50 west of the city. The truck driver Silas Francis of Ellenboro suffered head cuts. Reynolds drove the mangled car. rescuers used cutting torches to reach the victims.
The House voted 280 to 65 to form a 12 member select committee to reopen investigations into President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. deaths. Rep. Downing will chair the panel with Rep. Gonzalez as ranking Democrat, and a staff will be assembled for preliminary inquiries this year.
Amid turmoil in Minneapolis the Episcopal Church votes to ordain women priests provoking a boycott by hard line resisters. Archbishop Coggan urges unity noting tensions can strengthen the church as 200 of 912 delegates sign a loyalty declaration. Debate hints at further conflict across 114 dioceses and costs of an inquiry to follow.
WVU faces Maryland in Morgantown as the new Cheat Lake Bridge opens, linking Cumberland to Morgantown on Route 48. A sellout crowd is expected for the 1:30 p.m. kickoff, with buses from College Park among early visitors. WVU and Maryland enter with strong openers as Dan Kendra and Larry Dick trade starts amid injuries and high expectations.
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