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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1971
Page
2
The piece probes James R. Hoffa after Lewistown prison release, noting his pension, past leadership, and possible future. It questions whether Hoffa will speak on justice and youth crime and if anyone will listen as he nears age 67 in 1990.
A Sunday School discussion on the Women's Liberation Movement centers on name sharing in marriage. The writer notes no legal requirement for a wife to take a husband name and argues for personal choice to ease bureaucratic tasks. The piece questions why the debate centers on patriarchal naming and salutes personal autonomy.
The United Nations, under pressure from Beijing, removed the credentials of two correspondents from Taiwan's Central News Agency. The CNA is the government news service of Chiang Kai-shek's government, expelled from the UN last autumn. The action exposes UN weakness and its retreat from declared principles.
Transcript from Washington shows President Nixon planning a Moon mission with Henry Kissinger and Pat Nixon as companions. He argues the historic trip serves national interests and could influence the election cycle, despite counterclaims of political motives.
A reader describes a new road to a Cedar Coal Co strip mine off Cabin Creek above Dawes. The note quotes a political remark on responsibility for devaluation and credit. The writer reports being blocked by an irate truck driver while leaving the site after observing from about 900 feet away.
The article details how mob figures including Meyer Lansky and others reportedly moved to Israel, using the Law of Return to gain sanctuary while Israeli authorities split over letting criminal elements remain. It notes laundering of funds via Swiss banks and ongoing Justice Department inquiries, alongside political friction and a background briefing controversy.
A New York article surveys U.S. politics at year end 1971, criticizing Nixon aides Herbert Klein Clark McGregor and Maurice Stans for hype. It weighs potential 1972 policy moves, including school funding reform proposed by HEW Secretary Richardson and Volpe's transportation fund plans, while warning of Phase II after Phase I bravado.
George G. J. Jones of Rare Medium in South Charleston is highlighted in a feature on page 1B detailing his work and influence in the regional art and literary scene.
An American visitor tours the Guinness Brewery in Dublin and notes Protestant control while Ireland remains economically tied to Britain. The piece discusses Irish independence, economic dependence, and political limits shaped by British power, including trade with the Common Market and Northern Ireland anxieties.
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