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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1971
Page
2
March 1782 Massacre Contrast Echoes Calley Debate
The account recalls Col. David Williamson’s 1782 assault on Moravian Gnadenhutten, where 96 Delaware converts were killed by militiamen. It links early frontier violence to the My Lai verdict, arguing both cases reveal wartime brutality and the danger of scapegoating officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Williamson
Fort Pitt
Ohio
Gnadenhutten
Grace
Philadelphia
Continental Congress
William Irvine
Irvine
Independent
America
Calley
Neil Sheehan
Hawk
U. S
Vietnam
Sheehan
My Lai
William Calley
Draft Debate and Free Country Arguments Stir Youth Voices
David Harris, released after 20 months for draft refusal, voices pride in his stance. Pete Knutson, an 18 year old Stanford freshman, argues the draft must end. The piece discusses conscription, nation defense, and the Vietnam era’s moral questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Harris
Harris
Joan Baez
Sam
Canada
Sweden
House Armed Services Committee
Stanford University
Pete Knutson
George Washington
America
Paul Revere
Subscription rates and delivery terms notice
National Advertising Representative Ward Griffith Company lists subscriptions by mail and home delivery options with rates for daily and Sunday editions. East and West Virginia policies note 3 percent sales tax and that carriers are independent contractors, with Beckley Newspapers Corporation not responsible for partner arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
MAIL
Sundar
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Feerm
Skepticism Rises as Brezhnev Plans Consumer Promises
Soviet leaders promise abundant consumer goods in the 1971 75 five year plan amid doubt voiced after the 24th party congress. Nikolai Mirotvortsev says TV sets radios and appliances will be available, but cars stay tight. Brezhnev warns managers to deliver or leave, signaling tougher action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UPI
Leonid Brezhnev
Literaturnaya Gazeta
Writers Union
Nikolai N. Mirotvortsev
State Planning Committee
Mirotvortsev
Brezhnev
Vocoder Aids Deaf Speech At Ohio State University
The Vocoder converts spoken sound into visual vibration patterns shown on a lighted screen to guide deaf students in pronunciation. Professor Herman R. Weed and Helen Reynolds report initial trials with two children over three weeks show promise and motivate further development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
UPI
Ohio State University
Herman R. Weed
Weed
Helen Reynolds
Ohio School For the Deaf
Reynolds
Computerism Not Humanism as Dartmouth Computer Aids Cancer Care
A Dartmouth College computer system at Kiewit Computation Center monitors 87 data items for over 8 000 cancer patients in New Hampshire and Vermont. It rapidly analyzes 715 000 facts, aids early recurrence detection, and lets hospitals compare local programs with others while students develop dosimetry software.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald McManus Hanover
N.H
UPI
Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
Vermont
Kiewit
Frank W. Lane
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Dartmouth
Edward S. Sternick
Bookkeeper resigns to become deputy assessor in Beckley
Elliott H. Cook resigns from C. A. Midhelberg in Charleston after a year and a half as bookkeeper and will return to Beckley to take a position as office deputy assessor for his father. The Womans Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church South meets this week with Mrs. G. C. Hedrick for a New Year offering to support local work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott H. Cook
C. A. Midhelberg
Charleston
Beckley
The
Womans Missionary Society
Ladies Aid
Methodist' Episcopal Church
South
G. C. Hedrick
Debate Over Gender Titles Sparks Public Letter Opinions
A reader denounces the term postmaster for women and praises postmistress as proper. The piece cites a Congressgovernors press poll showing only 5 percent favor gendered titles and urges using congresswoman and postmistress. It also discusses a letter about CBS country music programs and a misprinted address with CBS network details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
Oliver L. Green
U. S. Postal Service
Postal Service
Congress
Susie Smith
Mary Jones
Association For Children With
CBS
Journalese
Murdock
Quotes on theft prevention from a national auto theft official
Special agent Robert L. Barton of the National Automobile Theft Bureau criticizes motorists for neglecting basic protections like locking cars and removing ignition keys. He warns that without public vigilance, law enforcement and insurers face limited results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Barton
National Automobile Theft Bureau
U.S. Jobs tied to Overseas Investment in 1970
Ray Cromley analyzes how U.S. corporate affiliates abroad boosted capital outlays by 22 percent in 1970 with another rise expected in 1971, while domestic investment grew slower. He argues overseas investment raises technology gains, funds research, and undercuts domestic firms, urging smarter policy to boost U.S. efficiency and jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nea
Nixon
U. S
France
Germany
Japan
Western
Europe
United States
Great Britain
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Don Oakley
Valcah & Register
Democratic
Prince St
W. Va
Hinton
United Press International
Science Today
By Kay Christensen
Hitchcock Hospital
Raleigh Register
Berry
NEA, Inc
Nora Murdock
Beckley Post-Herald
Columbia Broadcasting System Television Network
Robert Wood
C/O
Cbs-Tv
2Nd Street
N. Y
Wjls Radio
CBS Radio Network
West 52Nd St
Cbs-Iv
New York City
Ray Cromley
U.S
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