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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1971
Page
2
A pithy reflection by Thomas Henry Hunley, English biologist, about progress. The rung of a ladder should lift a foot to reach higher, not serve as a resting place.
Hiram College president Art Scott led a Quaker sponsored student group to the Paris peace talks and argued that North Vietnamese aims differ from American revolutionaries. He warned that true human freedom remains untested by regimes like North Vietnam and other Soviet aligned states.
Fred B Lifton of Niles Township argues against rigid dress codes noting the time wasted on wardrobe rules. He suggests allowing student standards may yield stricter self governance, while warning permissive codes assume perfect student judgment and may undermine broader educational aims.
The piece surveys 1969 reform effects raising filing thresholds, increased personal exemptions, and projected returns, noting 72.5 million expected filings and 6.9 billion in refunds mailed. It traces tax history from Civil War era open returns to the Sixteenth Amendment and comments on millionaire tax avoidance alongside cultural quotes about taxation.
The article explains that Christianity uniquely uses the cross as a symbol of torture and frames Jesus death as a voluntary, merciful atonement. It argues the moral law demands punishment for sin and that Jesus' crucifixion satisfies this law, with the Easter miracle of Jesus' resurrection proving the event's truth and significance.
Washington analysis notes that pocketbook politics shaped Democratic control for decades but inflation and social issues emerged as decisive in 1968. The piece discusses candidates using Scammon's Real Majority to frame 1970 campaigns with emphasis on law and order amid mixed results.
The Charleston capitol fire is a serious loss with records destroyed and a call to build a larger fireproof state house. Obscured by politics, inflation and unemployment spur debate on which party best handles jobs and wages as Nixon policies shift public focus.
A reader recites examples of aging tech versus modern gear from a Keystone eight millimeter camera to Kodak Super 8 systems. He recounts repair woes, battery failures, and costs, noting shoddy equipment and a monopoly on repairs, and closes by calling for action from Ralph Nader and Rep. Bella Abzug.
The CBS program The Selling of the Pentagon is criticized for doctored Henkin interview segments that misled viewers. Critics argue the network manipulated quotes to shape a false impression, raising questions about press freedom versus deception and media credibility.
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