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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1971

Page

2

Thought For Today War warnings from Matthew 24:6

A devotional line highlights Christian warnings about wars and rumors of wars. It urges calm, noting events will occur but the end is not yet.

Car Wash Psychology Reveals Attitudes and Habits

A study by Transportation Cleaning Systems chief H A Porterfield links car wash frequency and timing to safety, status, and attitudes toward sex. It notes more people use commercial washes than do it themselves, aided by service station discounts, while drivers may mask motives.

H. A. Porterfield Transportation Cleaning Systems O. K Porterfield

Ten Years Since Gagarin and the Space Milestone

The world marked ten years since Yuri Gagarin's 1961 Vostok I flight lasting 1 hour 48 minutes. The piece notes Soviet advances in unmanned missions Luna 17 Venera 7 Lunokhod II and Soyuz 9 as well as joint space efforts with the United States and shifting budgets and goals.

Earth Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin Siberia Vostok I Gagarin Kennedy Venus Moon Mars NASA U. S Russia P. C

Newspaper industry faces growth despite ads and tech shifts

An analysis notes the U S newspaper publishing industry likely to grow about 4 percent yearly through 1975 with receipts near 8.5 billion by 1975. It details employment cuts, rising costs, distribution challenges, and potential tech solutions like cable TV and facsimile to deliver targeted daily news.

United States McLuhanesque Department of Commerce Agency Industrial Outlook New York Times the Times Business Week Ben H Bagdikian Washington Post

Rep Paul McCloskey S Hints at GOP Peace Bid Against Nixon

Washington reports Republicans dismiss talk of Rep Paul N McCloskey challenging Nixon as the 1972 GOP peace candidate. McCloskey, 43 from California, argues for troop withdrawals and a pacifist stance. Some GOP insiders doubt McCloskey can threaten Nixon, others warn of a strong bid in California.

Raymond Lahr Washington UPI White House Nixon Paul N. McCloskey Gene McCarthy GOP McCloskey California Minnesota McCarthy Lyndon B. Johnson New Hampshire Wisconsin Johnson Washington

Beard Culture and Centenary Fest Shape Cadillac Civic Mood

Cadillac prepares for its 100th birthday with a beard growing citywide decree affecting all male residents and police officers. The piece links local whimsy to broader themes of costs and responsibilities in space, environment, and public services.

Cadillac Mich Raleigh County

Boss Returns From New York Seminar on Investigative Reporting

By BOB WILLS the editor notes taxes burden and government growth while the boss reappears after a 15 day American Press Institute seminar at Columbia University. He warns about careful typesetting and hints at improved investigative reporting skills.

John American Press Institute Columbia University New York City

War baby boom reshapes police forces and clergy debates

The text links a surge of younger officers in police forces to wartime demographics and includes a quote from Joseph Wambaugh about the LAPD and his novel The New Centurions. It also notes Father Hesburgh defending celibacy in the Catholic clergy amid broader cultural tensions.

Joseph Wambaugh Los Angeles New Centurions Fife Theodore M. Hesburgh Notre Dame University

Old Chinese Plan For Doctors and Stockbrokers

New York based Leonard M Heine Jr former stockbroker of Management Asset Corp argues for a feudal style payment where doctors are paid to keep families healthy and advisers earn a 2 percent annual fee on gross portfolios. Heine says the model eliminates conflicts of interest and rewards performance not turnover. Citibank meanwhile offers 1 percent annually on small accounts as a related example.

United States Leonard M. Heine, Jr Management Asset Corp New York Heine Wall Street

Bank fee plans aim to boost client accounts through incentives

Berry's World notes two incentive plans by Citibank and Management Asset. Citibank merely advises on securities while Management Asset handles all trading. Both rely on client account growth for profits, with minimum asset values cited at 250 dollars.

Citibank Heine

Youth Lacks Taste for Life's Challenge Says Biossat

Bruce Biossat argues that many college students in Washington show shallow perceptions of reality and want easy solutions from presidential candidates. He notes their demand for immediate triumph and administrative action, not genuine judgment or candidate performance.

Washington Nea Edmund Muskie Edward Kennedy Hubert Humphrey George McGovern Harold Hughes Birch Bayh Muskie Ken Nedy McGovern

Raleigh Register Democratic Subscription Rates Notice

Subscriptions for daily and Sunday editions listed by mail and home delivery options. Rates include one year 38.12 dollars, six months 19.06 dollars, three months 9.78 dollars. Home delivery weekly 3.05 dollars per month.

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