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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1972
Page
2
A devotional excerpt cites Luke 16 16 17 urging readers to consider the transition from law and prophets to the gospel of the kingdom. It emphasizes the enduring nature of divine law though human understanding shifts. It frames spiritual entry as urgent and timeless.
Wyoming County Prosecuting Attorney sues Island Creek Coal and Rogers Brothers Construction to force cleanup of Painters Creek strip mining. Critics argue DNR enforces laxly for testimonial fundraising, while hearings on Badger Coal in Barbour County move to a neutral office.
The piece argues the Bangladesh conflict marks a larger Soviet China struggle across South Asia. It notes guerrilla training in Burma and northeast India, Soviet support for minority Communist groups, and pro Soviet aims to break West Pakistan. It urges the United States to wait and avoid entanglement.
United Press International subscription rates listed for Raleigh and Beckley areas include mail and home delivery options. Rates cover daily and Sunday editions with yearly, six month, and three month terms, plus weekly and monthly home delivery and a note on change of address procedures and tax.
N. B. Underwood assumed duties as manager of the Beckley office of the West Virginia Employment Service. He joined the employment service in 1933 and now leads the local office as part of the 1947 Raleigh Register recap.
UPI analyzes how the Vietnam war and Soviet support to North Vietnam shape President Nixon’s planned Moscow trip. Moscow’s involvement, Geneva ties, and SALT talks test Washington’s bid to ease East West tensions while aid flows from the Soviet Union and China.
Penny the aging mixed breed dog is nearing retirement and may require extra protection. Once a lively guardian, she now shows weight gain and reduced stamina, with teeth decay and recent canine conflicts prompting concerns about her future care. The passage shifts to a political note about Vietnamese leadership and unity under Thieu.
Westinghouse introduces modular house components for future homes. The home communications center stores bills and recipes while the service module provides CCTV views of pool, door, patio, or nursery. A robotically timed kitchen with infrared oven and multiple appliances aims to synchronize meals.
The Register questions Rudolph Di Trapano's suitability as Democratic State Executive Committee chair for endorsing presidential hopeful Sen. Muskie. It argues party leaders lack neutrality and that endorsements hinder West Virginia Democrats from uniting. cites involvement with conflicting interests. Mike Potega, candidate for state Democratic Executive Committee.
From the 1922 Raleigh Register files the King’s Daughters Hospital operates full time with three nurses and two probationers. Fifty patients admitted before month’s end. Construction pushed on the new stone hospital on Park Knoll with plans to add a fourth story as weather allows.
Rev David Poling highlights three books for renewal one just published one due in May and a 1971 title Survival Plus by Reuel L Howe from Seabury Press. Herbster God Makes Sense Pilgrim Press and Muggeridge Vidler Paul Envoy Extraordinary Harper explore church life and modern apostleship.
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