Thought for Today Wise words versus foolish lips
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1971
Page
2
Latimer under fire over natural resources duties in WV
A Wilmington Star letter accuses West Virginia DNR head Ira Latimer Jr. and staff of failing to protect resources and aiding industry like strip mining. The writer cites a WSAZ TV appearance urging looser mining rules, concealed wildlife studies, and publication gaps on permits, urging accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Latimer
WSAZ
Canaan
Davis
del. Warren McGraw
Wyoming
DNR
McGraw
Department of Natural Resources
David Osmina
Osmina
Army officers link low civilian casualties to empathy and cooperation
In discussing My Lai and Lt Calley, combat officers recall units with few civilian deaths. they emphasize personal ties with villagers, cooperative projects, discipline, and combat experience as factors. Several officers caution these views are subjective, yet a striking pattern emerges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Calley
My Lai
South Vietnam
Peking Shifts to Subtle Soft Sell in Global Outreach
The piece analyzes a Chinese strategy shift from hardline subversion to a softer approach toward foreign nations, inviting American observers while courting UN entry. It notes growing recognitions of Red China as Cameroun becomes the 60th nation to establish ties, with Italy Canada and Chile among recent Western adopters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Newsom
UPI
Peking
Red China
Soviet Union
United Nations
Kenya
Kubla Khan
Cameroun
Italy
Canada
Chile
Open Admissions at CUNY Bring Big Changes and Challenges
City University of New York opened its doors to all city high school graduates, prompting space, staffing, and remediation issues. About 35,000 freshmen enrolled the first day, 9,000 more than expected, sparking debates over credits for remedial work and standardization across 18 colleges. Faculty attitudes show polarization toward admitting students not yet ready for college work, with gradual acceptance anticipated over one to two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
City University of New York
CUNY
Allen B. Ballard Jr
Ballard
Medical Equipment Testing Lags in Hospitals Says Doctor
Dr. Mitchell T. Rabkin of Beth Israel Hospital warns that some medical devices are not adequately tested before sale and may become obsolete quickly. He cites fierce competition and poor hospital maker communication as factors and urges solid evaluation standards to prevent unsafe currents and overpricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Frederick Boston
UPI
Mitchell T. Rabkin
Beth Israel Hospital
Rabkin
Mrs. Reed Hosts Tea for Mrs. Caperton’s Birthday
Mrs. J H Reed of Slab Fork hosted a five o clock tea last week in honor of Mrs. W G Caperton. Attendants included Mesdames Warrick Norvelle Lee Banks Caperton and Misses Crebbs Clabore Weston Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Reed
Slab Fork
W. G. Caperton
W. M. Warrick
N. Norvelle Lee
F. L. Banks
Ella Crebbs
Bettie Clabore
Kathryn Weston
Ethel Warren
Bug Dust Should One Bay Back Or Consider The Neighbors
A typewriter slave contemplates quitting as he drags himself to the door and wonders if neighbors and complaints reveal a bigger message. The scene shifts through spring sounds, pollution, hillside mining, lawn neglect, and a quiet domestic evening before he finally decides to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casine
Quote clash channels student doubts at White House meeting
Steve Baker of Hamilton College asks Nixon which country we invade next while New York students press for a stance in 1972. David Ben-Gurion urges reversing gains from the 1967 Six Day War, arguing for peace and territory return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Baker
New York
Hamilton College
Nixon
White House
National Student Congress of
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
Nixon parochiaid debate intensifies over federal aid share
President Nixon proposes turning 3 billion in federal education funds to the states with conditions for helping disadvantaged students and providing services to nonpublic schools. Opponents warn expanded church school aid harms government and education while supporters cite parochial schools' costs. Litigation and referenda unfold as states test the constitutionality and reach of such funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Congress
Joseph B. Robison
American Jewish Congress
Americans United For Separation of Church and State
Inner City
Americans United
U. S
Maryland
Strip mining scarring Raleigh County WV landscape noted
A Raleigh County survey recalls strip mining damage across northern West Virginia. Since 1939 laws and a 1941 effective date regulate operations, about 350 acres in Raleigh have been stripped, with two thirds of coal coming from Shady Spring areas and a third from Winding Gulf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
West Virgina
Raleigh County
Shady Spring
Winding Gulf
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