West Virginia urged to curb governors bond power
Legislators urged in a special session to reject further road bond selling authority for Governor Arch Moore unless he presents concrete, timely reasons. Critics note past misuse of funds and high interest costs from a 1969 bond sale, urging a skeptical, decisive stance.
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West Virginia
Arch Moore
Moore
State Department of Highways
Bache and Co
Wally Barron
Bache
It Shouldnt Have Happened Editorial Clash Over Delegate Merritt
The Register denounces Delegate Mrs. Charles Merritt as an authority on legislation and questions her qualifications. It labels Merritt and two Raleigh County delegates as poor representatives and urges the Democratic Party to deny renomination. The piece criticizes a former employee for attempting to claim editorial prerogatives and calls the episode shocking.
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Register
Charles Merritt
Merritt
Memanus
Sporacino
Democratic Party
Raleigh
Confused Frenchmen Weigh Yes No In Referendum
French voters face a complex April referendum on expanding the European Common Market to include Britain Ireland Norway and Denmark. Analysts note divisions within Gaullist and Communist camps and consider Pompidou using the vote to shape his historic role while up to a quarter may abstain or go fishing rather than vote.
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Phil Newsom
Britain
Georges Pompidou
Charles de Gaulle
Pompidou
France
Europe
de Gaulle
Ireland
Norway
Denmark
Gaullist
Willy Brandt
Edward Heath
Paris
Brussels
Bug Dust Stone Throwers Should Look Before They Leap
A Mullens reader criticizes The Raleigh Register for errors on the April 16 1972 front page. The paper defends its language noting nine errors found by an English professor but argues critics’ message contains more errors per word and defends editorial practice and spelling.
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Mullens
Ring Register
John Kodel
Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. VII
Tracy Hylton
John Hodel
W. V
West Virginia
W. Va
I am no Archie Bunker says Joe Sikspak
Joe Sikspak an American citizen writes to the president criticizing Archie Bunker as racist while defending his own views. He claims not to be racist, supports 7-Up and bowling less, comments on labor and prices, mentions baseball strike and Vietnam, and states he will vote for George Wallace or McGovern.
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Joe Sikspak
Archie Bunker
Teamsters Union
Vietnam
George
Wallace
McGovern
Naleigh and Register Democratic Published by Beckley Papers
Publication details for Beckley Newspapers Corporation include address 341 Prince St Beckley West Virginia 25801 second class mail privileges Hinton and Beckley offices daily and Sunday home delivery by carrier or distributor rates 70 cents weekly 3 05 monthly subscription tax included in West Virginia deliveries carrier and distributor terms stated editor John Hodel contact Beckley office for address changes and subscription arrangements
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Democratic
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
John Hodel
West Virginia
Mailbag Devastation Hit West Virginia Beauty
A reader from West Virginia writing from Vietnam laments the loss of natural beauty due to strip mining. He urges locals to recognize the impact on future generations and calls for awareness that mining changes the state’s landscape. He notes controversy over strip mining and expresses pride in West Virginia while seeking restoration of its former scenery.
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West Virginia
West
Medium sized urban areas as future American growth
Louis Cassels reports that experts favor growing hundreds of mid-sized regions from 50 000 to 500 000 population. The National Commission on Population Growth cites 70 percent in metro areas occupying 2 percent of land. Professor Karl Fox proposes functional economic areas with a 50 000 to 100 000 core city and 100 000 to 400 000 in surrounding satellites.")
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Louis Cassels
United Press International
Nixon
National Commission On Population Growth
America
National Population Commission
Karl A. Fox
Iowa State University
Labor Seeks to Block McGovern in Massachusetts Primary
Boston sources report up to 300000 anti McGovern pamphlets may be distributed to workers in the final Massachusetts primary. The literature would attack McGovern on his South Dakota right to work stance and his Taft Hartley vote, aiming to hurt his campaign and influence labor delegates at Miami.
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Boston
NEA
George McGovern
Massachusetts
McGovern
South Dakota
Organized Labor
Labor
Wisconsin
Alabama
George Wallace
Edmund Muskie
Miami
McCovern
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