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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1972
Page
2
Governor Arch Moore laments press focus on West Virginia's blow after the Buffalo Creek flood killed 118. He says the state's suffering eclipses the losses and views Utts as an even greater tragedy than the accident itself.
Pro coin columnists attack James Kee for absenteeism in the Fifth District while the Mines and Mining subcommittee works on strip mining. Kee trails Ken Hechler in the primary on May 9 as redistricting pits Fourth and Fifth together.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal notes the decline of 3 cent papers and rise of higher price papers across the U S. Data from Editor and Publisher shows counts of papers at 3 5 10 15 20 25 and 30 cents with most now at 5 or 10 cents. A Oklahoma City trapeze wedding adds a circus twist.
Massachusetts primary stakes rise as McGovern narrows the gap with Muskie. Local officials report weak Muskie organization and late campaigning while McGovern aggressively canvasses industrial centers and mounts a rising momentum.
The notice outlines daily and Sunday home delivery rates per week and per month, requests for change of address, and notes that a 3 percent state sales tax is included. It states carriers and distributors are independent contractors and Beckley Newspapers Corporation is not responsible for advance payments.
Louis Cassels reports Christians across the United States experimenting with house churches and clustering. The house church emphasizes worship fellowship and service with pastors often working secular jobs and tithing common. Clustering shares facilities or pastors across congregations, maintaining individual homes while pooling resources. Both approaches challenge the fixed schedules and budgets of traditional congregations.
The Oregon Legislature allocated over 1 million dollars to fund faculty driven teaching improvements. Since 1969 the program has funded 53 projects at public four year schools and community colleges, with results showing 53 percent of students reaching significant learning gains.
UPI reports a debate on what makes a good salesman. Duro-Test Corp executive Augustine Lodise cites three keys: desire to excel, desire for a high standard of living, and contagious enthusiasm. He recommends testing resolve early and prioritizing self-mault by measuring drive and earnings goals. weekend hobbies and casual charm are warned against.
J Alfred Taylor editor of the Pick and Shovel at Fayetteville and Fayette County legislator declared his run for the Democratic nomination in North Carolina Sixth District last week. The move marks the first announced candidacy in the district.
An informal critique questions why plans for I 64 change and hints that money spent by Governor Moore affects decisions. It treats party biases and Nixon era politics with a satirical tone on road routing and partisan uses of public works.
Joe Sikspak ventriloquizes tax grievance over a $1213.04 year 1971 payment and welfare critique. Paddy the bartender explains the tax system with a NYT story about a millionaire avoiding taxes while a poor man pays. The piece blends satire and frustration on tax fairness.
In a satirical letter, Joe Sikspak criticizes welfare aid and calls for reversing graduated income tax. He contrasts government handouts totaling 77 billion with benefits to poor families and the richest, claiming the system favors the wealthy and demanding welfare reform.
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