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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1971
Page
2
A brief motivational line highlights Bernard Baruch noting the Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount remain guiding principles for life and conduct.
South Korea votes on April 27 to decide a presidential race led by Park Chung Hee seeking a third term amid opposition charges of rigged results. Kim Dae Jung denounces the process as protests mount. The campaign centers on corruption and long rule while the U.S. plans military aid as troops withdraw.
UPI reports Lillian Ambrosino's Runaways argues teen departures stem from parental conflict and broken homes. Half are girls, many fall prey to predatory strangers while urban churches and Travelers Aid offer aid. Most first-time runaways return home within a week, teaching listening and care.
Lee Loevinger argues that public opposition to pollution has outpaced technology while noting few nuclear plants reach the market. He cites only one clean breeder reactor approval among about 100 applications and recalls the prototype breeder reactor's reliability issues. He suggests social malaise stems from science not meeting public demands.
A quartet of liberal U S House members will begin informal hearings on command responsibility for Viet Nam atrocities beginning Monday April 26 Their move echoes Bertrand Russell who led an international tribunal in 1967 The piece notes public opinion polls on My Lai and war crimes and suggests formal congressional action awaits the war’s end
A survey of 588 security analysts finds three quarters believe corporate management still avoids shareholder scrutiny at annual meetings. Analysts fault vague forward plans, complex proxy statements, and ponderous presentations while most oppose abolishing meetings or replacing them with mail. Some advocate clearer agendas and better information. Disruption fears prompt calls for guards, though opponents favor open forums.
UPI reports scientists expect Apollo 15 to rival all prior lunar missions in scientific yield. Brett Phinney and England cite diverse landing site features, longer moon stay, a four wheel rover, and an orbiting lab with instruments to map the surface, detect gases, and study radiation and gravity. Colonel Scott Worden Irwin prepare to launch July 26 at 9 34 am EST.
A critical skit on self preservation and environmental neglect criticizes readers and legislators for tolerating pollution from strip mines. It laments polluted streams, mercury in fish, and the blind acceptance of industry profits over future generations, calling for action before further destruction.
Rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas dismisses calls for a presidential bid while reacting to reports about his potential candidacy. Separately, Black leader Stokely Carmichael emphasizes that revolutionaries focus on building and creating rather than destroying.
Washington coverage surveys Sen. Edmund Muskie Sen. Hubert Humphrey and other hopefuls like Sen. George McGovern Sen. Birch Bayh Sen. Harold Hughes Sen. Henry Jackson Rep. Wilbur Mills as they vie for the Democratic presidential nomination Mills gains in the South and eyes a southern holding action while Muskie and Humphrey face cautious party dynamics and shifting support.
Public school classes now meet in the former Beckley Seminary building after months in the Christian Church basement. Beckley public schools report 917 pupils enrolled, the highest total in the city.
Four Beckley veterans begin on the job training at Beckley National Bank. The trainees are Ralph Mann, Harry T. Bauer, Joel Conner, and Robert R. Wengert as part of wartime or veterans' program.
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