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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1972
Page
2
Quote from William Jennings Bryan reflects on revenge and the challenging virtue of a forgiving spirit, noting that revenge feels natural to humans and the struggle to let go of enmity.
The letter argues that a sheriff must know and enforce the law, not rely on Santa Claus relevance. It notes unstamped unaddressed campaign literature found in mailboxes and urges Manning to pay postage on all distributed materials. It adds that unlawfully distributing circulars questions fitness for the office and calls for accountability.
The American Revolution Bicentennial Commission studies a plan for a network of fifty Bicentennial Parks, one per state, as usable permanent recreation sites funded by Congress and land donated, ranging 100 to 500 acres with a central pavilion for exhibits and events.
Julie Nixon Eisenhower edited Eye on Nixon, a 128 page photo book to be published by Hawthorne with royalties to the Red Cross. It features about 50 official color shots of the President and captions by William Safire. Kell Kissinger joked about ping pong with the Chinese team in the Rose Garden while Melvin Laird commented on Fulbright. Lady Bird Johnson’s beautification legacy remains visible in Washington parks.
A child asks about the Big Parade while a parent explains victory and loss after a war. Soldiers march home, but the street is empty and curtains stay drawn as a cold rain threatens. The dialogue centers on bravado, bombing, and the sorrow of an absent crowd.
Publication details for Beckley Newspapers Corporation outline subscription rates by mail and home delivery options. Rates include daily and Sunday plans, weekly carrier delivery, tax inclusion, and notes on carrier contractors.
Jennie Dell, 67, lauded as a true primitive painter by critic Gene Baro, has 17 of her oil paintings on display at the National Collection of Fine Arts through June 15. Dell, who began painting in 1954 on a farm in Illinois, used shoe polish to color her memories and built her craft with her uncle Jerome McGahan guiding her.
Newspaper reviewer Anthony Scaduto profiles Bob Dylan in An Intimate Biography but finds the work falls short of intimacy. Scaduto researched Dylan’s early life including Hibbing Minnesota where Dylan was born as Robert Zimmerman.
Beckley adds prominence with Dr. Wheeler heading King's Daughters Hospital staff. The Raleigh Register notes interviews with Dylan's circle by Scaduto, including Echo Helstrom and Joan Baez, while recent years remain elusive and unsettled in the biography frame.
Beckley Junior High School presents a minstrel program this week under director Mrs. Macie Williams. Jack Sloan serves as interlocutor with endmen John Pedro Harold Harvit Bobby Mickis Murrill Ralston Winston Shumaker and Charles Farley performing.
A Monday morning column mixes light reflections on cinema seating, a bear mistaken for a man, and a quip about whether the bear enjoyed the book. It collects jokes and items from humor pages including the UMW Journal and Parade style items.
Harrisburg reports show strong Muskie doubts as April 23 delegates loom. Analysts predict a Humphrey sweep of about 80 delegates, with McGovern and Wallace remnants possibly hurting Muskie. Inner circles worry Muskie campaigns weak while Shapp allies may yet rally to boost him.
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