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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1973
Page
1
Representative Les Aspin accuses major oil companies of huge profits amid fuel shortages and warns they plan to eliminate competition. He calls for inquiry and potential remedies to curb perceived price gouging and market power.
In a statement Aspin accused Shell Mobil and major refiners of using the energy crisis to boost profits. He warned that driving independent gasoline dealers out of business would invite higher prices and reduce competition amid Cost of Living Council controls. The plan also notes 1973 first quarter profit rises and calls for vigilance on oil company reports.
Congress returns from recess to confront a compromise price control bill and amendments on petroleum rationing and wage limits. Roy L. Ash warned of possible tighter controls but no sweeping program. The Senate planned a vote on easing voter registration by postcard to reduce local obstacles.
Hezikh Woody Jr 27 Keystone was jailed in McDowell County on a murder charge for the beating and strangulation death of his ex wife Gracie Woody 23 Northfork. The slaying followed a return to her home with an escort early Sunday.
Henry Kissinger will fly to Moscow for four to five days of talks with Leonid Brezhnev aimed at laying groundwork for Brezhnev’s planned Washington visit. Discussion will cover nuclear arms limits troop reductions in Europe and trade relations amid eased emigration rules for Russian Jews.
The Raleigh County Zoning Board awarded a special use permit for a 16 unit trailer park on Rural Acres Drive despite strong local opposition. Residents fear increased congestion and devaluation of properties, and plan to appeal to the circuit court.
Prime Minister Golda Meir addressed a memorial in Israel on Sunday saying those who did not act to save Jews should not condemn Israel for its actions. She urged moral accountability and noted Western partners offered little help during the Holocaust. If you rescued no one then, I don’t preach.
Field representatives warn of firing amid a factional dispute in the 17th district race ending May 4. Joe Ellis, a Boyle era appointee, faced a pay suspension after a dual locking system dispute in Charleston triggering a three day strike that drew 4000 miners before Ellis yielded and returned keys.
In England UP report seed salesman Jack Boyce tells growers to talk to plants to boost yields. He urges tulips cabbages sprouts and potatoes to be greeted with good mornings and gossip claiming plants respond like lovers in the moonlight. Roy says the idea has scientific backing.
Funeral services for Ida L. Byrd 97 of Midway were set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at MacArthur Church of God conducted by Rev. Otis Clyburn. Burial followed in the family cemetery at Mead. She died Sunday at 9:20 a.m. after a long illness. Survivors include two sons, two daughters, two sisters, and other relatives. The obituary blends with unrelated political text about Muskie and Nixon from a different report.
United Press International reports the Mississippi River cresting at St. Louis and surging downstream at six million gallons per second. Officials warn levees strained, land inundated across seven states, with 11 million acres flooded and thousands displaced. Missouri records about 17 000 evacuees as guards help protect livestock and property.
News wires report resignations from Kleindienst Haldeman Ehrlichman following Watergate probes. President Nixon nominates Richardson as attorney general and Garment takes new duties. Public reaction mixes with demonstrations at a Russian basketball game where the US beat the Soviet team 83 to 65.
Robert J. Hickman was named general manager of The Parkersburg News and The Parkersburg Sentinel by Ogden Newspapers president G Ogden Nutting. He succeeds the late Howard C Minor after serving as assistant general manager and director of advertising since 1971.
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