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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1971
Page
2
Raleigh County Delegate Lewis Mannus criticizes bipartisan politics at the Huntington Rotary Club urging honest leadership. He calls for courage to resist strip mining and stop selling the state for profit, arguing leaders have allied for personal gain under the banner of bipartisanship.
A House subcommittee will hold hearings in Marietta Georgia August 5 and Los Angeles August 6 on unemployed aerospace scientists and engineers. The downturn hits 338000 in LA and Orange Counties, down from 435000 in 1967, with limited opportunities for retraining. The piece notes industry bitterness and calls for solutions.
Ota Sik argues centralized planning in Czechoslovakia and the Soviet system eroded market signals, distorted production, and reduced efficiency. He notes price controls, rigid quotas, and capital misallocation led to useless inventories, inflation, and lagging technology as Russia seeks computer fixes without market feedback.
The piece reports deeper Arab divisions after recent summits and Sudanese crises. It notes Jordan’s suppression of Palestinian guerrillas, Cairo's shift toward Moscow, and Libya Syria Egypt unity talks. It cites Ghadaffi as rising Arab leader and Sadat’s shift toward a pan-Arab line. The piece suggests the Arab-Israeli conflict appears forgotten amid internal splits.
In Augusta Maine Transportation Secretary Volpe led removal of a Maine billboard marking the first sign taken down under the 1965 Federal Highway Beautification Act. The program aims to clear billboards from highways with negotiations ongoing and compensation details awaiting agreement. Maine received an initial $510 000 grant toward dismantling 2 1800 signs with more removals hoped for by late summer.
In the Negev Dr. Michael Evenari uses Nabatean catchment basins to collect three inches of yearly rain and feed orchards. His site prototypes show apricots peaches nuts and more while claiming 20 to 30 percent less water than thought minimum. Bedouin nomads already learn the method as Arabs consider scaling it to vast sandy regions with low labor costs.
Harry May and J. S. Larrish of the Beckley Lions Club attend the International Lions convention in Philadelphia this week. They are joined by their wives and May's daughter Sue.
A family journey from Beckley West Virginia through Virginia and Kentucky to near the Maryland border encounters slow traffic behind trailers. They visit Gordon Ebersole’s 200 acre farm near Shepherdstown, meet friendly Appaloosa horses and a curious garden rooster, pick blackberries, and note a dog’s adventurous ride with the driver.
William R. Allen of the University of California Los Angeles compares research to teaching describing them as inseparable. He states without research there is nothing to discuss in teaching or confession.
William B. Dickinson Jr notes Nixon team repeats growth claims while consumers see strikes high prices and unemployment. He cites car orders down 12 percent and United Airlines business 7 percent below 1970, signaling waning confidence and potential policy shifts.
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