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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1971
Page
3
The West Virginia Human Rights Commission decides to appeal a Fraternal Order of Police practice alleged to discriminate against Negro officers. Most observers question lower court rulings but support anti discrimination statutes and hope for voluntary compliance to reflect Civil Rights spirit.
Editorial Research Reports finds mail to lawmakers shows low volume with focus on unemployment inflation and pocketbook issues. Notably few letters on Nixon China trip, except John Tower and San Francisco Chinatown figures. A separate Roper poll finds 64 percent feel things off track.
Ray Cromley argues Mao Tse-tung sought a U S accommodation during World War II to balance the Soviet threat. He cites a private 1944 conversation in Yenan and notes Lin Piao’s warnings against facing two major enemies without a deal.
East Pakistan sources say President Yahya Khan seeks a revised national assembly favorable to his rule by including trusted Awami League members while banning others. The plan centers on three categories for Awami League members, with Mujibur Rehman’s party largely sidelined and many legislators in exile or hiding.
Dr. Albert J. Rosenstein argues many college dropouts stem from selecting the wrong school. He cites a lack of public school guidance and his own practice at the College Counseling Center of Encino to steer students toward suitable campuses and successful outcomes.
Miss Grace McDowell in charge of the Gossard Corset Department travels to Columbus Ohio for convention and schools of instruction on proper corset fitting. Raleigh County ladies will receive free fittings from a graduate corseller on her return.
The piece analyzes East Pakistan’s civil war with West Pakistan, noting a possible million dead, mass refugee flows into India, and fear of famine and cholera. It highlights India’s hesitant aid stance, U.S. tensions, and the rise of Bengali nationalism and possible Bangla Desh movement amid regional instability.
An interview sketch features Ed grilling a government visitor from the Environmental Protection Bureau as they joke about protecting the environment. The dialogue riffs on pollution, political targets, and bureaucratic futility with a tongue in cheek tone.
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