Thought for Today Moral Reflection on Dual Loyalties
The excerpt cites Matthew 6 24 warning that a person cannot serve two masters. It contrasts devotion to God with attachment to wealth or worldly power, urging clear allegiance.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1971
Page
2
Hope And Doubt In The Fight Against Enemies
A reflective column doubts the sincerity of political reformers as enablers of strip miners and related powers. It questions whether figures like Hulett Smith Julius Singleton Lewis Memains or Joe Cook can be trusted to stay aligned with the fight. The piece urges persistence and prayer amid ongoing political struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulett Smith
Julius Singleton
Lewis Memains
House of Delegates
Senate
Executive Branch
Department of Natural Resources
Angels
Joe Cook
Boone County
Beckley
Mr. Hope
Blind Whistler Tech Whiz Finds Legal Light
Josef Carl Engressia Jr., a blind teenager who could dial globally by tone, faced charges after beaming calls to foreign cities. The judge reduced charges, he got a light fine, and Millington’s phone company offered him a lawful job using his skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josef Carl Engressia Jr
Mr. Engressia
South Central Bell Telephone Co
University of South Florida
Tennessee Welfare Department
Ray Churchill
Engressia
Millington Telephone Company
Memphis
Tenn
Odd Packages but No Caskets in Diplomatic Pouches
Francis Cooper reports on how the British Foreign Office allows unusual items in diplomatic bags, from monocles and collars to fountain pens and ashes. The piece recounts past bag thefts and a covert Soviet agent posing as a courier, illustrating the bags' unofficial limits and dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Cooper
Halifax Chronicle-Herald
London
British Foreign Office
Russia
Moscow
Foreign Office
Jakarta
Britain
MCC
England
Australia
Berlin
Moscow seen as tourist draw for Arabs not a living option
UPI analysis notes Arabs tell Russians Moscow pleases for aid shopping but not for residence. July 1956 marked Dulles aid withdrawal to Egypt and Nasser's Suez Canal nationalization, pushing Soviet claims into the eastern Mediterranean. Fifteen years later Soviets cautious yet active, balancing Sudan events with broader Middle East aims and a potential new U A R led federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Newsom
UPI
Moscow
United States
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
John Foster Dulles
U. S
Egypt
Aswan Dam
Nasser
Suez Canal
Israel
Suez
Mediterranean
Middle East
Sudan
South Vietnam
South Korea
Soviet Union
Mideasten
U.A.R
Libya
Syria
Oil spill cleanup stays hard despite newer tech says expert
Russell Delano of Coastal Services, who has handled thousands of spills since 1955, argues immediate response and better equipment are needed. He notes straw methods are out, chemicals banned, and mechanical skimmers and vacuums are improving but not enough for major disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delano
Coastal Services
Torrey Canyon
Consuming Passions and Nantucket Photographs in Recent Books
In this mixed review column, Pullar’s Consuming Passions surveys English eating habits from Rome to modern times with wit and scholarly gusto. Nantucket by Coffin and Plowden is a picture book praised for visuals but criticized for lacking a strong sense of place. Yerby’s The Dahomean is lauded as vivid historical fiction and a solid documentary on 19th century Dahomey society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippa Pullar
Little Brown
Knights of Old
Nantucket
Patricia Coffin
David Plowden
Viking
Coffins
Cape Cod
Plowden
Dahomey
Yerby
Nyasanu
Patricia E. Davis
UPI
Raleigh Register Democratic Ad Rates and Publication Office
The Raleigh Register Democratic lists its publishing layout and contact details for Beckley News-Papers Corporation. It shows address Prince Street Beckley West Virginia and Hinton West Virginia offices with phone line and editor John Hodel. It also notes national advertising through Ward Griffith Company and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions by mail and home delivery options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley News
Papers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
Beckley’s Changing Face Through Nostalgia and Perception
A Beckley resident reflects on the city’s transformation from a familiar past to a suggested newer, hippie-influenced present. He questions visual nostalgia, aging perception, illness, and social change shaping how Beckley appears and feels to residents.
Park picnics flood town on weekend strolls
Plastic rubbish bags and park scenes reveal lively weekend life as residents roam streets and gather in public spaces. Neighbors’ activities and casual outings showcase the town’s social rhythm during leisure hours.
Nuclear Power Debate Shapes U.S. Energy Future
Washington debate centers on whether nuclear energy will avert the energy crisis or cause new risks. AEC officials note growth in plants and the fast breeder plan while critics warn of accidents and environmental damage, amid calls for fusion research and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph E. Lapp
Washington
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Nixon
AEC
U.S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Commission
Chesapeake Bay
Calvert Cliffs
Maryland
Seaborg
James R. Schlesinger
William C. Doub
Theos J. Thompson
Senate
Schlesinger
Doub
Also Mentioned on This Page
Congress
Michael Widmer Hingham
Mass
Atlantic
Russell
Nantucket Harbor
Wauwinnet
Frank Yerby
Dial
Raleigh
John Hodel
United Press International
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
By John Hodel
Ralph C. Deans
Glenn T. Seaborg
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