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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1973
Page
2
The piece argues West Virginia should repeal the 3.2 percent beer limit and possibly allow stronger beer in liquor stores. It links Prohibition and the Volstead Act to widespread law breaking and suggests repeal of 3.2 beer laws to avoid fostering illicit consumption.
A year long paper shortage forces newspapers to cut pages as newsprint and pulp supply falter. Canada mill strikes and rising demand strain capacity while U.S. GAO reports 15 billion dollars yearly federal paperwork costs. The Watergate committee sits privately, with leakage risk noted.
A letter from a collection agency to Mrs. Horinek warns of legal action for a $90 debt tied to a hospital bill. The elderly, senile woman in a nursing home cannot understand the demand, and a friend plans to pay to avoid sheriff seizure. The piece condemns the aggressive tactics used against vulnerable seniors.
William Denman of Huntington, president of the West Virginia Civil Liberties Union, warns that anti obscenity measures could suppress legitimate literature and art, arguing censorship endangers constitutional freedoms and First Amendment rights. Tomorrow: opposing view from State Sen. Louis Leonard.
Chicago Daily News correspondent Georgie Anne Geyer argues the 1973 oil shortage resulted from the Nixon administration ignoring Arab threats to cut supply. She cites misreadings by U.S. diplomats, delays in policy shifts, and missed chances to secure evenhanded action with Saudi Arabia and Egypt before the crisis deepened.
A writer recalls a holiday hour spent burying a dead German Shepherd female found along Old Mill Road. With borrowed tools and a backyard grave, the author reflects on legality, effort, and personal relief, noting no ceremony or container and the risk of legal trouble. The piece ends with apology for the rough narrative.
Nixon adds new legal team as Sirica probes the 18 minute gap in missing Watergate tapes. Buzhardt and Garment defend the White House while Sullivan from Illinois Appellate Court joins to test Woods recording practices amid mounting political pressure.
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