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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1972
Page
6
The University of California at Davis hosts a coed water polo game where inclusion of women did not soften the match. The action is described as frantic and intense with strong physical play throughout.
Dorothy DeBolt and her late husband began adopting orphans and war victims over a decade ago. The 15 children span ages five to adult and include Korean Vietnamese Thai and a girl from New York City with limb differences. The family, based near Placerville and later in the San Francisco area, continues the open door policy despite hardship.
The column jokes about President Nixon’s Camp David session and the absence of Congressional advisers, noting executive privilege and the lean time for legislative input. It also highlights the playful jab about Kissinger’s elbow and references to congressional leaders.
Death notices detail multiple local obituaries with names ages and addresses. Services are planned at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel and Calfee Funeral Home with burial at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens or Sunset Memorial Park. Additional notices urge community help and local ads for services and classifieds.
A short verse expresses a wish to give everything for a loved one. It mentions hearing a voice, seeing a smile, and greeting them at the door, conveying longing.
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