Thought for Today on West Virginia’s destruction by strip mining
A critical editorial condemns West Virginia’s strip mining damage and portrays officials including Delegate Paul Zakaib and others as financially driven. It contrasts Virginia Governor Linwood Holton’s stance on protecting rural land with calls to curb out of state mining interests and profit motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linwood Holton
Virginia
West Virginia
Holton
Paul Zakaib
D-Kanawha
Tracy Hilton
Speaker McManus
Senator Gainer
Raleigh County Tax System Shift Meets Local Resistance
Commissioner Burdiss of Raleigh County expresses shock at The Register suggestion to use the state's computer to collect taxes. He argues the move is too new and fears voter reaction, noting no nearby counties rush to join, though he concedes it may come in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burdiss
Register
Raleigh Register
Ross A. Dever
Oak Hill
Nich
State Department of Education
Greenbrier
Fayette
New Amy And Old On The Draftee Life In Wartime
The Aniston Star highlights a contested view of a young draftee serving abroad with mixed public opinions. Critics allege drug or alcohol issues while supporters defend his commitment and letters home. The piece reflects broad, polarized reactions to a modern GI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Accounting Office
Peace Movement
High altitude hijack tale and wartime parachutist probe
The Virginian Pilot notes a possible Eric Ambler inspired jetliner hijack plot involving a $200000 ransom and a parachute bail at ten thousand feet. It adds the FBI may seek a middle aged World War II parachutist with sore ankles amid ongoing investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Ambler
FBI
Norfolk
Cigarette Advertising Ban Fails to Dampen US Sales Rise
A 1971 forecast shows cigarette consumption up 2.3 percent to 436 billion units as bans on radio and TV ads push firms to other media. Liggett & Myers and Lorillard report sales gains amid shifts to magazines, billboards, and sponsorships while concerns grow about youth access and brand introductions. Canadian and European trends mirror gains despite advertising restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Southard
Liggett & Myers
William Kloepfer
The
Tobacco Institute
Curtis H. Judge
Lorillard Corp
United States
Canada
Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers Council
U. S
National
L & M Cigarettes
Nixon Softens Economic Rhetoric as 1972 Arrives
Norman Kempster reports from Key Biscayne that President Nixon, while optimistic about the economy, has toned down his upbeat forecast for 1972. He notes past predictions of a booming year, unemployment around 5 percent by election day, and questions whether a full recovery will occur before the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Kempster
Key Biscayne, Fla
UPI
Nixon
Sihanouk’s Honeymoon With Red Cambodians Fades
In exile in Peking Prince Norodom Sihanouk remains nominal head of Cambodia’s royal government while his appeal to Khmer Rouge foes wanes. Reports from Khmer Rouge areas say the group has removed his portrait and speaks less of him though peasants still recall his leadership.
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Sihanouk
Boris Baczynskyj
A . Phnom Penh
Cambodia
UPI
Norodom Sihanouk
Khmer Rouge
Peking
National Union of Cambodia
Radio
Phnom Penh
Kratie
Samdech Env
Mail Bag Questions Nixon Leadership and Foreign Policy
The letter cites Nixon's UN China votes and subsequent policy shifts as evidence of flawed leadership. It notes Kissinger statements, promises to Free China, and Vietnam escalation or surrender as indicators of weak U.S. stance. The writer urges voters to think independently about leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red China
China
Vietnam
Asia
Bug Dust She's Not Too Old To Dream
A reflective column discusses how writing linotype and pursuing creative truth shapes one’s life. It contrasts on making meaning with the urge to change the world, noting the dog and woods around Locust Drive, Fairview Avenue, and Dexter and Northwestern as part of the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hodel
Torlone
Suzuki
Locust Drive
Fairview Avenue
Dexter
Northwestern
Timely Quotes From Global Leaders On Social Policy
A compilation of terse remarks from figures including Dick and Jane as colored children, Sol Gordon of Syracuse, Pope Paul VI on priestly celibacy, Nixon on child development funding, and Golda Meir on negotiation preconditions. The quotes reflect debates over education, religion, childcare, and diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Sol Gordon
Syracuse University
Paul VI
Nixon
Impetus From Within Spurs Indonesia’s Surprising Comeback
Washington reports that Indonesia is rebounding despite chaos and debt. Private investment has surged, inflation has fallen from 639 percent in 1966 to about 3 percent today, and aid focuses on private enterprise, agriculture, minerals, and education. Indonesians cut military spending to fund development while pursuing self reliance and foreign private expertise.
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Washington
NEA
Indonesia
U. S
Russia
Sukarno
United States
Philippines
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Raleigh
Amy
Congress
Anniston
Ala
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Great Britain
Italy
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R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
U.S
Raleigh Register Beckley, West Virginia
Richard
Free China
Taiwan
Chio
Dr. Kissinger
G. B. Henderson
Berry's
James Ramsey Ullman
Golda Meir
Israel
By Ray Cromley
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Mt. Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
Kaltee
United Press International National Advertising Representation
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boxton
Charlite
Philecotonie
San Francisco
Lon Angeles
Plite
Carview
Alx
Ana Megey
Wrek
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