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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1977
Page
4
The editorial lauds President Carter's first fireside chat for hopeful leadership. It notes plans to finalize a comprehensive national energy policy by April 20 and to push Congress for action. The piece views his steady tone as restoring confidence and guiding the country toward reform across taxes welfare and government bureaus.
The article notes credit unions are the fastest growing financial segment with assets of 43 million as of last September, while lawmakers debate the Credit Union Modernization Act of 1977 to expand lending and investment powers and reorganize the National Credit Union Administration.
A prose reflection on modern discourse cites Whitman Wilbur Sart on truth and words. It recalls Richard Wilbur E. B. White and May Sarton's solitude. The author praises White's letters about small daily matters as a sustaining, honest voice amid noisy media and public rhetoric.
Carter learns Congress moves at its own pace and bruises egos. The White House hosts a broad cabinet swearing in minus Bell Marshall Califano and uses the ceremony to critique Senate advice versus consent. Senate action stalls on three Cabinet takes and observers debate consultation protocol.
Carter convened talks on natural gas amid a shortage with Sen. Adlai Stevenson and Rep. John Dingell invited. House Speaker ONeill and Senate Leader Byrd criticized being excluded, urging broader early involvement by top Democrats like Sen. Henry Jackson to ensure any program’s success.
The Philadelphia Bulletin lauds a solemn yet festive inauguration and notes the President and First Family among the people. It urges careful, credible new probes by the House Select Committee into the JFK and MLK assassinations, acknowledging unresolved questions and the limits of any reconstruction.
The piece argues Sakharov’s resilience blocks Soviet suppression and tests President Carter’s commitment to human rights. It notes Garbus delivering Sakharov’s letter, U S responses perceived as hedging, and media and officials weighing detente versus moral stands. It questions whether Carter will back strong public stance or quiet diplomacy amid Soviet pressure.
A resident reflects on yesterday's beauty despite 30 F temperatures and heavy snow as Beckley endures its harsh winter. The piece notes calmer air, melting snow, and a call for a calm warm factor while reporting on January 1963 to 1977 climate comparisons and upcoming access to archived NWS data.
Charles E. Wilson urges American industry to prepare for a Buck Rogers era of atomic fission, supersonic weapons, and rapid obsolescence, saying yesterday's ideas are headed to the scrapheap as the nation plans ahead.
Fifty years ago readers heard that the U S Bureau of Mines aimed to convert coal into oil gasoline substitutes and all petroleum products. The piece notes ongoing experiments and predicts a future where motorists might order fuel at filling stations sourced from coal.
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