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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1977
Page
3
Local merchants cut hours and thermostats to save fuel while residents conserve. County Commission allows firewood cutting on county land. Utility crews keep services steady under harsh conditions. Citizens, merchants, officials and workers are praised for cooperative spirit amid shortages.
The ATF proposes new rules to define viticultural regions and a new ATF seal for wines meeting tighter standards. Hearings are planned in February in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. The rules aim to close loopholes, require 95 percent region and harvest year for Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon in 1972, and 85 percent Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, while nonvarietal blends are unaffected.
In a calm White House Library address, President Carter promotes a return to normalcy emphasizing competent, compassionate government. He acknowledges problems like energy, unemployment, and inflation, outlines practical steps, warns of mistakes, and rejects grandiose promises while aiming to restore public trust and plain English governance.
James Reston notes Carter aims for a cohesive administration with capable nonconflicting leaders. Vance Blumenthal Schlesinger Brzezinski cited. Solomon Cooper later. Carter bans staff clashes, holds weekly cabinet meetings and emphasizes openness, modesty, and teamwork to set a new tone in Washington.
President Carter in two weeks promises openness with frequent news conferences and near daily public contact. He pardons Vietnam draft evaders and frames energy and economic crisis actions as temporary while stressing accountability and civilian oversight.
The piece notes cooler than normal February temperatures for Beckley with average 20.5 Fahrenheit on a Wednesday and a 34 high, comparing to February norms of 32/41/23. It cites National Weather Service data and warns that statistics are mere paper marks. It also contrasts U.S. heating costs with Soviet prices from Moscow including butter at 2.31 dollars per pound and eggs at 17 cents each, and remarks on vodka price and wages in context of shortages.
A 1957 to 1977 contrast argues that public mood cycles from elation to disgust mirror a steady national rhythm. Carter’s call for restored values resembles Eisenhower era restraint, while politics and culture drift on despite long social awakenings.
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