23 Jan 1974
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1974
Page
1
British army deploys extra troops and sets up checkpoints around Ardoyne in Belfast to deter suspected Protestant attacks on Catholic homes. Police begin street patrols as tensions rise in the volatile district.
Reports from United Press International describe aides stating President Nixon will not resign as talks on disengagement between Israel and Syria proceed. The piece covers Israeli pullback near the Suez Canal, Egyptian troop movements, UN plans, and reactions from Sadat, Meir, and Egyptian and Israeli officials amid broader Middle East peace efforts.
Rhodell shop owner Charles Farruggia says he sells 10 000 to 13 000 gallons monthly at stubbornly higher costs. He laments rising wholesale prices and a nine cent state tax per gallon cutting his profits while miners and residents speculate on business.
Weather notes from Beckley and vicinity predict mild conditions this afternoon with light rain and highs in the mid 50s. Rain ends tonight and turns colder with lows around 30. Partial clearing Thursday and cooler with highs in the low 40s. Probability of precipitation 80 percent this afternoon and 20 percent tonight, 20 percent Thursday.
In Charleston West Virginia Senator Charles Percy urged President Nixon to disclose all Watergate facts to restore public confidence. He warned the scandal will damage the Republican Party in upcoming elections and noted GOP candidates are scarce. Percy spoke at a joint session of the West Virginia Legislature and is related by marriage to John D Rockefeller IV.
In Detroit the hit record “Americans” faces foreign ire as Germans French Japanese and British leaders protest its anti foreign tone. The piece echoes Gordon Sinclair’s 18 minute tribute and relations voices warn of misstatements and war debt myths. The record nears three million sold with multiple licensing limits.
West Virginia faces declining coal production and jobs as energy concerns rise. State Senator Alan Susman and House Speaker Lewis McManus head a subcommittee urging executive and legislative action, including funding for reserves, new mines, advanced mining techniques, and eased surface mining rules, plus federal aid and export expansion. A task force should study implementation for the governor.
Senator Russell Long said the panel will likely find Nixon took an improper deduction for donating vice presidential papers to the National Archives. The committee weighs whether backdating and tax liability require repayment, while White House and IRS conduct separate probes.
President Nixon asked Congress for 1.8 billion dollars for energy research and development and unemployment insurance to shield workers from the energy crisis. He urged deregulation of natural gas at the wellhead, a windfall profits tax, energy efficient labeling, and revised Clean Air Act rules. He proposed expanding offshore drilling acreage by 10 million and licensing deep water port facilities. Senator Henry M. Jackson noted no hard proof that major oil firms caused the crisis during hearings.
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