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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1971
Page
2
A concise reflection on strength found in faith and self belief. The author, Christian Bovee, notes that those lacking faith in themselves or their powers remain weak despite outward strength.
Sen Mark Hatfield tells a Senate subcommittee the United States is the noisiest nation and scientists warn unwanted sound harms health. The proposed Noise Control Act would let EPA set federal standards for vehicle machinery and other moving products and require noise labels. Regional hearings begin July in Atlanta and other cities as experts warn urban noise could render city residents stone deaf by 2000.
President Nixon commends Bowater Southern Paper for plans to preserve small forest tracts as pocket wilderness with hiking trails. The program aims to protect remaining true wilderness, portable by surrounding tree harvesting, and cited as proof conservation can be small in scope yet significant.
A survey of governors and aides in Omaha shows Edmund Muskie of Maine as the front runner or top contender for the 1972 Democratic nomination. Hubert Humphrey remains his strongest rival while George McGovern struggles with weak support in key states.
Security leaks and political maneuvering collide as Otto Otepka, once cashiered for unauthorized disclosures, receives a Nixon administration nomination to a federal post while the White House defends Pentagon papers prosecutions. The issue draws rebukes from GOP circles over inconsistent government secrecy.
Microfilm, aided by computers, could curb North American paper consumption as printing and record keeping shift toward digital imaging. 3M and Eastman Kodak back COM stations to speed microfilm production. cost drops and storage shrinks, though reading microfilm poses usability challenges.
Researchers at Stanford gave eight graduate students marijuana extracts to study how time perception alters with intoxication. The team found the present felt vivid as past and future memories faded, producing well being for some and loss of self control for others in a controlled test setting.
In New York City a shootout at Columbus Circle brings renewed talk of federal gun limits. Police fights over the assailant and victims unfold as advocates cite soaring handgun ownership and rising violence. International and domestic gun trade, loopholes in the 1968 Act, and NRA editorials frame the debate as lawmakers weigh tougher controls.
The piece states Van Meter Stadium is not open to joggers or bikers and the cinder oval has been intermittently available. It notes occasional track use during seasons, then closures tied to motorbike activity and field condition concerns. It finds no existing bike trails in Beckley and criticizes local road-building focus.
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