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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1972
Page
2
Mechanized Pollination for California Date Palms
Engineers from UC and the USDA unveil a mechanical pollinator for date palms to replace risky hand pollination. After three years of tests, machines achieved up to full pollination and yields matching hand-pollinated trees, potentially cutting labor in half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
United States
Roger Perkins
University of California
Galen Brown
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Perkins
St Swithin's Day Legend and 1970s Weather Anomalies
The month of June 1972 brought unusual gloom and persistent rain worldwide. Manchester faced its first June 21 solstice without 70 degree heat, while Washington recorded its latest 90 degree day since 1886. Torrential rains caused floods in Hong Kong and California, with Isleton evacuations and Rapid City floods, followed by Tropical Storm Agnes affecting multiple states and causing billions in damage. Federal experts note the East Coast rainfall was enough to fill a lake the size of DC to 2,000 feet deep. Monsoon rains reached India later than usual, continuing the historic weather pattern references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Swithin
Winchester
Manchester
England
Manchester Guardian
Atlantic
Washington
Hong Kong
Isleton
Calif
Rapid City
S. C
Agnes
Johnstown
Florida
Maryland
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
District of Columbia
India
S.B.S
European Ministers Meet to Reform International Currency System
London hosts July 17 18 talks by present and future Common Market finance ministers on monetary reform. The article notes pressure on Britain to fix the pound before EEC entry and discusses proposed measures like a Monetary Cooperation Fund and a possible global currency float to curb speculation. It cites German French views and differing positions on currency policy and exchange controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
Financial Times
Anthony Barber
European Economic Community
Britain
E.E.C
Frankfurt
Economist
U. S
Paris
Bonn
Tan Davidson
Cambridge
Nixon
Jan Davidson
France
Home Delivered Subscriptions and Rates Notice
Raleigh Y Register lists daily and Sunday home delivery rates, 70 cents weekly and 3.05 dollars per month. It notes changes of address require old and new addresses or be sent via distributors, with 3 percent West Virginia sales tax included and that carriers are independent contractors not bound by Beckley Newspapers Corporation for advance payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Truth Telling and the Credibility Gap in Public Life
The piece argues that verbal deception is widespread in government media and religion, citing George Macdonald and the Pentagon Papers. It notes half truths and cover ups have persisted since early America and that journalists and church spokesmen sometimes obscure facts to keep the public uninformed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Macdonald
Macdonald
Pentagon
America
Vietnam
The
Republic
George Washington
Government Employees Do That's Who Pay Raise Talk
Washington reports that over 25 percent of federal workers were absent last week on annual leave, creating a four day weekend. The piece notes another pay raise planned for Oct 1 and debates parity with private sector wages under a 1970 law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Eleazer Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
Mc Udall
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
Raleigh County Valuation Report Noted In 1922 File
A 1922 Raleigh Register summary reports Assessor Ward Cook’s valuation data for county districts, except Richmond, signaling an $11 million rise in total valuation. Editor notes Raleigh County’s 1972 assessment will top $200 million, while discussion mentions a 41 percent congressional pay raise amid political contention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Cook
State Tax Commissioners Office
Richmond
Raleigh County
Wes Thompson
Berry's World Debates Federal Pay Scale Impacts
The piece discusses a $50,000 minimum pay scale as a potential early next year change and debates over comparability for lawmakers. It notes private employers' views, union claims of Chamber of Commerce propaganda, and the idea that federal workers may still lag behind private sector wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional Pay Raise Commission
Wall Street Journal
Uncle Sam
Chamber of Commerce
Walking Wounded Democrats Dominate Miami Beach Convention
Bruce Bioss surveys a D emocratic convention filled with beleaguered candidates headed into 1972. McGovern is hailed as front runner yet derided as disaster while Humphrey Muskie Lindsay Jackson Chisholm Sanford all falter. Opponents strip away delegates and weaponize reform. The scene grows a field hospital of crippled Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
NEA
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
McGovern
California
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Florida
Wisconsin
Democratic Party
New York
John Lindsay
Henry Jackson
Washington
Lindsay
Humphrey
Bug Dust The Convention In Color
A groggy column recaps the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach. The author notes long broadcasts by Walter Cronkite and details the South Carolina credentials fight and shifting voting reports. The piece mocks flowery roll calls and reform talk while celebrating television’s role in politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor Daley
Walter Cronkite
Sen
George McGovern
Miami Beach
Nixon Plan for Combatting Drug Abuse Criticized
Sen Abraham Ribicoff criticizes President Nixon's plan to create a White House coordinating unit to address drug abuse saying it risks illusory action. He casts doubt on expropriation as a tool for development, noting compensation does not justify the policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Sen
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Dconn
President Nixon
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Raleigh Register
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NEA, Inc
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