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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1971
Page
2
Citizens criticize the Natural Resources Department for lax enforcement of water pollution rules affecting streams near Beckley. They accuse officials of bias, delayed cleanup, and failing to compel communities to install and use sewage treatment systems, warning public health could be at risk.
House approved family assistance plan and two year draft extension. Senate Finance holds hearings. Key actions include Medicare benefits rise by 5.5 billion, 21 billion weapons procurement, desegregation funding, presidential campaign spending limits, and creation of ACTION by merging Peace Corps and VISTA.
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger urged the American Law Institute to curb press excesses calling editorials and political cartoons shrill and savage. Institute officials barred live TV coverage of his address claiming a 365 day policy requiring his personal approval for any live recording.
The Department of Health Education and Welfare faced criticism for late reports to Congress. A task force was created to explain how deadline pressures could be met, though the plan arrived more than two weeks late.
A Washington writer warns that judging Southeast Asia amid Vietnam’s legacy is perilous. He notes domino theory remains unproven or disproven, urges caution in interpreting events after 1965, and stresses that future historians will face uncertainty about the war’s broader regional effects.
Dr. David H. Knott says seven of every ten adults regularly use ethyl alcohol. He argues many doctors miss addiction in early stages and urges de mythologization, diagnosing impairment beyond amount or habit and treating with medical and psychological care.
UPI reports President Nixon must decide on admitting Mainland China to the United Nations and handling a new Viet Cong peace proposal. The China issue could hinge on a simple majority to seat Beijing, while ousting the Formosan government would require two thirds. The Viet Cong plan links prisoner release to troop withdrawal and a coalition government favoring eventual Communist control in the South. Nixon weighs withdrawing forces, halting aid, and possible political settlements. Key aides Rogers and Kissinger participate in consultations at the Western White House.
The Raleigh Register recounts Beckley WV weather amid 87 to 100 degree readings since 1963 at the Raleigh County Airport. It notes four 90 plus days at the airport and cites 100 degrees on June 30, 1936, with discussion of past high readings and possible reasons for changes in records and instrumentation.
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