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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1971
Page
2
A devotional reflection cites Romans 15 1 2 urging the strong to bear with the weak and please others for their good and edification. The sentiment emphasizes mutual support and neighborly kindness.
The editorial staff urges readers to avoid contacting the paper about delivery issues or payment problems. It notes that delivery departments are separate from editors, and paying any substitute or extra boy at the door is wasteful. Readers should pay only their own paper boy with a proper punch card.
A 1960s era overview traces Captive Nations Week from Congress to presidential proclamations. It lists Poland North Korea North Viet Nam Tibet and USSR republics Armenia Georgia Ukraine plus China. It notes Khrushchev Nixon and Rusk reactions and calls for a firmer policy stance.
New York writer discusses The Underground Dictionary by Dr. Eugene Landy, a work cataloguing obscene words as part of culture. The piece notes how experts see language evolving in classrooms, media, and youth subcultures across cities like Los Angeles and New York.
R. M. Turner of Frontier Wyoming visits Raleigh city for several days. Turner, once a Raleigh County youth, left twenty years ago to work west and is now connected with Frontier Supply Company. The Kings Daughters plan a fund drive next week to build a new hospital offering free wards for the poor and paid wards for others.
Amid fifth Helsinki round, both sides seek limits on ABMs and strategic weapons. Brezhnev signals serious intent while Pravda and American sources highlight costs, troop reductions, and Berlin hints as leaders push for concrete results despite trust gaps. Large arsenals and vast defense budgets underscore urgency.
Moscow hoped Nixon's planned Peking visit would not harm Soviet interests but expected Kremlin leaders to view the trip skeptically. Observers compare it to 1959 kitchen debate diplomacy and note Soviet media has criticized ping pong diplomacy between China and the United States.
Diplomatic sources warn Moscow may doubt any Nixon China understanding would not harm the Soviet Union. They note Beijing’s aim to wedge US and USSR and provoke crises, while Moscow recalls Nixon’s past invitation and Beijing's stance on Vietnam.
A UPI report notes the Office of Health Economics argues health definitions blur lines between sickness and well. It says many medical demands are unnecessary and calls for GPs to curb over treatment while meeting social needs.
State Road Commission crews will remove telephone and telegraph poles to widen Second Street from Neville Street to city limits to allow sidewalks. Beckley resident Marshall Lewis Smith aged 99 reflects on life while butter returns post OPA with prices rising to 87 cents per pound as H. H. Harvey buys.
The writer details removing ivy from a chimney covered with asbestos shingles. After failed cutting, they pull with rope, enlist help, and shed most of the vine, noting soot on ivy and possible draft issues. Remaining strands linger as they plan further removal and ongoing yard cleanup.
The study led by former Defense Secretary McNamara aimed to provide unbiased raw materials for history on Vietnam. It relied heavily on military officers and officials, with few professional historians, and faced questions about completeness and potential bias in final interpretation. Senate scrutiny will weigh the study’s limitations and its use as a political tool in the war debate.
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