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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1971
Page
2
A succinct reflection notes that a man must keep delivering as he goes along rather than resting on past achievements. The quip underscores steady effort and ongoing performance. It attributes the line to Carl Hubbell, a former major league pitcher.
A vehement appeal argues that only ending stripping will stop acts of God in coal regions. It accuses governor and Raleigh County delegates of neglecting the public, warning of landslides and polluted streams from lax enforcement and industry-driven destruction.
Gen Maxwell D Taylor asserts there was no conspiracy to deceive the public about Vietnam. He likens the Pentagon Papers to postgame locker room talk, saying the important issue was the outcome, not hidden schemes.
In the Southwest a large electric power complex near Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona aims to supply Los Angeles and Phoenix with up to 20 000 megawatts. A World Bank comparison highlights stark gaps between rich and poor nations and warns of rising poverty, malnutrition, and limited education, especially in Ethiopia.
Washington UPI reports internal Democratic tensions threaten party unity ahead of the 1972 convention. disputing purists and pragmatists argue over fundraising, issue politics, and ideological tests. Howard Samuels and Lawrence O'Brien exchange views on diversity versus Balkanization within the party.
Tel Aviv reports Israel demands a continuous supply of Phantom fighter bombers from the United States to back a peace effort with Egypt. U.S. hesitancy is framed as delaying negotiations while Israel warns that Egyptian pressure to curb arms may trigger new fighting.
Mrs. Albert D. Lasker, a veteran health advocate, argues public health funding matters as Americans spend on candy and gum. She warns that financial choices mask broader health costs and urges stronger support for health research.
John Prince James C Lilly of Beckley and James A Gravely of MacArthur claim a 5 1/2 pound black bass caught barehanded in Greenbrier near Talcott, prompting broader discussion of national health research funding and the 1968 health education fact book. The piece also recounts a Health Education Committee critique of government spending, noting polio and whooping cough declines alongside ongoing mortality from cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Fifty years ago the Beckley Dry Cleaning Company started work on a new three story building on Barwood Street. M C Bright was contracted for concrete work and FE F Cooper for carpentry chores.
Community readers discuss why the town liquor store offers free parking while churches and other spots do not. Commentary notes keeping traffic moving may justify spaces near the store, while constitutional limits prevent public funding for church parking.
The study from Hong Kong-based China watchers says Beijing aims to create a third bloc to counter Soviet and U S influence. It centers on Eastern Europe and Western Europe, with Yugoslavia Albania Canada Italy Austria and nonaligned developing nations as targets. Africa and Southern Asia are noted as key regions.
Berry's World notes a Chinese strategy to mobilize sympathetic or allied groups in multiple nations to influence governments hostile to Beijing. Observers caution about Red Panther tactics against U S Chinese communities to sway local policy, while a future Canadian ambassador may cultivate closer U S ties. China also backs minority and militant factions abroad to pressure targets.
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