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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1971
Page
13
Venice faces decline from pollution and decay as pigeons, smoke, and motorboat wake erode its palaces. The once grand city shows cracking façades and crumbling statues amid rising water and tourism wear.
NEA Science Editor recounts one year since New York liberal abortion law took effect. 165000 abortions performed, more in first trimester, lower costs and fewer complications. Decline in illegal abortions and maternal mortality, with improved access for poor and minority women.
Ralph Nader proposes a nationwide protection arm drawn from about 60 million sport and commercial fishermen to fight water pollution. Ken Dryden and McGill law student David Zwick will coordinate the effort after a Nader sponsored report on pollution by the Paiders.
A Wigan court fined a motorist 36 dollars after ruling driving with a dog on the knees showed a lack of reasonable care. The incident prompted debate on animal safety and road conduct in England.
Oak Hill Mt. Hope and Fayetteville posters promote a Chamber of Commerce presence with backing from telephone firms. Beckley Social Security manager Dwight Billings answers reader questions on common law marriages, disability benefits for children, candy stripers, widow benefits, required vaccines, and Black Lung program rules. Mrs. C. A. Smith cites YMCA construction as tabled with land secured but no fund drive yet.
Hollywood gossip and critique by Rick Du Brow questions the direction of TV series such as Mission Impossible Hogan's Heroes and My Three Sons. It riffs on casting exits Barbara Bain Leif Erickson Brian Keith and Red Skelton while noting cancellations and quality concerns about multiple shows.
A notice of sale under a 1971 circuit court decree in Raleigh County lists the property of Lot 23 in the Map of the Town of Stanaford West Virginia. The sale to the highest bidder is set for August 7 1971 at 10 00 A M at the courthouse front door with cash in hand required. The parcel includes the surface and improvements, rights and easements, and is tied to the 1965 deed to Lytha Ayers.
Obituary notices for Edna Myrtle Redden of Piney View and Robert L Leffew of Sophia list funeral details with services at Piney View Bible Church and Fred X Williams Funeral Home. Burial at Sunset Memorial Park and Hot Coal Cemetery respectively. Also memorial note for Gladys Opal Goodman, died 1970, with devotional wishes. Advertising section lists painting services and locksmith offers with contact numbers.
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