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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1971

Page

7

SHIRTS- Whymsy Shirts Challenge Dress Rules

A New York scene reports four cotton Whymsy Shirts that imitate formal wear may bypass strict dress codes as doormen insist on jackets and ties. The piece notes a broader culture of fashion and commentary on student attitudes and festival failures. The Temptations face a leadership gap with Eddie Kendricks leaving and Ricky Owens uncertain. Woodstock anniversary reflections critique festivals like Celebration of Life for hype and safety failings.

Ernestine Guglielmoo New York John Mitchell Business Today Mitchell Temptations Eddie Kendricks Ricky Owens Fillmore Fillmore East Bill Graham Howard Stein Capitol Theater Port Chester Stein

So You Want To Be Build Your Career In Urban Planning

Short guidance for career seekers in urban planning and related fields from a 1970s U S Labor Department bulletin. It notes strong job growth for planners in government and private sectors, with references to model cities health planning and intergovernmental roles.

Larry C State Correctional Institution Graterford Larry Jody J Pullman, Wash State Department U.S. Labor Department U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C Ave New York N.Y Newspaper Enterprise Association Parks Ave

Postal Rate Increase Hits Beckley Residents Hard

Beckley area postal patrons face a 21 percent rise in annual postage costs totaling $108 470 more this year as rates take effect May 16. Nationwide the Postal Service expects $1.45 billion more revenue and 8 5 billion in annual receipts.

Beckley Congress Post Office Department

Local Board Continues Draft Registration Amid Impasse

Raleigh County Selective Service says registration and classification remain active while Congress delays induction authority. Local Board No 18 in Beckley continues preinduction exams, deferral reviews, and emergency planning as officials note calls could resume soon for men with low lottery numbers.

Raleigh County Selective Service System Brenda K. Anderson Beckley Anderson Selective Service Curtis Tarr Defense Department Selective Service Headquarters

Francis Scott Key Wrote Words For Star Spangled Banner

UPI notes Francis Scott Key, a lyricist, penned the lyrics for the Star Spangled Banner to fit an old English drinking song.

United Press International Francis Scott Key

Beckleyans' Son Becomes Principal of Northumberland High

Jack D. Eades son of Mr and Mrs Mercer Eades of 106 East Street Heatheville Virginia has been named principal of Northumberland High School by the county school board He previously led Callao Elementary School for four years and earlier served as assistant principal at Northumberland High He holds a bachelor from Morris Harvey College a master from the College of William and Mary served in the Navy and worked for Charleston Gazette seven years He is married to Elaine Kinsey of Phoenixville Pennsylvania and the couple has three children Kenneth Kevin and Beverly Beverly is a sophomore at Longwood College Farmville Virginia

Jack D. Eades Mercer Eades E. St Northumberland High School County School Board Heatheville Eades Callao Northumberland High Morris Harvey College College of William and Mary Ansted High School U.S. Navy The Charleston Gazette Elaine Kinsey Phoenixville Kenneth Kevin Beverly Longwood College Farmville

Coal Firm Presidents Tour West Virginia Mines

Eli Goldston, president of Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates, and Robert Freeman of Eastern Associated Coal Corp., will tour nine Southern West Virginia mines in Raleigh and Wyoming Counties from Thursday through Saturday. They will visit sites at Wharton, Kopperston, Harris, Keystone, Stotesbury, and the Affinity construction project, with stops at Camp Lightfoot near Hinton and dinners at Black Knight Country Club.

Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates Eli Goldston Boston Mass Eastern Associated Coal Corp West Virginia Robert Freeman Goldston Eastern Associated Raleigh Wyoming Wharton Kopperston Harris Keystone Stotesbury Affinity Eastern Camp Lightfoot Hinton Goldston and Freeman Black Knight Country Club

Sergeant Reassigned to Forbes AFB Kaw

Sergeant David E. Holmes arrived for duty at Forbes AFB Kaw. An inventory management specialist in a Tactical Air Command unit, he previously served at Phu Cat AB Vietnam and is a Gauley Bridge High School 1968 graduate. His wife Robin is daughter of Mr and Mrs Skaggs of Cannelton.

U.S. Air Force David E. Holmes Vernon E. Holmes Mankin Ave Oak Hill Forbes Afb Kaw Holmes Tactical Air Command U. S Phu Cat AB Vietnam Gauley Bridge High School Robin Robert Skaggs Cannelton

Answers On VA Benefits For Vets And Widows

VA answers cover apprenticeship course payments, hospital care on bed available basis for certain older war veterans, and widow and child death pension eligibility. It outlines filing via VA hospital examination or Form 10- P-10 and cites service-day requirements for pension and eligibility of survivors.

Veterans Administration G.I

Humble Oil Donates Bags for Rivers Cleanup Campaign

Humble Oil Company donated 5,000 trash pick up bags to the Department of Natural Resources for the governor's scenic rivers cleanup campaign. Last year over 1,845 truck loads of litter were removed from more than 1,000 miles of West Virginia streams.

Charleston UPI Humble Oil Company Department of Natural Resources West Virginia

Fink suit seeks termination of contract with Underwood Lumber Co

Everett P. and Beverly G. Fink sue W. E. Underwood and the Underwood Lumber Co of Shady Spring in Raleigh County Court. They seek authority to terminate a building contract for a $16,500 house in the Walter James subdivision and a judgment for excess costs not to exceed $10,000. Plaintiffs say the house was to be completed by April 30.

W. E. Underwood Underwood Lumber Co Shady Spring Everett P Beverly G. Fink Raleigh

Gasification of Coal Seen as Future Energy

Marble Cliff Ohio reports on coal gasification research at the Institute of Gas Technology Chicago. Scientists aim to produce a synthetic gas rivaling natural gas with a pilot plant planned to yield 1.5 million cubic feet daily.

Columbia Gas Marble Cliff Ohio Cgs Chicago Columbia Gas System

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McCrea By Ernie Hood Canon, Ga Peace Corps Jerry H McHenry, Iil Jerry Bureau of Labor Statistics Federal Aviation Agency Beckleyans Kanawha Street Maria Luchini Joseph Luchini South Kanawha St City Police Department Patsy Higgins Miss Luchini Woodrow Wilson High School West Virginia University Manuel Benitez el Corto Valencia Spain Matador Suliumeia GS Beckley National Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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