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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1972
Page
2
Corcoran of Consolidation Coal weighs the Blacksville No. 1 blast of July 2 after 485 federal and 465 state violations. Nine men died when moving machinery trapped them against a power cable, the mine sealed July 25.
A South Dakota barber Lou Thebo, his daughter Mary Trant, and neighbor Vicki Broyles cope after Steve Trant is killed in Vietnam. Family members react amid campaigns and war talk as Mary and Vicki confront loss and uncertain futures.
The piece notes 72 000 leaflets in Czechoslovakia urging voters to cross out names or abstain in upcoming elections. Arrests for incitement or subversion bring up to six years in prison as hardliners erase Dubcek reform hopes.
Oregon's Summer Science Scholarships aid 11 Portland area high school students with $600 stipends and hands on work at the Oregon Regional Primate Research Center. Scientists mentor students in chemistry biology and pathology with projects on amino acids tissue culture and cell growth. Each student will present a paper and receive a certificate at summer's end. Funding comes from Beaverton Women’s Club and local foundations and medical board members.
Raleigh council votes to allow up to 10000 dollars in next year’s budget to enable the recreation board to operate a Beckley recreation building if other funding is found. Meanwhile a coal shortage idles over 16000 steel and railroad workers as the United States returns vacation-closed coal mines to owners.
The Beckley News Papers Corporation discloses publication details for the Naleigh Register, including address 341 Prince St Becke ley West Virginia and Hinton WV. It lists subscription rates by mail and home delivery charges, plus tax and carrier terms.
A Beckley column features a Q and A on why the city pool funded by federal money remains costly for many residents. The answer blames a persistent “mean fellow” for challenges and calls for more pools and fair access amid concerns over noise and muffling laws for engines.
Dr. Warne Richard of the University of Florida notes that deaths by own action are a leading risk among youths under the influence of hallucinogenics. He cites self harm as the second highest cause of death for young people in this context.
Anwar Sadat asks Moscow to curb its arms in Cairo as a hedge against a broader war. Reston argues that the great powers avoid empowering smaller nations with modern weapons, maintaining a precarious international order while pursuing national interests.
From the 1922 files of From editorial page the English send troops to Ireland to keep order as elections loom. Beckley city council passes a new ordinance to curb immoral use of cars by taxi drivers and others. Chief of police Henry Bolen resigns. resignation accepted.
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