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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1971
Page
2
A biblical exhortation urges believers in Macedonia to love one another more, aspire to quiet living, mind their own affairs, and work with their hands as instructed in Thessalonians 4:10 11.
We receive calls from people who threaten to quit The Register unless we print their view. We defend our independence and integrity and refuse to bow to pressure. If readers only stay by demanding coverage, they should borrow the paper from a neighbor.
A citizen column blasts a proposed Saturday courthouse closure as a politicized move. It argues government should serve the people and criticizes politicians and appointees for favoring a five day week to win votes, urging more efficient, customer friendly schedules.
Bruce Biossat argues that voters abdicate responsibility to leaders and rely on television for recognition. He notes low public engagement with major issues like Vietnam and Pentagon Papers, urging adults to process information and demand accountability rather than expect leaders to solve problems.
Dean L. Ricketts to assume duties as representative at the new Veterans Administration contact office on the second floor of the Pickus Building Main Street Raleigh after its opening.
Manila dispatch notes wide Asian misgivings over Nixon's China trip. Japan protests lack of consultation, India and Pakistan clash over potential shifts, Southeast Asian states wary, and Hanoi alarmed at possible new power alignments.
The Nixon plan to visit Peking widens the rift in the world Communist camp. Moscow calls China’s moves anti-Soviet and seeks to cement influence in Mongolia and Corea while Peking broadens ties with Romania and North Korea. Hanoi watches for possible betrayal as Beijing pursues influence in the third world.
In Salta Argentina Chile’s Marxist President Salvador Allende and Argentina’s military President Alejandro Lanusse signed the Declaration of Salta after a two day conference. They discussed differing ideologies while stressing regional neighbors with shared roots. The talks could influence future Latin American relations and Cuba ties as Allende plans a possible meeting with Fidel Castro.
Gerry's World shows a demand to keep wide networks beyond socialist circles. Lanusse, a conservative army commander, uses a meeting to signal a flexible foreign policy toward South American neighbors rather than a strictly pro militarist stance.
Alumni weigh letting women enroll at formerly all male Dartmouth amid nostalgia and concern. Letters echo mixed views on tradition and equality, while the Alumni Fund nears its 2.5 million goal. The piece notes changes may include plumbing updates.
Calgary reporters survey NASA policy and public opinion as female pilots Gerrie Cobb Jacqueline Cochran and activists press for women astronauts. Officials cite Apollo limits Skylab 1973 and Space Shuttle 1978 while critics argue women can fly and deserve roles in space programs.
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