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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1977
Page
4
The Veterans Administration plans solar heating in Huntington VA Hospital and 29 other VA facilities, aiming to cut fossil fuel use. The Huntington project costs 5.5 million dollars and will heat only part of the hospital as the nation builds out solar capacity, with belief that sunlight directly powers heating despite elevation concerns.
The New York Times analyzes President Carter’s Notre Dame address, praising its humane aims but faulting its lack of concrete trade and sovereignty trade-offs. It questions how to balance security and humanity, detente and alliance, and domestic sacrifice with international cooperation.
A concise inspirational note cites Napoleon Bonaparte saying faith ends the intellectual scaffolding before a single word. The remark frames belief as decisive beyond theory.
C L Selzberger notes pivotal Mediterranean votes in Israel, Turkey, and Spain may tilt toward peace or dictatorship. Likud’s win in Israel, Erbakan’s rise in Turkey, and Spain’s 1980s transition test democracy against dictatorship, with broad regional consequences for NATO and the EU.
A playful but cautionary column notes June as a month of many associations from historic battles to holidays while warning that starting fights or wars in June is ill advised. It cites Burgoyne’s 1777 Saratoga surrender and various June landmarks to argue restraint.
In a televised exchange with David Frost Nixon praised the Cambodia policy from 1970 to 1975 while critics like Rep Paul McCloskey called its impact a greater evil. Jon Swain of The London Sunday Times described widespread bomb damage and ruined villages amid the war.
The piece argues the Nixon Kissinger era used secrecy to cover state violence including East Pakistan killings and Cambodia bombing. It contrasts domestic legal accountability with foreign affairs, noting congressional limits and the need for leaders to respect constitutional balance to prevent unchecked power.
Jack Polley carried the bacon home at White Sulphur Springs during the nineteenth annual Electrical Supply Jokers Association of America gathering. He claimed a top prize in the golf tournament, a traveler's clock, as members mingled and played.
The piece satirizes President Carter and Rosalynn Carter sending her on Latin American diplomacy. It questions cost, trust, and risks, noting the idea implies her elected scrutiny and possible impeachment if First Ladies take on global roles.
The city newspaper notes readers should avoid including signatures addresses or phones in mailbag submissions to protect authenticity. The policy urges verification by the editor and cautions against unverified letters from uncertain sources.
Maxine Beatrice Wise of Alpeca graduates as valedictorian at Conley High School Mullens while ranking second. Herman Carlton Lacey of Beechwood is named salutatorian.
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