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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1977
Page
5
A look back at major disasters from June with the Teton Dam collapse in Idaho 1969 flood deaths in Rapid City and Hurricane Agnes damages in 1972 and 1977 drought across the Middle West and West contrasts with past rainfall shortages.
A Jefferson passage argues that religion is private between individuals and God. It asserts that government may regulate actions but not beliefs. The text highlights the First Amendment principle of religious liberty and the wall between church and state.
Column argues a welfare auction market could slash costs by selling welfare recipients to private bidders. It imagines a government auctioning individuals to lowest bidders to reduce monthly welfare outlays and promote perceived dignity of labor, while acknowledging moral objections.
A South Kanawha street collie owned by Donald Boyd has his hair cropped from shoulders back, giving the dog a lionlike appearance. Sparrows were seen carrying bread crumbs under rainy Sunday morning near a coal yard. White strawberries were noted growing in shade by coal bins. Beulah Hoffman, Mabscott, reports Mabscott B Y P U work and Twain anecdote in a youth record.
Giulio Andreotti, a 58 year old Italian premier, has survived 30 plus years in top government posts. He argues Europe moved forward with Britain in the Common Market and notes Italy’s high youth unemployment but rising living standards. He praises Carter, cautions on Eurocommunism, and remains optimistic about Western democracy’s future.
The Valley News criticizes Judge Archie Simonson’s ruling that a rapist acted on normal impulses. It argues courts should not excuse rape by blaming the male or the victim or a permissive moral climate. The piece notes the victim wore blue jeans and a turtleneck.
Two contrasting views on Argentina reveal the gap between abstract policy arguments and concrete human suffering. Ambassador Lodge argues for learning from Latin nations amid terrorism while critics highlight torture and disappearances, reminding that rights policy centers on humanity, not ideals alone.
The Fitzpatrick park in Raleigh County will officially open this week with John Henry Marsh of Stamford as director. County Clerk Harry E. Anderson said Marsh, 27, a college graduate, was chosen from ten applicants after interviews by the Park Board members.
Mee Underwood and her baby son Tommy Ball Underwood are visiting relatives in Harper Road when they escaped the Kentucky storm that claimed 100 lives a few days earlier. They are staying with Mrs. J. W. Ball and Mrs. T. L. Cooper.
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