Nixon Burglary Incident Raises Questions About Ties
The article questions links between five burglars found at Democratic National Committee headquarters and the Nixon campaign. It notes James McCord as ring leader and mentions the roles of Ronald Ziegler John Mitchell and the Committee to Re-elect the President. It argues public focus may be diverted from the underlying issues.
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Nixon
Ronald Ziegler
Ziegler
Democratic National
Washington
White House
James McCord
GOP National Committee
John Mitchell
McCord
McGovern
George
New York
Ohio
Ilinois
California
America
Oath Alleged Inadequate Action On Strip Mining Permits
The Attorney General expresses that strip mining permits issued for eighteen months were illegal and calls for the stripping operations to halt and permits to be re applied for. The piece calls for removal of Ira Latimer head of the Department of Natural Resources and criticizes Governor Arch Moore for funding cuts and duty failures. It urges accountability for officials and stripping supporters including Lewis Memanus and Mrs Charles Mierritt.
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Department of Natural Resources
Ira Latimer
Attorney General’s
Arch Moore
Charleston
Lewis Memanus
Charles Mierritt
Raleigh
War Makes Strange Roommates in Paris Mobilizes Overseas Americans
A Paris based group International Americans to Stop the War forms to mobilize two million Americans abroad against Indochina war. It plans a mass petition signed only by international Americans and to present it in Washington with several U.S. lawmakers. The effort links with Europe peace movement while Nixon supporters seek absentee backing in the same office building.
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Paris
U.S
Europe
U. S
Washington
Avenue
Victor Hugo
European Republican Committee
Nixon
Emergency licensing viewed in Poor Des Q discussion
A telephone inquiry to the Emergencies Bureau over emergency licensing for an 18 year old reveals no provision for special licenses. The proponent cites a lengthy process requiring quadruplicate forms, 35 character witnesses, and a $25 000 bond, making timely aid impractical.
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Federal Bureauve
Dixon
Dick Dickson
Emergencies Bureau
Emergency licensing rhetoric and oil outlook quoted
The text mocks emergency licensing for young drivers and political cronyism, citing Nixon fund payment as a supposed prerequisite for licenses. It contrasts court views on Democratic versus Republican emergencies and ends with Wayne E. Glenn of Continental Oil noting 346 billion barrels of recoverable U S oil remains.
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Wayne E. Glenn
Continental Oil Company
United States
Older Americans challenge retirement age labels and stereotypes
A Senate aging committee finds 65 as retirement line is arbitrary and many over 65 stay vigorous. The 20 million Americans over 65 are 10 percent of the population with 13 to 16 years life expectancy post 65. Medicare covers 42 percent of costs. 25 percent live below poverty. 17 percent of votes came from older Americans last election.
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Senate
Mail Bag Letter Questions Miners Union Debates
George J writes from 214 Foote Street in June 1972 to Mike Trobovich in Clarksburg Pennsylvania. He critiques Dumb Pollock jokes and discusses coal industry stewardship, John L. Lewis Tony Boyle and the Coal Policy Committee, strike relief and union finances, and his own experience as a local union president, claiming capability beyond Mike.
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Foote Street
Mike Trobovich
Clarksburg
Pennsylvania
Kever
Cincinnati
John L. Lewis
Coal Policy Committee
Tony Boyle
Boyle
Graffiti target on wage cuts mocks union leaders
The note jokes about cutting International Union officers wages by 25000 a year to save 12 cents per member and compares past raises for Meany Nixon and others, urging a wage cut to 10000 per year criticizing values and pay scales.
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Pollock
International Union Officers
George Meany
Nixon
White House
Jay
Benedict Arnold Miller
Beckley band back under Robert Holmes training anew
The Beckley band, directed by Robert Holmes of Glen Jean, has resumed work after he took on the role of trainer. Community members again enjoy the music they provided two nights a week in the courthouse.
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Beckley
Robert Holmes
Glen Jean
Sophia Gets Water Boost From New Eight Inch Main
The town of Sophia begins using an eight inch main from MacArthur delivering at least three times more water than the old three inch line. A victory celebration will mark the cancellation of the First Baptist Church debt. The church building on Neville Street dates to 1926. Beckley’s original church started in 1850 with Rev. Matthew Ellison as its first pastor.
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Sophia
MacArthur
First Baptist Church
Alvin J. Cook
Neville Street
Beckley
Matthew Ellison
Religious voting trends in Catholic Protestant blocs debated
Rev. David Poling outlines how Catholics and Protestants navigate education aid and the Vietnam war in shaping votes for McGovern or Nixon. He cites church leaders' White House appeals, Wall Street Journal analysis, and the role of parochial schooling in key regions.
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Vietnam
George McGovern
Richard ‘Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Vatican
Kennedy
White’ House
Nixon
Wall Street Journal
Mr. Nixon
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Raleigh Register ad rates and distribution notes
Beckley based Raleigh Register announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, 1 year 38.11, six months 18.06, three months 9.79. Home delivery by carrier or distributor shows weekly and monthly prices. Change of address requires old and new addresses. 3 percent WV sales tax included. Carriers, dealers, distributors are independent contractors and ads payments are not Beckley Newspapers Corporation responsibility.
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John Hodel
J. Sor United. Press International
West Virginia
Beckley Emerapers
Vance
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Carl Kafton
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