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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1971
Page
2
A brief moral verse cites Proverbs 29 15 and 17 highlighting that rod and reproof yield wisdom while a son left untrained brings shame to his mother discipline leads to peace and joy for the parent.
In recent years arson has risen sharply nationwide led by California where the 21st Bank of America office was firebombed. NFPA says incendiary fires were 5.8 percent of all fires in 1969, up from 2.3 in 1959. The California study notes an 87 percent rise in arson over three years while total fires grew 19 percent. The Watts riots of 1965 are cited as a turning point with arson as a protest tactic. The piece warns firebugs cloak themselves as righteousness and become seen as fighters by some students.
A national press critique runs through this week’s commentary as Chief Justice Warren Burger and Vice President Spiro Agnew mockingly grant the Fourth Estate a Bachelor of Antagonism for its handling of court blunders. The piece notes a speaker’s rebuke of the press and cites ongoing debates over journalistic independence and public accountability.
The 1971 OAU summit in Addis Ababa highlights Africa’s unity challenges. Observers note a split between Holy Alliance nations seeking status quo and activists pushing economic and social reforms. Ivory Coast proposes dialogue with South Africa, opposed by 28 countries representing 69 percent of Africa's population.
HELEN THOMAS notes former First Families recall Secret Service agents as babysitters and advisers. Barbara Eisenhower, Luci Nugent, and Tricia Nixon Cox describe protection, guidance, and everyday duties around the White House. Patrick Nugent and Lyn Nugent reflect on Air Force One memories and growing up with presidential ties.
UPI analysis suggests President Nguyen Van Thieu could win the October vote yet emerge a loser for himself and Vietnamese democracy. A new election law aims to curb contestants and possibly block a minority president while Gen. Duong Van Minh, famed as Big Minh, looms as the strongest challenger in an honest race.
In 1946 President Truman nominates Secretary of the Treasury Fred Vinson to be Chief Justice of the United States. The report notes Vinson's landmark nomination amid ongoing political shifts at the national level.
Sidney Fink, son of Louis J. Fink of the Hub Store, was badly hurt after falling in front of a moving wagon. He needed ten stitches in one wound and three in another. He was taken home where Dr. Jarrell treated him. Beckley Lodge No. 95 AF and AM voted to buy the Callaway lot on Kanawha Street near Prince Street for a new lodge and business building, estimated to cost about 75000 dollars.
Dr. Arthur Richardson cites a 30 year old Kodak setup that lasts far longer than a new $400 system while Kodak’s consumer services respond with a repair and guidance. The author argues manufacturers should innovate quickly and avoid built in obsolescence.
Ray Cromley argues insiders warn that Lockheed’s case reveals a wider pattern of Pentagon bailouts for major and small contractors. Decades of subsidies and guaranteed loans technology-sharing forge a narrow defense corridor, hamstringing competition and risking national security.
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