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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1975
Page
2
A West Virginia Opera Theatre production at Morris Harvey College in Charleston drew a large crowd yesterday evening. Attendees described the show as Ham Set To Music and praised the performance despite long chow lines and some delays for food service.
The United Nations, now in its fourth decade, expands beyond postwar peace into energy, environment, population, and space. With a 300 million dollar budget from 138 members, US share around 30 percent, the UN funds World Health Organization FAO and IDA to distribute aid worldwide. Its membership shift favors developing nations, and last year Yasser Arafat, leader of the PLO, was accorded head of state privileges before the General Assembly.
At 30 John A Seals the American ambassador to the U N until Moynihan's appointment complained that the General Assembly adopts one sided unrealistic resolutions and ignores the U N Charter Kurt Waldheim warned that narrow nationalism threatens world peace Scali told a House subcommittee that U N actions in Middle East peacekeeping disaster relief and narcotics control deserve American support and come with the price of membership The United Nations now faces challenges as formidable as at its birth.
A farmer nursed a broken legged wild deer to health, even feeding it at his table, until the New York Department of Environmental Conservation demanded it be surrendered. The piece critiques rigid bureaucratic rules and favoring official methods over humane, practical solutions.
A satirical column argues government benevolence toward wildlife escalates to lethal enforcement. It recounts a farmer opposing deer protection orders, tranquilized deer removal, and the ensuing arrest for unlawful possession, questioning who truly bears responsibility for the fatal outcome. The piece mocks officials for prioritizing rules over practical realities.
Post Watergate morality targets corporate slush funds used to buy favors and bribe officials. Seventeen firms pleaded guilty to illegal campaign contributions amid SEC probes. Debate centers on disclosure obligations to stockholders and potential competitive harm overseas as investigations probe foreign and defense contractor links.
United Press International notes Brian Straus and Giroux publish The Great Victorian Conflection for $7.95, praising Brian Moore’s lucid prose and brisk plot while noting an improbable premise. The piece surveys Sylvia Porter’s Money Book, Fred Guiles’ Hanging On in Paradise, Gavin Black’s The Gold Cockatrice, Vic Gold’s Don’t Need You When I’m Right, and related literary fare with critical tone.
A rambling reflection critiques car etiquette and photographer fatigue in morgue style prose. It jokes about women drivers, impatience at signals, and the vanity and rivalries of drivers while questioning collective courtesy and possible accidents.
Readers must include name signature address and phone for publication verification The Register prefers letters from a named correspondent A name may be withheld on request Typed letters get quicker attention than handwritten Handwritten copies cannot be sent to compositors Brevity aids prompt use Letters reproduced by mimeograph carbon or other means should explain why original copy was not sent and be dated.
The piece argues Democratic leadership under Speaker Albert failed on economy environment and energy, blaming the party's own weakness and choice to oppose Ford’s plan. It contends Ford’s energy program proved more decisive, contrasting executive decisiveness with Congress's reluctance to tax or act decisively. It notes past defeats over vetoed measures and questions leadership impact on unemployment and energy policy.
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