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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1971
Page
2
A concise Jefferson quote argues that the people’s opinion should guide government and that newspapers are essential to a functioning state. The line prefers newspapers over government if forced to choose.
The piece claims Governor Moore used ties to President Nixon to influence a veto on the Appalachian Regional Commission measure. It alleges Moore has squandered influence to avoid campaign finance probes and suggests Nixon shares similar self-preservation instincts under pressure from powerful supporters.
The West Virginia Boys State youth group at Jackson's Mill voted unanimously to abolish strip mining, expressing concern for their future and rejecting moneyed interests. They urged survival and a sustainable path forward, showing clear resolve among the young to shape policy.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters plans a Miami Beach convention starting July 5 to elect new officers and consider constitutional changes. On July 7 the U S Parole Board will consider former president James R Hoffa for another parole hearing while Hoffa serves a 13 year federal sentence. The piece notes Fitzsimmons likely to be elected, Nixon's backing, past contract disputes in Chicago, and the AFL CIO’s potential welcoming stance.
McNamara shifts from confident escalation to disillusion over Vietnam policy. Trewhitt portrays his struggle between technocratic rationality and humane values as mounting doubts grow from 1965 onward, with only partial support from Rusk and Katzenbach and Johnson’s backing fading by late 1967.
UPI analyst PHIL NEWSOM notes Beijing gains in Africa as Nigeria and Cameroon recognize the communist regime. Beijing Veterans support include a $402.2 million, 40 year loan for a Zambia Tanzania railroad and Ethiopian training aiding Eritrean forces, while U.S. aid shrinks and watches.
The column discusses confusion between who and which and its effect on prose. It cites June items about UPS staff clarity and a Raleigh County blood bank story. The piece muses on language limits and the risk of conflating people with objects.
The piece contrasts FDRs quiet steering toward World War II with LBJs 1964 65 plans to shape public sentiment for a broader Vietnam role. It argues leaders have long persuaded voters through provocative incidents while maintaining appearances of restraint and warns against glamorizing manipulation.
From the 1921 files Two section gangs and an extra crew began laying 130 pound rails on the east track of the C&O through Alderson. New rails will replace 100 pound rails along eight miles to Rockland. The Black Diamond Motor Company started work on a new three story building on South Kanawha Street near the Hotel Beckley annex, to be completed soon.
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